Total pages in book: 73
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 70014 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 350(@200wpm)___ 280(@250wpm)___ 233(@300wpm)
“Well.” Alick started and then stopped before looking at Lorne.
He wasn’t much help…he giggled.
Kenzie seemed to think they were insane based on how he shook his head, but he didn’t let their odd behavior stop him from whatever he’d set his mind to talk to me about.
It was scary and impressive, and for the life of me, I couldn’t understand how he was a submissive anything.
He was so bossy and take-charge.
“We’ve come to make sure you know you’re welcome at the next playdate at the VFW.” Kenzie didn’t let my wide-eyed stare stop him…in fact, I wasn’t even sure he noticed. “We’ve got to work on our marketing, but until we figure that out, we wanted to talk to you in person.”
Marketing.
Yes, the original conversations about the VFW meetup had been confusing. It was still confusing, actually, but the deputy had been helpful and cleared up a few things.
Kenzie paused and they were all looking at me like I was supposed to respond. “I…”
No one ever asked me questions I could easily answer like where the fiction section was or which mystery to read next.
“I think marketing is a very underrated skill.” Yes, that was on topic. “I can show you some good books on it if you’d like to do some research…oh, and I have a list of free online educational sites. We should be able to find a video series for you to watch.”
Alick blinked.
Lorne giggled.
Kenzie nodded. “That might be helpful in my business too. I’d like that list once we’ve finished our discussion, please, Mr. Librarian.”
“Of course, Kenzie.” He’d made it very clear he wasn’t a mister anything, so I’d always just used his first name, but this time it made his friends giggle.
They thought something was funny, but since I wasn’t sure what that was, I just ignored it. Unfortunately, the silence let Kenzie start talking about the playdate event again. “It’s come to our attention that you didn’t know what you were being invited to, so we wanted to clarify a few things. Once a month, we’ve been getting together with a variety of people around the area to play and hang out.”
When he paused, Alick went back to giggling. “That didn’t tell him what we’re doing, Kenzie.”
I thought I could guess the answer but I’d learned not to assume anything when it came to my more interesting patrons.
“Oh.” Kenzie frowned and looked like he was going over the conversation in his head. “You’re right.”
Before he could decide how to fix that, Alick managed to get his delight under control. “We’re littles and there are a variety of subs in the area that all get together at the VFW Hall. You don’t have to play with toys if you come. We bring dessert and snacks and there’s usually something like a craft to do while we hang out. A few of the local Doms and Daddies come too but they’ll respect your boundaries.”
Did I have boundaries?
Was I a playing kind of sub?
Was I a sub?
I certainly wasn’t the same type as they were…they were very confident and giggly.
I didn’t have any idea about where to start to respond to Alick, but they were all looking at me expectantly since Alick had actually explained what was going on.
“I…” I was the librarian. I could do this. “I’m not sure what the expectations would be and where I fit into the dynamics of your group, but thank you for inviting me.”
I thought that sounded very polite, but Kenzie leaned toward Alick and dropped his voice. “Is that a yes he’ll come play or a no because he doesn’t know he’s a sub?”
“Both, I think?” Alick joined his friends in frowning at me. “Do you know you’re a sub?”
Oh dear.
The questions I was asked just kept getting weirder and weirder.
“Um, Kenzie has been thoughtful in requesting the library add reading material that’s greatly expanded my knowledge of relationships, but I don’t…I don’t have any personal background in…in playing.” That hadn’t come out quite right but nothing else better came to mind.
As Alick and Lorne just kind of blinked at me, Kenzie gave me a beaming smile and, well, didn’t look human any longer. “I’m glad you liked the books I showed you. Let’s start there. Did you like the one where the sub liked to play with Legos and things like action figures? Did you like the sub who dressed up pretty? Oh, what about the sub that likes bottles and binkies and diapers?”
Now I was the one standing there blinking.
As Kenzie waited for an answer to what he seemed to think were very reasonable questions, Alick stepped in. “You don’t need to know your favorite right off the bat. But if they made you curious and you like the idea of someone taking care of you, maybe you’d like to come hang out and play?”