Page 317 of Dark Love

That word is really starting to irk me. I did absolutely nothing wrong.

“The limo is for you then.” He nods towards a black stretch limo with the club’s logo on the side that’s sitting at the curb idling.

“Yeah. I’m taking them home.” The bouncer steps forward, opening the back door for us.

“We need to invite Prue more often!” Mindy bounces into the back seat.

“For sure.” Diane plants a kiss on Tac’s lips and then follows her in.

“Could you please hail me a cab?” I ask Tac.

“Not if I want to keep my job. The boss doesn’t like people second-guessing him. It’s a good job, Prue, with great benefits. You don’t need to worry. You’ll get home safe and sound. I promise. Enjoy the limo ride.”

How can I enjoy a ride from someone who literally had me booted out? Except my friends are already inside enjoying themselves. “All right.”

Tac lets out a sigh of relief, like he was really afraid I was going to cause him trouble.

Which is kind of fair since I almost did.

“Isn’t this the best!!!” Mindy scoots around the limo. “There’s a full bar in here.”

Great. Just great. Bars and I don’t seem to do well together.

“Top shelf stuff.” She lifts a bottle out of a little cabinet.

The window between the front and back opens and our bouncer babysitter turns around. “Addresses.”

Mindy and Diane rattle theirs off without hesitation.

“And yours.”

I fold my arms over my chest. Nope. Not going to happen. There’s no way I’m going to tell any of them where I live. Work is hard enough without them knowing everything about me.

“Prue is staying with me.” Mindy fills in the dead space.

Our bouncer babysitter doesn’t look convinced, but he closes the window, and the limo starts to move.

“Are you afraid of him knowing where you live?”

Vex? No. I’m afraid of you guys finding out, but I don’t wanna say that so I just shrug.

“Vex can find out anything he wants about anyone he wants in less time than it takes him to snap his fingers. They say he has spies everywhere.”

“You’re not helping Diane.” Mindy pours herself a drink.

“What? It’s true. There’s no point in her acting all shy. If Vex wants to see her again, he’s going to see her.”

“He doesn’t!” Well, that came out a bit more forceful than I wanted.

“We believe you.” Mindy shakes her head and hands a drink to Diane. “Fifty bucks says they’re sleeping together in a month.”

WHAT?!?

Diane laughs. “Two weeks. Vex is persistent.”

They have both gone off the deep end. “Neither of you knows anything about me.”

“Don’t need to. We know Vex. Well, we don’t know Vex… We know of Vex. You’re just going to have to accept what fate has in store for you.”

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