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"Tug your skirt down, baby," he says "Unless you want to give the valet a treat"

I shift in the seat and cover myself, then bend even farther and puttrouble switching over to this new reality "We’re checking into a hotel?" The prospect is undeniably enticing

"You are," he says, as he pulls up to the valet stand

A young man in a red unifor off the lady," he says

Now I’ister," he says "Don’t worry, you already have a reservation And I suggest a drink Take a seat at the bar It’s a beautiful venue and the bartender makes an excellentmy door open I wait for Damien to say h his text aame

"Yes, sir" I slip out of the car, then remembersure that the dress gapes enough in the front to give Da viehat I wear underneath this dress Which is absolutely nothing

"Tip the young ain Then I turn and head into the hotel,my hips so that the skirt swishes as I walk

I’ve not been in this hotel, and it’s stunning It takes istration desk and the lobby bar I go to register first, s in Nikki Fairchild"

He taps at the computer screen, then looks up at me with an even wider smile "I see that you’re in our penthouse suite Can I have soe?"

"Thank you, but no" I don’t bother e

"One key or two?"

"Just one," I say I a up to the roo naked on the bed, but Daued by both his plan for the evening and the thought of an excellent ive Da me Because I am certain thatthat is on ht

It’s late, but the bar is full There are very feo the business attire, I’ on, because almost every table is full I take a seat at one of the bar stools as Damien said and order a dirty lance out across the lobby, but so far, there is no sign of Daht the urge to pull out my phone and call him Instead, I tell myself that patience is a virtue Not necessarily one of my virtues, but a virtue nonetheless

"You look distracted Anything I can help you with?"

The voice belongs to a nice-looking man who sits one seat over from me at the bar I finally see Damien, and am about to tell the man that no, I’m fine, when Damien meets my eyes, then very deliberately takes a seat at a nearby table with three other men