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“Howdareyou?” I hissed. “Don’t you dare question my professionalism or my work. I handle everything and I do it perfectly so you can focus on your job. How I spend my free time is my choice, just like you can choose to go fuck Donovan in your free time.”
She recoiled a bit. “I never slept with Donovan -”
I rolled my eyes. “I’m not blind, Daphne. You think it wasn’t obvious that you two went on a date last night?”
“It wasn’t a date!” She was shouting now, but I couldn’t spare a moment to care.
“Don’t lie to me,” I yelled back. She was so close to me, just like she always was, but the distance that remained was insurmountable. “Everyone knows your dad wants you to settle down soon, and he’s pushing for Donovan. I know you, Daphne. I know how much his opinion means to you.”
There it was. She could say whatever she liked, but the truth was that I knew her as well as I knew myself. I knew her habits, her favorite things. I knew the way she looked when she was sad, when she was in pain. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t hide from me. And it was there on her face. The guilt. It wove itself around her eyes, weighing her down.
I closed my eyes and pinched the bridge of my nose, trying to fight down the headache that was returning. “I’m an adult, Daph. I’m single and I’m free to go to sex clubs and make out with whoever I want.”
A strangled gasp filled the air between us. When I opened my eyes again Daphne was, different. The anger had gone and left her deflated. “You…kissed them?”
Why did she look so betrayed?
My chance to ask was stolen as the door behind me was thrown open. “What the hell are you two doing in here?” Oliver demanded, his long strides reaching us in seconds. He paused as his eyes flicked back and forth between us. I didn’t know what expression I was making, but it was enough to steal some of his fire.
Daphne fell back into her chair and let out a weak chuckle. “We were just discussing Marina’s trip to a sex club.”
I winced at her words, but Oliver rounded on me before I could respond. “Damnit, Rina you pinky promised.”
“What?” Daphne blinked up at us. “You knew?”
His mouth opened and closed as he struggled to find the words. I jumped in, trying to help. “He and Ben took me, but I sort of made them.” I didn’t know why I was defending them, but I couldn’t seem to stop myself.
It was the wrong thing to say.
“You took her to a sex club?” Daphne found her voice again, raising it louder than before. “What the fuck is wrong with you?”
“It’s none of your business,” I reminded her, though it did little good. She narrowed her eyes and was about to start arguing when a new voice interrupted.
“You went to a sex club, Ramos? Which one?”
It was Donovan.
Of course it was.
I rubbed my hands across my face. I wasn’t even surprised at this point. “Requited.”
He leaned against the doorframe, watching us with crossed arms. “I’ve heard rumors about a new one opening soon, but Requited’s still the best around.”
“Donovan, you…” Daphne shook her head. “You’ve been too?”
He grinned. “I’ve never been one to deny a taste of pleasure.”
Silence engulfed the four of us, heavy enough to squeeze the breath from my lungs. All the energy had been sucked from my body and I just wanted to collapse.
Daphne was the next one to speak. “So, everyone’s been to this…club…but me?” She was quiet for a few more moments, then stood again. “Then take me.”
“What?” I frowned.
“Take me to Requited.”
My body went stiff as I waited for someone to argue with her, or to convince her that she was being ridiculous.
No one did.
