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Holding the olive skewer above my martini glass, I shrug and give her my best wide-eyed expression. “Whatever do you mean?”
She lets out a loud, raucous laugh. “Girl, you aren’t fooling me. You can sit there all cool and pretend you aren’t dancing with the devil, but the flames are burning in your eyes. You want Jay. And choosing to only give him your body is a bad idea.”
“I’m not giving him my body. I’m just here for a drink with a friend.”
Sophie’s obnoxious laugh tells me she isn’t buying what I’m selling.
I groan. “Whatever. Honestly, after the last two weeks, I deserve an orgasm or two. I can’t believe my plan with Vanessa backfired.”
With a scrunch of her nose, she sips her pink drink. In a red dress and heels, my best friend is one hot mom. And I’ve missed being out with her like this. “I never liked that girl.”
“Anyone is better than Grace.” I mime sticking my finger down my throat. “God, you should have seen the two of them. One look in Grace’s direction, and my brother was like a forlorn puppy chasing his favorite toy around the club. He ditched all of us—and Vanessa—and then I heard him call her Angel as they were leaving.”
Sophie shakes her head. “He always seemed like such a smart guy. I’m surprised by him. Then again, you James siblings tend to lose your minds when it comes to falling in love.”
“I’m not in love!” I scoff.
A devilish grin crosses her lips. “Whatever you say.”
“Fine, I’m going to prove you wrong.” I sit up straight and survey the bar. I’m not sure what exactly I’m looking for, but I’ll know when I see it.
Sophie tsks in disapproval, but that only ratchets up the challenge. “You can’t have casual sex. You’re not wired like that.”
“May I remind you that I was having casual no-feelings sex with Frank?”
Sophie eyes me, unimpressed. “Frank isn’t just anyone. You’ve known him forever and trust him more than just about anyone else. Not to mention you only allowed him to fuck you from behind—in the ass. I’m sorry. You don’t get brownie points for that one. You avoided feelings by avoiding looking at him. It’s what you do. You avoid.”
“Fuck you,” I say and then slide one olive into my mouth. My words may be harsh, but there’s no bite to them.
She smiles as she bounces to the low beat of the music that thrums through the space. The red lights and new couches, combined with the women weaving between tables and groups of patrons serving drinks while wearing nothing but tassels covering their nipples and black booty shorts, set an erotic mood.
“This place is going to be epic,” she says as she scans the dance floor and bar area.
Pride fills me at her comment. Before, it was a little seedy, but now the ambiance is heightened, even with the women barely dressed. It’s sexy. I wonder if he considered my suggested changes upstairs.
Not that I’ll find out.
Licking my lips, I spot a group of men sprawled out on the couches in the corner. Each man owns the space, broad suit-covered shoulders, legs spread wide, drinks in hand, laughing at one another and not giving the almost topless women even a moment’s glance. Twirling my toothpick in the air, I point in their direction. “Him. The one with the brown hair and scruff on his face.”
The growl from behind me has us both turning. Behind me, Jay wears a scowl, and I have to press my lips together to keep from laughing. The man is nothing if not predictable.
“Hey, boss,” I croon, shimmying my hips on my stool.
Jay grunts a hello to Sophie and then turns his scowl back to me. “What are you doing?”
I down the rest of my drink and search for the server to order another. Jay holds up his hand to get the bartender’s attention, and within seconds, I see our drinks being made.
Perks of being the boss.
“Just checking out the new club,” Sophie replies since I’ve yet to answer Jay’s question.
“And the gorgeous men over there.” I point toward the group who are now glancing over, smirks on their faces. Clearly, they can read the room.
“They’re not interested,” Jay deadpans.
“Rude!”
“Considering they’re my brothers and my best friends, they know you’re off-limits.”
