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Otherwise, it was because she was lying.
I reached out, trailing my hand down her cheek, her neck, before pressing against that rapidly throbbing vein. I leaned in, rasping, “You should know, this crowd isn’t so well-behaved. You sure you can handle it?”
To my surprise, she did a little slithery move with her hips, rubbing against me. “I can handle it.” Her voice was steadier.
I let her go, stepping back. “Dance for me, Nora.”
She turned around, looking me in the eye. “Okay. Don’t suppose I can put on some music?”
I crossed my arms and smiled. “Sorry. No DJ in here.”
She reached into her back pocket and extracted her phone, waving it triumphantly at me. “Who needs a DJ when you have Spotify?”
I gestured magnanimously. “By all means.”
I moved back to stand against the wall, ceding my carpeted office floor to her. She fiddled with her phone for a bit before the opening strains ofI Put a Spell on Youfilled the room. I smiled.Predictable. Though I guessed familiar was good.
In a blink, she was standing differently—her shoulders back, her posture stiff. She suddenly seemed taller. Her hair was shimmering all the way down her back when before it’d been in a neat bun atop her head. Her face was different too, her lips hypnotic, her eyes darker and even more alluring. She was a magnet, and I couldn’t tear my eyes away.
She began to move, shimmying, bouncing, shaking her shoulders, her eyes never leaving mine. It was mesmerizing. She opened her shirt, and her creamy skin contrasted sharply with the black lace of her bra. As she moved, her blouse would open wider, creating a now-you-see-them-now-you-don’t scenario as they winked in and out of view.
It was driving my body mad.
I knew that aside from my own adolescent reaction to her, Nora would be a draw for the club. I had to have her. I stepped over to her, snagging her around the waist. She looped her leg around mine and arched backward, her blouse pulling open as she flung out her arm in a classic dip pose, dark locks brushing the carpet.
I pulled her back up, my eyes on her lips. I leaned in, intent on kissing her stupid, but she put her palm between her lips and mine.
“Uh uh…” She stepped out of my arms and buttoned her blouse. “That’s not why I’m here. Tell me. Do I have the job?”
I bit my lip. “You know you do.”
She cocked an eyebrow at me, smiling slightly. “Do I?”
“Definitely.”
She took a deep breath. “Thanks. I appreciate that. When do I start?”
My lips twisted in sardonic amusement. “Well, I just lost a dancer tonight… so as soon as possible.”
“Right.” She smiled at me. “Thank you, Mr. Levin.”
“Call me Alexei.”
“Really?”
“Yeah.” I reached out, pulling her to me. “I think you earned it.”
“I think… you’re glad I did.”
I laughed. “Yeah, that too. So, what you gonna do about it?”
She reached up and put a finger to my mouth, tracing my lips. She parted her own, looking me in the eye. “I think… I’m gonna do… absolutely nothing.”
I gawped at her, unable to believe my ears. “What?”
She took me by the arms and pushed them away from her body. “You’re my boss now. I don’t want this to get messy. Like you told the girl on the floor. No drama, right?”
I rolled my eyes. Obviously,that did not apply to me.
