Things were so good, she just didn't want to rock the boat.
Just as she finished cooking breakfast, Melanie walked into the kitchen. She had a big smile on her face. “Is that Evan?” she mouthed.
Ruby shook her head and mouthed back, “Harold.”
Melanie frowned, and walked over to dish herself some eggs and bacon. She sat down facing Ruby.
Ruby cut her conversation with Harold short, telling him she needed to finish eating breakfast and getting ready. She’d finished getting ready for a while now, but she could tell Melanie wanted to talk. She watched Melanie shake her head disapprovingly as she hung up.
“You’re going to lose Evan because of this stupid article of yours,” she said. “Something tells me Evan doesn’t know everything about what you're doing in Seattle.”
The lump that had formed in Ruby’s throat during her conversation with Harold seemed to grow even bigger. “I know. I'm just not sure how to get out of this hole I sort of dug for myself.”
“Listen, I understand you aren't intending to bad-mouth or disparage the lifestyle, but I don't think Evan will be so understanding. He's going to feel like you're using him and faking your desire to embrace DD.”
Ruby grimaced. “I'm not. And besides, Evan knows I'm new to all of this. I'm not trying to be someone I'm not.”
Melanie shook her head as she took a large bite of eggs. “You might know that, but Evan's going to see this article as a threat. How much does Evan know about your career, anyway?”
Ruby winced and looked down at her untouched breakfast. “He doesn't know I write at all.”
Melanie’s eyes popped wide open as she almost choked on her food.
“Please tell me you're joking.” Ruby shook her head. “You're going to screw up a good thing. I hope this lie is worth it.”
“I’m going to fix it.” Ruby nibbled on her fingernail. “I'm just not sure how or when.”
“The longer you wait, the worse this mess will be. You need to tell Evan.” Melanie stopped and seemed to ponder what she had just said. “Unless I'm reading too much into you and Evan? You like him, right?”
Ruby blushed. “I do. I'm falling in love.”
Melanie raised an eyebrow. “Love? Does Evan feel the same?”
“He says he does. Last night we… well we…”
“You guys had sex!” Melanie almost screamed. “Oh my god!”
Ruby blushed even more and tried not to giggle. “Yes, and it was amazing.”
Melanie squealed in delight after Ruby told her the details of being sexual with Evan. She clapped her hands together, smiling in delight. “I knew you would end up over his knee!”
“Not yet. The whole idea really confuses me. I'm not sure I could truly submit to discipline when I do something wrong.”
“It's not easy.”
“Have you ever?” Ruby asked.
Melanie shook her head. “Not like that. Everything I've done has been for play. I've never been with anyone who believed in DD.”
“Do you believe in it?”
Melanie shrugged. “I'm not sure. It makes sense to me, and I like hearing about it and reading about it. But making it a reality would be pretty tough. I guess it would depend on the guy. It would take a really strong man.”
“Evan's strong. No doubt about that. I'm just not sure if I can actually commit to all this. I can commit to Evan, but I'm not sure about DD.”
Melanie grabbed the dishes and started to clean up. “Well, whatever you decide, I just want you to be happy. Be honest with yourself and follow your heart. Don't let other voices and opinions get in the way of what you decide.”
Chapter 11
Ruby and Evan headed to a new restaurant opening near downtown. Ruby had started to accompany Evan on more and more paid appearances. The attention made her a little uncomfortable, but it was worth it if she could spend more time with Evan. Plus, being with Evan gave her a self-confidence she never had before. Her introverted ways seemed to vanish when she was on Evan's arm.
The place was crowded, and the
Just as she finished cooking breakfast, Melanie walked into the kitchen. She had a big smile on her face. “Is that Evan?” she mouthed.
Ruby shook her head and mouthed back, “Harold.”
Melanie frowned, and walked over to dish herself some eggs and bacon. She sat down facing Ruby.
Ruby cut her conversation with Harold short, telling him she needed to finish eating breakfast and getting ready. She’d finished getting ready for a while now, but she could tell Melanie wanted to talk. She watched Melanie shake her head disapprovingly as she hung up.
“You’re going to lose Evan because of this stupid article of yours,” she said. “Something tells me Evan doesn’t know everything about what you're doing in Seattle.”
The lump that had formed in Ruby’s throat during her conversation with Harold seemed to grow even bigger. “I know. I'm just not sure how to get out of this hole I sort of dug for myself.”
“Listen, I understand you aren't intending to bad-mouth or disparage the lifestyle, but I don't think Evan will be so understanding. He's going to feel like you're using him and faking your desire to embrace DD.”
Ruby grimaced. “I'm not. And besides, Evan knows I'm new to all of this. I'm not trying to be someone I'm not.”
Melanie shook her head as she took a large bite of eggs. “You might know that, but Evan's going to see this article as a threat. How much does Evan know about your career, anyway?”
Ruby winced and looked down at her untouched breakfast. “He doesn't know I write at all.”
Melanie’s eyes popped wide open as she almost choked on her food.
“Please tell me you're joking.” Ruby shook her head. “You're going to screw up a good thing. I hope this lie is worth it.”
“I’m going to fix it.” Ruby nibbled on her fingernail. “I'm just not sure how or when.”
“The longer you wait, the worse this mess will be. You need to tell Evan.” Melanie stopped and seemed to ponder what she had just said. “Unless I'm reading too much into you and Evan? You like him, right?”
Ruby blushed. “I do. I'm falling in love.”
Melanie raised an eyebrow. “Love? Does Evan feel the same?”
“He says he does. Last night we… well we…”
“You guys had sex!” Melanie almost screamed. “Oh my god!”
Ruby blushed even more and tried not to giggle. “Yes, and it was amazing.”
Melanie squealed in delight after Ruby told her the details of being sexual with Evan. She clapped her hands together, smiling in delight. “I knew you would end up over his knee!”
“Not yet. The whole idea really confuses me. I'm not sure I could truly submit to discipline when I do something wrong.”
“It's not easy.”
“Have you ever?” Ruby asked.
Melanie shook her head. “Not like that. Everything I've done has been for play. I've never been with anyone who believed in DD.”
“Do you believe in it?”
Melanie shrugged. “I'm not sure. It makes sense to me, and I like hearing about it and reading about it. But making it a reality would be pretty tough. I guess it would depend on the guy. It would take a really strong man.”
“Evan's strong. No doubt about that. I'm just not sure if I can actually commit to all this. I can commit to Evan, but I'm not sure about DD.”
Melanie grabbed the dishes and started to clean up. “Well, whatever you decide, I just want you to be happy. Be honest with yourself and follow your heart. Don't let other voices and opinions get in the way of what you decide.”
Chapter 11
Ruby and Evan headed to a new restaurant opening near downtown. Ruby had started to accompany Evan on more and more paid appearances. The attention made her a little uncomfortable, but it was worth it if she could spend more time with Evan. Plus, being with Evan gave her a self-confidence she never had before. Her introverted ways seemed to vanish when she was on Evan's arm.
The place was crowded, and the
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