get something else to drink before the bar became too crowded. Putting her bottle down on the table and heading for the bar, she saw LJ sitting at her usual table listening to the music. Kylie’s heart jumped at the sight of her, but she kept moving. When the band stopped playing, Kylie was within a few yards of LJ. She turned and saw Cassie moving in the same direction.
Not tonight, slut. Kylie hurried in LJ’s direction, only to have an onslaught of thirsty patrons engulf her.
†
It had been another emotional week for LJ. When she watched Kylie leave for the weekend, she vowed to get over her stupid schoolgirl crush. Mooning over someone who would never care about her like that was stupid and unproductive. What’s wrong with me? Lucinda Jane, you need a reality check. She smiled, recalling her gran saying those very words to her.
Once again, she began chastising herself for her perceived weakness. The little voice inside her head told her what she needed, and she argued with it until she lost the battle.
After leaving the museum, she headed to her apartment to get a shower and then go out. She loathed herself because she knew where she would go and what she would do there. She needed release. To dominate and take so she could eradicate the barrage of thoughts involving Kylie. It was the only fix she could think of.
“You’re a brainiac and the only solution you can think of to the problem is a quick fuck.” She sat in her truck for a long time after parking near The Rusty Nail Dancehall. With her window rolled down, she could hear the mellow sounds of Cassie’s voice. “You can always leave now,” she whispered. Losing the battle, LJ got out and walked toward those swinging doors. For a moment, she paused, shaking her head. “You are pathetic, Lucinda Jane,” she mumbled before going inside.
The crowd was thinning out as the band took its first break of the night. LJ just sat there watching as Cassie walked in her direction. The singer leaned in, her lips lingering near LJ’s ear before she ran the gold ball over her earlobe.
“I thought you weren’t coming back,” she cooed before she bit down hard.
LJ scanned the room while Cassie was having her way with the ear. When she felt someone watching her, she knew instantly who it was—Kylie. For a moment her heart seemed to stop while she tried to comprehend why Kylie would be there.
“Hey, LJ, I thought that was you,” Kylie said as she approached.
At a loss for words, LJ swallowed hard before pushing Cassie aside. “It’s me all right.” She felt Cassie move to her side again as if she were protecting her territory. Irritated by the singer, LJ growled, “Wait outside for me.” With her heart hammering in her chest, she turned her attention to Kylie, not caring whether Cassie listened or not. “Do you come here often? It doesn’t seem like your kind of place.”
“And just what would my kind of place be?” Kylie countered. “I told you that my friends and I used to come here all the time in college. Tonight I was on my own, so I thought I would get out and relax while listening to the music.”
“Have you been here long enough to relax?”
“Not really. I was on my way to get another drink when I saw you.” Kylie smiled.
“You shouldn’t be drinking and driving.” LJ wanted to get away from this stilted conversation and do what she came there for—fuck Cassie and go home.
“I’m not going to drive drunk. Two’s my limit. This is the second time I’ve seen you here. Are you a regular?”
“I’m only here when I’m in the mood.” For a moment, LJ wondered what would happen if Kylie knew what that mood entailed. She slowly eyed the blonde and swallowed hard, needing to squeeze her legs tighter as pleasure coursed through her body. Damn, this has to stop.
“It was nice seeing you, LJ.”
Kylie was turning to go, and LJ couldn’t help but feel anxiety and sadness at the thought of her leaving. “If you’re going
Not tonight, slut. Kylie hurried in LJ’s direction, only to have an onslaught of thirsty patrons engulf her.
†
It had been another emotional week for LJ. When she watched Kylie leave for the weekend, she vowed to get over her stupid schoolgirl crush. Mooning over someone who would never care about her like that was stupid and unproductive. What’s wrong with me? Lucinda Jane, you need a reality check. She smiled, recalling her gran saying those very words to her.
Once again, she began chastising herself for her perceived weakness. The little voice inside her head told her what she needed, and she argued with it until she lost the battle.
After leaving the museum, she headed to her apartment to get a shower and then go out. She loathed herself because she knew where she would go and what she would do there. She needed release. To dominate and take so she could eradicate the barrage of thoughts involving Kylie. It was the only fix she could think of.
“You’re a brainiac and the only solution you can think of to the problem is a quick fuck.” She sat in her truck for a long time after parking near The Rusty Nail Dancehall. With her window rolled down, she could hear the mellow sounds of Cassie’s voice. “You can always leave now,” she whispered. Losing the battle, LJ got out and walked toward those swinging doors. For a moment, she paused, shaking her head. “You are pathetic, Lucinda Jane,” she mumbled before going inside.
The crowd was thinning out as the band took its first break of the night. LJ just sat there watching as Cassie walked in her direction. The singer leaned in, her lips lingering near LJ’s ear before she ran the gold ball over her earlobe.
“I thought you weren’t coming back,” she cooed before she bit down hard.
LJ scanned the room while Cassie was having her way with the ear. When she felt someone watching her, she knew instantly who it was—Kylie. For a moment her heart seemed to stop while she tried to comprehend why Kylie would be there.
“Hey, LJ, I thought that was you,” Kylie said as she approached.
At a loss for words, LJ swallowed hard before pushing Cassie aside. “It’s me all right.” She felt Cassie move to her side again as if she were protecting her territory. Irritated by the singer, LJ growled, “Wait outside for me.” With her heart hammering in her chest, she turned her attention to Kylie, not caring whether Cassie listened or not. “Do you come here often? It doesn’t seem like your kind of place.”
“And just what would my kind of place be?” Kylie countered. “I told you that my friends and I used to come here all the time in college. Tonight I was on my own, so I thought I would get out and relax while listening to the music.”
“Have you been here long enough to relax?”
“Not really. I was on my way to get another drink when I saw you.” Kylie smiled.
“You shouldn’t be drinking and driving.” LJ wanted to get away from this stilted conversation and do what she came there for—fuck Cassie and go home.
“I’m not going to drive drunk. Two’s my limit. This is the second time I’ve seen you here. Are you a regular?”
“I’m only here when I’m in the mood.” For a moment, LJ wondered what would happen if Kylie knew what that mood entailed. She slowly eyed the blonde and swallowed hard, needing to squeeze her legs tighter as pleasure coursed through her body. Damn, this has to stop.
“It was nice seeing you, LJ.”
Kylie was turning to go, and LJ couldn’t help but feel anxiety and sadness at the thought of her leaving. “If you’re going
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