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ready.”
Talia tried for empathy.
    “Bullshit.
You know the only thing you ever do to get ready is get dressed in
your most pissed-off outfit and brush your hair, although I’m
not sure you even do that half the time.” She stopped to pull a
V-neck black shift dress from the closet and matched it with a wide
tan belt. “Here, put this on and shut up.”
    “I
wore that dress to our grandmother’s funeral.” Talia
stood in her bedroom in disbelief as a pair of tan cowboy boots came
flying at her. “Where did these come from?”
    “Nice,
Talia. I bought them for you last Christmas.” Sara stared
derisively. When Talia stood firm in place, Sara added, “Are
you going to get ready or what?”
    “A
little privacy please.” Talia shoved Sara out of the room and
heard Sara bellow as she shut the door.
    “I’ll
be in the car so hurry your ass up.”
    Talia
rolled her eyes, slunk
into her bathroom to wash up, and got dressed as quickly as possible.
She grabbed a black scarf and denim jacket on the way out to slightly
ward off the cold. When she walked out of the door into the early
spring chill, she pulled her jacket tight around her then locked her
door behind her to head downstairs. At ground level, she saw that
Sara was the only person in the car. As she got in she questioned,
“Where are Camey and Reina?”
    “They’re
going to meet us at the diner. Camey made some excuse about wanting
to drive herself.”
    “Whatever.”
Talia dropped back in her seat and rolled her eyes, looking out the
window as Sara pulled away. She hoped if she ate slowly enough she
could postpone the inevitable.

    Landon
arrived to Satin already in full swing. The line wasn’t as long as the previous
Friday, but he assumed that was in part to his arriving earlier. When
he reached the door, he entered the dark anteroom to pay and followed
an inseparable couple into the riotousness of the club. He perused
the faces around him and journeyed to the bar for a beer. The wait
was bearable to say the least as he took a seat at the bar and
watched the faces passing by in search of a familiar one. He wasn’t
sure why he made the effort to come out this evening, but he had to
do something, because he couldn’t stomach taking another escort
job after the nightmare encounter with Lady Vanna. It didn’t
hurt that he knew Talia would be here. There was something so
intensely fascinating about her; whether it was her sass, her
gorgeously sexy hazel eyes, or those long stunning legs that had him
needing to readjust himself every time they came to mind, he wasn’t
sure, but throughout the week she continually popped into his mind.
He could tell by the clothes she wore that she wasn’t trying,
but damn her ass looked good in those jeans. When he finished his
first beer and was well on his way with the next, he saw that
smirking face walk into the club. She was in a dress, her legs on
display. They were even more attractive than he’d imagined. And
he delighted in how tiny her waist looked tied off with her leather
belt. He watched her walk through the club and make her way up the
stairs, her body doing terrible things to him below the belt. His
hands were shoved meticulously in his pockets when a head full of
strawberry-blonde hair filled his vision.
    “What
are you doing here?” Camey bit off the end of each word. “We’re
not paying you anymore so you can just leave.”
    “I’m
not here for more money.” Landon looked toward the top of the
stairs, but Talia had already disappeared somewhere in the balcony.
    “What
are you here for? Do you have another job lined up?” Camey
seethed.
    Landon
couldn’t look at Camey. If he was being honest with himself, he
wasn’t even sure why he was there. “I just wanted to see
her one more time.”
    Camey
placed herself in Landon’s line of vision and spat, “Oh
no, hell no. I’m not allowing you to go anywhere near her. Do
you know how bad things have gotten since she met you? I didn’t
think it was