you tie them down.”
“I don’t think that’s legal.”
“I’ll let you duct-tape my mouth so I can’t say a word.”
“Now you’re just getting kinky.”
“I’ll…I’ll…” Jaime grinned as Levi struggled with something else he could offer. “I’ll pay double!”
“Deal,” Jaime said.
This was met by a stunned silence, and Jaime fought not to laugh. He could picture Levi on the other end of the line, realizing exactly what he had just agreed to.
“Really?” Levi asked again. He sounded hopeful, but hesitant. “Ummm…do I have to pay double from here on out? Or only for the next one?”
“I haven’t decided,” Jaime said.
“I know I offered, but…ummm.” He fell silent again for a second. “Wow.”
Jaime couldn’t hold it in anymore. He laughed aloud.
“You sadistic bastard,” Levi said, and there was a note of appreciation in his voice. “You’re totally fucking with me, aren’t you?”
“You did offer,” Jaime said.
“Can I really come back?”
Jaime sighed, hoping against hope he was making the right decision. “I still have you in my book for tomorrow anyway.”
“Thank you!”
“Consider yourself on probation.”
“Understood!”
“I’ll see you at four.”
“I promise you won’t regret it.”
I hope not. “Good night, Levi.”
“Jaime, wait!”
“Yes?” he asked, trying again not to laugh. He definitely knew what was coming this time.
“Do I really have to pay double?”
“I’ll decide that based on your behavior.”
* * *
It was all easy enough to say on the phone, but by the next morning, Jaime was already regretting his decision. He had several clients before Levi, and as he worked, his anxiety grew. Why had he agreed to let Levi come back?
By the time Levi arrived, Jaime was scared to death. What if Levi had lied? What if it was all a trick to get back in the door? What if Levi really just wanted to torment him more?
He knew he was being irrational. Levi had nothing to gain by doing anything so childish. But as with most things related to his fear, being rational had no effect. The simple truth was, he was afraid to face Levi. He halfway considered not answering the door, even though he knew it was ridiculous. For better or worse, he had agreed to treat Levi again. He couldn’t back out now.
He barely looked at Levi as he let him in. He quickly told him to undress and get on the table, and went to wait in the kitchen. His heart raced and his mouth was dry. Dolly, sensing something was wrong, nudged his knee. He crouched down to pet her. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed as he rubbed under her collar. He found himself relaxing as he scratched her. She made him feel better. She helped him feel calm. He wished he could take her into the massage room with him.
He stood up to go back in, but stopped short before opening the door. Why couldn’t he take her in? It was his house, after all.
“Come on, girl,” he said, as he opened the door. “Come meet Levi.”
Dolly was thrilled to be let into the forbidden room. She made the rounds, sniffing around the table and thoroughly inspecting Levi’s shoes.
“Do you mind if she’s here?” Jaime asked Levi. “You’re not allergic to dogs, are you?”
“I don’t mind,” Levi said. He was on his stomach with his face in the face cradle, and he put his hand down to let Dolly sniff him. “What’s her name?”
“Dolly.”
Levi looked up at him with a smile. “As in Parton?”
“I didn’t name her,” Jaime said, feeling himself blush. “They named her at the shelter.”
“She’s cute.”
Somehow, Levi’s acceptance of his dog made him feel better about everything. Suddenly, he knew this was going to be fine. “Let’s get started, Levi. Why don’t we start with three deep breaths?”
“Jaime, wait.”
Jaime was surprised to hear Levi sound so unsure.
“I want to apologize—”
“Forget it,” Jaime said, and he was even more surprised to realize he meant it. “You’re forgiven. Now for
“I don’t think that’s legal.”
“I’ll let you duct-tape my mouth so I can’t say a word.”
“Now you’re just getting kinky.”
“I’ll…I’ll…” Jaime grinned as Levi struggled with something else he could offer. “I’ll pay double!”
“Deal,” Jaime said.
This was met by a stunned silence, and Jaime fought not to laugh. He could picture Levi on the other end of the line, realizing exactly what he had just agreed to.
“Really?” Levi asked again. He sounded hopeful, but hesitant. “Ummm…do I have to pay double from here on out? Or only for the next one?”
“I haven’t decided,” Jaime said.
“I know I offered, but…ummm.” He fell silent again for a second. “Wow.”
Jaime couldn’t hold it in anymore. He laughed aloud.
“You sadistic bastard,” Levi said, and there was a note of appreciation in his voice. “You’re totally fucking with me, aren’t you?”
“You did offer,” Jaime said.
“Can I really come back?”
Jaime sighed, hoping against hope he was making the right decision. “I still have you in my book for tomorrow anyway.”
“Thank you!”
“Consider yourself on probation.”
“Understood!”
“I’ll see you at four.”
“I promise you won’t regret it.”
I hope not. “Good night, Levi.”
“Jaime, wait!”
“Yes?” he asked, trying again not to laugh. He definitely knew what was coming this time.
“Do I really have to pay double?”
“I’ll decide that based on your behavior.”
* * *
It was all easy enough to say on the phone, but by the next morning, Jaime was already regretting his decision. He had several clients before Levi, and as he worked, his anxiety grew. Why had he agreed to let Levi come back?
By the time Levi arrived, Jaime was scared to death. What if Levi had lied? What if it was all a trick to get back in the door? What if Levi really just wanted to torment him more?
He knew he was being irrational. Levi had nothing to gain by doing anything so childish. But as with most things related to his fear, being rational had no effect. The simple truth was, he was afraid to face Levi. He halfway considered not answering the door, even though he knew it was ridiculous. For better or worse, he had agreed to treat Levi again. He couldn’t back out now.
He barely looked at Levi as he let him in. He quickly told him to undress and get on the table, and went to wait in the kitchen. His heart raced and his mouth was dry. Dolly, sensing something was wrong, nudged his knee. He crouched down to pet her. She rested her head on his shoulder and sighed as he rubbed under her collar. He found himself relaxing as he scratched her. She made him feel better. She helped him feel calm. He wished he could take her into the massage room with him.
He stood up to go back in, but stopped short before opening the door. Why couldn’t he take her in? It was his house, after all.
“Come on, girl,” he said, as he opened the door. “Come meet Levi.”
Dolly was thrilled to be let into the forbidden room. She made the rounds, sniffing around the table and thoroughly inspecting Levi’s shoes.
“Do you mind if she’s here?” Jaime asked Levi. “You’re not allergic to dogs, are you?”
“I don’t mind,” Levi said. He was on his stomach with his face in the face cradle, and he put his hand down to let Dolly sniff him. “What’s her name?”
“Dolly.”
Levi looked up at him with a smile. “As in Parton?”
“I didn’t name her,” Jaime said, feeling himself blush. “They named her at the shelter.”
“She’s cute.”
Somehow, Levi’s acceptance of his dog made him feel better about everything. Suddenly, he knew this was going to be fine. “Let’s get started, Levi. Why don’t we start with three deep breaths?”
“Jaime, wait.”
Jaime was surprised to hear Levi sound so unsure.
“I want to apologize—”
“Forget it,” Jaime said, and he was even more surprised to realize he meant it. “You’re forgiven. Now for
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