Falling for My Best Friend's Brother

“So what are you going to do?” Liv said, her eyes wide with shock.

“I don’t know,” I groaned. And I really wasn’t sure. “I guess I’ll start by joining the flag football team.”

“Hold that thought, I’m going to get us some drinks.” Liv jumped up and hurried out of the living room. I nodded at her and sat back and closed my eyes, my heart still thudding from my call with Aiden.

“So I need to talk to you.” Xander moved closer to me on the couch as Liv left the room. My heart raced as his voice lowered, and I felt him next to me. What was he doing? Was he going to make a move on me? What sort of woman did he think I was? Did he really think I was going to let him come on to me when he was dating my best friend?

“About?” I looked up at him warily, and his green eyes looked amused as he gazed at me. Oh God, please don’t tell me you want me to experience your miracle tongue as well, please do not make me have to slap you.

“What are you thinking, Alice?” he said softly, a small smile on his face as I glared at him.

“Liv is my best friend, and I will tell her if you do anything inappropriate.” I made a face at him and then took a deep breath. “And then she’ll leave you, and you’ll—”

“Alice.” He cut me off as he rolled his eyes. He looked as if he wanted to laugh at me. “I need to tell you something, and I don’t want Liv to hear. Not because I’m trying to hit on you, but because I don’t want to make her uncomfortable.”

“Uncomfortable how?” I asked him suspiciously.

“It’s about Aiden.”

“What about Aiden?” I frowned and leaned forward as my heart raced. What did he have to tell me about Aiden that he couldn’t say in front of Liv?

“I think Aiden is a Dom.”

“Say what?” My eyes widened as he spoke.

“I think Aiden is a Dominant.”

“What?” I screeched as I stared at him. My face was reddening as I thought about Aiden with a whip in his hand and me lying across his lap. Wait, could that even work? And would I even want him to use a whip? I chewed on my lower lip as my mind raced. Maybe I’d just be on his lap and he could use his hand. Yes, that was preferable to a whip.

“A Dominant is someone who takes a superior position in the bedroom and—” Xander interrupted my thoughts, and I blushed as a dart of embarrassed heat spread through my body.

“I know what a Dom is.” My face reddened. “I’ve been around town, you know.” Well, I’ve kinda been around town. I’ve never been with a guy that was into much experimental play, not that I haven’t tried, but, well, it’s just never worked out for me.

“Okay, Alice,” Xander answered me smugly.

“Why do you think he’s a Dom?” I asked him curiously, my heart racing quickly again, this time in excitement. Had Aiden told Xander that he wanted me to be his submissive? I wasn’t sure what I’d say to that. I’m not exactly the submissive type. I think I talk too much and I don’t take orders well. In fact, I like to order men around. Especially in the bedroom; I like to let a man know what I want very clearly.

“Shh.” Xander shook his head. “Keep your voice down. I don’t want Liv to know.”

“Why not?”

“Would you want to know if your brother was a Dom?”

“I don’t have a brother.” I shrugged.

“Would you want to know if Liv was a Dom or a sub?”

“She would tell me.” I shrugged again and then grinned at him. “We share all of that information.”

“Hmmm.” He frowned for a second and then shook his head. “Well, I don’t think that this is something Liv wants to think about her brother doing.”

“What?” I laughed. “Spanking women?” I winked, and I was almost positive that I’d made Xander blush. I had said spanking on purpose, of course. Liv had told me that Xander had a penchant for giving her a quick spank before doing doggy-style, though I wasn’t going to tell him I knew that. Not in an even more obvious way, anyway. I wasn’t sure that he’d be happy knowing I knew intimate details about their sex lives. At least not if the frown on his face was any indication.

“I don’t know what he does exactly.” Xander grinned. “But it seems like you would be into that, huh?”

“Into what?” I frowned and looked down, not wanting him to see the eagerness in my face.

“The kinky stuff,” he said with a light in his eyes. “Maybe that’s a way for you to entice him,” he said softly. “Let him know you’re down for experimenting.”

“Ooh.” I nodded thoughtfully. Maybe Xander had a point. Maybe Aiden was being wary because he didn’t know if I’d be interested in getting down and dirty in all sorts of different ways. Maybe I needed to show him I could be a sub. Not that I’d make a great one, but I could try. And maybe I could be a great one. I was great, after all. And I had skills. Though, I didn’t know if the skills I had were the sorts of skills I needed to be a sub. I wondered what I would have to wear as a sub. Would he have me in leather chaps? Would he expect me to wear nipple clamps? I cringed as I thought about the pain I’d feel wearing nipple clamps. The sex had better be good if I was going to wear nipple clamps. I’d have to look them up online or maybe even go to a sex store. I’d convince Liv to go with me. Maybe I could pick up a sexy outfit or some toys that I’d casually let Aiden see the next time I saw him. I could let some handcuffs fall out of my bag the next time I saw him or something.