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I'd place money on the fact that it's the same for you and Stella.’
    Topping up his wine, which clearly wasn't necessary as he'd had way too much already, Nicholas seemed intent on continuing his speculation. ‘And the best bit is, I think it’s the same for them; they’re so used to being in charge during their everyday life that being with us and giving up control for a while excites them. I think letting you overpower her is probably a huge turn-on for Stella.’ Cutting him off with a sharp look I swiftly sat up and frowned at my brother’s boundary pushing conversation.
    ‘Enough talk about what turns Stella on,’ I growled. ‘That's not something you need to worry about, I have it in hand.’ But as I dismissed his conversation I realised that even in his drunken state, my little brother had probably managed to hit the nail exactly on the head.
    Rebecca
    Stella’s enthusiasm for my pile of bridal magazines made me grin. Since I’d started buying them a few months ago they’d been driving Nicholas mad, but Stella was just as keen to trawl through them as me, which was turning out to be fantastic fun.
    ‘More fizz?’ I asked, indicating to her almost empty glass as I topped mine up with the Cava we were drinking.
    Lifting her glass in my direction she beamed at me. ‘Yes please!’ Her cheeks were a little pink, and I decided to ask my important question now before I got tipsy and forgot. ‘Actually I have something we might be able to toast to,’ I said speculatively. Putting the empty bottle down I turned to Stella with an expectant smile. ‘I was really hoping you’d agree to be one of my bridesmaids?’
    Stella’s eyes flew wide open as she spluttered on her champagne and nodded furiously. ‘Wow! Gosh, yes!’ Putting her glass down she grinned at me. ‘I’d be honoured, Rebecca! Thank you so much for asking me!’ I couldn’t help sharing Stella’s excitement – we might only have known each other for the last year, but we’d grown incredibly close in that time and I now considered her to be one of my closest and most trusted friends.
    ‘How funny, me a bridesmaid and Nathan a best man!’ she said with a giggle. Nicholas had asked his brother a week ago. Nathan had apparently been slightly hesitant, but after an impassioned speech from Nicholas, finally agreed. ‘At least we’ll be colour co-ordinated!’
    As I chinked my glass with Stella’s and we grinned at each other, I had a sudden recollection about the night when I’d first met her, back in the earlier days of my relationship with Nicholas, which seemed like forever ago but was actually just over a year ago now. We’d probably been dating for about five months at that point, and his brother had invited us over for dinner. Having only met Nathan once before I’d been ridiculously nervous that night. All I’d had to go on was what Nicholas had told me – that his brother was an emotionally detached man who lived his life during the day purely for business and his nights as a sexual Dominant. Not exactly what I’d consider to be an ideal dinner companion. After Nicholas explained to me that Nathan had saved his life when he’d tried to commit suicide after his father’s beatings, his obvious affection for his brother seemed rather justified, and so I’d grudgingly decided to try and accept him too.
    Right from the start of our relationship Nicholas had liked to take the lead in the bedroom, but even in the beginning we didn’t have a contract or safe words, so the idea that Nathan was a Dominant had freaked me out. After being introduced to Stella that night I’d quickly realised that she was Nathan’s submissive, and I’ll admit that I’d been pretty horrified by that fact. A smile slipped to my face now and I felt my cheeks flush as I remembered my rude behaviour that night. I’d been gunning for Nathan from the start of the evening, throwing foul looks his way and assuming that he was somehow forcing Stella into