Page 21 of Champagne Nights

I threw the report down and leaned back in my chair, taking in a long, deep breath as I looked at Charles.

“What has your feathers all riled up today?” He smirked.

“Nothing. I just want things when I ask for them.”

“I haven’t heard from you since the art exhibition. By the way, the painting was a huge success. Lexi loved it and gave me not one, but two blowjobs when she came back.” He grinned.

I hadn’t told Charles anything about Aubrey. He only knew that I was talking to her that night. He didn’t even know that she was the girl in the painting.

“How did things go with that girl you were talking to at the gallery? What was her name again?”

“Aubrey.”

“Yeah, Aubrey. You seemed to be into her.”

“She invited me over to her house on Saturday for dinner.”

“Way to go, Mr. Casanova. Did you fuck her? Wait, don’t answer that. Of course, you did.”

I turned my chair sideways and stared out the window.

“Was she really bad or something?” he asked with a serious tone.

“No. She was great. She’s blind.”

“What?” He laughed. “Blind to the fact that you’re an asshole?”

I shot him a look as I turned my chair around and faced him.

“She’s blind.”

He cocked his head and narrowed his eyes at me.

“Blind? As in, she can’t see anything, blind?”

“Yes.”

“What the fuck, Ethan? Damn. That’s a new one for you. You fucked a blind chick. Holy shit! How was it? Come on, tell me. Was it different? Did you get off fast knowing that she couldn’t see you?”

“Knock it off, Charles!” I shouted.

“Bro, relax.” He put his hands up.

“She’s a great girl who has endured a lot. She wasn’t born blind. She lost her sight and her parents in a car accident when she was eight. She basically had to learn to live all over again.”

“Okay. So, have you talked to her since?”

“No, and I don’t plan to. It was one night. She’s no different from any of the other women I sleep with.”

“Is that so? Because you just defended her, and you’ve never done that.”

“I didn’t defend her.”

“You did. You didn’t like what I said, and you jumped to her defense.”

“Well, I didn’t mean to.”

He sighed as he got up from his chair.

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