The dealer collected our cards and informed us that he needed a piss break before excusing himself from the table.
“I need another drink to celebrate my win,” Xavier smirked and looked around for his target.
Dani was serving drinks to a table of old geezers across the room. She’d done a hell of a job ignoring me since this morning. She was still pissed–purposely avoiding our table and serving everyone except for us. If she thought I was rejecting her, she was way off-base. It wasn’t that I didn’t want her on her knees for me–I did–but I wanted her to do it because she wanted to. I didn’t want to be another asshole in her repertoire of men forcing her to do things she didn’t want to do.
Except I think she was offended by it. Pissed that I wouldn’t treat her like shit–like I usually did.
The truth was, that shit was wearing on me. I liked our banter as much as the next person, but I didn’t want to pile more onto her plate.
Apparently, that was thewrongthing to do, because she was strutting around here with her black, lacy dress that barely covered her ass cheeks, ignoring the shit out of my table. Opting to focus on the sleazy men who kept touching her. Dudes who were already drunk and old enough to be her dad.
Xavier whistled and Dani slowly turned around to shoot daggers at him. He smiled and waved her over. Surprisingly, she complied.
“Thank you. Those guys are grotesque,” she said quietly.
She stood by Xavier and again, avoided me, looking everywhere but my direction.
“No problem, babe. I got a spot right here for you,” Xavier said as he patted his lap. Noah, Dom, and Xavier were the only guys in the room who didn’t have a chick hanging on them.
My stomach clenched as Dani rolled her eyes. “Did you need something?To drink?”
“I’ll have a Jameson.”
She proceeded to take everyone’s order–except mine. She went from Theo, to his girl, to the redhead hanging on me, to Noah, and then her brother.
“You forgot my boy over here,” Theo said, patting my shoulder. “Don’t tell me there’s already trouble in paradise?”
“It’s cool, bro. She’s always pissed at me. It’s nothing new,” I said as I puffed my cigar.
“I’m not mad,” Dani said, her tone dripping with contempt. Nope, not mad at all. “I was going to bring him some water. He’s obviouslyverythirsty.”
“Ouch,” Xavier said with a laugh.
“Do you really want to go there?” I asked. “One of us has been throwing her body at every guy in here–except the few at this table–and it isn’t me, sweetheart.”
The redhead next to me–whatever her name was–giggled and stroked my thigh, getting precariously close to my cock which was suddenly gaining blood flow.
And not from no-name rubbing me.
Dani’s eyes flicked to the movement on my lap for a moment. “One of us is here voluntarily, and it isn’t me,sweetheart.”
“Okay, okay,” Dominic cut in. “We don’t need to start an argument here. Do this shit later.”
“He’s right,” Xavier said as he grabbed Dani’s hand, pulling her onto his lap. My body flooded with anger as one of his hands held her ass and the other grazed her thigh.
That silky smooth skin I touched the night before.
She made a weak attempt to get up but he clamped down on her. “I need a kiss for good luck and then you can go.”
I clenched my jaw as I watched Xavier’s thumb rub Dani’s leg, getting way too close to her hot little pussy. Right where my hand should be right now, instead of pushing no-name’s hand off my semi.
“Fine,” she relented, leaning in to give him a peck on the cheek.
He gripped the back of her neck and angled her head, attacking her with his tongue, devouring her mouth. She was finally able to pull away and she scoffed, jumping off his lap and wiping her mouth with the back of her hand.
Xavier laughed and undressed her with his eyes. “Alright, if I win the next round, I’m doingthaton your pussy. And there’s nothing you can do about it.”
Amusement lit up her eyes as she pulled her dress back down her thighs. “None of you fuckers better let him win.” She left without another word–or another look–to me.