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Sitting in my art studio, I worked on my latest creation Lydia. I painted for three hours. I ate dinner alone, while studying stock trends.
Bryce has called me every day. I’ve been avoiding his calls.
His latest text read:
You’re fucking crazy bro!
Bryce recognized I was into Lydia. I didn’t want him to try and talk me out of seeing her.
I stood in the mirror giving myself the once over. My black hair was slicked back, the custom navy suit fit perfect. I placed two Cuban cigars into my inside pocket, then removed twenty thousand from the safe. I slipped the rose-colored sunglasses over my eyes before leaving the house.
CHAPTER FIVE
HAYDEN
Sitting at my usual table, strippers flocked to me. Puffing on my cigar, I threw money into the air. I let the women dance for me, but I didn’t allow them to sit on my lap.
Lydia walked up the stairs, glanced at me then stepped in the opposite direction. I wasn’t going to chase after her tonight. I sat back and watched her like I did every night.
The following night, I sat in the corner working from my phone. Dressed in a t-shirt, jeans, baseball cap, and loafers, I tried keeping to myself. A couple of strippers danced for me, again I wouldn’t let them sit on my lap. I worked on my speech for tomorrow’s board meeting.
“Cherry and Brianna, I’ll take over from here.”
I glanced up at Lydia, then returned my attention to my work. She grabbed my cell, then my hand. “Come with me.”
She led me into one of the private rooms. “Have a seat.”
She placed my cell back into my hand. “I’ll order you a glass of vodka on the rocks.”
“No thank you. I’m driving tonight. Club soda will be fine.”
Lydia smiled.
I admit I was perplexed. I didn’t understand what was going on.
She returned to the room placing the drink on the table next to me.
Lydia leaned over me. “What do you want from me?”
Staring deep into her eyes. “I told you a date.”
“Fine, but the date will be tonight when I get off work. After the date, you’ll promise not to come in here again.”
“I’m not agreeing to those terms. And where are we going at 3 in the morning.”
“The Waffle House silly, of course.”
I glanced back down at my cell. “Ok.”
“You got here later than usual tonight.”
“What can I say? My sleep pattern is a little fucked up.”
She smiled.
“You’ve tricked off enough money this week. You don’t have to pay to sit in here. I get off early. I have an early class. I’ll be back in twenty minutes.”
“Ok.”
Women can be so hard to read. You’re telling me, all I had to do was have most of the stripper’s dance for me then she’d come around. I shook my head.
She returned a short time later. “Hayden, I’m ready. You can follow me.”
“I will follow you home to drop off your car, then I will drive us to the restaurant.”
“No.”
“Yes, we do it my way or I’ll return the next night you work.”
“Shoot, fine.”
Ten minutes later, we pulled in front of the beautiful white apartment building in midtown. The same building, I followed her to last night.
I can’t believe she doesn’t live that far from my office building. She stepped out of the front door of her building. I hopped out of the car, running around opening the passenger door for her. She smiled, sliding into the Ferrari. Closing the door behind her, I dove back into the driver seat.
“Which Waffle House are we driving too?” I asked.
“The location on Piedmont. I will tell you how to get there.”
“Which one are you referring to on Piedmont?”
“It’s across from Wild Willy’s.”
“Oh, I know where it is.”
I pulled out of the parking space onto the empty street.
“You don’t live far from my office building.”
“Which one?”
“It’s two blocks over. The Gaster building.”
“Oh, so not only are you a pretty boy, you are super rich,” she smirked.
“Unbelievable!”
My eyes narrowed. “What’s the problem?”
“You want to date me, a stripper. What the fuck for? You can date any woman you want.”
