It wasn’t anyone’s business. I realizedthat. But people were nosy and judgmental. Would his work change if they knewor would they move on, realizing that nothing he did in his private life had toaffect the company?
I wasn’t sure and that drove me crazy.People would expect insanity from me. I’d built up a careful image of justenough drama that people ignored most of what I did. They expected insane, sowhen it was only mildly interesting everyone tuned it out. It was wonderfulcamouflage.
Tanner didn’t have that security in hislife.
None of the other guys did.
I just hoped this didn’t come back to bitethem in the ass.
****
“He’s been inthere forever.”
Tanner snorted. “It’s been five minutes.”
“How long does it take to ask his name andsee if he wants to sell us sex toys?” I flopped back in the seat as Tannerchuckled.
“Longer than five minutes.” Tanner turnedin the passenger seat so he was looking at me. “Do you really think he’ll beable to sell to a business that’s just run by omegas?”
“I think if word got out that legislatureswere preventing omegas from running a company because of discrimination, thatwouldnotget the reaction they’re going for.” The headlines for itwould be interesting. “They want to say they’re preventing omegas from beingtaken advantage of and keeping us safe. There will always be ways around thoselaws, though, because I don’t think anyone really cares about them.”
Tanner rolled his eyes. “Activists likeShane’s mother do.”
“That’s because they’ve been sold a line ofshit based on fear and no one really looks at what they’re doing. They justassume that because it’s what they want, then it’s what we have to want too. Abeta that has no interest in BDSM should not be making laws to say what anomega should want.”
We needed more—
Tanner interrupted the thoughts that wereswirling through my brain. “We need more omegas in politics.”
“I was thinking the same thing.” I’d neverlooked at why, but most politicians were alphas and betas. Omegas were runninga lot of the top companies, so it was impossible to say we weren’t equal. Butmaybe it was time we aimed our ambition in a different direction.
I focused on Tanner and he shook his head,laughing. “I don’t like that look on your face. I’m not running for politicsand your background is too interesting.”
I waved my hand dismissively. “There havebeen way more colorful politicians than me. But neither of us has the time.”
That didn’t mean we couldn't let our moneydo the talking.
“I think I’m going to start looking aroundat some of the people who are thinking about running in the next elections.” Istarted rolling the idea around in my mind. “Sizeable donations in the rightplaces might make some headway.”
“I’m not bribing anyone.”
I snorted. “We just need to make surepoliticians with views we agree on are getting enough attention and money. Ithink working from the ground up by helping to fund the campaigns of localpoliticians who want to change some of these laws might be a good way tostart.”
There would be a lot of research involved,though.
“I need to see if I have anyone who canstart looking into this.”
Tanner seemed to agree, but he wasn’t asenthusiastic as I wanted him to be. “Let me know what you find. I think itsounds like a good idea, but I don’t want to draw attention to the club.”
He was right, but he was clearlyunderestimating my ability to fly under the radar.
Chapter 2
Silas
“It’s not illegal, but I have a feeling youguys are going to end up driving me crazy.” I probably shouldn’t have been sohonest, but the entire thing sounded shady.
When the vanilla-looking alpha came inagain, I’d expected him to buy more sex toys for the omega I was starting tobelieve actually existed. But the conversation was surprising.