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Once we were in the room, if he wanted to leave, I’d open the door for him. This had to be Perry’s decision to move forward. Not mine. Not Dominic’s.
We went up the stairs to the VIP rooms. Dexen said same place, which meant room one.
My knuckles rapped on the door. I didn’t have the code to let us inside, but Dominic could open the door from within.
“There’s something you should know.” I didn’t say more to Perry, wasn’t going to until Dominic was in front of us.
The door clicked, opened slowly, revealing the man I was hard for since I first saw him dance.
Dominic wore the same outfit he had on stage, including the mask. His pants were back in place as was his tie. We were going to have to talk to Perry before things progressed. There would be no hiding who Ocean really was this time. Not like it was with Dominic and me. We both wanted Perry to enter this with his eyes open.
I stepped up close to Dominic, letting my hand trail softly down his arm. “Okay?”
He nodded, glancing past me to Perry. With the mask in place, I could only see his eyes. This close, there was worry in them. Fear at losing his boss, who he also considered a friend. I understood. There was a lot on the line for me too. Perry was worth the leap.
Walking into the room, lust flooded my system. This was where Dominic and I spent one perfect night. The couch, the low lights, the music playing softly so we could talk tonight. Fuck, I was going to bust a nut before I got to touch him properly.
Perry came in behind me, pausing by the door which Dominic shut. Our business was no one else’s. I got Perry up here, now we’d learn if he’d stay or go.
I went to the couch, sitting near the arm, leaving room for Perry. He still hadn’t moved. “Perry, come sit. We want to talk to you.”
“Talk?” he asked and cleared his throat. His gaze bounced between us. Dominic handed him a bottle of water I didn’t see him holding.
“For now. Sit.” I patted the cushion beside me. “Listen to us. If you want to leave, Greer will take you home. No harm, no foul.”
“And you?” His eyes held mine but strayed to Dominic again. He couldn’t stop looking at him.
“I’m staying here, with or without you.”
I heard Dominic’s intake of breath over the music. He probably thought I’d leave if Perry did. I wouldn’t. Nothing could pry me away from him, not even my years’ long affection for my best friend.
Perry closed the distance, taking a seat by my side, placing his water out of the way on the floor. I had to be the one to speak first. Dominic would come in after.
“This was my idea,” I told Perry. “We needed a night out, away from the office bullshit. You have to relax once in a while. You don’t go out for pleasure. You don’t date. You don’t fuck.”
His lips drew down. “I have too much going on.”
“What if you could still work your ass off, but have more?”
“More?”
I turned, propping my arm up on the back of the couch, so I could fully face him. “I’ve never lied to you. Not once since we’ve met, but I have omitted something.”
His eyes narrowed. In the low light of the room, the normal hazel was muted. “What?”
“I love you, Perry.”
That softened him. His face relaxed, his shoulders lost their tension. “I love you too, Pey.”
“I know, but it’s not the same. I’minlove with you. I have been since I first laid eyes on you.”
He sucked in a sharp breath. “Why are you telling me this here?” That was Perry, trying to put the pieces together.
I caught Dominic’s gaze and nodded. He stepped closer with a stool and sat on it in front of us. The gold on his skin still glittered, and the closer he got, his vanilla scent wrapped around me.
“Did you like watching me dance?” Dominic asked while toying with his tie, running the silk between his fingers, drawing Perry’s eyes to him. Damn, I wanted to be that piece of fabric.
Perry nodded in my peripheral. “I did.”
