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"There's no judgement here," I cut in. "We all do things that, from an outsider’s perspective, others might not understand."
She nodded. "I’m sure you might know that more than anyone."
She was referring to the fact that she thought I got paid to have sex with other people. I just nodded in response, not answering.
She smiled grimly. “I really love him, you know?" I nodded my head, gripping her hand in a comforting gesture. "I've known him since we were in high school. We were best friends. I saw how he struggled with his sexuality. He doesn't even want to be gay."
"That's why he hides it like this?"
A shoulder came up. “That, and people would never accept a gay senator. Not when we got married anyways, though the world is changing. But serving in Congress has always been his dream.”
“I can understand that. Sometimes we just need hope and that’s enough.” I nodded. "And you? What about your happiness?"
"I am happy. He's my best friend. Of course, I wish things could be different," her eyes suddenly hardened, "but I learned a long time ago that we don’t always get what we want.”
I opened my mouth to agree, when suddenly the door to the room slammed open, startling us.
Ten
My whole body tightened as I sat, trying to appear casual, watching as Aster walked, her gorgeous ass shaking, away from me. I’d let her off without telling me what happened in the hallway, for now, but that subject was going to come up again.
Because I was going to bring it up and demand she explain to me what the hell happened, and I didn’t mean that asshole who clearly was pushing the boundaries.
I’d already pulled out my phone to text one of the bouncers to find him and toss him out of the club.
I watched carefully as Aster approached the guard, then pulled up the video streaming app the instant she was inside the room.
Even though we'd assured the Senator that the room was completely private, it was a bold faced lie. Our line of work was much easier if the law looked the other way. The fastest way to get a senator in your pocket was by threatening his carefully controlled reputation.
I’d come to learn that the more powerful the man, the easier they were to control. They all had their secrets. Our job was to find them out, then use them as pressure points.
I was also using this same strategy with Nicholi. So far, Massimo Vitale was happy to find Nicholi’s weaknesses and Dante's connection with Massimo was strong enough that he would play ball with us.
The Italians were nothing if not loyal to family, something severely lacking in my own.
I watched as Aster approached the doctor. Watched as she sat next to her, flirting with her. I bit down on the jealousy threatening to erupt.
Aster wasn't mine. She was a means to an end, nothing more.
In fact, I’d sworn to hate her, even though following through with that was difficult.
After a few minutes of talking, Aster leaned in and kissed the doctor on the mouth. I straightened, my eyes wide, horror washing over me. Was Aster going to actually seduce her?
I jumped to my feet, pacing the club and watching the screen in my hands intently, ignoring the complaints that I was bumping into people.
All my attention was focused on Aster.
Did she like kissing the doctor?
The camera wasn't close enough to tell.
Did her pulse speed up? Was her face flushed? Her lips puffy?
Her fingers were wrapped around the doctor's wrist. Was it in elation and excitement? Desire?
I stopped pacing, running my hand through my hair.
Jesus. Fuck. Usually watching two women kiss was only an invitation to join. But this time, I wanted to smash everything around me. Was I actually jealous?
