Jay
Bannock is living a lie.
Sure,
he likes women. In fact, he respects women but when he tries to kiss
one and she does that tongue
thing, he wants to spew.Confused
by his growing attraction to men, Jay seeks help from the only gay club he
knows—Floggers BDSM Club.
Has he lost his mind?
Realization,
he has been batting for the wrong team all his life comes in the form of a
six-foot-seven Adonis by the name of Matt Duffey.
Instantly
attracted to the leather-clad Adonis, Jay’s complicated life spins out of
control on a roller coaster ride wrapped in Matt’s arms.
Excerpt
Lance Booker took in the man standing in the
foyer of Floggers BDSM Club. He valued his ability to pick a sub or Dom at a
glance, but this delectable guy’s BDSM predilection eluded him. To his
experienced eye, he saw a confused man, albeit, a buff six-two, blond hunk of
steel. Man, you are pretty. He plastered a warm smile on his face, strolled nonchalantly
toward him, and extended his hand. “Lance Booker … how can I help
you?”
“Jay Bannock.” He shook his hand with a look
of chagrin. “I feel really stupid coming here.” He dragged in a long breath and
his cheeks flushed bright red. “To be completely honest, I need to talk to
someone gay and the Floggers’ website does say you’re looking for members. I
thought you might be able to advise me.” He met Lance’s gaze. “Do you have a
few minutes to spare?”
Bemused, Lance held his hand to check his
reaction toward him, raised one brow, and eyed him critically. This guy didn’t
look like he needed help and he sure didn’t have the confidence of a Dom or the
submissive attitude he’d expect from a sub in his presence. He cleared his
throat. “You’re not selling stuff are you?”
“Lord, no.” Jay gave a nervous laugh. “To tell
you the truth, I don’t know any homosexual men and this being a gay
club … well, I … I’m looking for some answers.” He shrugged
and squeezed Lance’s hand. “I guess you think I’m crazy walking into a gay BDSM
club looking for help, but I need to talk over something that’s bothering me,
and I don’t think I’ll get what I need from a doctor or a shrink.”
After that confession, Lance held onto the
man’s hand a little longer than necessary and rubbed his thumb over the back.
Apart from the softening in Jay’s dark blue eyes, he made no effort to pull
away and seemed to relax a little. Interesting. He inclined his head. “Sure, I always have
time to speak to a new boy. Why don’t you come into my office? It’s more
private in here for a chat.” He opened the door and ushered Jay inside. “I’ve
just made a fresh pot of coffee.”
Placing two steaming cups on the long maple
desk, Lance waved him into a seat. He rested his hip on the edge of the desk
and gazed down at him, taking a Dominant position to check his reaction. When
Jay dropped his gaze under Lance’s frank appraisal, he bit back a smile. Good sub
material, strong but craves Domination. He had the guts to come in here, yeah a
valuable quality in a sub. Sipping his coffee, he examined the cute guy. Nice skin. Jay had remarkably handsome features, high
cheekbones, full lips, and those big, innocent, blue eyes that made him
instantly hard. “So are you interested in BDSM?”
“I think I might be … yeah.” Jay lifted his chin and frowned. “That’s part of why I’m here.”
Lance leaned closer. Hmm, he
smelled good too, clean with a hint of male musk. “So what’s the other part? Do you need to
know what it costs to join a club like Floggers? The tests you need and the
rules?”
“Yes, I’ll need all that but first”—Jay’s
cheeks blushed again—“look, I’ll come straight to the point. How did you first
discover you were gay?”
Fuck! “Well, the fact I prefer to have sex with men kind of tipped me off.”
Lance ran a hand through his hair and stared at him with incredulity. This
person had walked into Floggers and wasn’t sure if he was gay? What the fuck? He took a sip of his coffee. He would have to
pull back and be gentle with him. “I have never had the slightest interest in
women sexually. I’m also a Dom and like to dominate men sexually. I like to be
on top and in charge all the time.”
