Page 15 of What Happens In Vegas
‘Me too.’ Was that her voice? It was throaty with arousal.
They swayed like that for long moments before he spun her again. She looked up into his eyes, his pupils dilated so wide the black nearly eclipsed the blue of his irises. She kept her arms tight around his shoulders, letting him lead, clinging to him and following his body around thedance floor. She didn’t have to do a thing, except hold him. He swayed them to the music, carrying them through the tune as if they were the only couple dancing. Bonni had never been so immersed in a dance or in music before. The lights were low, the pace had slowed and they melded together. Bonni smiled to herself when his erection rose. ‘I want you to come with me to my room tonight,’ he toldher.
‘Yes.’ How could she answer any other way?
He regarded her, a smile curving his very kissable mouth. In the rare event that Bonni was involved with a man, she usually kept him at arm’s length. As she had told her friends, her job pretty much doomed any relationship, so she never got emotionallyinvested and was always prepared to walk away. Better to leave them than for them to leave her.But this man – oh, this man – had turned her world topsy-turvy in two songs.
‘So then. Shall we?’ He leaned down and brushed his lips across her hair.
She nodded, and couldn’t find her voice right away. Bonni pointed to her friends. ‘I need to check in with my friends and get my bag.’
‘Lead the way.’ Quinn kept his hand at the small of her back as they headed to the VIP section.
Before theywent up the stairs she turned and held up a hand. ‘Would you mind waiting here for a moment?’
‘Of course. Just don’t forget about me.’ He cupped her face and brushed a thumb across her lips. She gasped a little at the sensation, her lips parting. Quinn was starting to bend down when a flash of light distracted them both. Bonni turned to look, flushing when she saw Ava practically hanging overthe railing with her cell phone.
‘I’ll, um, I’ll be right back.’ She made a beeline for her friends, hearing Quinn chuckle behind her.
When she reached their table Celia and Fredi started applauding, while Ava shoved her phone in Bonni’s direction. ‘Look at how cute you guys are together! You fit together perfectly!’
Fredi elbowed her way forward to see. ‘God, Ava, you totally cock-blockedher. He was going to kiss the hell out of her.’
Ava spun on a heel, her auburn waves swinging and catching the light like sparks of gold, to face Fredi, wobbling a little. ‘I did not! He’s right there waiting for her! She’s totally going to get his cock!’ She tucked a wayward strand behind an ear.
Bonni felt her cheeks heat up again and swore she heard Quinn laugh, despite the now thumping music.‘Okay, you guys have clearly had a lot to drink. Maybe I shouldn’t go.’
‘Oh,screw that,’ Celia said. ‘We’re big girls and we can take care of ourselves.’
‘When’s the last time you’ve been out on the town like this? I’m the one who is always aware of her surroundings, unlike you guys.’ She looked at them as sternly as she could. ‘Remember that night when you were only wearing mini-skirts andhalter tops and snuck into the—’
Celia held up her hand. ‘Nope, you’re not going to bring that up. I refuse to let you. Besides, the lock was broken on the gate. Anyone would have tried climbing up the water tower.’
‘No, they wouldn’t have, not in December!’ Bonni was still aghast at the whole debacle.
Fredi slapped Bonni’s clutch against her chest and she fumbled to take it. ‘Yes, and I seemto remember that one time when you got plastered and stole a candy bar from that 7-Eleven and then felt so guilty you went back in and gave the guy twenty bucks for it. It was college, and you weren’t even a cop yet! Get over it.’
Away from Quinn’s magnetism, Bonni began to second-guess herself. Biting her lip, she tapped her clutch against her thigh. Knowing the signs, Ava caught her gaze. Bonnihad always thought she had beautiful eyes, golden with flecks of blue, and right now they expressed myriad emotions. Ava was giving her orders: ‘Oh, no, you don’t. You are not bailing on that man. Celia put condoms in your bag and Fredi turned on the Find Your Friend app on your phone.’
‘My phone? How did you get in my phone?’
Fredi shot her a look that plainly said,Don’t ask stupid questions.
Celia put down her third cocktail with a snap and stood up to shake Bonni’s shoulders. ‘Look, Bon-Bon, you haven’t been laid since that limp pancake Greg. It’s time to clear out thecobwebs from your hoo-haa, you know, and get your vacation fling on.’
Bonni glanced back at Quinn and saw him chatting with one of the security guards. Good God, she hoped he hadn’t heard Celia’s remark . . .buthe was looking like he had all the time in the world to wait for her. A gold star for him.
‘Okay, the club has my card on file so that’ll take care of the tab. I’ll text you when I know where we’re going. Does someone have money for a cab? Do you all have your room keys?’
Bonni thought these were perfectly reasonable questions, but Fredi rolled her eyes. She nudged Celia out of the way and forcedBonni to turn around, before pushing her toward the stairs. ‘Hey, Quinn!’ Fredi shouted. ‘Where are you staying?’
Quinn broke off his conversation and raised an eyebrow as Fredi practically shoved Bonni down the stairs. ‘I’m at the Gladiators.’
‘What a coincidence! So are we. Bonni won’t have far to go in the morning then. Bye now!’
Fredi gave a little mocking wave before strutting back tothe table. Bonni wasn’t sure whether to be grateful or horrified. Quinn reached out to take her free hand and she looked at him. ‘Still in?’ he asked.
Oh, those eyes.
Bonni knew there was really only one response you can make when you’re about to start a Vegas vacation fling.
‘I’m all in.’
