“It was quite the evening,” agreed Chastity. “One of the high rollers was so impressed with Raven’s poker skills that he invited her to the sky box tonight.” She flashed him the key that she’d been given.
Cole’s eyes darkened. “Oh really?”
“Yup,” she said, nudging me in the ribs.
“Yes indeed,” I agreed. Making guys jealous wasn’t my usual MO, but I kind of loved that possessive look in his eyes. And it had worked with Tanner… Gah, why did I always start thinking about Tanner at the worst times?!
“Sounds fun,” said Cole dismissively. His possessiveness had vanished in the blink of an eye.
No! Be jealous!I didn’t want some made-up high roller. I wanted Cole. “It will be. And I definitely won’t be needing this,” I said, stripping off my dress. I shoved the thin fabric into his arms.Jealous now?
A smile played on his lips as he took the dress from me. The doors dinged open. “Welcome to Club Onyx.” He held the door to allow us to exit.
“That was awesome,” whispered Chastity as we strutted off the elevator. “There’s no way he won’t come find…” She stopped mid-sentence.
“What?” I asked. But before she could answer, I followed her gaze to the center of the foyer.
A bunch of teens in blazers and khakis were staring at me. In my super sexy lingerie. Push-up bra, garter belt, thong, stockings, heels. The whole nine yards. The set even came with some weird harness that went over my bra to push my boobs up even more.
I froze. They froze.
What the hell are a bunch of high school kids doing here?!
The woman with the students - a librarian-looking type with a severe bun, horn-rimmed glasses, and a pencil skirt - glared at me and tried to block the view of her students.
“Sorry, wrong floor,” I said. I slowly backed up towards the elevator. I was devastated when my bare ass hit the cold marble of the closed elevator door.
“Hit the button!” I hissed at Chastity.
The next thirty seconds were pure hell. The librarian told her students to ignore the “perverted lady,” but telling a bunch of horny teenage boys to not look at a woman in lingerie was never going to work. I considered covering myself, but that seemed like it would make it more obscene. So instead I just stood there.
Every second felt like an eternity until the elevator doors dinged open. I backed on and, for a reason that I will never be able to explain, waved goodbye to the kids.
Cole smirked at me as the doors slid shut. “So I take it you didn’t realize that tonight was take your kids to Club Onyx night?”
“Who the hell thought it was a good idea to invite kids to a sex club?! And give me that!” I snatched my dress out of his hands and pulled it over my head.
“It’s actually a great idea,” said Cole. “A lot of our members have kids. And those kids wonder where their parents go all the time. So once a year, we make the place kid friendly and frankly quite boring. Then they come, see it, and never ask to come back. Or at least…that was how it was supposed to go until you decided to give them an eyeful. You, Miss Raven Black, are going to be the talk of Empire High on Monday. It’s not every day those kids get to see a California 10 half-naked.”
Ireallywanted to slap him. “You didn’t think it was worth warning me that I was about to flash a group of horny teens? God, I’m a child predator!”
“So you’re saying you liked it?” asked Cole.
“What? No! I hated it.”
“Then I think technically that would make you more of a flasher than a predator. Although the sex offender registry probably won’t specify that when they add your name…”
“What?!”
Chastity laughed. “Relax. He’s joking.”
Is he?I turned to see the smile on his face. “Ha ha. Very funny, pal.” I punched him in the arm playfully, but all I did was hurt my own hand thanks to his rock-hard bicep.
The elevator came to a halt. I yanked Chastity off the elevator the second the doors were open.
“Have a great evening,” called Cole. “Always a pleasure.”
“That was amazing!” said Chastity when we were safely out of the Caldwell Hotel.
