The P Arrangement

THE P ARRANGEMENT A RENDEZVOUS NOVEL R.L. KENDERSON CONTENTS Author Note Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Epilogue One Epilogue Two Turn the page for a sample of The D Appointment Also by R.L. Kenderson About the Author The P Arrangement Copyright © 2023 by R.L. Kenderson All Rights Reserved ISBN-13: 978-1-950918-49-2 Editor: Jovana Shirley, Unforeseen Editing, www.unforeseenediting.com Cover image: Photographer: Michelle Lancaster www.michellelancaster.com Model: David Tomasic Designer: R.L. Kenderson at R.L. Cover Designs, www.rlcoverdesigns.com No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system without the written permission of the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental. THE P ARRANGEMENT All she wanted was to find a man who knew his way around her P. I was probably what you would call a boss bitch. I was the youngest judge in the state—and a female one at that. My job was the hardest thing I’d ever done, but it was also the most rewarding. If only my private life were just as satisfying. What I’d gained in my professional life, I’d lost in my personal one. Which meant I’d lost the man who knew my body as well as his own. The man who knew every single thing that turned me on and how to make me come. Too bad for me because, now, he was the guy no one could live up to. That was where Preston St. James came in. That man knew how to worship my pussy, and I didn’t need to find a new guy when my ex-husband could give me exactly what I wanted. Exactly what I needed. But maybe I should have taken into account what he wanted. Me. AUTHOR NOTE CONTENT WARNING This book contains exhibitionism kink, degradation kink, accidental pregnancy, and a traumatic birth mentioned in the past. To all our readers who started this journey with Vivian and Dominick, stayed for Rayne and Cade, and are still here for Delaney and Preston. May you get all the D, the C, and P you want. ONE DELANEY Throwing back more wine than what was considered ladylike, I tried to forget about what I had to do later tonight. It didn’t work. But part of that could be because I was only allowing myself to have one glass before I broke the news to my friends that I wasn’t staying for dinner. I probably shouldn’t have come to the restaurant at all because I wasn’t in the best mood for socializing. But I’d promised my friend I would come to dinner so she could introduce me to her new boyfriend. It didn’t help that I had to watch my two friends, Rayne and Vivian, be blissfully happy with their partners while I sat alone at my end of the half-circular booth. Rayne Thompson and Vivian Stern were my partners in the Women in Law project, started by the Minneapolis mayor, Nadine Evans. As a lawyer herself, she had started Women in Law to educate girls and young women from elementary to high school about being a lawyer. Rayne was a prosecutor for the county, Vivian was in the private sector, and I was a family court judge. Nadine was an associate of mine, and when she’d approached me, she had explained she was looking for a variety of careers people could pursue with a law degree to let the young women know there were many possibilities. Since the project had started, Vivian, Rayne, and I had become closer, which was why Rayne wanted Vivian and me to meet Cade. When I’d first met my new friends, Vivian had been single, and Rayne had been having troubles with her then boyfriend. Now, Vivian was living with Dominick, and a month after breaking up with her ex-boyfriend, Rayne was already in a serious relationship, judging by the “necklace” she wore around her neck. Both women appeared to be in love with their partners. I was very happy for them, but it reminded me how alone I was. Not only was I the only single one, but I was also the oldest of the three, and after being married for over ten years and now divorced, I sometimes wondered if it was too late for me to find a happily ever after. Most of the time, I was content with where I was in my life, but there were times when I was reminded of what I’d had. And what I had lost. “What do you do for work, Cade?” I asked to get my mind off of feeling sorry for myself. Cade sat with his arm around Rayne and smiled down at her, and she beamed back up at him. The relationship had seemed to come out of nowhere, but it was obvious how the two of them felt about one another. “I am a manager at the Iron House,” Cade said. “But Rayne’s brother, Beau, and I are going to be opening up our own restaurant hopefully within the next year. I’ll run the place, and Beau will be our head chef.” “It’ll be a lot of work, but I think Cade and my brother are going to love having their own place.” “Congratulations,” Vivian said as she leaned into Dominick. “That sounds very exciting,” I said. “You’ll have to invite us to your grand opening.” “Of course