Mahiro became a professional figure skater for one reason -- the object of his lust from the time he was a teenager, Alex Breschi. But he never advanced far enough for Alex to notice him. Now Alex is retired from skating and working as a thriller author, while Mahiro gracefully bowed out of competition to become a successful app developer and professional Dom in New York City.<br><br>Reality and fantasy collide at a penthouse play party when Mahiro meets his idol. Alex is researching a book, and he wants to learn more about the lifestyle. In fact, he wants to be trained as a submissive. By Mahiro.<br><br>Mahiro knows it's a terrible idea. He's hardly objective, and Alex is a novice. Still, all those years of longing shatter his reserve, and he cannot refuse to have the man of his dreams in his hands.  He's going to make sure Alex notices him now. It's only a business arrangement, and since Alex is returning to Russia in a few months, Mahiro can have some fun without divulging his past ... or his obsession. What does he have to lose?

Florentine

Mahiro steps forward under the spray and splays a hand over Alex’s heart, water cascading over his shoulders and streaming into his eyes. He knows that this is where their lives must intersect, and he tilts his head up in invitation.


Alex leans down and kisses him carefully, a gentle exploration, and Mahiro puts as much feeling as he can into the kiss, tries to let Alex know that everything they do together is part of a whole, that it means the world to him.


Alex pulls away with a tug on Mahiro’s bottom lip and reaches over to turn the water off.


“I…Thank you,” Mahiro chokes out, absolutely unable to think of anything else to say.


Alex just smiles and kisses him again before leading him out of the shower. They towel off, put on robes, and walk back out into the playroom, still silent, Mahiro’s nerves flaring to life in the pit of his stomach.


Chapter 50