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"Now there’s an idea," Mia drawled "Our own private club It has a certain ring to it"
Bethany snorted as they piled out "All you’d have to do is tell Gabe you want one and he’d buy it for you"
Mia grinned "This is true"
"Chessy, Gina and Trish are already inside waiting at the table," Caroline explained
Then a big, goofy slanced up to see what she was looking at
A tall, very ently He had a goatee and he wore an earring in his left ear It was obvious, judging by the way Caroline looked at him and the way he looked at her, that this had to be Brandon, the bouncer He certainly looked the part
"Ladies," he greeted "If you’ll follow me, I’ll show you to your table"
"You did aweso hieous!"
He smiled "Glad you approve I wanted her to have the perfect ring It’s only fair I get the perfect girl so she gets the perfect ring"
"Oh da I’ve ever heard a guy say"
Josie had to agree It was absolutely sweet
Caroline’s cheeks flushed but her eyes shone with love for Brandon Teeks ago, seeing this would have made Josie insanely jealous, because Michael would never ever s known in public Or private for that matter But now she had Ash Ash who had no proble Josie was his
They pushed their way to the front, bypassing the long line of people waiting to get in Then Brandon led theh the noisy croard a set of tables in the corner of the room just off the dance floor
Music reverberated through the air, invading Josie’s blood, pu in ti, and she knew there was no way in hell she’d dance with these shoes on She’d probably kill herself But the shoes were more for Ash’s benefit He’d actually been quite vocal about his choices when they’d gone shopping She’d spare her feet for the evening, but when she headed back to Ash’s aparto back on
When they reached the table, a waitress stood there with a tray full of drinks Mia smiled and turned to explain to Josie and Brittany
"She always brings us two drinks to start the evening We drink one down iroup toast and then we sip the second until she gets back with more Bethany and I weren’t sure what your preferences were so ent for girly drinks Cosmos and amaretto sours The sours are Bethany’s favorite and one of the few things she can drink to the point of intoxication If you let the waitress knohat you like, she’ll swing by with another round later"
"I like Cosmos," Brittany said over the music
"I don’t drinkan exception for tonight Ash was so eager for o out that I couldn’t disappoint hihed
"That’s because Gabe and Jace have tortured Ash with all the details of what the ht out," Bethany said with a roll of her eyes
"Try an a one of the drinks into her hands "I don’t drink ood Sweet and fruity without too h"
When everyone had their drinks, they gathered in a tight circle as Mia made introductions between Chessy, Gina and Trish and Josie and Brittany Once they were done, they all held their drinks up
"To Caro!" Mia yelled "And that big ass rock on her finger!"
"To Caro!" the group chorused
They clinked glasses, sloshing the drinks over the rilasses were empty The waitress emptied her tray of the second-round drinks and with a set refills
"Let’s dance!" Caro yelled
Josie allowed herself to be pulled toward the dance floor She liked to dance Was actually pretty good at it It had been a while, though Michael wasn’t into dancing or clubbing She could shake her ass with the best of theht as any to let loose and have some fun
She liked Mia and Bethany’s friends Brittany did too judging by her big s eyes
"We have a precedent to follow," Mia yelled
"Oh?" Josie inquired
"Yeah," Bethany interjected "We get really sexy on the dance floor,out, and hoever’s drawn guy duty for the night gets here, we pull out all the stops and give theet"
Josie burst into laughter "Okay, I’ht out thing"
Mia’s eyes twinkled merrily "Oh, Bethany and I will fill you all in after we’ve had a few drinks and are taking a break at the table"
That sounded fair enough Until then? She was going to let her hair down Just a figure of speech, however Bethany had spent a lot of tiant messy bun" as Mia had called it The result was sexy if Josie had to say so herself
Soft tendrils escaped the pins holding the bun in place Mia had used a lot of eye eneral, but the effect was stunning The entire package was pretty awesoht
Bethany had called her a bronze goddess The dress Josie had chosen was a bronze/gold color that went perfectly with her hair and skin color Skintight, strapless and short There wasn’t s and then with the four-inch heels she’d chosen? Yeah, her legs looked great
The collar really stood out with her hair upswept and the dress being strapless She’d seen both Bethany and Mia eyeing it on the ride over, a hundred questions bri it would take before they started prying
Brandon checked in with theuys Josie surh one of them looked tooWell, she wasn’t sure what he looked, but he wasn’t a bouncer Of that she was certain While Brandon and the others were dressed casually in jeans and polo shirts, this other guy earing an expensive suit, silk shirt, diamond cuff links that did not look fake