Page 174 of Billionaire Temptations

Alex leaned over and kissed her on the cheek. “It’s nice to meet you.”

I bet it was nice to meet her. And that kiss. Really? Couldn’t he have just shaken her hand?

“What do you want to drink?” Alex asked me.

“I’ll have a Cosmopolitan.”

Renee was a beautiful girl. She stood about five feet four inches with a petite figure, shoulder-length blonde hair, and green eyes. She had a bubbly personality. She was the type of girl I could easily become best friends with. Too bad I was being such a bitch tonight, compliments of one Alex Parker.

“I’ll be right back. I see someone over there I need to talk to,” Alex spoke as he kissed my cheek.

Good riddance.

“What the hell is wrong with you tonight? You’ve been giving Alex stabby eyes since the minute you walked in,” Adam said as he lightly grabbed my arm.

“Period.”

“Enough said.” He rolled his eyes.

I didn’t realize I was giving stabby eyes. I’d better cool it. I didn’t want to start a scene in front of Alex’s friends. It wasn’t their fault he was such a douchebag. Finishing off my Cosmopolitan, I ordered another one. Renee and I talked a lot, and I really liked her. Even though she and Adam had just met two weeks ago, I could tell they had really fallen for each other.

The club’s owner, Alan, got up on stage and began speaking.

“I want to thank everyone for coming here tonight to celebrate the opening of my brand new club. Let’s get this karaoke started!”

“Are you feeling okay?” Alex asked as he walked up to me.

“Yes. I’m okay but will feel even better after another Cosmo.”

“I’ll get you one.” He smiled.

The four of us sat down as the first person got up and started to sing. Oh my God, he was awful and very drunk. It was quite entertaining.

“Here’s your drink, sweetheart.”

“Thanks.”

“Are you going to get up there?” he asked.

“I think I might.” I took a large sip of my drink.

As soon as the drunk guy finished and the alcohol kicked in, I got up from my seat, stepped up on the stage, and began singing “Ex’s & Oh’s” by Elle King. I found the song extremely appropriate. Everyone started clapping to the beat of the music. When I looked out into the audience, Alex was glaring at me. If looks could kill, I’d be dead. He wasn’t happy, and I didn’t give a damn. Once the song was over, the crowd whistled and clapped. Instead of leaving the stage, I sang the song “Boston” by Augustana. Once I finished, I stumbled back to the table and sat down. Alex lightly grabbed hold of my arm.

“What the fuck were those songs about?” he asked sternly.

“They’re just songs. What the hell is your problem?” I glared at him.

“We’ll talk about this later.” He turned away from me, and I noticed Adam and Renee staring at me.

I shrugged, and Adam narrowed his eyes at me. I finished off my third Cosmo, started on my fourth, and Alex got up and went to talk to Alan. Getting up from my seat, feeling a bit dizzy, I went up to the bar and asked the sexy bartender to line up two shots of tequila. I threw them back one right after the other, and Adam walked up to me.

“What are you doing? I think you’ve had enough to drink.”

“Come on, big brother, where’s your fun? Have another shot of tequila with me!” I shouted.

“Seriously, Emerson. You’re done.”

“What’s going on over here?” Alex harshly spoke.

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