I hesitated.
Did I tell him where the money came from? What it was for?
I wasn’t entirely sure how much I should share with my alpha about the real reason why I suddenly desperately needed to find my way to a jewelry store. Though… He did tell me it was one of his interests, didn’t he?
Folded like a fucking lawn chair in that cafe, tripping over himself to go pay for our food and phone cases.
I chewed my straw, lost in indecision. Charlie cleared his throat. “Earth to Tara?”
“Sorry, I, um… honestly it’s still kind of weird talking about this stuff. But, uh… I told you how some of my subs liked it when I told them to spend their money on me?”
“Yeah?” he said quizzically. “Oooooh, is this trip funded by a fan?”
“Yup, Glitch. He’s the one I told you about… pays for like everything.” I eyed glossy storefronts as we passed, trying to think of where in the hell I’d be able to find something for me, and for Jesse, that would make Glitch happy to see.
“Should I be jealous?” Charlie teased.
“Maybe,” I admitted with a grin. “Some paypig you are, letting another man pay my rent.”
Charlie groaned. A deep, vibrating noise that I felt down to my toes. “You’re a horrible girl.”
Memories from my heat surfaced, playing through like a film reel. Charlie sat at my desk, his hard cock pressed against his pants as he sat in my chair, knuckles near white where he gripped the armrests as I bounced on Jesse’s lap like my life depended on it.
At that moment, it kind of did.
And if I didn’t stop thinking about it right fucking now, my dick-crazy ass was going to drag Charlie into a bathroom and tell him to give me a repeat performance of the pussy pounding I’d gotten right after.
Besides, I didn’t need to live in the highlights of the past to understand simple facts.
My alpha was a cuckhold paypig who liked being bossed around.
So maybe I’d been worrying about nothing. He’d probably be thrilled that Glitch was a spendy dickhead who wanted to spoil me.
“How much did he give you?”
“No limit,” I said softly, barely stopping myself from cringing.
It was insane, but he insisted that if I managed to rack up enough that he’d be upset about it he’d be so hard that he’d come without me touching him.
And I was inclined to believe him.
Charlie scoffed, catching my hand as we walked. A cute gesture, and even more meaningful when he started steering us, carefully avoiding the other mall goers so they’d stop bumping into my shoulder.
I swung our hands as we walked through the mall, eyes bouncing from well-lit, trendy display to trendy display.
Glitch had been fairly specific when it came to what he wanted. Spend the money on something nice for me, and something for Jesse. And anything over what he’d already spent,he’d cover the difference. I just needed to text him and he’d transfer it over.
He really, really wanted me to text him for the transfer.
So, okay. Fine. It wasn’t exactly a hardship to spend a rich man’s money.
Well, as long as that man wasn’t my alpha, it seemed.
“What’re you looking to buy?” Charlie asked, trying to follow my eyes and just ending up looking dizzy. “Shoes?”
I made a face, shaking my head. The thing about working from home was I didn’t actually go out that much anymore. An expensive pair of shoes was more likely to gather dust in my closet than get any real wear.
“I think probably some jewelry…?”
