20. Ian

Maddie walked quickly to the changing room and left Ian standing with Zane, who was still scowling at him, Sean, who looked like he wanted to be anywhere but there, and Damian, who stood silently next to Ian with his arms crossed.

"Are you gonna get your temper under control before you leave with her, or am I going to have to have security throw you out and keep her here?" Zane demanded.

Ian knew Zane well enough to consider him a friend. Ian was contracted with the club and provided all their security software and hardware. He also considered Sean a friend, yet he still wanted to kick his ass for getting so close to Maddie, even if he didn't know she belonged to Ian.

He had realized as he'd driven to the club at a highly unsafe speed that he couldn't bear to let her be with anyone else. She was his, and she would be his in every way.

"Look, I'm fine. How would you react if you found out the woman you love and are meant to protect snuck off to a BDSM club and was snuggled up with another Daddy?"

"Dude, she wasn't snuggled up to me. We didn't even touch," Sean cut in.

Ian just grunted and glared at Sean.

"If it were me, I would be upset, and she probably wouldn't be sitting comfortably for several days, but you need to get your temper under control so you can handle the situation properly. You know that," Zane said.

He knew Zane was right. It was never good for a Dom to let his temper control him. He needed to be in control of himself to be a good Daddy. He nodded his head and dropped his arms to his sides. Zane and Sean both relaxed a little.

"Sorry to cause a scene."

Zane shrugged, "Wouldn't be a normal Saturday night without at least one jackass acting like a fool."

Ian rolled his eyes and shook Zane's hand before excusing himself to go check on other things in the club.

"Again, sorry, man, I had no idea she was yours," Sean said.

Ian nodded and held his hand out to shake his, "I understand. I'm glad it was you that approached her instead of some other asshole."

Sean snorted and shook his hand before he left, leaving Ian and Damian standing together as Maddie made her way from the changing room wearing that skintight dress with those ridiculously high heels. She came and stood by Ian but didn't say anything.

"You need to apologize to Damian for slapping his hand away. If you didn't want him helping you, you should have politely said no thank you," Ian said sternly.

Maddie flicked her eyes up to Ian's as though she was unsure if he was serious. He raised his eyebrow and gave her a stern look. She moved her gaze from him to Damian, who was staring at her just as firmly.

"I'm sorry, Damian," she said quietly.

He nodded, "Thank you. I don't ever want to see you here or any other club without Ian again, got it?"

She slumped her shoulders and nodded.

Ian moved his arm around her waist, "Let's go home."

She nodded and walked with him. As they left the Littles' area, Ian noticed she took one last glance back with longing, and he felt like a bit of an asshole for ruining her Little fun. But she would have plenty of time to be Little once she was his.

When they got outside, he helped her into the passenger side of his SUV and reached in to buckle her seatbelt before she could do it herself. She didn't say anything, but he felt her breath hitch when his hand grazed across her breasts.

Neither of them spoke during the ride home, which he was thankful for. It gave him time to calm down and figure out his plan of action. Once they were in the house, Ian reached out and grabbed her by the elbow.

"We need to talk, Madison."

She turned toward him and shrugged.

"What's there to talk about? You said plenty last night."

Cupping her chin, he tilted her head up until she looked at him.

"I didn't say the right things last night, so I need to straighten that out with you, but first, I want to take you upstairs and get you changed out of that outfit and into a onesie so we can have this conversation the proper way."

Her eyes widened as she tried to step back from his grasp, but he didn't let her move.

"You're not running from me, baby. We are done running from each other."

He noticed her bottom lip trembling, and he couldn't resist running his thumb across it before swooping her up in his arms and making his way upstairs with her. He had expected her to protest, but instead, she wrapped her arms around his neck and laid her head on his shoulder.

Ian set her on the edge of the bed, kneeling in front of her so he could take her shoes off. When he looked up at her, she was watching him with a worried look on her face.

"What's the matter, baby?"

"What are you doing, Ian?"

He stood and reached behind her to unzip the dress, pulling it forward and down her arms, exposing her plump breasts to him. Her nipples hardened into tight buds as soon as the air touched them. Maddie brought her arms up to cover her chest, but Ian grabbed them and pulled them down to her sides.

"Don't hide your body from me, Maddie. I want to see what's mine. And I'm getting my baby girl dressed. And then we are going to talk about our relationship. After that, we are going to have a chat about you lying to me about where you were going tonight."

