Page 31 of A Dangerous Game
I watch as he bursts out laughing. She has the audacity to look shocked but he pulls out a twenty and sticks it on her tray.
He must have had his wallet handy, because I didn’t even see him dig for it. “Listen, love, charge me for my drink. Keep the change.”
Tori sits down on Duke’s lap and wraps her arms around his shoulders. The bastard isn’t encouraging it which is nice because I’m about to wreck this girl. He points at me and looks at Tori. “Do you know who he is?”
“Your douchebag friend?” Is her reply.
I shake my head and down my drink. “Ron!” I holler and the older man that runs the operations for me walks out.
“Mr. Benson! How are you?” His English accent has faded more since I last talked to him and he pats my shoulder. Ron is tall and a little on the chunky side but he’s dealing with a lot with his kid running with the wrong crowd.
I point at Tori and she looks at me with confusion. “Want to tell Ron what you just called me?” I ask and clink the ice in my drink. Duke chuckles and slides her off. Once she’s standing in front of Ron he tucks himself and the chair into the table. I find this funny since it’s his way of telling her that she’s fucked and not because he’s going to be doing the fucking.
“Uh…”
“What did you call the owner of this bar?” Ron asks and crosses his arms.
“Fuck.”
Deciding that I’m done with this I point to her and say: “I’m Caleb Benson, the owner. You sitting on customer’s laps and giving free drinks away are done. If I hear you doing it again, I’m going to throw you out on your ass.” My finger then drops to my drink. “I need another refill. And don’t overcharge me this time. I know how expensive those drinks are.”
She huffs and then stomps over to the bar. Ron pats me on the shoulder and walks over to her angrily. He carries my drink to me and shrugs before going back to his office. This whole time, Duke and I are quiet as we watch this transpire.
“Well, since you provided the show, I guess I should pay for dinner,” Duke says as he swallows the rest of his beer.
“Nah. Actually, can we talk about-”
Duke cuts me off and shakes head. “No way, kimosabe! We are not talking about Sinclair .”
I hold my hands in the air like I’m surrendering. “Are you dating her?”
He shakes his head and then signals to Tori for another refill for him. “No, I’m not. But… there’s a lot going on in her life and she…” He shakes his head again and then shrugs. “Look, there’s a lot more to her then you know. It’s just best if you don’t try. Plus, aren’t you m-”
“Fuck off.”
*
That night, I lay in bed and consider my options. Duke says to leave her alone, but let’s be honest here. I’m a lawyer and not a person who likes to be ordered around. Sinclair is gorgeous and I think she finds me attractive as well. Hopefully.
As I orchestrate a plan, it turns out that fate has other plans for me. It turns out that they are going to bring her to me. Just not in the way that I expected.
SINCLAIR
I drop the money off at the same spot as usual on my way to pick up the twins. I hate that I have to live such a secret life but I don’t want anything more to hurt the girls. They have enough shit. Especially with their mom trying to take them back.
My brother dying.
Getting two hyped up girls to bed after their school’s Christmas party is not fun.
“Come on, little ladies. Let’s go!” I beg to the hyper twins who are running around the house pretending to be lady bugs. This is done with them flapping their arms and making “zoom” noises. If I wasn’t so tired from being a chaperone to their party, I would think this was cute.
“Ah!” Jayla yells and then tackles Jenna. “Gotcha again!”
I fling myself onto my couch and throw my arm over my eyes. I give up.
Today has been nonstop and I shot a whole scene with Mark today. He’s another actor who is famous for his bossy behavior in bed. Mark is about my height but blond and light featured. It’s like day and night comparing Duke to Mark but it’s money.
Don’t get me wrong, I love Duke. But I would rather have sex with Mark. It’s more natural and I don’t have to try to get out of my head as much. Plus, Mark loves to lick pussy so it’s a win-win for me. I’m all about that!
