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I’m sittingat my VIP table, people watching. Waiting for Andy and Michael to come join me for drinks. Tierra is gone for that damn swimsuit shoot. I need to find a lady for the night, fuck Amelia out of my mind for a while. I hear myself and I sound terrible. I see the guys coming.
I watch them order a drink.
“You trolling tonight?” Andy asks as he looks out over the floor.
“Yep,” I hear my despicable self. “It’s been too fucking long. After last night’s dancing and drinking, I’m due for it.” I laugh as they laugh.
“Eric’s wife is fucking hot,” Michael confirms. “How did such a douche get her?” I shake my head, it’s truly unbeknown to me.
“Yeah she is.” Andy laughs. “Tierra really likes her. I had to hear about her all fucking night.” I laugh.Good because she’s all I think about.
“So you think Eric’s a douche?” I ask Michael. I know he is; not to mention a fucktard in my book.
“Yep! I called the company we used to design this place today. They’re working on their proposal. I’ll meet with them probably next week or in two.”
“Good.” I toss my drink back. Maria comes immediately. “Tequila shots and keep them coming.” I look at Michael and Andy, who are grinning. “What?”
“She fucking licked you in front of her husband.” Andy laughs. I laugh about it too. “I really didn’t think she was going to do it.”
“If she was a male, I’d call her ballsy.” Michael laughs.
“If she was a male, she wouldn’t have fucking licked me twice.” I grin, reminding them that we did the shot twice. “Yeah, I was stunned she did too.” I looked at them. “I was going to lay one on those damn lips too, if that prick ass didn’t kiss her.”
“Twice,” Andy reminds me. “The prick ass husband interrupted, twice.” I roll my eyes.
“I bet he handled her when they got home.”
I look at Michael. “Why you say that?”
“He was keeping his shit together here.” Michael looks at me. “Trust me, growing up with an abusive father, you just see little things. She felt safe here, she actually let herself enjoy life for a bit. You heard her drunk admission—she didn’t want to leave with him.” I nod, remembering her comments. I haven’t forgotten anything that came out of her beautiful mouth, nor the little things I’ve seen while visiting the inn.
“Yeah, Tierra doesn’t like her husband.”
“Tierra spent zero time around the douche.” Michael laughs.
“Women go to the bathroom in flocks,” Andy reminds him. “Women talk to each other.” I remember them going to the bathroom. I don’t want to hear anything about this. I can’t worry about her alone with her husband.
“So bottom line is … everyone is in agreement Amelia is awesome and her husband is a douche,” I say looking at them. They’re grinning in agreement. “So he’s a no-go on the club design.” There’s another grinning agreement. “We’re all going out on the Fortuna next week for a few days?” I question.
“Wait … what?” Andy and Michael look at each other.
“When did you decide this?” They sound like damn parrots. I toss back another shot of tequila.
“Today! After I talked with Amelia.” I looked at them. I take another shot. “And before you two lecture me about her being married, I’m quite aware of it. She doesn’t know anything yet. He’s going out of town, and she wants to hang out with everyone again.”
“I wasn’t going to say anything.” Michael holds his hands up. “You two are both consenting adults.”That’s right, we are. That’s one way to look at it.
“Friends,” I confirm.
“That’s all.” Andy smirks. “You honestly think that’s all she wants to be with you? Quinton, you’re Jacksonville’s richest bachelor.”
“She doesn’t know that.” I shoot my last shot. “She just thinks I’m a businessman who owns a club. She doesn’t know the depth of my wealth. I’ve never let on. Our conversations have been,” I pause, grinning, “real.”
“Real … yet she doesn’t know that you own practically all of Jacksonville, are the city’s mogul of business, or a trust fund baby slash millionaire.” I look at Michael.
“Correction, he just hit billionaire status.” Andy laughs.
I roll my eyes. “As in real, we just talk, nothing personal. She likes me for me.”
