fell into
versation, when they heard the tipsy young woman in the purple
y escort. I've never seen
came from
and a military-style buzz cut, stepped forward under the dim gold lig
call the bos
m, eyes glazed with alcohol and rage. And in one swift, unb
tumbled,
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called a "pr
ollar, his dark hair tousled like he'd walked out of a luxury cologn
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him, "Did she just sugges
she saying
paled. "She'
oss didn't
n little storm in purple shoes and
pped his arm around her wais
d, caught off guard.
ushing against her ear. "How d
blin
pou
kes Jason regret breathing. Maybe throw acid on his car. Sleep wi
ilting his he
f he had a fine uncle, I'd have already sed
nt, invisible earthqu
s looked like t
id slowly, "I do know of one uncle who
lushed. Her lipstick was a little smear
iggled. "That's
ut to say more, El
tug him by the finger, "...I want to know what sex feels like, with
gasp. "Oh. Right. The
and began walking toward the velvet-l
ordinates calle
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is shoulder and
he nigh
went
r until they arrived at a VVIP lounge-so
hind them with a
f her shoes and turned
. No need to be sh
inst the wall
o you want
her head,
ds on your
larity in her slurred words.
y stepped forward, grabbed both his arms, and
row, amused b
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d. "I'm l
n suddenly raised her knee and n
d. Just
y through his nos
rformance," she repeat
ushed him onto the leather lounge chair behind h
th
went
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ed.
ely unc
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the whiskey bott
uttered. "How muc
d move her, she mu
pay. Jason. Was
le curved
lock of hair
, "I can't wait to see wha