All Aboard (Anchored 3)

“And you won’t be playing tonight,” Zack adds.

“So I don’t have to worry about anyone touching me,” I whisper.

“Well,” Jaxson chuckles. “That’s the least of your concerns.”

“What do you mean?”

“I mean that once you see what happens at Anchored, little one, you’re going to be wishing someone was touching you. You might even be begging for it, but you can’t play tonight. Newbies don’t get to have fun. I know: it sucks for all of us.”

“Thorn,” Lily slaps him playfully on the chest. “You’re going to freak her out.”

“That’s Master Thorn at the club, baby.”

“Master,” she whispers, and she kisses her husband softly.

“All right,” Christina rolls her eyes at the PDA. “Let’s get inside. It’s already late, and I want to have some fun tonight.”

We head into the club and check in at the front desk. I’m not a member, but I’m on the guest list for the evening. The receptionist helps me put on a special pink bracelet that indicates I can’t have sex tonight. The good news is that since I won’t be playing with anyone, I’ll be able to drink.

And that’s something I’m definitely planning on doing.

We step through the doors to the club, and I have to take a minute to catch my breath. The music is loud, and it washes over me like a wave.

“It’s a lot to take in at first,” Christina says knowingly.

“Yeah,” Lily agrees, but I just nod, and I’m not sure what to look at first. There’s so much happening that I suddenly feel completely overwhelmed. There are people walking around in what I would consider to be “normal” clothes: suits and nice dresses. Then there are a couple of people in costumes. There’s someone dressed like a schoolgirl and one woman is a naughty nurse. Then there are people in full fet-wear.

There’s a little bit of everything.

“Breathe,” Zack reminds me, and I take a deep breath.

“Let’s go to the women’s locker room,” Lily suggests. “And we’ll meet the guys in a few minutes.” The men kiss their women before releasing them, and the three of us head into the locker room.

As soon as we’re in the quiet space, I collapse on a bench. The locker room isn’t soundproof, but it is quieter in here, and I feel like I can think in here.

“Newbie?” A friendly voice says, and I look up into two beautiful brown eyes.

“First time,” I admit, and she smiles.

“I’m Odessa.”

“Macie.”

“You look familiar.”

“Macie does catering for Shining Stars events,” Christina offers helpfully.

“Oh, that makes more sense, then.” Odessa smiles. “I’m another Shining Stars employee.”

“Woah,” I say. “Does the entire daycare staff come here to play?”

The women just laugh.

“There are a lot of us,” Lily admits. “But you’ll find there are plenty of different types of people who come to Anchored.”

“It’s true,” a woman with light blonde hair is sitting at the mirrors, and she turns around and smiles. Then she gives a little wave. “I’m a tech girl myself. Piper.”

“Nice to meet you,” I say. “I’m Macie.”