hard time when he tells you to go to bed, okay?"
"Uncle Kel could take care of us while you go on the show." His eyes light up.
"You both have school and he has work. Listen, baby, it just doesn't seem like it's going to work out. Thank you for believing in me, though." I kiss him again and turn to the door.
"Night, Kel," I call over my shoulder, leaving for a crazy night at Lux.
Jackson
"Jesus, man, you look like shit."
It's only been a day, but Xavier looks like someone chewed him up and shit him out. Sitting, once again, at Lux Hedonica, we wait for Red to show up. He was more than happy to accommodate my request to visit again tonight as well as receive a proper introduction to the staff. Most importantly, one particular snake charmer.
"Yeah. I feel it, too." He rubs at the back of his neck.
"What's going on? You sick?" Leaning my forearms on the table, I shift most of my upper body weight forward, allowing the table to support me.
"No, I'm not." He chokes up a bit, something I wasn't prepared to come from the cocky bastard. "Maria's sick." His hands run through his hair.
"Sick how?"
His bloodshot eyes meet my blue ones. "She has heart problems."
"How serious?" I press.
"Serious enough she’s being hospitalized for surgery, but apparently not severe enough to fucking tell me about these issues until a week before the surgery," he growls.
They may have split up, but they worked hard at being close. At first, it was for the twins, but over time, you could tell while a marriage didn't work, their friendship was intact.
"Her husband called me because he didn't think it was right for me not to know!" He snorts. "Her new husband told me, but she hasn't. You believe that shit?"
I shook my head. Honestly, I wasn't sure what I would do in that situation.
"They haven't told the girls about the operation or anything. They know she's been sick sometimes, but Maria hides the seriousness. She's just going to send them for their week with me and slip into the hospital." Shaking his head, he tosses back the last of his drink.
"Why don't we get out of here?" I slide to the end of the booth and tilt my head toward the exit.
He shakes his head. "No, you stay. I thought this would get me out of my mood, but I don't think it's going to work."
I go to stand with him, but he motions for me to stay seated.
"Why don't you just call and talk to her? You guys are still close. Just yell at each other and then talk it out."
"Oh, I'll yell alright." He gives a mean laugh.
"Hey, man, just remember, she’s probably scared out of her mind and though this may not be the best way to handle everything, she's more than likely having a really, really hard time processing all of this, too."
Xavier's shoulders relax just a bit and he nods.
"You're right, but she should've told me."
I nod. "Yeah, I know."
"Tell Red I'm sorry." Then, Xavier is gone, lost in the sea of bodies that filled the club during our conversation.
The waitress stops by the table two more times before Red finally shows. He's wearing the same shitty grin he was yesterday.
"Where's Xavier?" Red asks, sliding into the booth.
"He just took off. Got some shit to take care of," I say, keeping it short. That story ain't mine to tell.
"His loss." Red motions to a waitress, who eagerly comes at his call. As the curvy, dark haired girl scurries off to the bar, Red settles into the leather. "So, it's all set. The transfer of the club should happen next month."
"Congrats, man."
"Thom's letting them know about the official ownership change before the show. Afterward, we'll head back so I can formally introduce myself."
"You haven't met the girls yet?" I raise one brow.
"As a customer, not as the new owner. I want them to be assured their jobs are safe. I mean, I have a few ideas for this place, but I'm not going to do an overhaul. Mostly, I want to get some better PR and curb appeal. I'm also going to see about some celebrity guests and shit." He
"Uncle Kel could take care of us while you go on the show." His eyes light up.
"You both have school and he has work. Listen, baby, it just doesn't seem like it's going to work out. Thank you for believing in me, though." I kiss him again and turn to the door.
"Night, Kel," I call over my shoulder, leaving for a crazy night at Lux.
Jackson
"Jesus, man, you look like shit."
It's only been a day, but Xavier looks like someone chewed him up and shit him out. Sitting, once again, at Lux Hedonica, we wait for Red to show up. He was more than happy to accommodate my request to visit again tonight as well as receive a proper introduction to the staff. Most importantly, one particular snake charmer.
"Yeah. I feel it, too." He rubs at the back of his neck.
"What's going on? You sick?" Leaning my forearms on the table, I shift most of my upper body weight forward, allowing the table to support me.
"No, I'm not." He chokes up a bit, something I wasn't prepared to come from the cocky bastard. "Maria's sick." His hands run through his hair.
"Sick how?"
His bloodshot eyes meet my blue ones. "She has heart problems."
"How serious?" I press.
"Serious enough she’s being hospitalized for surgery, but apparently not severe enough to fucking tell me about these issues until a week before the surgery," he growls.
They may have split up, but they worked hard at being close. At first, it was for the twins, but over time, you could tell while a marriage didn't work, their friendship was intact.
"Her husband called me because he didn't think it was right for me not to know!" He snorts. "Her new husband told me, but she hasn't. You believe that shit?"
I shook my head. Honestly, I wasn't sure what I would do in that situation.
"They haven't told the girls about the operation or anything. They know she's been sick sometimes, but Maria hides the seriousness. She's just going to send them for their week with me and slip into the hospital." Shaking his head, he tosses back the last of his drink.
"Why don't we get out of here?" I slide to the end of the booth and tilt my head toward the exit.
He shakes his head. "No, you stay. I thought this would get me out of my mood, but I don't think it's going to work."
I go to stand with him, but he motions for me to stay seated.
"Why don't you just call and talk to her? You guys are still close. Just yell at each other and then talk it out."
"Oh, I'll yell alright." He gives a mean laugh.
"Hey, man, just remember, she’s probably scared out of her mind and though this may not be the best way to handle everything, she's more than likely having a really, really hard time processing all of this, too."
Xavier's shoulders relax just a bit and he nods.
"You're right, but she should've told me."
I nod. "Yeah, I know."
"Tell Red I'm sorry." Then, Xavier is gone, lost in the sea of bodies that filled the club during our conversation.
The waitress stops by the table two more times before Red finally shows. He's wearing the same shitty grin he was yesterday.
"Where's Xavier?" Red asks, sliding into the booth.
"He just took off. Got some shit to take care of," I say, keeping it short. That story ain't mine to tell.
"His loss." Red motions to a waitress, who eagerly comes at his call. As the curvy, dark haired girl scurries off to the bar, Red settles into the leather. "So, it's all set. The transfer of the club should happen next month."
"Congrats, man."
"Thom's letting them know about the official ownership change before the show. Afterward, we'll head back so I can formally introduce myself."
"You haven't met the girls yet?" I raise one brow.
"As a customer, not as the new owner. I want them to be assured their jobs are safe. I mean, I have a few ideas for this place, but I'm not going to do an overhaul. Mostly, I want to get some better PR and curb appeal. I'm also going to see about some celebrity guests and shit." He
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