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Anger crept up inside her, not at Titan, but at Tom. Why had he agreed to see her if he was going to back out?
    Of course, he might have faced an emergency; those things happened. But why didn’t he call to tell her instead of sending someone in his place? He knew how she felt about things. This really pissed her off, and it reinforced her decision not to sleep with him.
    “April, are you going to face the situation, or are you going to run?”
    Her anger shot up several notches. “I may be submissive, but I’m not a doormat, and I don’t run from things.”
    “Then come and sit with me. Consider it our first meeting, much like you did with Tom before you started your time together. Consider it a blind date. If you want, I’ll have coffee brought in.”
    It all sounded so sensible that April couldn’t refuse him. She sat down on the sofa, sitting as close to the opposite end as she could without perching on the couch’s arm.
    “No coffee,” she said.
    They studied each other for a few moments. It was April who broke the silence. “Is Titan your real name?”
    “It will be for you.” He crossed one leg over the other. “Tom told me how much you enjoy being spanked. I’m a little hurt that you rejected me out of hand.”
    “I’m not used to—” April shut her mouth. She thought about her last visit to the club, how she’d basically lusted after the women who had Doms. Those women took chances. She’d done it with Tom and it had worked out. Why couldn’t she try it again today?
    “I just don’t bare my ass to anyone,” she said. “Would you?”
    “I’m not submissive,” he countered. “But I can understand your reservations. Would you like to talk to a few of the women I’ve topped? Try Betsy at the front desk, or Marissa at the bar.” There was a short pause before he continued, “How did you hook up with Tom?”
    “First off, I’m not hooked up with him. The only relationship we have is spanking. Second off, my friend Misty introduced us.”
    “I know Misty.” He smiled. “She has a lovely bottom that reddens quite nicely. I spanked her one night during a party at Frank Munoz’s house.”
    April wasn’t sure what to say to that. If Misty did know him, then it might be okay, but… it was a change, one that she wasn’t sure she wanted. April liked to keep things as they were, with as little change as possible. “I don’t know…”
    “Answer a question for me.” He didn’t wait for her to respond. Instead he continued, “Have you ever played with anyone you’ve just met? No one-night stands in your life?”
    “No.” She shook her head quickly. “I was a virgin until I was twenty-two, and I only slept with him because we’d been dating for two years. The horrible ex and I dated for almost nine months before I slept with him.”
    The shocked expression on his face didn’t surprise her. “That’s a long time in this day and age,” he said.
    “Yes, it is. It was hard for me to let Tom spank me. I don’t know if I can…”
    One of his eyebrows lifted, and April had the feeling he was laughing at her when he said, “Get a reference.”
    “Excuse me?”
    “An approval rating, from Misty. You’ve already had a recommendation, from Tom, but talking to someone whom I’ve spanked will give you an idea of whether or not I can be trusted.”
    April wanted to smack him for being so logical. Why couldn’t she just get up and leave? There was something about this man that was keeping her in place. Heavens knows it wasn’t this easy with Tom in the beginning. Their first encounter was tense, and it took her a while to relax and enjoy the feel of his hand slapping her ass. But after that first time, she was hooked. A sudden realization coursed through her, and she turned away from Titan.
    “What is it?”
    What it was, April thought, was the realization that Tom had only spanked her six times. Six. It didn’t seem that many when she thought of it in terms of a number, especially