"You're smart not to believe me," Antonio agreed with her. "But don't worry about Darren tonight. Like you said, you know too much about his business for him to get on your bad side, and I don't think he's ready to get rid of you yet. Just hang tight, stay cool about tonight, and let me worry about the details."
He walked over to where she was taking off her ear rings. His fingers brushed the hair away from her dainty ear as he looked at her in her mirror. They did make a nice looking couple, and for a moment he could almost imagine them together. Would it help his case to try to seduce Darren's girl? Or was it just a stupid idea, one that was bound to get them both hurt? Right now she was 'just' Darren's girl, but Antonio caught a glimpse of something else in her that drew him in. He found her not only attractive but also mysterious.
"I gotta go back." He withdrew his hand to leave, glancing back at her briefly before the door shut off his view of the pretty girl who had gotten too drunk that night.
Back at the club Darren was hanging out with his buddies, a few skimpy-dressed girls hanging around to catch any goodies that might be thrown their way. When he saw his newest toy walk back in he waved at Antonio. "Hey! Where the fuck you been?"
Antonio slid in beside him which meant that one of the girls had to slide further away. "Aubrey got sick. Some girl shit - I made sure she got home safe like you told me to."
"Oh, yeah. That's right." Darren grinned. "Hey, you wanna drink?" He was already way too deep into his drinks to notice how long it had been since he saw his girlfriend. "I gotta coupla gals here said they'd love to keep you company Hombre. You up for a good night?"
Tonio smiled. "I'm always up for a good night, Boss." He clinked his glass against Darren's but didn't take a sip. Instead he hung back and listened as Darren and a few of his other partners discussed business. Still, Antonio's mind drifted back to Aubrey. He hoped that she was alright in her place alone. He'd have to check on her, of course, but he didn't want her to get suspicious of him.
He walked over to where she was taking off her ear rings. His fingers brushed the hair away from her dainty ear as he looked at her in her mirror. They did make a nice looking couple, and for a moment he could almost imagine them together. Would it help his case to try to seduce Darren's girl? Or was it just a stupid idea, one that was bound to get them both hurt? Right now she was 'just' Darren's girl, but Antonio caught a glimpse of something else in her that drew him in. He found her not only attractive but also mysterious.
"I gotta go back." He withdrew his hand to leave, glancing back at her briefly before the door shut off his view of the pretty girl who had gotten too drunk that night.
Back at the club Darren was hanging out with his buddies, a few skimpy-dressed girls hanging around to catch any goodies that might be thrown their way. When he saw his newest toy walk back in he waved at Antonio. "Hey! Where the fuck you been?"
Antonio slid in beside him which meant that one of the girls had to slide further away. "Aubrey got sick. Some girl shit - I made sure she got home safe like you told me to."
"Oh, yeah. That's right." Darren grinned. "Hey, you wanna drink?" He was already way too deep into his drinks to notice how long it had been since he saw his girlfriend. "I gotta coupla gals here said they'd love to keep you company Hombre. You up for a good night?"
Tonio smiled. "I'm always up for a good night, Boss." He clinked his glass against Darren's but didn't take a sip. Instead he hung back and listened as Darren and a few of his other partners discussed business. Still, Antonio's mind drifted back to Aubrey. He hoped that she was alright in her place alone. He'd have to check on her, of course, but he didn't want her to get suspicious of him.