“Were you always like … gay … or did you have a sexual
experience with a man and liked it?” Jay reached for his coffee. “I’m so
fucking confused. You see, although I appreciate a man’s body—a lot. I’ve never
thought about one as a lover. Over the years, I’ve tried to date
girls—women—but as soon as … you know… I can’t get it up. In fact, it never gets that far because I
can’t even kiss them.”
Lance’s mind reeled. He’d picked Jay as gay
the moment he set eyes on him. “I’ve always known I’m gay. I’ve never had any
doubt. Are you suddenly attracted to men or did this come about because of a sexual encounter as you put it?”
A pained expression crossed Jay’s handsome
face. “No!—The other night I tried to kiss a girlfriend—because she insisted
and when I backed off, she kind of lost it. Fuck, she screamed at me and said I
acted like a gay man … that I wasn’t normal.” Jay looked at Lance over the top of his
cup. “The whole scene was pretty ugly.”
Lance scratched his cheek and stared down at
him in complete amazement. “So why on earth do you hang out with women if you
don’t find them attractive?”
“Fucked if I know—I guess in my mind, I thought I might eventually find
one that actually attracted me.” Jay shrugged. “Rose … well, she was a good friend. I liked her company but
she wanted more.”
Lance inclined his head. He needed more
information. “Tell me about Rose, did she have big tits, nice ass and what made
her a possibility in your eyes?”
“No, she is the opposite.” Jay sipped his
drink. “Tall, muscular, slim and she didn’t have much in the way of tits to be
honest. She liked to exercise.” He swallowed. “I met her in the gym and we
worked out together.”
Very interesting. “I see and what do you appreciate in a man?”
“I like the way a man smells,
and … I dunno … muscles
wet with sweat, a nice body.” Jay drained his coffee and set the cup down. “I
like eyes too, some men’s eyes have a kindness I find attractive.”
You don’t say. “It’s a drastic step going from an argument
with your girlfriend to fronting at a gay BDSM club. What the hell did the
woman say to you?” Lance rubbed the back of his neck.
Jay’s mouth turned down at the corners. “I’m
sure you don’t want to hear the boring details, but a lot of what she said rang
true because I do appreciate the male form, like I said. Although, I believe
I’ve been fooling myself about the reason why I find men attractive. So I bit the bullet, as
they say, and rented some gay pornos including a BDSM one … nothing
too extreme.” He ran a finger around the top of his cup and drew a deep breath.
“Watching them turned me on big time, seeing two guys. You know it kind of felt
right.” He leaned back in his chair. “Like I said before I don’t know any
homosexual men so I don’t have anyone I can talk to about this. I think I might
be gay, and I’m not sure what to do. How do I know for sure if I’m really gay?” He rubbed a hand over his face. “From
what I’ve told you it’s obvious, isn’t it? I just can’t admit it to myself.”
You think, huh. “There’s no halfway here, Jay. You’re gay, or
you’re not.” Lance stood and moved closer to him. Standing legs either side of
him and leaning toward him, he cupped Jay’s cheek and stared into his eyes.
“From what you have told me, and how you react to me, I think it’s obvious.” He
snorted. “You’re sure sending out all the right signals.”
“Signals?”
Lance ran the pad of his thumb over Jay’s full
bottom lip. “Uh-huh, a straight guy wouldn’t allow me to touch him like this.”
He sighed at Jay’s wide-eyed expression of astonishment laced with a hint of
fear. He needed to pull back a little and not frighten him. “Look, this was
just a test to see if you’re gay. I didn’t mean to alarm you and I have a boy I’m
attached to, so as much as I’d like to pursue this with you, I think I should
introduce you to a Dom around your own age.”
“Don’t you think that’s kinda jumping in with
both feet?” Jay frowned. “What if I’m wrong? The thought of being tied up and
whipped… I’m not sure I could do something like that with a stranger.”
Lance headed for the door. “You should follow
your instincts. No one here will ever push you into anything you don’t want to
do, but I think you may need a little shove in the right direction. Floggers
can open up a world of pleasure you didn’t know existed.” He grinned. “It’s
time to love my friend.”
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