As the elevator reached the lobby, Alice took a few deep breaths and made sure her ample cleavage was covered adequately before the doors opened. She also realized that whatever had been ordered from room service had not arrived, so she stopped at the front desk and asked them to have room service re-deliver the order at closing and leave it in the room. She knew they would be back by then or after then and either way Missa was sure to need some sustenance, as would Alice , before she allowed her little girl to sleep. Continuing with her forward momentum, Alice kept silent so as not to break the fragile hold she had over herself and got into the rental car.
She could feel her excitement mount as the surprise Ronin had in store for her was closer to being revealed and all she knew was a small list of people there and the location. She was looking forward to flirting openly and being able to spend time with friends, and maybe just watch others while her desires were left unfulfilled until later in the evening. She was also looking forward to meeting Missa and engaging her in light flirting and sensual play until she brought her back to the hotel. These thoughts crossed her mind as she settled into the car, turned on the music and looked out the window to watch Edinburgh pass by. Aidan had silently followed Alice and placed the bag in the car before holding the passenger door for Alice . He was slightly perturbed by her sudden silence, but somehow it intrigued him that someone so chatty and vivacious was suddenly so quiet. It made him wonder what she was thinking, and hoped she was planning some naughty acts in her head with him as the lead role, like he’d been doing with her off and on all day. The distance she put between them mentally in the last 20minutes disturbed him and made him want to touch her all the more, made him ache to be alone in the hotel room with her, but there seemed to be a fragile hold upon her attraction for him and he didn’t want to break it. So, sighing in frustration, Aidan continued to maneuver the car towards the play party, and wracked his brain for something to say to her; to ask her so she’d just speak to him. Alice turned to the enticing man sitting behind the drivers’ wheel, “I really don’t know what kind of party it is and I’m a wanderer by nature. So if you want my attention and you don’t want me to wander very far, then you’ll need to hold my hand or touch me or put an arm around me. If I’m not being physically touched I tend to walk away, even during a conversation unless I’m sitting down. However, even then my attention span will wander away and if there’s lots of people and lights and conversations I can have a hard time focusing. I just wanted you to know since I don’t think you’ll know many people there and I didn’t want you to feel uncomfortable. By the way, in case I’ve forgotten my manners, thank you for driving me to Edinburgh , to the hotel, to the party, and thank you for coming with me. I know we don’t know each other very well, but it’s as if there’s a spell or force pulling us towards each other and I have no idea where it’s leading us. But, I want you to know that I look forward to the adventure and when we have time together you are welcome to ask me anything you’d like and I will answer honestly. I just wanted you to know before you enter the lion’s den what is waiting for you and I can’t promise you more than what may happen with my time here, but I can promise you that I will not intentionally hurt you without your consent. And if you find someone you’d like to play with at the party then feel free to indulge yourself as long as you’re safe and having a good time not much else should matter.” Alice spoke quietly with a strength of will and honesty that required no comment, no response, but an acknowledgement that what she said was understood. Smiling at her, “Ok. I can go with the flow and I’ll make a mental note to keep my arm around you as much as possible.” Aidan spoke earnestly in response to her as he pulled up out front of the luxury apartment. “And it looks like we’re here. The apartment is on the top floor of that building.” Aidan spoke and pointed before getting out of the car. Alice took note of where he pointed and met Aidan at the back of the car before he could reach her door. Smiling up at him, “Would you mind carrying the bag?” Alice asked before she heard someone shout her name from the balcony of the apartments. “ Alice ! What took you so long??” A woman yelled, while a man appeared to have opened the door and stood at the top of the steps. Alice waved and smiled while Aidan grabbed the bag and they walked to the stairs together. Shouting back at Natalya, “Hi! How are you?” Alice continued up the stairs in front of Aidan and locked eyes with the man at the top of the stairs. And as he just watched her walk up the stairs, she watched his eyes and face to see his reaction, not only to the sight of her but also to the man behind her. His eyes lingered over the man behind her, assessing him, and returning to Alice ’s face with a quick flicker in his eyes. Alice registered this flicker as curiosity and questioning her judgment in bringing a stranger without warning and knew she’d have to explain herself to Ronin later. As Alice reached the top of the stairs, she drew herself closer to Ronin and gave him a kiss on his neck while hugging him. She reveled in the feel of him for a brief second before pulling away, teasing him with the smell and touch of her. Alice turned to the side to allow Aidan to reach the landing and introduced the two men to each other, “Ronin this is Aidan, Aidan meet Ronin. I almost ran him over on my way here but he rescued me from getting lost and I just knew he’d have fun here tonight.” She began explaining while introducing him to Ronin, a bit nervous as to whether they’d actually get along, well more nervous that Ronin would be angry. However, Alice knew Ronin would adjust and Aidan was so easy going that she knew he wouldn’t try to set off the alpha alarm as most people did with Ronin. Ronin’s presence seemed to intimidate even the most confident person, which led them to challenge him in ways that could cause a fun time to turn into a drama filled night. However, tonight there were select friends and toys of Ronin from around the world and some of them had played with Alice before and some were new. Alice smiled as she was almost between the two men and allowed her desire for them both to lead her brain into a threesome scenario with her at its center. However, it was shattered as Ronin spoke, “Welcome. Come in and set down your bag. Did you check in at the hotel? If not I can send Missa there now. How was the trip?” Alice locked her arm with Ronin’s as they walked into the apartment, answering “Yes, we checked into the hotel. The suite is fine and the room will be suitable for Missa and I. Other than almost running over this small giant the trip has been wonderful so far. I really like the greenness and it feels so different here. I definitely feel like I’m in a different world.” Alice liked touching Ronin, teasing him with the feel of her even if it was only an arm, a hand that reminded him he could have her when he wanted, if she allowed him. She liked knowing she was such a distraction for Ronin and knew that just by talking to him was almost enough to make forgive her for bringing a complete stranger to the party. So she continued, “Oh and I have some delicious ideas for Missa, would you like to hear them now or later?” Alice ’s voice became excited and thick with anticipation as thoughts of Missa entered her mind. Smiling briefly at Alice ’s excitement, Ronin quickly masked his reaction, but not before she understood that he was looking forward to details. “Oh, I’m sure you both will give adequate accounts once all is said and done. Thank you for training her and I know you’ll give her exactly what she needs to accept her fantasies and desires. Or course, I look forward to listening to the audios of your sessions with her” he grinned devilishly. Laughing, Alice reacted, “Oh, I know you’ll get a very detailed account by my hand and yes, I know it disappoints you but I still refuse to do videos of my sessions. However, the audio will not be a problem. I have a new recorder and I think it’d be fun to see what two will record from different points in the room and then merge them so they play simultaneously? Possibly, not sure as I’m still fooling around with it all, but I think merging them will create more of a real sound, as if you’re actually watching and there, even when you’re not. Then as you read the account the audio will align with it perfectly!” Alice continued to talk as she looked around the apartment, “This is a nice place!” was all she got out before Natalya came to give her a hug.