wrong?”
“It’s nothing. I’m fine. What
did I miss this week? Sorry I went off grid, but I had to spend some quality
time with Georgia, and I needed some quiet time.”
“I figured that’s where you
were. Everything was fine. We picked up two new members and lost one this
week.”
“Who did we lose?”
“Sam Stringer.”
“Sam? Why? I thought he’d be
with us forever.”
“Found a woman who agreed to
marry him and knew she’d never be okay with his membership here, so he dropped
it before they joined bank accounts.”
“Well that makes sense. At
least he’s discreet. I’ll miss that goofy joker, but I’m glad he’s happy.” I
smile thinking about Sam and the silly things he says. “Who are the new people,
and are we expecting them tonight?”
He slides his hands in his
pockets as he answers, “I haven’t met them yet. Christina has the reports, but
she did all the background checks and got all the paperwork squared away so
they should be good. She doesn’t expect one of them until Sunday night and the
other sometime next week.”
“Who made the referrals?” I
ask. We haven’t had new members referred in over six months.
“Doc made one and Randy
Langston made the other.”
“Okay, well I guess I need to
go make my rounds. Let me put my lips on and I’ll be ready.”
I make my way to the bathroom
attached to my office and pull out the sex-hot red lipstick that I wear while
I’m here and swipe it across my lips. Then I roll my lips together to make sure
it’s even. Once I’m done, I put a coat of clear gloss over the top and turn off
the light in the room as I exit.
Thoughts of Finn assault me
as I step into the main room. The music is low, but it’s got a sexy driving
beat that brings to mind his big body moving over my small one, his soft lips
at my nape and his calloused fingers over my tender nub. I squeeze my thighs
together, hoping the pressure will stifle the sudden throbbing there, but it
doesn’t work. Before I can head back into my office, my name is called, so I
turn to find the head of security coming my way at a clipped pace. That is not
a good sign for this early in the evening.
“What is it, Charles?” His
face is a mask of stone. It’s rare to see emotion on his handsome face. I guess
it’s a learned trait from his time in the military.
“Kevin tried to enter one of
the scenes and wouldn’t leave when asked to. He seems out of sorts tonight. He’s
in my office with James. Do you want to handle this? I planned to do it, but
James thought you might want to.”
I sigh.
“He’s right. He’s one of our
oldest members, but this isn’t the first time. It’s just been awhile since he’s
done it.”
I walk briskly past several
members, smiling as I go and give polite nods.
As I reach the door, I ask
Charles, “Can you wait out here? James will stay with me. I’ll let you know what
to do once we have a chat, okay?”
I pose it as a question
but there is no question. I own the place, so what I say goes. I just don’t
like to be rude about it.
After opening the door, I
step inside.
“Kevin.” My tone is that of a
disappointed mother. “What were you thinking? You know the rules. Hell, you
were here when I first rolled out the rules. Why would you do this? I said I’ll
throw you out after the last time you tried something like this.”
With his head in his hands,
I’m reminded of the days before I implemented a two drink maximum when Kevin
would get rip-roaring drunk and spill his guts to anyone who would listen.
“I thought it was her. I had
to see for myself. She looks just like her, Darcy. I mean she’s an identical
match.”
“She’s long gone, Kevin.
We’ve talked about this. I even tried to find her for you that year. Remember?
My best investigator couldn’t locate her. Everyone who comes in here goes
through the background check so I know for a fact it’s not her.”
“I’m sorry Darcy. Sometimes
those old
“It’s nothing. I’m fine. What
did I miss this week? Sorry I went off grid, but I had to spend some quality
time with Georgia, and I needed some quiet time.”
“I figured that’s where you
were. Everything was fine. We picked up two new members and lost one this
week.”
“Who did we lose?”
“Sam Stringer.”
“Sam? Why? I thought he’d be
with us forever.”
“Found a woman who agreed to
marry him and knew she’d never be okay with his membership here, so he dropped
it before they joined bank accounts.”
“Well that makes sense. At
least he’s discreet. I’ll miss that goofy joker, but I’m glad he’s happy.” I
smile thinking about Sam and the silly things he says. “Who are the new people,
and are we expecting them tonight?”
He slides his hands in his
pockets as he answers, “I haven’t met them yet. Christina has the reports, but
she did all the background checks and got all the paperwork squared away so
they should be good. She doesn’t expect one of them until Sunday night and the
other sometime next week.”
“Who made the referrals?” I
ask. We haven’t had new members referred in over six months.
“Doc made one and Randy
Langston made the other.”
“Okay, well I guess I need to
go make my rounds. Let me put my lips on and I’ll be ready.”
I make my way to the bathroom
attached to my office and pull out the sex-hot red lipstick that I wear while
I’m here and swipe it across my lips. Then I roll my lips together to make sure
it’s even. Once I’m done, I put a coat of clear gloss over the top and turn off
the light in the room as I exit.
Thoughts of Finn assault me
as I step into the main room. The music is low, but it’s got a sexy driving
beat that brings to mind his big body moving over my small one, his soft lips
at my nape and his calloused fingers over my tender nub. I squeeze my thighs
together, hoping the pressure will stifle the sudden throbbing there, but it
doesn’t work. Before I can head back into my office, my name is called, so I
turn to find the head of security coming my way at a clipped pace. That is not
a good sign for this early in the evening.
“What is it, Charles?” His
face is a mask of stone. It’s rare to see emotion on his handsome face. I guess
it’s a learned trait from his time in the military.
“Kevin tried to enter one of
the scenes and wouldn’t leave when asked to. He seems out of sorts tonight. He’s
in my office with James. Do you want to handle this? I planned to do it, but
James thought you might want to.”
I sigh.
“He’s right. He’s one of our
oldest members, but this isn’t the first time. It’s just been awhile since he’s
done it.”
I walk briskly past several
members, smiling as I go and give polite nods.
As I reach the door, I ask
Charles, “Can you wait out here? James will stay with me. I’ll let you know what
to do once we have a chat, okay?”
I pose it as a question
but there is no question. I own the place, so what I say goes. I just don’t
like to be rude about it.
After opening the door, I
step inside.
“Kevin.” My tone is that of a
disappointed mother. “What were you thinking? You know the rules. Hell, you
were here when I first rolled out the rules. Why would you do this? I said I’ll
throw you out after the last time you tried something like this.”
With his head in his hands,
I’m reminded of the days before I implemented a two drink maximum when Kevin
would get rip-roaring drunk and spill his guts to anyone who would listen.
“I thought it was her. I had
to see for myself. She looks just like her, Darcy. I mean she’s an identical
match.”
“She’s long gone, Kevin.
We’ve talked about this. I even tried to find her for you that year. Remember?
My best investigator couldn’t locate her. Everyone who comes in here goes
through the background check so I know for a fact it’s not her.”
“I’m sorry Darcy. Sometimes
those old
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