Grabbing a pair of black slacks that lookedfancy enough for the restaurant and still had enough give to them that a handcould wiggle down the back, I smiled. “Perfect.”
Especially if I needed to distract Niallafter he promised me he’d talk to Dr. Sheppard.
Picking out a flowy white shirt that wentwell with the pants, I took them over to the bed and laid them out. “Now briefs.”
Heading over to the tall dresser that wasjust as stuffed as the closet, I pulled open the top drawer and analyzed thevaried content. I’d stuck to sexy but mostly safe so far. It seemed like theright night to pull out the big guns, though.
Since they both liked sheer, I stuck withthat theme but grabbed a pair that were more feminine with lacy edges and thatshowed a tempting amount of my ass. Yep, definitely the pair to shock Niall intothinking more about my ass than about the therapy he needed.
Hopping in the shower, I did a thoroughcleanup and shave, even taking the time to make sure I was ready foranythingmy men might want.
Just as I slipped on some low-heeled bootsthat looked sexy with the pants, the door rang and I bounced down the stairs,calling out a quick goodbye. Opening the door, I threw myself at Julian andsmiled even wider as he hugged me tight. “I’m starving.”
He snorted, giving my ass a smack. “Is thathow you talk to your Master?”
I nodded. “Oh yes. Do that again.”
Laughing, he gave me a quick peck andrelaxed his hold. “Come on. No distracting me or we’ll be late.”
I rolled my eyes. “If anyone will be late,it’s Niall.”
“Possibly.” Julian took my hand as I closedthe door, then started walking us to his car. “But he’s doing better and makingan effort not to work too much, so I think that’s a step in the rightdirection.”
And with the hours I sometimes worked, Icouldn’t exactly complain.
“We could tell him that there was traffic?”I could take him back to the studio and suck him off. That would be fun.
Julian chuckled. “Then what would you sayif there really was traffic, and we ended up being obscenely late.”
I hated it when logic ruined perfectly goodplans.
“Alright.” Giving him a cute pout, Isighed. “But you owe me since I’m only behaving because of you.”
“That logic would not hold up underscrutiny.” He gave me a skeptical look as he opened the passenger door for me.“Do I want to ask what I’m going to owe you?”
I shook my head. “No, or we’ll end upeating Froot Loops for dinner.”
His sigh said he knew exactly what I wastalking about. “Then I’m not going to ask. I’m looking forward to steak and Idon’t want to fuck things up by craving something stupid like pancakes allnight.”
He was so cute.
“It’ll be fine.” Giving him a quick kiss onhis cheek, I sat down and let him buckle me. “I’ve got a sexy distraction if weneed one.”
Julian’s stress faded some as he laughed,his gaze narrowing as he scanned down my body. “Now you have me very curious.”
“Hmm, do I?” I grinned as he rolled hiseyes and shut the door.
Maybe if things went well, I’d get spankedfor teasing him, too.
The drive over was filled withconversations about our day and what had happened since we’d seen each otherearlier in the week. As I rambled on about the life series I was doing onGordon, making Julian laugh and forget his worries, we both relaxed. “I toldhis son it wasn’t a good day to come over, but did he listen to me? No.”
I grinned as Julian chuckled, watching meout of the corner of his eye. “What happened?”
“He barges in, probably to lecture me againabout taking advantage of his sweet father, and finds his Dad naked andstanding next to an enlarged photograph of him that didn’t leave much to theimagination either.” I grinned as Julian chuckled. “For someone who keepssaying he’s had a boring life, the man sure liked to take pictures of himselfnaked.”
But since it made the series so much easierto plan out, I approved.
“He was taking bathroom mirror selfiesbefore selfies were even a thing.” I kept up the entertaining stories as wepulled into the parking lot, only stopping because I could see Niall waitingfor us near the door. “He’s on time too.”
