“You’re so evil!” Angel squealed with complete delight. “I love you so much.” Dropping the pads on the ground inside the closet where Patrick kept them, the other woman sniffed as she reached out to do her best to sideways hug Olivia. It was the only way Angel could be hugged anymore. Angel sniffled and alarm went through Olivia. “You’re just the best.”

“Don’t you dare start crying,” Olivia ordered, patting her arm and wondering whether it was better to let Angel hug it out or if hugging would only make her more emotional. The woman was like a ticking time bomb of emotions. Lately the group tended to pass her around like a hot potato and whoever was unfortunate enough to be the one chaperoning her when she went off... “Leigh, get back here!”

“I’ll be right back!” Leigh called over her shoulder as she ducked behind the bar. “I’m just gonna grab us all some water.”

“Um, so yeah. I paired him with Kincaid. But I’m going to have to top him tomorrow because sticking them together again isn’t really fair to Kincaid since Luke’s totally straight,” Olivia said, telling herself she wasn’t babbling. Angel leaned on her shoulder, still sniffling a little, but also listening. “Mistress Lisa’s going to come in starting this Sunday though.”

“Don’t you want to top him?” Angel asked, straightening up a little bit and rubbing the moisture from her almond-shaped eyes. Olivia nearly sighed with relief. Crises averted. As if on cue, Leigh was already on her way back from behind the bar. “He’s hot. And totally your type. At least, that’s what Adam said.”

Olivia pursed her lips, wondering if Adam deserved some payback too. Maybe she should start a list, if her friends were going to conspire against her. A naughty list, just like Santa.

“He’s also basically my boss,” Olivia pointed out as Leigh reached them, handing over the water bottles she’d taken a suspiciously long time to fetch. Her sweet, little girl-next-door demeanor didn’t fool Olivia; she was pretty sure Leigh was just as much of a handful as Angel. She just hid it better. “If anything goes badly between us, the level of awkwardness would be higher than any other situation. Especially if he decides he’s not actually submissive or is ashamed of being submissive. I’m more like Adam or Patrick when it comes to being dominant; I don’t just keep it confined to the bedroom.”