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then?”
“About ten years, yeah. My family moved here when I was eighteen, and then after I’d finished uni they decided to go back. So it’s just me here now.”
“Must get lonely.”
“Nah, we Skype a lot and I’ve got a great group of friends. And I love my job, of course.”
“I understand that.”
My head cocked to the side as I studied the solemn expression that kept peeking out when he wasn’t forcing a smile. “I’m sure it gets lonely traveling so much. Always on location for movies or tours.”
“It does, it does. I’d like to find…someone. You know? Not that I expect anyone to want to pack up and go with me all the time, but…” He shrugged. “It’d be nice.”
The waitress came back with our drinks, and once again I couldn’t help but notice he didn’t pay her any attention. She was tall, thin, blond, and busty—exactly his type. Maybe he wanted to make a good impression by proving he wasn’t just after a hot piece of ass.
We continued the conversation, and he told me about how he’d gotten into the movie business, about his strict Catholic upbringing, and how whom he dated seemed to have a big impact on his career. His specialty was action movies, and he explained that his handlers told him having a pretty young thing on his arm helped to boost his attractiveness to the female audience and had guys wanting to be in his shoes.
But even as we laughed about that, something passed in his eyes. Something tired, something pained…
Now, normally I wouldn’t drink more than a glass of something if I was out with a client, but this wasn’t an ordinary meeting, and hello—Vegas.
“A pair of lemon drops,” a deep voice said, and I looked up to see a seriously attractive waiter holding a shot glass lined with sugar and a lemon out to me. I guessed blondie’d had enough rejection.
“I can’t believe you’re not making me do something I’ll need a chaser for.”
Ace winked. “Hey, these look like tequila but taste a helluva lot better.” As he took his shot from the waiter, he pulled out a bill from his pocket, his fingers lingering when he handed it over. Then Ace flashed the guy a broad smile. “Thanks a lot.”
Okay, hold up a second…
Even though I was beginning to feel the effects of the two drinks I’d already had, I knew I wasn’t imagining what I’d just seen. And Ace wasn’t hiding the way he watched the guy leave, though I doubted he would’ve been so obvious if anyone else had been with us. I was hyper-attuned to everything he was saying and doing as I tried to figure out just what he was looking for, so you better believe I just caught the message he was sending me.
My gaze followed his, and I had to admit, the way the waiter’s tight black pants fit his ass was worth drooling over.
“I think we might need another round of shots soon,” I found myself saying.
Ace’s eyes met mine, a mixture of relief and something else I couldn’t quite name swirling in them. He sounded cautious when he spoke. “Is that okay?”
I nodded and held out my shot for a cheers. “Most definitely okay.”
After we’d downed the sweet and sour, we fell back into a casual conversation, but my mind was spinning. Several questions went through my head, but it seemed Ace wasn’t quite ready to open up yet. Still, it had me wondering what my role in all of this would be.
Did he want our company to help him come out?
Did he want our company to help him find someone to keep on the down-low?
Wait, no, that couldn’t be it. It was to be a mutually beneficial relationship, which meant he’d need to be seen with…
Ohhh. A woman on his arm and a man in his bed, maybe?
Yes, that could definitely be it. And while it wasn’t something I had experience in, surely there were women out there willing to cover for someone like Ace.
“So would you like to meet when we get back to—” I stopped dead as Ace reached for his drink. Just past his
“About ten years, yeah. My family moved here when I was eighteen, and then after I’d finished uni they decided to go back. So it’s just me here now.”
“Must get lonely.”
“Nah, we Skype a lot and I’ve got a great group of friends. And I love my job, of course.”
“I understand that.”
My head cocked to the side as I studied the solemn expression that kept peeking out when he wasn’t forcing a smile. “I’m sure it gets lonely traveling so much. Always on location for movies or tours.”
“It does, it does. I’d like to find…someone. You know? Not that I expect anyone to want to pack up and go with me all the time, but…” He shrugged. “It’d be nice.”
The waitress came back with our drinks, and once again I couldn’t help but notice he didn’t pay her any attention. She was tall, thin, blond, and busty—exactly his type. Maybe he wanted to make a good impression by proving he wasn’t just after a hot piece of ass.
We continued the conversation, and he told me about how he’d gotten into the movie business, about his strict Catholic upbringing, and how whom he dated seemed to have a big impact on his career. His specialty was action movies, and he explained that his handlers told him having a pretty young thing on his arm helped to boost his attractiveness to the female audience and had guys wanting to be in his shoes.
But even as we laughed about that, something passed in his eyes. Something tired, something pained…
Now, normally I wouldn’t drink more than a glass of something if I was out with a client, but this wasn’t an ordinary meeting, and hello—Vegas.
“A pair of lemon drops,” a deep voice said, and I looked up to see a seriously attractive waiter holding a shot glass lined with sugar and a lemon out to me. I guessed blondie’d had enough rejection.
“I can’t believe you’re not making me do something I’ll need a chaser for.”
Ace winked. “Hey, these look like tequila but taste a helluva lot better.” As he took his shot from the waiter, he pulled out a bill from his pocket, his fingers lingering when he handed it over. Then Ace flashed the guy a broad smile. “Thanks a lot.”
Okay, hold up a second…
Even though I was beginning to feel the effects of the two drinks I’d already had, I knew I wasn’t imagining what I’d just seen. And Ace wasn’t hiding the way he watched the guy leave, though I doubted he would’ve been so obvious if anyone else had been with us. I was hyper-attuned to everything he was saying and doing as I tried to figure out just what he was looking for, so you better believe I just caught the message he was sending me.
My gaze followed his, and I had to admit, the way the waiter’s tight black pants fit his ass was worth drooling over.
“I think we might need another round of shots soon,” I found myself saying.
Ace’s eyes met mine, a mixture of relief and something else I couldn’t quite name swirling in them. He sounded cautious when he spoke. “Is that okay?”
I nodded and held out my shot for a cheers. “Most definitely okay.”
After we’d downed the sweet and sour, we fell back into a casual conversation, but my mind was spinning. Several questions went through my head, but it seemed Ace wasn’t quite ready to open up yet. Still, it had me wondering what my role in all of this would be.
Did he want our company to help him come out?
Did he want our company to help him find someone to keep on the down-low?
Wait, no, that couldn’t be it. It was to be a mutually beneficial relationship, which meant he’d need to be seen with…
Ohhh. A woman on his arm and a man in his bed, maybe?
Yes, that could definitely be it. And while it wasn’t something I had experience in, surely there were women out there willing to cover for someone like Ace.
“So would you like to meet when we get back to—” I stopped dead as Ace reached for his drink. Just past his
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