Page 88 of Fire and Ice

"What, Princess?"

"Have you ever done any uppers?"

"Yeah, why?"

"Well, look around us."

Lee looked up and glanced around and chuckled, "Well I'll be damned."

"Do you want to do some?" Lee asked with interest. "It's almost my set so I can't, but afterwards I know where I can get some."

"Where?"

Lee smiled. "There's a backroom here that deals them. We have to be careful though ... guys running them look scary."

Maia's heart skipped a beat. She should have asked Lee sooner, but there was no better opening than right now. Misreading her excitement for something else, Lee's hand reached straight between her thighs, startling her with his seeking fingers.

"Lee, what..."

"Shhh ... I knew you were a bad girl," he murmured thickly. "If I'd thought of this sooner we'd probably be having sex right now. Though I don't need any stimulant drugs with you, clearly you've piled on some inhibitions since we last got together."

Lee's mouth came down aggressively on hers. She was almost horizontal on the couch, Lee's body almost fully on top of hers as his fingers sought mercilessly to stroke her to orgasm. Though there was nothing wrong with Lee's expertise, Maia did not crave his touch the way she did Jack's and couldn't bring herself to let go.

Lee had no problem rubbing himself against Maia to gain his explosive finish as he buried his groan in the crook of her neck.

When he was done, he whispered, "I'm sorry. I'm sorry. You weren't done."

"That's okay," Maia assured him. She was actually feeling guilty it had gone that far.

"I'm losing my touch," Lee said in frustration. "Shit. I need to get ready for my set and I need to get cleaned up."

"Go."

"Don't go anywhere, Princess. I'll be watching you from the stage."

"Babe, I'll always come back to you

I know this much is true

Though we're apart at times

Know you're always mine"

Lee was singing the chorus of his new song over and over as he focused his gaze on Maia, who was at the foot of the stage. While she had waited for his set to begin, she walked around Addison exchanging secure text messages with other Guardians. They had observed some dealers of Rave-IX, but had backed off apprehending them when Maia informed them about the existence of the backroom. So far, none of the dealers distributing the drug to the general public was Colt, better known as Peter Coltrane. Facial recognition from the AGS data center had returned with a successful match.

Maia also spied Jack in the crowd. Though he did not approach her, he gave her a chin lift. His face was a blank mask. At least he had gotten himself back in control before he decided to come to Addison Music Hall.

At 10:30 pm, by the time Lee's set was coming to an end, Maia headed for the backstage which was a challenge since the music hall was jam-packed like sardines. He gave her an access card to show security so they could let her through.

After his last song, to deafening cheers and whistles from an enthusiastic crowd, Lee descended the stage and headed straight for her. He lifted her up and twirled her around.

Sliding her deliberately down against his sweaty front, he kissed her thoroughly before taking her hand to walk to his dressing room.

"Come on in, I won't bite," Lee said smiling broadly. He was high from the performance. He took off his shirt, grabbed a towel from the dresser and started mopping himself dry.

"So how many rooms are here at Addison's?"

Lee shrugged as he put on a fresh tee. "I don't know. Some are pretty hidden. God knows what goes on behind them."

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