"I didn't lie to you."

Leaning down until he was face to face with her, Ian raised his eyebrow.

"Oh really? Because I'm pretty sure you told me you were going out to dinner with Quinn and you didn't say anything about going to a BDSM club."

"I did go to dinner with Quinn."

Ian cocked his head, "Are you really going to argue with me about this, Madison? Because I am pretty sure I made it pretty clear to you six years or so ago after I had to come to pick you up from a party that I didn't know you were going to because you were supposed to be spending the night at your friend's house, that leaving out information is just the same as lying."

Maddie groaned and flopped back on the bed, her breasts bouncing as she did, and Ian had to close his eyes so he didn't get distracted.

"Are you always going to bring that up?"

He gave her a stern look, "The only reason I am bringing it up is that we had a very extensive conversation about omitting information at that time and how I feel about it, did we not?"

Her gaze moved from the ceiling to him, and he knew he had won.

"Ugh… yes, we did. But you would have freaked out if I told you I was going to that club, and you upset me last night, so I was mad at you."

Ian laid down on the bed next to her and ran his hand down the side of her face to her neck and then down the middle of her chest.

"Why do you think I would have freaked out if you had told me you were going to a BDSM club, baby? Do you think it would be because I would be worried about your safety? Or maybe because I would be concerned about what you might see or experience and how you might react to it? Or could it be because you know deep down how much I care for you, and I would freak out at the thought of any other man touching you besides myself? Could it have been any of those reasons?"

Maddie brought her arms up to cover her breasts as she turned her head to look at him.

"You told me last night that you didn't want me," she whispered.

Ian sighed, "I didn't say I didn't want you, Madison. I said I couldn't have you. You are my best friend's little sister, and the last thing I would ever want to do is betray my friendship with him. I wish I had talked to him about my feelings toward you a long time ago, but I was scared that I would lose him and lose you too. So, I kept it to myself, and now I can't talk to him about it and get his approval."

Turning on her side, Maddie reached up and rested her hand over his heart.

"My brother thought so highly of you and loved you so much that I think he would have been ecstatic if you had come to him for approval. The only reason I didn't go to him about my feelings for you is because if something had happened between you and me, I didn't want to risk your guys' friendship."

He nodded and reached up to put his hand over hers.

"Maddie, my heart has beat only for you for the past six years. There hadn't been anyone serious in my life because there isn't anyone else for me. But, baby, I am not an easy man. I know you have this idea in your head about being a Little, but the fantasy is very different from reality. It isn't all fun and games. It is a commitment and not one that is always easy. I am strict and demanding, and I don't miss much, which means you would probably be sitting uncomfortably often. It also means rules and structure. It means giving yourself over to me and allowing me to take care of everything in regards to you and your health and safety. It means trusting me completely."

Her eyes flicked from their hands resting on his chest up to his eyes, and he relaxed slightly when he didn't see fear or doubt.

"I know it won't be some perfectly painted picture, Ian. I haven't ever experienced it in real life, but I've read a lot of books… a lot of books about DDlg."

He snorted and shook his head, "Baby, there is a lot of great information about this lifestyle in those books, but for the most part, those books highlight all the fun stuff. They only show the hard stuff to a certain extent. Having a bedtime set might sound neat until you actually have to abide by it every single night. The thought of having to ask permission to do certain things might make you all tingly and excited until you actually have to do it on a regular basis and potentially be told no and not being able to argue about it. It's not easy."

Maddie moved her head, so it was resting against his chest.

"I loved my brother more than anything. But the one thing I wish he would have done differently with me was to give me more rules and boundaries. You were the person who gave me that. I know you didn't give me rules and boundaries to the extent that you would have liked, but I always knew I was safe with you. I was safe with Cameron too, but with you, I knew you were always watching over me, protecting me and making sure I was being a good girl, lecturing the hell out of me when I did something naughty, and being there for me whenever I needed you. Whether you realize it or not, I have experienced your Dominant bossy side since I was twelve… the only difference is, now I want to experience it with you as my Daddy."

He wrapped his arms around her back and sighed. She was giving herself to him on a silver platter, and who was he to deny her what she wanted. Maddie was right about her experiencing his Dominant side, even though it was completely non-sexual, and at the time, he had only seen her as a little sister. It would be totally different with her as his Little.

"I want to be your Daddy too. I want it more than anything. I just don't want to betray Cameron."