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She continues to smoke as I think about all of this. I find myself sitting on her bed. She watches; each minute that passes has her pacing quicker.
“Should I warn the girls?”
I’m sure she already has, but it would make it official.
“How long was he here?” I ask.
Alexis' cigarette is smoked to the butt, and she quickly opens a second drawer while extracting a small blue ashtray that she crushes the cigarette in.
“Two hours. But he wasn’t alone. There were three others with him.”
“He was drunk?” I ask.
Alexis places the ashtray in the drawer and closes it before folding her arms across her chest. “Yes.” She nods several times. “You saw him drink?”
She frowns as she thinks about my question. “Well, no. Drinks did arrive in the room, but …” She tilts her head. “I never actually saw him drink.”
My theory is that Mike McGuiness isn’t a sloppy clown. So he would never come to someone’s premises and tell their staff that he was going to burn it down. It’s a distraction, maybe a message of how easy we were to infiltrate.
“You saw the other men drink?”
“Yes.” She’s sure of her answer.
“Gather all the girls who were entertaining them. I have some questions.”
Alexis nods again. “I can do that.”
What is Mike up to? It seems strange that the night my club is attacked, his niece shows up in my club. Maybe that is something I can use in this situation.
Alexis walks towards me, the belt of her nightgown open, the black and red lingerie underneath enhances all her curves.
“Since you’re here…” She smiles up at me while running her hand down my chest.
“Maybe another time.” I take her hands off my chest as a knock sounds at the door. I place a finger over my lip and step closer to her. “Are you expecting company?” I whisper.
She shakes her head. I reach for my gun, but I’m not packing. I’m being paranoid. She’s a prostitute. Of course she would have men knocking on her door, but as I look through the peephole, surprise flitters through me. I glance back at Alexis, who’s watching me. Her nightgown is parted, showing off her undergarments. As I grip the door handle, she doesn’t attempt to cover herself up.
I open the door enough, so Lily can see Alexis.
“Lily, how can I help you?” I grin down at her.
CHAPTER SIXTEEN
LILY
Ican’ttakemyeyes off the woman behind Daniel. She’s standing brazenly watching me, but I see the flash of irritation in her gaze at my disturbing them. I want to scream at her that he just kissed me before he came to her. My heart races, and when I look back at Daniel, I want to wipe that smirk off his face. All the time we were together, he never cheated on me; in fact, he never looked at any other girl.
This feels like a strange place to be. Daniel in a room with another woman. I kick myself mentally, reminding myself that we are not together.
“I just wanted to let you know I’ve rung a taxi. I’ll leave you to it.” I turn, but his hand reaches out and grips my wrist.
“We aren’t done.” His tone is deadly, and shame on me when flutters flow through my body and gather in my core. I don’t want to be done with him.
Seeing him in a room with another woman has done something funny to me. I peek at her, and she’s standing with her dressing gown open. Black suspenders with red frills cover her long slim legs. The matching bra barely holds her large cleavage. She raises a dark eyebrow when she notices me looking.
“I can do couples if you want, love.”
My cheeks turn red at her comment. I swallow and pull my hand out of Daniel’s. “No thanks.” I know I should walk away but leaving him here with her is something I can’t do. It’s my turn to reach out and take his wrist. I tug and am surprised when he steps across the threshold and allows me to lead us back to the elevator.
