hard ass of a boss to smile was still a little unnerving. “Done.”
Luke’s
easy acceptance threw Kane for a loop, and he couldn’t come up with anything to
say other than, “Who will cover for us while we’re gone?” He’d given it some
thought, but never came up with a clear plan.
“I
think I can get it covered, Kane. I know how to manage my club.”
He
didn’t doubt that, but he also knew that’s what Kane was there for. Club
Destiny wasn’t just a bar and Luke had his hands full with several other things
at the moment, including a high publicity lawsuit that was taking most of his
time, the temporary closing of Club Destiny’s doors, not to mention some sort
of investment deal he was working on.
“Will
you be working tonight?” Luke asked as he leaned forward, resting his arms on
the desk and glaring back at Kane.
“Yes.”
It was Saturday night, and Kane would’ve never thought of leaving Luke to deal
with their busiest night of the week alone, especially not with advanced notice.
“All
right.” Luke smiled again. “When you get back, I need to talk to you about a
couple of things. But it can wait so enjoy your time off.”
Kane
wasn’t sure he liked the sound of that, but what was he going to say? Never mind? No. This vacation was more than a little overdue, so it had to come
first.
Although
he’d received Luke’s permission, Kane knew that was the easy part. Now he had
to talk to Lucie.
Unfortunately,
the talking to Lucie part didn’t happen as Kane expected. The bar had erupted
in chaos only minutes after he returned from Luke’s office, and he had been
going nonstop ever since. Glancing down at his watch as he poured a Belvedere
and 7-Up for Samantha McCoy, Kane realized he had several more hours to go, but
he needed to talk to Lucie before she tried to sneak out.
Ever
since the night he had stayed at her apartment, making love to her again had
been the only thing on his mind. Since she seemed to be avoiding him, Kane was
bound and determined to ensure they had some time to talk. Not to mention, he
was looking forward to spending more than just an hour or two at a time with Haley.
The
idea for a vacation had come to him the morning he was leaving Lucie’s which
was why had had gone home and immediately gotten on the phone with his travel
agent – better known as his mother.
Originally,
he’d given some thought to taking Haley and Lucie to Disney World, but being
this would be the perfect time for him and Lucie to talk, he figured that might
not be the ideal setting for them. When his mother, Susanna suggested the
beach, Kane had immediately perked to the idea. Having some time with his two
girls all to himself sounded just about perfect right now, so he’d instructed
his mother to make it happen.
“Hey,”
Lucie greeted, albeit shyly, when she approached the bar. Kane knew she was
just dropping off some drink orders since she was waitressing tonight due to
the large number of people, but he was still happy to see her even if it were
only briefly. On nights when they were slow, she opted to take over the bar,
but on nights like this, it was all they could do to keep up, so he generally
had Lucie working the tables.
“Hey.”
Staring back at the woman, Kane was immediately assaulted by the images of
their night together. The night he remembered because it was burned into his
brain. “Before you go home tonight, I need to talk to you.”
Lucie
nodded her head but didn’t ask him to elaborate and for that Kane was grateful.
No matter what, he knew she was going to argue with him and probably be a
little pissed off that Kane had already arranged for her to be off work for an
entire week, but at this point, he didn’t give a shit.
The
other night was a precursor to what Kane wanted from her. Now he just needed to
seal the deal.
~*~*~
At
three o’clock, Lucie was dead on her feet. The bar had cleared out at two when
the decision maker lights had come on, yet
Luke’s
easy acceptance threw Kane for a loop, and he couldn’t come up with anything to
say other than, “Who will cover for us while we’re gone?” He’d given it some
thought, but never came up with a clear plan.
“I
think I can get it covered, Kane. I know how to manage my club.”
He
didn’t doubt that, but he also knew that’s what Kane was there for. Club
Destiny wasn’t just a bar and Luke had his hands full with several other things
at the moment, including a high publicity lawsuit that was taking most of his
time, the temporary closing of Club Destiny’s doors, not to mention some sort
of investment deal he was working on.
“Will
you be working tonight?” Luke asked as he leaned forward, resting his arms on
the desk and glaring back at Kane.
“Yes.”
It was Saturday night, and Kane would’ve never thought of leaving Luke to deal
with their busiest night of the week alone, especially not with advanced notice.
“All
right.” Luke smiled again. “When you get back, I need to talk to you about a
couple of things. But it can wait so enjoy your time off.”
Kane
wasn’t sure he liked the sound of that, but what was he going to say? Never mind? No. This vacation was more than a little overdue, so it had to come
first.
Although
he’d received Luke’s permission, Kane knew that was the easy part. Now he had
to talk to Lucie.
Unfortunately,
the talking to Lucie part didn’t happen as Kane expected. The bar had erupted
in chaos only minutes after he returned from Luke’s office, and he had been
going nonstop ever since. Glancing down at his watch as he poured a Belvedere
and 7-Up for Samantha McCoy, Kane realized he had several more hours to go, but
he needed to talk to Lucie before she tried to sneak out.
Ever
since the night he had stayed at her apartment, making love to her again had
been the only thing on his mind. Since she seemed to be avoiding him, Kane was
bound and determined to ensure they had some time to talk. Not to mention, he
was looking forward to spending more than just an hour or two at a time with Haley.
The
idea for a vacation had come to him the morning he was leaving Lucie’s which
was why had had gone home and immediately gotten on the phone with his travel
agent – better known as his mother.
Originally,
he’d given some thought to taking Haley and Lucie to Disney World, but being
this would be the perfect time for him and Lucie to talk, he figured that might
not be the ideal setting for them. When his mother, Susanna suggested the
beach, Kane had immediately perked to the idea. Having some time with his two
girls all to himself sounded just about perfect right now, so he’d instructed
his mother to make it happen.
“Hey,”
Lucie greeted, albeit shyly, when she approached the bar. Kane knew she was
just dropping off some drink orders since she was waitressing tonight due to
the large number of people, but he was still happy to see her even if it were
only briefly. On nights when they were slow, she opted to take over the bar,
but on nights like this, it was all they could do to keep up, so he generally
had Lucie working the tables.
“Hey.”
Staring back at the woman, Kane was immediately assaulted by the images of
their night together. The night he remembered because it was burned into his
brain. “Before you go home tonight, I need to talk to you.”
Lucie
nodded her head but didn’t ask him to elaborate and for that Kane was grateful.
No matter what, he knew she was going to argue with him and probably be a
little pissed off that Kane had already arranged for her to be off work for an
entire week, but at this point, he didn’t give a shit.
The
other night was a precursor to what Kane wanted from her. Now he just needed to
seal the deal.
~*~*~
At
three o’clock, Lucie was dead on her feet. The bar had cleared out at two when
the decision maker lights had come on, yet
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