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Linsey’s protest. “Edan and I will come by as soon as we can, because
whatever she says, she is not going to be left alone tonight. But, before we
can come over, I’ve left stuff in my office I need to take home. I don’t have
my car with me today so Ede is the designated driver.”
    “If
you believe that you’ll believe anything,” Linsey muttered. “Anyway, I can’t
put Rad out. I won’t drive. I’ll get a taxi if no one else can help.” She
looked at each one of them in turn.
    “Sorry,
honey, I need to go pick Lizzie up.” Fiona didn’t sound at all sorry.
    “About
to give birth,” Tay said. “And I better get back seeing as I’ve no phone. You
and Rad can chat over anything you think pertinent and we’ll reconvene when you’re
feeling better, and I’m a dad.” He sketched a wave and left the room at a half
run.
    “Turncoat,”
Linsey muttered. She looked at Rad and raised one eyebrow. “Look I really don’t
want to take you out of your way. I live out of town.”
    “Really?
Where?”
    She
scowled.
    Interesting. So why didn’t she want to tell
him? Any of the others would pass the information on if he asked, surely, so it
was no big deal.
    Rad
fixed her with his best I am a Dom stare. She ignored it. Then she sighed.
    “Balfron.”
      “Then you won’t be,” Rad assured her. “Because
as from last week, so do I.”
    Now
why did she look as if that was the worst news ever?
      Fuck shit and hell. “Ah well, that’s good then,” she
said weakly, her voice soft and breathy. “Then of course I accept your kind
offer. Give me a few minutes to grab anything I might need. We’re closed
tomorrow.”
    “Just
as well,” Athol said. “Now, what’s your first thing to do in the morning?”
    “Go
to the doctor’s. There’s open surgery, nine ‘til ten at my surgery. I promise
I’ll be waiting outside when they open the door. With my ginger ale and dry
toast.”
    Athol
grinned. “Good girl, and ginger biscuits are said to be good as well.”
    “You
know that how?”
      He chuckled. “Well as you’re aware, Fiona’s
Lizzie is a nurse and we spent one very quiet night on the door swapping gory
training stories. She told me one about ginger nuts and…” Athol stopped speaking
suddenly. “Anyway that’s neither here or now. Anything you want me to do?”
    “You
change the subject quite beautifully,” Linsey said dryly. “You’ll lock up won’t
you? Before you go to your office and no doubt drive within a few miles of my
house.”
    He
didn’t bat an eyelid. “Not going home tonight, we were stopping in town in the
flat. Now we’re stopping with you, and no you will not make our bed up, I will.
I have an early appointment, and Ede is doing something no doubt erudite at
Glasgow uni instead of St. Andrews. You’ll be in safe hands with Rad.”
      Rad held his hands in the air and waggled his
fingers. “Safe as houses. They can sculpt a perfect gingerbread house if that
helps.” He winked. “Plus wield a flogger to perfection. Or so I’m told. And
there’s no need for you to come out. I’ll stay. If he hadn’t dashed off Tay
would have vouched for me.”
    Linsey
grinned. “Okay, I know when I’m beaten … Athol Donaldson, don’t you say a
word.”
      Athol opened his eyes wide. “As if I would,
but you and beaten conjures up some very interesting pictures in my mind.”
      She growled, there was no other word for it.
“Edan take him away or by god, I’ll… well I don’t know what but I’ll think of
something.”
    “Okay,
okay, no more.” Athol took Edan’s hand. “Take me away from the cruel lady.”
    “Oh,
poor baby.” Edan kissed his lover’s nose. “Come on then.”
    “I’ll
leave you to Rad,” Athol said to Linsey as he kissed her cheek then let Edan
tow him toward the door. “We’ll go check everything is locked. You can discuss
Domming tactics, or who knows the best way to flog or be flogged. But I’ll lock
up for sure. Now can you walk or