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she watched them float by. 
    “You have a great place here, although the security is lacking.  Before the end of the evening we will be having a discussion about leaving your doors unlocked and the poor lighting on your front porch.”
    Startled, she immediately turned to look at him, eyes wide.  Her gaze landed on his chin at first, then flickered up to meet his eyes directly.  A small smile formed upon her lips, and a soft laugh escaped.  He wondered at its source.
    “Do you find your lack of security amusing?”
    Her smile slipped.  “Oh, no—I’m sorry.  I was thinking about something else, entirely.”
    “Care to share?” 
    “Well, I was—um, it’s just that…”  She took a deep breath, as if gathering her thoughts, her cheeks now glowing crimson. 
    He found her quite charmingly muddled.  “I won’t bite, Lexie.  Relax and tell me what you were thinking.”  As he spoke, Jonas reached for her hand, giving her a reassuring squeeze.
    “It wasn’t important, silly is more like it.  Definitely not as weighty as security, but it popped into my head.”
    He waited for her to continue, finding her enchanting.
    “I was thinking that I like how tall you are.  I’m actually looking up into your eyes instead of down at the top of your head like I do with most of my dates.  It’s also nice to be able to wear heels for a change.  I have to confess to a bit of a shoe fetish.”
      “We seem to complement each other quite nicely.  I don’t have to strain my neck just to talk to you, and your lips are at the perfect height.”  Jonas moved in closer.  “As for the shoes, we’ll talk about fetishes after we get to know each other better.”
    They looked at each other, silent for several moments.  He could feel the energy arcing between them, and he saw her shiver as goose bumps broke out across her skin in reaction.  Jonas’ mouth curved into a knowing grin.  He’d hoped it wasn’t a fluke after their first meeting at The Club.  They seemed to have an instant connection, a chemistry, then and now.
    “Before we go any further, I want to talk to you about a situation I’m involved with at work.”
    “You’re seeing someone at The Club?”
    “Not that kind of situation, Lexie.  I wouldn’t have asked you out if I was seeing someone else.  The situation is at Rossi Security, where I work full time.”  He was a little offended that she would think he would be here with her if he were involved with another woman.  She doesn’t know you yet, he reminded himself, and having multiple partners wasn’t uncommon in the BDSM scene.  He’d need to discuss exclusivity if they got beyond this next bombshell.
    Intuitively, she reached across the table to place a hand on his forearm.  “I’m sorry, Jonas.  I didn’t mean to insult you.”
    “Don’t be sorry.  We’re getting to know each other.  You’ll learn soon enough that I’m a man of integrity, Sunshine.  If I only wanted to play, I would have asked you to meet me at Decadence.”
    Nodding, she released him, clasping her hands tightly in her lap.  In fact, he could see the white around her knuckles so hard was her grip.  Taking her smaller hands in his, he separated them, bringing each to his mouth for a soft kiss, watching as her lips parted breathlessly and a flush of pink again swept across her cheeks—lovely. 
    “I want to be up front with you before we go any further.  There have been some threats against the other men’s wives, fiancée in Dex’s case.  I haven’t received any, however, if we start seeing each other, it could open you up as a target.  Up until this week, they have been vague, mostly general bullshit, but one arrived this week that specified one of the women.  We are upping security on all the Rossi women and that would extend to you, after tonight, if we decide to see each other again.”
    Lexie stared at him speechless. 
    “Talk to me.  We can cancel tonight and wait until we find out