Did he want Sierra going with them? No, not really.
Did he have much of a say in the matter? No. And there wasn’t a not really about it either.
Sierra was adamant that Luke and Cole take her to the club. According to her, if Sam was getting to see it, she was going no matter what they said. Needless to say, he and Luke had lost that battle.
And here they were walking down the narrow corridor that would lead them to the very private, very secret fetish club. The same one that was supposed to be closed down entirely. It would be too if it weren’t for the fact that Luke was trying to get a decent feel for what the Walkers intended to do with their resort. Since Travis hadn’t been able to outline what he was planning to do with the two clubs that were supposed to be inside the walls of the super exclusive resort, Luke had offered to give them a tour.
Considering Cole hadn’t been there since he met Sierra, he wasn’t exactly sure what they’d see. With a majority of the members now relieved of their contractual obligation, he wasn’t expecting much. He couldn’t say he was disappointed about it either.
Worst case scenario, some of the few remaining members would be in attendance and having a grand time putting on a show for the few people that would likely be there.
At least Cole wasn’t going to have to worry about anything getting too far out of hand. Although Sierra had been quite adamant that she not get left out of the tour, he could tell by looking at her that she wasn’t feeling well. As the baby continued to develop, Sierra was overcome by exhaustion easily these days, which meant their evenings out usually ended early. He didn’t expect tonight to be much different.
“You feeling all right?” Cole asked Sierra, his hand sliding protectively against her lower back as he walked beside her down the corridor that would lead them to the double doors into the club.
“A little tired, but yes, I’m fine.” Her sweet smile told him she wasn’t telling him the whole truth, but then again, Sierra did her best not to worry them. Sometimes she overdid it, just to avoid their concern. Especially Luke’s.
Since they had already endured an hour and a half at dinner, Cole knew Sierra wasn’t going to want to be out much longer. Not only would she be getting tired, but she had been complaining that her feet were bothering her. He could only imagine. It seemed as though in the last couple of weeks, the baby had gotten significantly bigger.
However, because Luke was required to be here, and Sierra’s curiosity was going to easily trump her discomfort, Cole had resigned himself to the outing. So far it had been interesting, especially listening to Travis Walker and his recent, and not so minor, changes to the resort. Since the conversation started, Luke and Logan hadn’t weighed in, but Cole knew they were probably cataloging every word. It seemed as though Travis was seeking input, but his brothers had been all the support he needed by the time dinner was over.
Having dinner with seven extremely outgoing, distinctly different brothers, was entertaining in itself and Cole found himself laughing on more than one occasion at the banter between them. Having grown up an only child until Tag’s father married Cole’s mother – after he had moved out on his own – he didn’t have any experience with that type of sibling interaction. Again, interesting was a fairly decent description.
As they walked inside the club, most of the others stopped immediately to observe their surroundings, leaving Cole and Sierra wandering behind them. As he watched the intrigue on their faces, he couldn’t help but wonder what the outcome was going to be for their club. Being that Luke abruptly closed the doors a short time ago, there’d been little discussion about reopening them. Well, at least not without some significant changes.
Without a vested interest, apart from being in a permanent relationship with Luke, Cole wasn’t sure what he hoped would happen. Initially, he’d thought that Luke would have more free time, but that didn’t seem to be the case. In fact, Luke was probably spending more time at Club Destiny than before he closed the doors. It was clear that the current situation was weighing heavily on Luke’s mind. No matter how much he and Sierra tried to reassure Luke that they would stand beside him on any decision he made, it was clear Luke had some concerns.
They did seem to be making some progress on the inclusion factor though. Luke was insisting that both he and Sierra provide their input, and he wasn’t at all tolerant of their evasiveness.
Since the three of them were lovers, partners in every sense of the word, it was a no-brainer that they’d support Luke, but other than that, they wouldn’t be able to persuade him to make a decision either way. They knew it, and Luke knew it. Luke was going to do what he wanted to do. That’s the way Luke was. One of the many reasons Cole loved him. Unconditionally.