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a very nice place.”
    “No offense taken, Michelle. I’m well aware that my club
isn’t everyone’s cup of tea, so to speak. Tell me this, how did you learn about
the lifestyle?”
    “I love to read. I’m always searching for new authors and
new series. A few months ago, I bought a book without realizing it was a BDSM
romance. The author was amazing, her characters were very real to life and I
enjoyed the dynamics of the story. After reading that one, I checked out others
in the genre.” She shrugged. “I’ve been hooked ever since.” She looked toward
Sean and blushed. “Of course, reading is very different from seeing or
especially from doing.”
    “In your past relationships, you haven’t experimented…” He
was feeling the gap between them widen. She was right that reading about it was
very different from partaking in it.
    “Nope. I’m a pretty boring person really. I can’t tell you
the last time I even went out. It had to be over the summer. I haven’t had the
time or energy for a relationship since classes started.”
    That explained a few things. “Is that why you always ignored
my attempts to go out with you?” Her shocked expression caused him to laugh.
    “When did you ask me out?” Her scrunched face—with her eyes
darting back and forth as if she were scanning her memory banks—was cute as
hell.
    “I left you my phone number every time I came in. You never
called.” Damn, his voice echoed his hurt.
    “I…” She shook her head. “I just thought you wrote that in
case there was trouble with your credit card or something. A lot of older
customers do that. I assumed it was a habit of yours too.”
    “Older customers? Ouch! Now I gotta ask—how old are you,
Michelle?” He was getting really worried now. What if she were under
twenty-one? What the hell would he do then? Because he knew his obsession with
her wasn’t going to just go away.
    She laughed, causing his cock to strain against his pants.
“I didn’t mean it that way. I don’t consider you ‘older’ and to answer your
question, I’m twenty-three going on sixty.”
    His heart began beating again. Thank God she wasn’t
underage. Still, at thirty-two, he had no business considering a relationship
with her. Not that the age difference would change his course of action. “Why
sixty?”
    “I’m not exactly living the college party life. I graduate
in May and so far I’ve managed to make it through without any loans. I figured
that would be more meaningful in the long run than hangovers and sketchy
memories.” She gave another nervous giggle.
    “Smart girl.” They drove in silence for a few miles.
    “Oh, I forgot.” She dug into her pocket and pulled out some
money, “I brought your change from this morning. You left before I could give
it to you.”
    “It was for you, hon. I didn’t want any change back.”
    “That’s silly. It’s way too much.” She put the bills in the
cup holder on the console.
    “Take the money, Michelle. It was meant for you.”
    She shrugged and left the money right where she’d put it.
    “Michelle, I want you to work at my club, and I’d also like
to see you on a personal basis. The job isn’t a factor in us dating. Whether
you want to go out with me or not, the job offer still stands.”
    “Sean…I don’t date people I work with. If it gets messy, it
impacts too many others. Maybe we should forget the job and try just going out
a time or two and see how that goes.”
    He should take it and run, but that wasn’t the type of
person he was. He wanted it all. “You said yourself that with your current
schedule you don’t have time to date. If you accept my offer, you’d be quitting
your other jobs and thereby freeing up time for more enjoyable pursuits.”
    “You make it sound so easy, when I’m sitting here
practically hyperventilating at the idea of just dating you. I can’t imagine
working in a kink club. It’s more than I can wrap my mind around.”
    Sean knew what he