Kylie's friends were waving her over toward them frantically. If she didn't know them like she did, she would have thought the place was under attack or something. Making her way through the crowd, though 'crowd' was putting it nicely tonight, she slowly made her way to her friends' table.
"What's up guys?" They looked at each other bashfully, then back to her. Ok. "Guys? Somebody want to speak up?" She looked at her four friends sitting around this table. She couldn't help smiling at the way they were acting. They sure kept her life interesting.
"Well we were just wondering about something." Andrea Cavanaugh was the first to speak.
"Yes..."
"We were wondering if you were holding out on us, is what they are all trying to say." Danielle Fischer, my oldest friend of the four.
She laughed. "What the hell are you guys talking about?"
"Sexy mystery man over there. Who is he?" Bridgette Harrison said pointing in the direction said mystery man was standing.
"Jesus B, can you make it any more obvious?" She smiled at Isabel Harrison, Bridgette's sister, and the shy one of the group. Her and Bridgette couldn't be more different, which made all of them wonder how they fell from the same tree.
"Guys, just cause I own the place, doesn't mean I know every person that enters through those doors or that I make every patron of the joint sign in at the door."
"Yeah, but you so could," Danielle stated. "I mean look at him."
"Yes, very true, but I'm not a dictator here. I need people to come back, not chase them away." And then she did look. Holy hell. Who was he indeed? He was one of those things you just couldn't stop looking at.
"C'mon Ky, you could use your powers for evil just this once. You know go over there, request ID or something, make up some line about how someone complained he looked suspicious or something. Be creative," this of course coming from Danielle.
"Danny, really? The man looks like he walked straight out of a Calvin Klein add. Who in their right mind is going to say he looks suspicious?" Scratch that. He looked like a freaking god. A Greek god. She was still casting side glances his way, when she noticed some chick had sidled up to him. A fake boobed, platinum blonde, leaving nothing to the imagination kind of chick. He look completely uninterested though, surprising me, but then again he could just be playing hard to get.
"Oh, so you have noticed?" Bridgette pointing out her mistake in letting them know she noticed him as well. They all laughed.
"You are attached, remember," Isabel said.
"I do remember. It's not a crime to look. Just to touch. And I am just looking." Isabel looked at her suspiciously then.
"Geez, Is. Give the girl a break." Bridgette nudged her sister.
"I know coming from me, that is not so reliable, but Josh is a good guy. He's good for me. I like him, and I'm trying to not screw that up." She looked back at Adonis. He was definitely the type to make someone screw everything up, make someone want to screw everything up.
"Right. Well, now that that is settled, do us all the favor and go find out who the fuck he is." Danny had all the subtlety of thunder.
"Since when do you need me to find out who any guy is for you?"
"Since my 'handler' is sitting over there at the bar with one eye on me at all times."
She looked at Isabel. "You're not going to berate her too?"
"Nope. She isn't trying to reform. There's no hope for her. There may still be some for you." She looked towards the bar where Danny's boyfriend was sitting next to hers. She smiled, knowing full well there was no hope for herself either. Especially when Adonis over there met her gaze. It felt like a volcano erupted inside of her. He turned her on in all the right places with just one look.
"God dammit. Just do it. For all of us. Because you know damn well Isabel you're just as fucking curious as the rest of us," Andrea said. Isabel just rolled her eyes in response.
"C'mon. Please. Just this once." Bridgette pleaded. She was curios as hell herself, so she had already decided that she was going to go investigate, but she wasn't going to let them know that. They didn't have to think she as giving up on her reformation already.
"God girls. Could you be anymore desperate," Isabel asked. "Just go already Kylie. Please. If for nothing else, then for my sanity." Perfect. They all thought she didn't really want to or care. Now it was fine if she went over there and did her thing.
"Alright guys. Fine. Just. This. Once. Period. Returning customers is my motto remember." With that, Kylie turned to Mr. Adonis. She took a deep breath, prayed to the heavens that she wasn't about to screw her life up all over again, and took a step in his direction.
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He walked into Outrageous with an completely closed off mind. He heard the rumors about this place, heard the things that went on. To put it simply, it was a gentlemen's club, and owned by a woman nonetheless. But he had to admit he was curious. His club's competition was exactly that, some serious competition. So here he was, not so much under orders, as on his own accord though. However, it was going to be more like hitting two birds with one stone. Investigating the drugs and investigating the competition. He really hadn't known what to expect, but this really wasn't at all what he had in mind. It was truly outrageous.
Yet it was classy. How you could combine the two was beyond his grasp, but she had managed. He like the ambiance right away. It was apparent to him that the rumors he had been hearing were farfetched and way off. He wasn't going to deny that some would find it trashy and defiling, but he was not one of them. In fact, he found it intriguing. The place carried an air of mystery and anonymity.
He made his way to the bar and motioned to the bartender. The bartender was dressed in a short skirt and a black, belly-bearing halter top. Many of the others sauntering around were as well. In contrast however, were her shoes. She was wearing Crocs. Never before had he seen such an oxymoron. He knew bartending/witnessing, that sort of thing was very strenuous and it wasn't for the faint of heart, but to put it simply, it was funny. It sure put a smile on his face.
"What can I get ya?"
"How bout a Heineken and your name?"