you is to pretend to not want him. Don’t even look at Tommy today. Instead, give Sean your attention. Make Tommy jealous.”
“Are you sure, Tanya?” Holly asked doubtfully. “I mean, how do you know it’ll work?” She saw Tanya’s pointed look and rolled her eyes. “Okay, okay, I get it. You know what you’re talking about …” She then sighed through her nose. “Teach me!”
--
“So, Sean,” Holly said, glancing over at Tanya before gazing over at the guitarist and giving him her full attention, “when did you know you wanted to be a guitarist?”
They were walking toward Shut Up and Eat, a swanky new restaurant with dim lighting, small food portions, and an outrageous selection of alcohol. Their waiters were all dressed in suits with slicked-back hair, and there were red velvet ropes that diners walked through in order to make them feel like very important people. From the information she was able to gather before leaving, Holly thought it would be was a bit much, but at least there would be no thumping bass permeating the restaurant.
Tanya, the genius she was, managed to arrange everybody in a certain position at the snazzy Las Vegas eatery without being too obvious about it. Sean was at the end, next to Holly and then Tanya herself. Next to Tanya on her left stood Mitch, then Drew, and finally Tommy himself. Tanya wasn’t stupid when it came to the game of love. Holly may not notice the way Tommy looked at her, but Tanya did. Though Holly thought she was merely helping her in order to get Tommy to take her seriously, there was more to it than Tanya revealed. Only Mitch new his lover’s little plan, and he agreed that Tommy needed a good girl on his arm after his disastrous affair with Delilah.
When Tommy first laid eyes on Holly after the two women had met them in the lobby of the hotel, he had to do a double-take. Where was the shy, demure girl notorious for her hoodies and loose jeans? She looked beautiful then, but now … he could see the curves of her body, but then again, so could everybody else. God, she had a nice rack, didn’t she? And her tight ass that had been hidden in sweatpants was now being shown off in tight denim. Her hair cascaded around her much like a lion’s mane, and it was slightly messy, making him think about what it might look like after a night of sex. Wait, wasn’t she upset that he only wanted to have sex with her? And now she was dressing like … Was this some kind of trick? And when did she suddenly become so interested in Sean?
“… I was eight when I taught myself to play, and I’d always been a fan of The Futurists ,” Sean was saying.
Tommy scrunched his nose at this. Was Holly even paying attention? He cast a glance over his shoulder, hoping to catch a glimpse of the woman, and though her hair was masking the majority of her profile, he could tell there was a large, genuine smile on her face. He felt his heart skip for whatever reason at the sight, and instantly wished that it was he who was making her smile that way.
Because smiling led to … well sex , a voice tried to rationalize. There was no other reason why he might want her to smile unless it led to sex.
But she does have a nice smile , another voice pointed out. You know, I wouldn’t mind seeing her smile even if it didn’t lead to sex.
“Yeah right,” he muttered under his breath.
“What was that, Tommy?” Tanya asked, tilting her head forward and catching his eye.
“Nothing,” came his response, quickly looking away. There was glint in that woman’s eyes he wasn’t exactly sure about. In fact, there were a lot of things going on around him and inside of him that he wasn’t too sure about.
Before he could ponder this any further, he heard Holly laugh aloud. Beyond his control, he felt his head snap in her direction, and a territorial growl lost itself in his throat. Holly was stopped on the sidewalk, sharing a laugh with
“Are you sure, Tanya?” Holly asked doubtfully. “I mean, how do you know it’ll work?” She saw Tanya’s pointed look and rolled her eyes. “Okay, okay, I get it. You know what you’re talking about …” She then sighed through her nose. “Teach me!”
--
“So, Sean,” Holly said, glancing over at Tanya before gazing over at the guitarist and giving him her full attention, “when did you know you wanted to be a guitarist?”
They were walking toward Shut Up and Eat, a swanky new restaurant with dim lighting, small food portions, and an outrageous selection of alcohol. Their waiters were all dressed in suits with slicked-back hair, and there were red velvet ropes that diners walked through in order to make them feel like very important people. From the information she was able to gather before leaving, Holly thought it would be was a bit much, but at least there would be no thumping bass permeating the restaurant.
Tanya, the genius she was, managed to arrange everybody in a certain position at the snazzy Las Vegas eatery without being too obvious about it. Sean was at the end, next to Holly and then Tanya herself. Next to Tanya on her left stood Mitch, then Drew, and finally Tommy himself. Tanya wasn’t stupid when it came to the game of love. Holly may not notice the way Tommy looked at her, but Tanya did. Though Holly thought she was merely helping her in order to get Tommy to take her seriously, there was more to it than Tanya revealed. Only Mitch new his lover’s little plan, and he agreed that Tommy needed a good girl on his arm after his disastrous affair with Delilah.
When Tommy first laid eyes on Holly after the two women had met them in the lobby of the hotel, he had to do a double-take. Where was the shy, demure girl notorious for her hoodies and loose jeans? She looked beautiful then, but now … he could see the curves of her body, but then again, so could everybody else. God, she had a nice rack, didn’t she? And her tight ass that had been hidden in sweatpants was now being shown off in tight denim. Her hair cascaded around her much like a lion’s mane, and it was slightly messy, making him think about what it might look like after a night of sex. Wait, wasn’t she upset that he only wanted to have sex with her? And now she was dressing like … Was this some kind of trick? And when did she suddenly become so interested in Sean?
“… I was eight when I taught myself to play, and I’d always been a fan of The Futurists ,” Sean was saying.
Tommy scrunched his nose at this. Was Holly even paying attention? He cast a glance over his shoulder, hoping to catch a glimpse of the woman, and though her hair was masking the majority of her profile, he could tell there was a large, genuine smile on her face. He felt his heart skip for whatever reason at the sight, and instantly wished that it was he who was making her smile that way.
Because smiling led to … well sex , a voice tried to rationalize. There was no other reason why he might want her to smile unless it led to sex.
But she does have a nice smile , another voice pointed out. You know, I wouldn’t mind seeing her smile even if it didn’t lead to sex.
“Yeah right,” he muttered under his breath.
“What was that, Tommy?” Tanya asked, tilting her head forward and catching his eye.
“Nothing,” came his response, quickly looking away. There was glint in that woman’s eyes he wasn’t exactly sure about. In fact, there were a lot of things going on around him and inside of him that he wasn’t too sure about.
Before he could ponder this any further, he heard Holly laugh aloud. Beyond his control, he felt his head snap in her direction, and a territorial growl lost itself in his throat. Holly was stopped on the sidewalk, sharing a laugh with
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