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I straddled his lap, lacing my fingers together behind his head. “Ian will kill me.”
“Nah, he’s stressed about something else, I guess, but you know he loves you.” With his hands on my hips, he leaned forward, pressing his lips between my cleavage that was spilling out of the black, satin bra. Then he pulled my head to his, kissing me passionately before he broke the kiss. “God, you’re so fucking sexy. I missed you.”
“I missed you, but you also weren’t gone too long. I seem to remember you telling me the same thing.”
“I see nothing wrong with being obsessed with my girlfriend, do you?”
I snickered, leaving a small kiss on his forehead. “Not at all, but your girlfriend has to get downstairs with Gia before Ian does get pissed.”
“I know.” He guided me to his lips to his again then eased up on his grip. “Tonight, if you get a spare second, I want you bent over this desk.” He reached down, stroking the outside of my smooth panties.
My breath hitched. “Yes, sir?—”
KNOCK. KNOCK. KNOCK.
Jade, you ready?!
I backed off his lap, slipping the dress over my head. He stood, his hands on my hips the minute I had it smoothed into position. I took a deep breath.
“Changing! One sec!” I shouted back, then draped my arms over his shoulders, tugging the back of his shaggy locks, peering into his dark gaze. His eyes always became mysterious when he was in business mode. “Are you not weirded out that Maddie called you, Dad?”
The corners of his lips twisted up. “Can we talk about this after work?”
My brows pinched together. “That bad, huh?”
He chuckled. “No, but I have a lot to say about it.”
8
AUDITION
JADE
“Gorgeous!” Giovanna crooned as we entered the main showroom. “Love the layout of this so much better than Penthouse.”
Ambient club music played low while technicians made their rounds, checking lighting and speakers. Something Luke insisted on every night before we opened. Aurora was perched on a barstool, with a tray of glasses in front of her on the bar. Picking them up one by one, she buffered them with a black cloth. She was a perfectionist about how her bar was run. Brow quirked at us, she paused.
“Mr. Knight wants to see you dance before we open,” I said. “He’ll be down here in a few.”
“Right.” Giovanna nodded, glancing down at her attire.
Amber took a step up next to her. “After our talk upstairs, I can’t wait to see what you got.”
“Everyone out!” I shouted, clapping my hands three times. “We need the stage for a private audition!”
Aurora dropped the cloth on the bar and picked up her cell phone before she and the six technicians exited the main entrance. A satisfied smile etched onto Giovanna’s face. The moment the door closed, I lifted my chin to the main stage.
“Okay,” Confidently, she sashayed toward the raised platform in her high heels. As we approached, she gracefully pulled herself up and turned to face us, smoothing out any wrinkles in her outfit as she did so.
Amber leaned close to my ear, whispering, “I really hope she’s half as good as her confidence upstairs because, if so, she might dethrone me as headliner.” She giggled. “And honestly, I’m okay with that. I’ll stick to management and dancing for VIPs.”
“Luke seems to think she’s perfect, so we’ll see.”
Giovanna elegantly glided around the perimeter of the sleek, black stage, her fingers trailing along the cool metal pole as if to test its sturdiness. With a small nod of approval, she turned her attention toward us, her piercing gaze scanning the room.
Taking out my phone from between my breasts, I paired it with the sound system, lowering the volume of the song. “What do you want me to Bluetooth?”
She bit her bottom lip in thought before her eyes caught sight of something at the back of the room. A light lit up the dark walls, drawing our attention to Ian, Luke, Chance, and Tyler as they made their way in. Ice Man lingered at the back, while Chance immediately headed for the bar to make himself a drink. Luke and Tyler took a seat in matching black leather chairs facing the stage. Ian joined me on the other side, perching himself on the edge of a nearby table with his arms crossed over his chest. The air was charged with anticipation as we all waited for her performance to begin.
