sandwich cookies, I was disappointed, but the evening was hardly lost.
We caught up a little, mostly talking about our days. Will was up to his eyeballs in projects for clients in between teaching two classes this term at the university. Aaron seemed to be on a streak with clients, where as soon as he wrapped things up with one who was determined to make the worst decisions imaginable, another would come traipsing into his office.
“Ugh,” he groaned, putting his drink aside before he leaned against Will on the couch. “I swear, there’s an article out there titled ’18 Ways to Fuck Yourself With the Legal System.’”
I laughed. “You know, it wouldn’t surprise me. That’s the way of the Internet. Kind of like Rule 34.”
Will cocked his head. “Rule 34?”
“Mmhmm. The one where if you can imagine it, someone somewhere has made porn out of it.”
Aaron laughed. “Oh God. Yeah. There’s got to be one for ‘if you’ve thought of it, someone’s written an article on how to do it.’”
“Exactly.”
“And it if it’s something stupid or self-sabotaging, my clients have found it.” He rolled his eyes. “I mean, even if you learned everything you know about law by watching Law & Order, you know that when the judge tells you that if you say another word, you’ll be held in contempt”—he flailed his hand—“you shut your fucking mouth!”
I wrinkled my nose. “What? Even I know that.”
“Right? Ugh. It’s like they want to go to jail. At that point, why bother paying me, you know? If you’re not going to listen to your defense attorney and at least try not to piss off the judge, why pay the retainer in the first place?” Aaron rubbed the back of his neck with both hands, and he let go of a long, tired sigh. “It’s been the week from hell at work.” He dropped his hands and looked right at me. “Which is why I’m really glad you’re here tonight.”
The way he said it made my spine tingle. “Why you’re—wait, what?” I blinked. “I figured you wouldn’t want to play tonight.”
Aaron shook his head slowly—probably the best he could do with his neck that stiff. “Oh, no. Nights like this are when I need it and want it more than anything.”
“Oh.” I looked at Will, trying to get a bead on his he felt about all this. Nothing in his expression or posture said he wasn’t happy about it. In fact, he was watching me expectantly, as if he wondered what I planned to do to help his husband de-stress.
Well, then. That was a new development.
I shifted in my chair. “So, when you’re this stressed out and frustrated—that’s a good time to play? It won’t fuck you up…” I tapped my temple.
“Not at all,” Aaron said without hesitation. “Kink is basically how I survived the last two years of law school.”
Will chuckled. “I think you were sitting the least comfortably out of everyone else when you sat for the bar exam.”
Aaron snorted. “You’re not wrong. But I killed it, so…”
Will smiled fondly. “Yeah, you did.”
I glanced back and forth between them. “Ooh. So it’s stress relief for you, and stress doesn’t put you in a bad headspace?”
“No.” Aaron shook his head. “I mean, it can. Like the first time we tried hot wax together…” He grimaced. “But I’ve learned via trial and error when I’m in a good space for it and when I’m not.”
“And you’re in a good space for it tonight?”
Both men nodded, and arousal rushed through me.
Aaron licked his lips. “I don’t suppose you brought your single tail with you tonight?” I had no idea if it was his words or the hunger in his voice, but my cock started getting hard.
“I, um…” I cleared my throat. “Yeah. Yeah, it’s in the car with my other toys.”
Will slid a hand over Aaron’s thigh, and he kept his gaze right on me. “Why don’t you go get it?”
He didn’t have to tell me twice.
I retrieved my bag of toys from the car, and we moved into their bedroom. There, I pulled out the single tail. Aaron’s eyes went right to it, and I swear I could feel his mouth start watering. With a grin, I uncoiled the whip and cracked it. He shivered hard.
Will put a hand on Aaron’s lower back, kissed his cheek, and growled in his ear, “That what you want, baby? You want to get whipped?”
Aaron swayed a little on his feet, and his voice came out hoarse as