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Though we never took money--unlike a few others who "perforrew to be one of the most popular acts in the place, and quite a profitable show for Johnny The only reason Sara and I knew this, however, was that he told us We never saw a single face in our audience; other than our first night and until tonight, we’d only ever coh the back entrance
And just on my short walk from the front door to the table, I could feel the rustle of ht in realization I could feel the subtle gestures, the quiet whisper of They’re back
Had Sara felt it, too?
Had she liked it? I felt a shiver cliin to thunder at the idea that she was sitting here, thinking of howof her groet at just the idea of it all
Sara looked up when Trin ledstop in my veins
She wore a short black dress, siave just a hint of sparkle It would look ahts, I realized, then s in a pool on the floor Her eyes were lined with a soft brown, her lips an edible red There was nothing particularly special about how she had put herself together tonight, but the heat in her eyes--the devilish fire, the flirtatious tilt of her ling , I kissed her jaw "Hello, Petal" I inhaled the sweetness of her skin, draggingbeautiful"
"Hey, Stranger" She sat, glancing at the space on the bench beside her as if to say that I was meant to be immediately beside her, and not across the table There were strict rules at the club: two-drinkbetween clients, everyone is there by choice and any evidence to the contrary results in the fist of God--aka Johnny--co down
I kneasn’t supposed to touch Sara out here on the main floor, but did the rules really apply to us, when it was clear that ere part of the show? More people atching us at our tiny table than atching the naked wo thebeside, her, I leaned close, sucking at her neck
"Max," she warned
"They’re watching," I told her "You think they want to see me come in here and follow the rules?" I kisseddeeply on her tongue before whispering, "I haven’t seen you all day I’reet you the way I bloody well feel I should Fuck Johnny and his rules"
And proving that I was right, no one appeared at the side of our table asking us to leave
No one signaled a warning to me across the room
Instead, it felt like the entire roo have you been here?" I asked