“Yeah, it was pretty busy. We did really well with tips. Enough so that it should make up for being closed last night.”
“I’m glad to hear that.” He said. “Are you just about finished up here?”
“Yes, I am. I just need to close the credit card machine and divvy up the tips. It looks like we should be ready to go in maybe five minutes or so.”
“Great, I’ll just finish gathering my things then.” He lowered his voice before continuing, “Would you care to join me upstairs for a nightcap?”
His rumbling voice gave me goose pimples as warmth radiated between my thighs. Yeah, that was the last thing I should be doing after seeing his perfect ass earlier. I don’t think I could be held responsible for my actions with the way I’m feeling right now. “Um, I appreciate the offer but I really think I should just head home. I’m pretty tired.”
“I understand.” He said, not trying to hide his disappointment. “Perhaps some other time.”
I nodded as he walked back over to his table. I gathered everyone to dole out their tips and escorted them to the gate. Once the last person had walked away, Leo joined me.
“If you change your mind, my dear, you know where to find me.”
“Um, thanks.” I said while I was locking the gate.
We parted ways and headed in separate directions. Oh boy, I needed to get far away from that man before I did something stupid. I picked up my pace and headed towards the parking garage. I ran into Erica in the atrium.
“So, how’d it go last night?” She asked.
“Last night?”
“Oh, don’t play dumb with me K. How was your little rendezvous with the detective? I was planning to call you before work, but I was tied up….quite literally.” She said with a mischievous grin.
“Oh that.” I replied. “Um, it was….fine.”
“Oh no, I’m not letting you off the hook that easily! I want details lady!”
I gave Erica all the sordid details about my experience at Voyeur-Gasm, including the fact that Leo had witnessed the whole thing.
“Oh man, I’m so sorry I missed that.” She laughed. “I would have loved to be a fly on that wall!”
“There’s one more thing I didn’t mention Eri.… When Vance came to pick me up, I may have accidentally sprinkled some fairy dust on him.”
“What?!?! Omigod, does he know what it was?” She shrieked.
“Yeah, he definitely knows. I think I dodged the bullet for now though.”
“What are you going to do?” She asked.
“I have no idea. So far complete denial is working pretty well for me.”
As we were getting in our cars, she said, “Well good luck baby. Let me know if you need any magical assistance.”
“Thanks sweetie, I will.”
Chapter 9
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I got up the next day around eleven after a fitful night’s sleep. I shuffled my feet down the hall into the kitchen and made some coffee. I checked my phone and saw that Vance had left me a voicemail about an hour ago.
I pressed play. “Karli, it’s Vance. We need to talk. Call me.”
I ignored his message and decided that I needed some ret
ail therapy. I called Erica to invite her along and she agreed to meet me at the mall in an hour.