And with that they closed the door and drove off.
Ben looked at Beatriz.
“You think it’s safe to get out of here?” he asked.
The reception seemed to be emptying out.
“Hell, yes,” she said and took his hand.
When they reached her hotel room, Beatriz found a white box sitting outside the door. They took it inside and laid it on the bed.
“I’m scared,” she said.
“Me, too. Terrified.”
“Should I open it?” Beatriz asked.
“If you don’t, I will.”
Beatriz lifted the lid off the beautifully wrapped box and pushed the tissue paper aside.
Ben leaned over and peaked inside. He raised his eyebrow at Beatriz.
“Well, we did finish THE MANUAL,” she said. “And John asked me to branch out into reviewing other kinds of sex toys.”
“I’m game if you are.”
Beatriz pulled a book out of the box. Underneath it lay a pair of handcuffs, some sort of whip, two floggers and something that looked like a paddle made of leather instead of wood.
She threw a copy of Kink for Beginners onto the bed.
Ben glanced down at the book and back up at Beatriz.
“God, I love your job.”