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    “It’s Friday night. I thought maybe we could go by the club and watch a few sessions in the Pit? Only if you want to, of course. Or I could take you right back home with me.” Nando pretended to think about it for a moment. It wasn’t an easy choice, but he’d prepared for this in a way.
    “Or we could get a private room at the club, and I could show you what Hikari taught me about rope bondage.” Cooper’s eyes grew big, and he kissed Nando again, moaning against his lips and grinding his still-clothed erection against Nando’s. “You took lessons?”
    “She demonstrated a few things and let me try out a few knots and configurations,” Nando answered teasingly.
    “Did you fuck her afterwards?”
    Nando chuckled. “Hell no! Even if she would let me, I’d never lay a finger on her. She’s a woman!” he added, as if it was an insult.

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    Cooper laughed, their foreheads still touching. “Would you fuck me after you tied me up?”
    “Just try and stop me.”
    They slowly disengaged, still stealing kisses and touches as they pulled at their clothes in an attempt not to give away what they’d been up to in the cramped supply room.
    When Nando eventually opened the door, he wasn’t totally surprised to find Paulina sitting on top of the bar which was located just opposite the supply room. She looked like she wanted to tease Nando but held back; instead, she jumped down and whizzed past them with a knowing smile.
    “Why didn’t you knock if you needed to get in there?” Nando asked, knowing she would see right through his attempt at covering up.
    “It’s not good for a girl to walk in on her boss licking off his boyfriend. In that case, it pays to be patient.”
    “I wasn’t…licking him off,” Nando said indignantly. “We were… making up.” He looked sideways at Cooper and saw him blush, which Nando found very endearing.
    Paulina giggled sweetly. “Making up, making out.
    Whatever,” she called back. “Go on, leave. I’ll close up the shop.” She winked at him.
    Nando looked at Cooper, who shrugged.
    “Thanks, Paulina!” Nando shouted as they left the premises in a hurry.
    “Shall we take my car?” Cooper asked as they walked around the corner into the alleyway.

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    “Depends,” Nando answered. “Are you sleeping over at my house tonight?”
    “I could,” Cooper teased. “Or we could go to mine again?
    Do you need to be in early tomorrow?” Nando nodded regretfully. “Saturday’s a busy day.”
    “Why don’t we see how we feel after we leave the club?” Nando smiled. “We could take my bike, but I don’t have another helmet for you.”
    “I’m sure I can survive riding a bike without a helmet,” Cooper assured him.
    “It’s a motorbike, and no, I’m not letting you on without a helmet,” Nando said.
    “Oops, okay,” Cooper agreed. “My car it is, then.” COOPER had felt a little uncomfortable in his slightly too tight jeans ever since Nando mentioned the bondage lessons he was going to try out on him. The sex they’d shared the previous night had been rushed and over way too quickly, but it had also been incredibly passionate, and he’d really enjoyed the pushy bottom Nando had turned out to be.
    Cooper had always been an equal opportunity guy, though, so after last night, Cooper was ready to bottom again. Of course, the promise of being tied up only added to the rising excitement in Cooper’s groin, which almost left him too uncomfortable to drive his car. He’d offered to let Nando drive, but Nando had admitted that while he had a driver’s Balance | Zahra Owens
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    license, he’d never driven anything bigger than his motorbike in the city.
    So Cooper tried to will his cock to play nice and calm down. He’d almost succeeded, but then Nando put his hand on Cooper’s thigh, and little Cooper was ready to play again, nudging his zipper until it started to hurt. Luckily, he found a parking spot just around the corner from the club.
    Nando greeted the Goth receptionist Cooper recognized from their first encounter and fished the appointment book from behind her counter. He didn’t say anything, simply made a note in the book, winked at her, and then dragged Cooper down the hall to the room they’d used last time.
    “I’m glad this room was available, because it has a big antique mirror and lots of rope in the closet,” Nando told Cooper as he turned the sign to “Occupied” and