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some time looking into it and saw the interest was still pretty hot. So, he decided to go with it as a promotional idea to draw more new customers.
He had already done quite well for himself, but getting more people through the front door was a sign of a good business man. Making this place the hottest bar in Los Angeles was his top priority and he wouldn’t stop until it happened for him.
“I’m more interested in getting everything perfect. This is the first huge event the bar has ever hosted. Nothing can go wrong or it will tarnish what I’ve worked so hard to achieve in such a short period of time,” Dante said.
Grabbing the liquor bottle in front of him, Griffin placed it back on the middle shelf of the counter behind him. “I know you have a lot invested into your business. I was taken back at first when you left the tattoo shop to do this full time; however, I invested my money with you because I knew you could make this place a success and you have.”
Turning back around his buddy looked at him. “Don’t worry so much. Caleb is right. You need to get out more and away from this place. Are you still seeing Bambi off and on?”
Dante wished he had never gotten involved with her. She thought a couple of dates together meant they should be making wedding plans. He was trying his best to put her in the far corner of his mind. Bambi was bad news and he was just happy he found out about her before it was too late. He didn’t want or need her riding his back every second of the day.
“Like I told Caleb, things with Bambi didn’t work out much to her disappointment. I can’t have someone like her in my life. We’re over and it’s going to stay that way. She isn’t the kind of woman I need.”
Doubt showed on Griffin’s face. “Are you really sure about this? I’ve heard you say this before about women and you ended up giving them another chance.”
He couldn’t disagree but those days were over. He was tired of being with a woman who thought her good looks were going to matter to him more than her character. “I’m done dating money chasers,” Dante confessed. “I want to find a woman who wants to work with me. Hayward and Clinton are married to the kind of women who we need to be looking for and not the Bambi’s of the world.”
Griffin grinned at him. “True and Jenisha are both pretty hot. If I was thinking about ever getting tied down to one woman for the rest of my life, I would pick one of them in a heartbeat. It’s a shame they’re married because I wouldn’t mind dating either one of them.”
Pointing his finger at Griffin, Dante gave his friend a warning. “Don’t ever let their husbands hear you talking about them like that. Hayward comes off as laid back but he’s very protective of True. He told me everything they went through before they finally ended up together and he’s planning a surprise seven year wedding anniversary party for her.”
“Come on. You know I was only kidding. I wouldn’t come between a husband and his wife. I’m not wired like that,” Griffin said.
Dante knew his buddy was only talking, but he only wanted to warn him about keeping his mouth shut. There were a few occasions that sometimes Griffin had a way of speaking before he thought. He wasn’t as bad a Caleb, but he was pretty damn close.
“I know you wouldn’t,” he admitted. “But, I only thought you should know how in love Hayward and Clinton are with their wives. Dave and Jim are right behind them. I swear those guys make marriage not seem like a life sentence.”
“Sorry, I can’t agree with you on that one.” Griffin move away from the counter and came around the bar. “Marriage isn’t in my future. I’m having too much of a hard time juggling working here and the tattoo shop. I swear I need a vacation, but I don’t have enough time to take one.”
“Do you want to take some time off from here?” He wasn’t aware of how overwhelmed Griffin was until now. He could move a
He had already done quite well for himself, but getting more people through the front door was a sign of a good business man. Making this place the hottest bar in Los Angeles was his top priority and he wouldn’t stop until it happened for him.
“I’m more interested in getting everything perfect. This is the first huge event the bar has ever hosted. Nothing can go wrong or it will tarnish what I’ve worked so hard to achieve in such a short period of time,” Dante said.
Grabbing the liquor bottle in front of him, Griffin placed it back on the middle shelf of the counter behind him. “I know you have a lot invested into your business. I was taken back at first when you left the tattoo shop to do this full time; however, I invested my money with you because I knew you could make this place a success and you have.”
Turning back around his buddy looked at him. “Don’t worry so much. Caleb is right. You need to get out more and away from this place. Are you still seeing Bambi off and on?”
Dante wished he had never gotten involved with her. She thought a couple of dates together meant they should be making wedding plans. He was trying his best to put her in the far corner of his mind. Bambi was bad news and he was just happy he found out about her before it was too late. He didn’t want or need her riding his back every second of the day.
“Like I told Caleb, things with Bambi didn’t work out much to her disappointment. I can’t have someone like her in my life. We’re over and it’s going to stay that way. She isn’t the kind of woman I need.”
Doubt showed on Griffin’s face. “Are you really sure about this? I’ve heard you say this before about women and you ended up giving them another chance.”
He couldn’t disagree but those days were over. He was tired of being with a woman who thought her good looks were going to matter to him more than her character. “I’m done dating money chasers,” Dante confessed. “I want to find a woman who wants to work with me. Hayward and Clinton are married to the kind of women who we need to be looking for and not the Bambi’s of the world.”
Griffin grinned at him. “True and Jenisha are both pretty hot. If I was thinking about ever getting tied down to one woman for the rest of my life, I would pick one of them in a heartbeat. It’s a shame they’re married because I wouldn’t mind dating either one of them.”
Pointing his finger at Griffin, Dante gave his friend a warning. “Don’t ever let their husbands hear you talking about them like that. Hayward comes off as laid back but he’s very protective of True. He told me everything they went through before they finally ended up together and he’s planning a surprise seven year wedding anniversary party for her.”
“Come on. You know I was only kidding. I wouldn’t come between a husband and his wife. I’m not wired like that,” Griffin said.
Dante knew his buddy was only talking, but he only wanted to warn him about keeping his mouth shut. There were a few occasions that sometimes Griffin had a way of speaking before he thought. He wasn’t as bad a Caleb, but he was pretty damn close.
“I know you wouldn’t,” he admitted. “But, I only thought you should know how in love Hayward and Clinton are with their wives. Dave and Jim are right behind them. I swear those guys make marriage not seem like a life sentence.”
“Sorry, I can’t agree with you on that one.” Griffin move away from the counter and came around the bar. “Marriage isn’t in my future. I’m having too much of a hard time juggling working here and the tattoo shop. I swear I need a vacation, but I don’t have enough time to take one.”
“Do you want to take some time off from here?” He wasn’t aware of how overwhelmed Griffin was until now. He could move a
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