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to drink. He wore jeans like his friends, and a cream-colored cotton shirt that Nell told him looked sexy with his eyes. “Nell will be here in a minute. She’s going to hang with us for a while.”
Nell was a woman Sean had been seeing. With her long, dark hair and curvaceous figure, she garnered male attention. And she did have lovely hazel eyes with brown near the pupil and green around it. Pretty enough that he’d been willing to go places with her, mostly with his friends, though sometimes alone.
She seemed to really take to him, and it was a little flattering considering she was older than he was. And at twenty-one, she could buy him whiskey or beer whenever he needed some. That was an advantage. And she wasn’t too bad in the sack. Sean had discriminating tastes, and when he needed a woman’s company he’d reached for Nell, now and again.
Lately, she’d seemed a bit clingier. He might have to do something to cool her off. “I hope Nell brings some whiskey. Looks like I’m out.”
Without knocking or ringing the bell, Nell arrived and appeared in the kitchen wearing a black cocktail dress. The little number barely covered her butt, and in the front it dipped to her waist, the open vee covered with see-through black material. At only five feet three, she looked much taller in her four-inch heels.
“Hey, Nell, baby.” Tomas looked her up and down. “Where you headed? You put us to shame in that outfit.”
Nell glided the three steps over to Sean and put one arm around his neck. The kiss she gave him was soft enough to be respectable but slow enough to show the other guys whom she favored. With one hand on her back, Sean pressed her close. She did feel awfully good.
Holding her hand in the air, Nell offered the bottle of whiskey she’d brought. “Thought maybe you could use this.”
“Always.” Nic took it from her before Sean could reach.
“I’ll grab some glasses,” Nell said. “You’re sharing that, Nic.”
They shared a drink and bantered about a lot of nothing. Then, it was time to go—somewhere, anywhere, because as nice as Sean’s apartment was, it was no place to spend Saturday night. Since he’d been able to afford his own place, though, his pals had made it a habit to meet there on weekends to start things off.
“I thought you were taking me somewhere.” Nell pouted and moved onto Sean’s lap with her arms around his neck, showing a lot of leg.
“I want to try that place Tomas mentioned…Polarize. I’m in the mood to dance.” Sean slid Nell off his lap and stood. “I’ll ride with Nell. She has to go to work later, so you guys can give me a ride back.”
*****
Polarize was known for a good playlist, and Sean had been meaning to try it out. All the way over, Nell kept feeling up his thigh, and normally he liked that. But something was off. And he had a hunch he knew what it was.
Only hours before, the scent of Adrianna had filled his head, and he kept imagining her hand on his thigh. But Adrianna had blown him off again. Never mind that, he was going to get to her one way or the other. Maybe she needed more courting, flowers or something.
“Sean, are you daydreaming over there?” Nell was pretending to be cross with him.
“Yeah, guess I was.” Sean gave her one of his charming smiles, which seemed to satisfy her for the moment.
Once inside, they met up with Nic and Tomas. Drinks would have to be non-alcoholic beer since it was an eighteen-and-older club. No booze. Once seated, they placed their orders, and scanned the place for a bit before dancing. Likely Tomas was checking out the women. And probably Nic was too, but likely not with the same intent, since he’d started dating someone.
“Dance with me,” Nell said, standing and pulling on Sean’s hand. He followed her out onto the floor.
The music was the kind of stuff he listened to: Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, and Coldplay. Getting into the beat, Sean danced song after song, the male eyes on the floor
Nell was a woman Sean had been seeing. With her long, dark hair and curvaceous figure, she garnered male attention. And she did have lovely hazel eyes with brown near the pupil and green around it. Pretty enough that he’d been willing to go places with her, mostly with his friends, though sometimes alone.
She seemed to really take to him, and it was a little flattering considering she was older than he was. And at twenty-one, she could buy him whiskey or beer whenever he needed some. That was an advantage. And she wasn’t too bad in the sack. Sean had discriminating tastes, and when he needed a woman’s company he’d reached for Nell, now and again.
Lately, she’d seemed a bit clingier. He might have to do something to cool her off. “I hope Nell brings some whiskey. Looks like I’m out.”
Without knocking or ringing the bell, Nell arrived and appeared in the kitchen wearing a black cocktail dress. The little number barely covered her butt, and in the front it dipped to her waist, the open vee covered with see-through black material. At only five feet three, she looked much taller in her four-inch heels.
“Hey, Nell, baby.” Tomas looked her up and down. “Where you headed? You put us to shame in that outfit.”
Nell glided the three steps over to Sean and put one arm around his neck. The kiss she gave him was soft enough to be respectable but slow enough to show the other guys whom she favored. With one hand on her back, Sean pressed her close. She did feel awfully good.
Holding her hand in the air, Nell offered the bottle of whiskey she’d brought. “Thought maybe you could use this.”
“Always.” Nic took it from her before Sean could reach.
“I’ll grab some glasses,” Nell said. “You’re sharing that, Nic.”
They shared a drink and bantered about a lot of nothing. Then, it was time to go—somewhere, anywhere, because as nice as Sean’s apartment was, it was no place to spend Saturday night. Since he’d been able to afford his own place, though, his pals had made it a habit to meet there on weekends to start things off.
“I thought you were taking me somewhere.” Nell pouted and moved onto Sean’s lap with her arms around his neck, showing a lot of leg.
“I want to try that place Tomas mentioned…Polarize. I’m in the mood to dance.” Sean slid Nell off his lap and stood. “I’ll ride with Nell. She has to go to work later, so you guys can give me a ride back.”
*****
Polarize was known for a good playlist, and Sean had been meaning to try it out. All the way over, Nell kept feeling up his thigh, and normally he liked that. But something was off. And he had a hunch he knew what it was.
Only hours before, the scent of Adrianna had filled his head, and he kept imagining her hand on his thigh. But Adrianna had blown him off again. Never mind that, he was going to get to her one way or the other. Maybe she needed more courting, flowers or something.
“Sean, are you daydreaming over there?” Nell was pretending to be cross with him.
“Yeah, guess I was.” Sean gave her one of his charming smiles, which seemed to satisfy her for the moment.
Once inside, they met up with Nic and Tomas. Drinks would have to be non-alcoholic beer since it was an eighteen-and-older club. No booze. Once seated, they placed their orders, and scanned the place for a bit before dancing. Likely Tomas was checking out the women. And probably Nic was too, but likely not with the same intent, since he’d started dating someone.
“Dance with me,” Nell said, standing and pulling on Sean’s hand. He followed her out onto the floor.
The music was the kind of stuff he listened to: Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, and Coldplay. Getting into the beat, Sean danced song after song, the male eyes on the floor
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