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Violet and Penny responded but I stayed still, hoping she’d leave. The woman was giving me the fucking creeps.
She slowly tilted her head towards Sheamus in a waiting fashion, her hand giving his chest a slight pat. “I don’t believe me, and Mrs. Tanaka have met yet, I’m afraid.”
Sheamus went through the polite gestures and introduced the two of us. Realization began to hit me that even though we’d never met formally, Jade Nakamura seemed to know a lot more about me.
Finally, she got called away and I was so happy I wanted to dance the tension out of my body. The four of us hit the club floor becoming lost in the music.
Violet and Penny began to dance gracefully to the music and I tried to mimic their movements. Clearly, they got out a lot more than I did. We started to laugh as I stumbled around a little bit, clearly the alcohol had taken an effect on me.
It dawned on me in the middle of my alcohol-induced swaying that I might have made some real friends with Sheamus, Violet, and Penny.
“I need water!” I said over the beat.
“Okay!” They shouted back in unison.
The crowd seemed to have become thicker and heavier with moving bodies. The music had turned to a low rumble that seemed to be building up for some incredible beat. I was nearly at the bar when my heart caught in my throat.
Ashton.
My heart soon dropped into my stomach, and I got the flutters. My husband always gave me the flutters. Especially now that he’d been the first man to ever fuck me.
A sensation shot through my core.
I shook my head because I must’ve been drunk. Surely, he hadn’t come to the club looking for me but then again, he probably had. He never even looked my way, he just continued to climb the stairs on the far side of the club that led to an office with clear glass. Standing in the window surveying the crowd was Jade Nakamura.
A cold smile covered her lips.
She had seen me.
I felt like a pawn on a chessboard that someone was moving around in some wicked game. A shiver crept its way down my spine. Why did she seem to have some sort of animosity towards me?
Violet and Penny must have noticed because they came over to check on me. Their expression told me they were deeply concerned.
“What’s up?” Violet asked.
Penny’s face had a frown on it. “Are you okay?”
I tried to find the right words and offered them a smile. Before I could say another word, Mark was in front of me. His face was tight and angry looking.
“We need to go,” he said through gritted teeth.
That was Ashton, I thought.
“What? No, I’m not going anywhere with you.” I rolled my eyes.
“Yeah buddy, she’s not going anywhere with you,” Violet punched her finger into her chest.
He ignored her. “Mrs. Tanaka, for once, please just listen. We need to go now. It’s in your very best interest.”
Glancing back up at the office surrounded by nothing but glass, I saw Ashton and Jade Nakamura standing entirely too close. I turned away.
“Fine, Mark.”
Defeat had entered in the chat and my shoulders dropped of their own accord. Violet and Penny looked on in disbelief.
“We’ll have to do this another time,” I murmured.
Penny’s blue eyes became saddened. “What? Don’t leave yet…”
