Remember Ivy from End Game? Well, she's back with her own story. But don't worry if you haven't read End Game, this can be read as a standalone.
We follow Ivy as she returns to London having been offered a job at Risk, the Kink Club owned by Za...
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~ ~ Alex ~ ~
"Alex?"
"Umm, s-sorry?" I hadn't even noticed Cam come up next to me as I turned to see him eyeing me curiously. The guy moved quietly for his size. Mind you, Josh sometimes said I was like a ninja and a half-smile crept out.
"I said the water's boiled."
Oh, right. Duh. Giving my head a quick wobble, I poured out the water into my mug. "S-sorry, miles away."
Cam popped a double espresso into his fancy coffee machine before reaching past me for his cup. "You seem distracted, Alex. Everything okay?"
So apparently it was that obvious. My face flushed. "Y-y-yeah. I'm good."
Cam made a soft "hmm," noise. "Let's sit. I've got some time before my next meeting."
He wanted to sit with me? Okay, I would not argue with the boss. Cam turned and headed toward the largish wooden table and pulled out a chair for him and one for me.
"How you finding things?" he asked as I sat my cup down on the table and then my arse on the chair.
"Yeah, I think I've s-settled in fine." My eyebrows scrunched. "Unless you have concerns about m-m-me?"
He was about to say something when the Espresso machine let out its high-pitched bleep, his drink ready. Up out of his seat, he returned with his cup, sitting.
"No, I don't have any concerns, Alex." He reached for the sugar bowl and dropped in a heaped spoonful. "You and Josh have gone beyond our expectations. You've both brought some great ideas to the table and I know Finn thinks the sun shines out your arse."
Oh. Ooh. Well, that was good to hear.
"I'm happy you've settled." He put the spoon down. "But how are you feeling? How's life?"
This was weird. He wanted to know what was going on in my life? I didn't exactly want to talk about my feelings—with anyone. But Cam had a way of looking at people, like he could see right inside their heads.
And didn't that scare the shit out of me? If he saw inside mine, he'd most likely want my mental health assessed.
But I wondered if he might be open to answering a question? Something that had been on my mind. I was interested in his personal relationship with Trix and Finn. Well, more him and Finn.
None of them had said they were together, but Josh had said as much, and they all shared the same surname, so that was like wearing a neon sign, right?
And yeah, it's none of my business, but that didn't stop the words from falling out. "Are y-y-you and Finn together, like in an actual relationship, not just with Trix? You know, together?"
Fuck. Could I sound more stupid? An actual relationship. Someone should slap me now.
