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you’d like to go out on a date with me,” he said.
    Her mouth fell open. She
couldn’t stop her initial reaction. “W-what?”
    “I noticed on your status
you were single, and I’d like to get to know you. I consider myself a pretty
decent guy. I like you. I’m attracted to you. I’d like to get to know you
better outside of work.”
    His words were registering,
but she didn’t think he was saying them properly.
    “You’re not serious?” she
asked, looking behind her. Why was she looking behind her? No one was there,
and she was starting to think this was some kind of joke.
    “This is no joke, Amber. I
like you a lot, and I want to get to know you. I’m a blunt person, and I don’t
see a reason pissing about with the truth.”
    She saw that.
    Looking down at her hands
she tried not to laugh. The whole weekend she’d spent with Elijah in her bed,
and yet there was still no promises made between them. This is how it had been
like with them. Neither of them committed to the other. They were always
fighting one another, and when Elijah grew bored he’d leave her.
    She didn’t even know if he’d
taken other women. Shit, she needed to get the morning after pill.
    “I, erm, I’m sort of seeing
someone. It’s not really official or anything.” Her cheeks were heating with
humiliation. Why was she explaining her situation to him?
    “You’re not together
though?” he asked, leaning forward.
    He was such a large man.
She’d seen him coming and going out of the gym they kept in the basement above
the parking lot.
    “No.”
    “Then give me a chance. I
understand you’re seeing someone else. No pressure. Give me a shot,” he said.
    “If I refuse, what then?”
she asked, nibbling her lip. Part of her wanted to go out with him. She needed
to see what it was like to be with someone other than Elijah. He’d controlled
her for too long. She needed to stop always being worried about what he’d
think.
    This is not like me.
    She ignored her doubts and
looked at Dale. He leaned back, folding his arms over his chest. “I’ll fire you.”
    Her heart stopped, and she
stared at him in shock.
    Dale suddenly smiled,
transforming his whole face. “I’m kidding, Amber. I’m not a monster. You can
say no, and things go back to the way they were. I’m not an ogre, and I’m not
an ass.”
    “Okay.”
    “Take the day to think about
it,” he said. “I’ll be waiting tonight after work for an answer. There’s no
pressure, and I can wait.”
    “Okay,” she said, repeating
the word. “Is there anything else you want to say to me?”
    “No.”
    “Isn’t dating between colleagues
bad?” she asked, frowning.
    “It’s not encouraged, but we
all understand when you work in this job and are putting in long hours then
attractions are going to start and develop. I hope my interest hasn’t offended
you,” he said.
    “No, it hasn’t. I’m
surprised. I better get started back to work. I don’t want anyone to be giving
me problems for slacking off.” She stared at him for several seconds before
standing. “I’ll see you tonight.”
    ****
    Elijah sat inside his
sister’s house, staring up at the ceiling. He really needed to get a job or do
something with his time. Staring at a ceiling all day was driving him stir-crazy.
There had to be something he could do. Over the years he’d been doing odd jobs,
but his main job had been in the BDSM clubs. Club Kink was not the only club
he’d been part of. He’d not taken a sub, but he’d trained other Doms on how best to approach their submissives .
    Rubbing a hand down his
face, Elijah wondered how he was going to get a job in his current situation.
His last employment was at Club Kink.
    Working at the bank was a
no. He was good at math and with communicating with people, but he’d go mad
staying in four walls.
    Elijah wasn’t a bum. He
worked well with his hands and loved helping people out. In college he’d gained
a business degree and could do anything he