Page 54 of Unbreakable

“Arizona, stop.” he calls out again as he catches up with me, reaching out and spinning me around to face him. He does it so quickly that he throws my balance off and I fall into him, my outstretched arm grabbing onto his muscular biceps to keep from hitting the ground.

“WHAT!!” I scream in his face, jerking my body away from him.

“I just want to talk to you.”

“Humm, what about her? Shouldn’t you be getting back to her? You two looked pretty chummy.” I say, planting a fake ass smile on my face. Not wanting to give him any signs that I’m jealous, because let’s be honest, that’s exactly what I am.

“That skank? She’s no fuckin’ body. She cornered me on my way back to talk to you. Look, I want to apologize. It seems every time I talk to you, what I say comes out makin’ me sound like an ass and just pisses you off. I like you, a hell of a lot. I just have this hangup about the age difference. I know it shouldn’t bother me, I mean, we’re in the twenty-first century and it’s as common as someone having blonde hair and blue eyes, but it does. I just want a chance to repair the damage, to get to know you.” he finishes as he reaches up and strokes the stubble present on his chin.

I have to snap my mouth shut to keep in the laugh that is fighting to break free.

“You know that blonde hair and blue eyes are the most common combination?”

He pauses for a moment and I can see him open his mouth to speak, before clamping it shut. He does this a few times before finally speaking. “I want to make sure I don’t say anything stupid, but I’m a bit of a nerd, especially with anything havin’ to do with technology. I read that somewhere and I’ve got a photographic memory so it kinda stuck. So, out of everything I said, what you heard was hair and eye color?”

“No, I heard the rest, I just had to comment.” I pause, knowing I need to apologize as well. “Look Bash, I have to apologize too. You giving the test results was an honorable thing, the presentation of the results was not the best, but I could’ve not jumped the gun and acted the way I did. So, yeah let's start over and be friends.”

“I’d like that, but I’m hopin’ to be more than that, once I can get over my own hangups.” he says, then turns and walks away, more like swaggers, and my eyes stay glued to his ass until my view is blocked by patrons of the club.

“You ain’t the one to keep him happy. I see you around the prospect, stick with him, because Bash is gonna be mine. I don’t plan to dance forever. I have my eyes on being an Ol’ lady,” the bitch tells me as she walks past me, using her large hips to bump me into the wall, causing me to hit my head which has it throbbing.

She’s gone before I can regain function from the knock, and she best be glad she is. I’ve only ever been in a couple fights, so I’m by no means a fighter, but I will stand up for myself.

Bitch better watch her back!

I’m making my way through the crowd when I see Bash standing across the room with the bitch, yet again, in front of him, her breasts thrust forward. From the far off look in his eyes, and the fact he’s basically ignoring her, I can’t help but get excited. The hooker doesn’t stand a chance, guess she’s going to have to find another member to sink her nails into. I laugh at that thought and continue on to the private rooms for the dance I’m booked for.

My shift ends early tonight, since I came in early, so I head to the back after my third private dance in a row to shower and change. Normally I don’t feel dirty but that last guy was so skeevy, the way he looked and talked to me made my skin crawl. I usually wait to shower at home, but there is no way I’m taking the dirt from tonight home with me.

I grab the towel that’s in my locker, one I keep here just in case I shower, strip my dirty clothes off and head to the stall. The heat from the water hits my body and I feel the tense muscles in my neck and back immediately begin to relax. I close my eyes, tilting my head back so the water runs over my head, soaking my hair, before I run my fingers through it.

“You look beautiful, all wet like that.” comes from a deep, gravelly voice, causing my eyes to pop open.

“I'm glad you appreciate the view. What are you doing here?” I ask Bash.

“I knew it was the end of your shift. I came to walk you to your car.” His eyes greedily take in the view of my body as he speaks, like he’s trying to memorize every freckle and scar.

“You are more than welcome to join me, but if you do, it may lead to more than what friends do with each other.” I take my hands from my hair and run them down my body, cupping my breasts in my hand, give my nips a pinch and tug as I speak.

I notice the shudder he does at the soft moan I let out, he goes to open his mouth only to slam it shut a few times before finally speaking, “I’ll wait for you at the bar,” then hurries off.

Fuck, guess I’m going home horny, at least I got new batteries the other day, looks like it’s me and Bob tonight. I finish my shower quickly, dry off and dress then gather up my stuff and toss it in my bag before heading out to meet Bash.

True to his word, he’s standing at the bar but the fucking girl is there again, like an STD you can’t get rid of. Fed up with it all, and not wanting to deal with the drama, I head in the direction of the door, throwing the prospect standing there a wave before heading out into the night. Me and Bob have a date in my bed.

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