Walking over to relax with him, Wyatt blushed and Carter nearly giggled. “There’s nothing likethatto tell. He was a gentleman. He asked me out to dinner tonight!”
That had Carter frowning, “Just don’t let him take you out for steak.” His words came out sarcastic and to Wyatt’s ears, sad.
“What happened? Why were you even here last night? When I left, you were walking out the door.” Wyatt had stayed complaining and moaning right up until Carter needed to leave for his date. When Garrett stopped by, Carter should have been long gone.
“Thesteak dinnerturned out to be the Golden Corral. Even then he was worried I wasoverdressedfor the restaurant.” Carter made air quotes around overdressed.Oh.
“Vanilla guy wasreallyvanilla, huh?” That sucked. Wyatt had hoped the guy would end up being more open-minded than that. Not high hopes, but still.
“Interesting is okay at home or in the bedroom, evidently, not out in public.” Carter sounded kind of bitter. Wyatt didn’t blame him.
“He knew you were more colorful than that. Heck, your profile picture is the one we took with you in that sundress.” Carter hadn’t lied about anything on his profile. He might have toned down the submissive part to hint at something like a more traditional bottom, but still, the guy had expectedboring?
“That’s what I said. He frowned and said he’dthoughtI knew how to act in public.” Carter took a sip of his coffee and smiled at the look on Wyatt’s face.
“You’ve got to be kidding? That’s nuts!” Richmond might not be the most progressive place but there had been nothing outrageous in Carter’s outfit last night.
“Nope. So I told himverypolitely where he could stick it. Then went through the drive thru before coming back here.” Carter started to perk up again. “That’s when I ran into tall, dark, and naughty, looking for you.”
“You should have come to the shop or called me at least. We could have done something together.” Wyatt couldn’t get past the idea that Carter had been here alone after his disastrous date.
“Sweetie, I was hoping you were doing something much more fun than watching movies with me. And besides, I was terrible company.” Then he shook his head teasingly. “I am very disappointed you didn’t do anythinginterestingwith that man.”
“He makes my knees weak just by looking at me. I had tons of fun showing him my shop. When I could actually talk to him. I was a bit wound up. When he asked me out,you’re going to be so proud of me, I did something completely shocking.” Wyatt paused for dramatic effect. “I asked him over to my house instead. I’m going to cook for him tonight.”
“Look at you, so take charge you’re almost a Dom! I’m surprised you made your mouth work enough to be able to ask him.” Carter knew Wyatt well enough to be surprised he’d managed to function. It wasn’t mean, just the truth.
Now Wyatt had to blush. His voice dropped like he was going to say something crazy. “I was sitting on his lap and my brain was in complete overload.”
Carter started laughing so hard he had to put his coffee down. “I thought you were going to say something naughty. All he had to do was make you sit on his lap and he blew your mind?”
“Yup, he can do it just by looking at me. He makes me crazy. But this time he was holding my hands in one of his so I didn’t fidget and he had his other hand on my leg. He was touching me! And not shaking my hand kind of touching. So it is perfectly acceptable to have gone a little nuts.” Wyatt knew he was starting to get too excited but he couldn’t help it.
“How nuts are you going to go when he wants to play with yourfurnituretonight?” The words weren’t dirty but the way Carter said them certainly made them seem that way.
“Do you think he will? I mean, will want to try them out? He said he wanted to go slow but nottooslow and I was honest about the whole not-just-in-the-bedroom thing. But he also said he wasn’t going to go too slow. I think I said that. What do you think he meant?” Wyatt was starting to talk too fast and repeat himself but he couldn’t help it. Luckily, Carter interrupted him.
“I think you are going to have afabulousevening but not get completely naked. If you’re lucky, he might get you all wound up and not let you come. If you’rereallylucky, he might even say you can’t come all next week.” It probably sounded like Carter was teasing him but they both knew he was telling the truth.
“Do you think he knows?” Wyatt was shocked and slightly scandalized.
“How can he not have guessed that? You’re a sub who wants to be controlled in and out of the bedroom. You told him you’re looking for a more lifestyle relationship. He had to have guessed that last night. At the very least, he’s probably going to connect the dots tonight.” Carter smirked a little when he saw Wyatt start to squirm.
“I still don’t understand how you can be so shocked and nervous around Doms when you were in a serious relationship with one. You went to that club you’re always talking about and did things in public with your previous master.”
“That’s different. Doing stuff there was up to my master and I just had to behave. Not ask for stuff or start conversations. And he knew how nuts I was. I bounce back between desperate and crazy scandalized constantly. I can’t help it.” Wyatt shrugged.
Wyatt was starting to wish he hadn’t shared so much with Carter. He’d been feeling better about the date when he hadn’t been focused on those kinds of details. “Obsessing over what he knows and what I’m going to have to tell him will make me crazy. No more me talk. We’re going to focus on you.”
“I don’t like the sound of that.” Carter looked suspicious. Wyatt always knew he was smart.
“No more vanilla or even vanilla-ish dating sites. We’re going to find one that’s a better fit if you still insist on those sites. We are also going to make a plan to go visit the club! No excuses this time. Once I find my brain around Garrett, or maybe I’ll just email him or something, I’ll talk to him about us going up to the club. I think that’s something I need to get his permission on, even at this point. Maybe. I’ll probably figure that out more tonight. But when that’s all organized, we’ll make plans. I’m not going to be told no this time.” Wyatt tried to give Carter his best I-won’t-take-no-for-an-answer look. The kind of firm look you would give a salesman who wouldn’t back off.
It must have worked, or maybe Carter was tired of bad dates and guys who were completely wrong for him. “Maybe. We’ll have to see how it works out for you and your sexy new Dom.”
It might not have been a yes, but that was definitely not a no. Wyatt wasn’t surprised though. As much as Carter seemed to dislike the idea of going to the club, the idea of trying to tone things down enough to date normal guys was worse. He should have dragged Carter before, but he’d thought his friend might like having a Dom come with them too.
Wyatt wasn’t sure exactly what made Carter nervous about the club. He preferred to go with a group if he was just going to have fun and relax. But even when he’d gone alone to look for something more serious, he’d never had a problem. Ben and Conner made sure the club was a safe space for everyone.
