Page 11 of What Happens In Vegas
‘I do not!’ Bonni pulled the card out of the envelope. ‘A little something to help you enjoy your first night in Las Vegas. Gladiators Management.’
‘Wow.’ Celia said. ‘Money sure begets money.’
‘That’s unbelievable,’ Ava commented.
‘Why couldn’t they giveus a bottle of Jack Daniels?’ Fredi pouted.
‘I’ll get you a bottle of Jack Daniels, or whatever you’d like,’ Bonni told her. ‘The Southerner in you is showing,’ she teased.
‘Ain’t nothing wrong with Jack!’ Fredi defended her favorite alcoholic beverage.
Luckily, a waitress appeared before the conversation could turn heated. Fredi was very protective of her Jack. ‘Good evening, ladies. Whatcan I get for you?’
‘Ithink my friend would prefer Jack Daniels instead of the champagne. Ava, Celia, do you want the champagne, or something different?’ Bonni wanted to make sure her friends had what they wanted. Nothing but the best for her besties.
‘Why don’t we keep the champagne for later? I’d like to get a cocktail – is there a house specialty?’ Ava inquired.
Celia perused the bottlemenu, making little gasping noises at some of the prices. ‘Ya know what? I’m going to get a cocktail too.’
After a few more minutes of discussion Bonni opted to help Fredi demolish the Jack and the waitress left to fill their orders. Bonni settled into her comfortable chair. She could definitely get used to this. Her job and her temperament didn’t lend themselves to gambling, but the thrill ofgetting lucky was a seductive one.
‘The music’s amazing,’ she shouted, loving how the throbbing music crept into her blood.
Ava nodded. She was the super-ladylike one. But when music was playing she could be an animal. She jumped up, reaching for Bonni’s hand. ‘Come on, let’s go dance. This is my favorite song.’
Bonni stood. ‘Every song is your favorite song, Ava. You should have been a professionaldancer, you know that.’
‘Things in life take you down different paths to the one you started out on.’
Moments later they were out in the crowd on the dance floor, grooving to the music and having the time of their lives. Bonni let the music, and her mild buzz, smother her feelings of self-consciousness.
Not only did she feel good, she looked good too. Let them look. Now she was glad she’d splurgedon her dress and shoes. She ran her hands up her sides, loving the way the dress rodeover her flesh, then pushed her fingers into her hair so it swung about her shoulders.
A hit song from a popular movie soundtrack came on and Fredi and Celia joined them on the floor, leaving the VIP security to watch over their stuff. They strutted to the song, doing the risqué moves that were in the musicvideo. Shaking their butts and giving a playful slap at the precise moment. Laughing and having a ball.
Bonni twirled with her hands up over her head, feeling like a sexy and confident woman She was having a fabulous time. So were her friends. What more could she ask for?
