Page 150 of Insidious Heart
Unfortunately for us, we don’t have time to exploreanythingright now because it’s getting late and we still need to pick up King and Prince in order to get on the road before it gets too dark. Denver is only about two hours from here but it’s almost seven and I don’t want to show up at my grandparents’ house at midnight.
So, I clutch the box against my chest as I step even closer to the stage and start trying to get my boyfriend’s attention.
“Gizmo!” I shout over the music as he spins around. “Tor!” Still no response. “Victor!” He swings his legs around and flips again, gripping the pole with nothing but his thighs and calves before arching his back and reaching his arms above his head. “Babe, we have to go!”
My ghost spins around slowly as he slides down the pole and on his third revolution, he finally sees me. “Baby dove!”
“Thank god.” I roll my eyes with a huff as he drops down to the floor and crawls toward me on his hands and knees. “I’ve been calling your name.”
“I was in the zone.” Victor grabs the front of my shirt and tugs me toward him as he dangles off the edge of the stage, planting a hard kiss on my lips with a smile. “Sorry, baby.”
“It’s fine.” With a smile, I give him another kiss before he swings his legs over the edge and jumps down. “I’m pretty used to this.”
“As you should be. I’m really thinking about asking the Goliath Birdeater for my own set. I don’t care about the money my near perfect and chiseled body will no doubt bring in, I just want to dance. I have themoves like Jaggerand the world is missing out.”
Tor throws his arm over my shoulders as he turns us toward the front of the club. “I know, but I’m not a huge fan of anyone else seeing your body or your thing. No matter how pretty they are.”
“Howdare you.”I roll my eyes and turn to face him as my ghost stops dead in his tracks. “How dare you call him athingafter I’ve worked so hard to get you to use the wordcock.”
“Tor, we don’t have time—”
He shakes his head defiantly. “Say it, Stevie. You call him a cock right now or I’m not leaving this club.”
“Really?”
Victor crosses his arms against his chest and lifts a brow in challenge.
“You are completely insufferable.”
“Stevie…”
With another huff, I cave because despite being in his thirties, my boyfriend will do exactly what he says if I don’t deliver. “Fine. You and yourdickneed to get out to the truck right now or else we won’t get to Denver until tomorrow.”
“You played dirty, little dove, but I’ll allow it.”
We say good bye to Ember and Elias, finally making our way toward the door, and when we stop at the coat check to get Tor’s jacket, that’s when I realize what he’s wearing.
“Does your shirt saySaving lives one vag at a time?”
My boyfriend glances down at his chest and the crop top I didn’t seem to notice before. “Yeah.” Then he meets my gaze. “New shirts for the waitresses. Thought it was appropriate since I kind of work here, and saving your life the first time resulted in getting your vag, and now it’s mine for always. So really.” Victor wraps his arm around me as we walk outside to the truck. “I saved you and your vag, then your vag saved my life, too. Shirt is kind of perfect.”
“For some reason I understand your logic, just stop sayingvag,ok? And ask Spider for a longer shirt. I don’t like that people can see your happy trail.”
“The happiest trail on earth.”
“Insufferable.” But I’m giggling because he’s very cute, and he’s mine.
“How was your first day?” Victor asks as he walks me around to the driver’s side of the truck.And he’s also so devoted and invested in me.“Did the walking blasphemy show you the ropes?”
“He did, and it was great. I wasn’t nervous at all once my first client came in. It went so well, Gizmo. And things just flowed after that.”
He picks me up and sets me in the seat before giving me a sweet kiss. “Just like I knew it would. You, my little dove, are perfect for this job.”
“It was a really good day, Tor. I feel like I’m going to make a difference with these kids.”
“You will, I have no doubt.” Victor nods firmly before his eyes land on the box in my hands. “Oh,is that our order from Ember?”
With a roll of my eyes, I hand it over and shake my head as my boyfriend quickly closes my door then jogs around to the passenger side where he climbs in and rips the cardboard open.
