Page 68 of A Touch of Heaven

I went full out tonight. Dressed in black leather pants and a dark top that ties around my back. Showing off my figure and wearing a pair of heels that give me an additional four inches. I reach up around his tall frame, giving him a hug.

“Wow Jessie, you look…there are no words.”

I giggle softly, giving him a kiss on the cheek, his stubble grazing my lips as I do.

“You look pretty good yourself James.” I run my hands down his muscled arms. “So, you going to stand there looking at me all night or are you gonna buy me a drink?”

He chuckles, it sounds light, fun, you could almost believe that he’s real.

He calls the bartender over with a wave ordering another whiskey for himself and a wine for me.Eye roll. He didn’t even ask me what I wanted. Instead shooting me a smile and telling me that classy girls like me must drink this. I give him a smile in response but it’s killing me to hold it.

“You know Jessie…who would have thought when you bumped into me in that coffee shop last week, you were meeting your future.”

God, I think I just puked in my mouth a little. So cheesy. I giggle for him again nudging him in the arm.

“Oh, is that right babe? Skipping a few steps ahead aren’t you.”

He smirks at me pulling me close to him as his hand plants firmly on my ass. “You know it sexy. Play your cards right tonight maybe we will take the first step into our future…after all this is our first official date.” His hand squeezes my ass and it takes everything in me not to slap him right now but instead I lean forward, my hand around the back of his neck as I pull his head down to me and whisper in his ear.

“You have no idea what’s going to happen tonight baby. I swear you’re going to die.”

He laughs as he pulls back when the bartender places our drinks on the bar. He gets his card out of his wallet making sure he flashes all those notes sitting in it as he pays. His hand moves to my lower back leading me away from the bar and into a private booth. He lets me slide in first.

“What a gentleman.”

He slides in after me placing his hand on my inner thigh. For a second I freeze hearing that voice in my head. “Do you want me to slide my fingers higher Brookie…”

I push it out, leaning into the guy in front of me instead. My hand on his chest as I curl my fingers against him.

“So, tell me, James…what do you do?”

He knocks back his whiskey, giving me a smile that shows me all his pearly white teeth.

“Well, baby, you could say I’m in acquisitions. My clients have very specific tastes for exquisite things, and I help acquire those things for them.”

“That sounds exciting and hard work.” I retort, trying to keep my voice a little even with stars in my eyes.

“Hmmm, surprisingly it’s pretty simple. Exquisite things seem to fall in my lap just like you Jessie.”

Oh god, he really is full of it.

“How about you? What does a beautiful creature like you do?” he asks, stroking those fingers along my thigh.

“Me? I’m still a student but taking a gap year to travel. I made the decision a little in the moment and ended up here.”

“Guess I’m a lucky guy then.”

I nod. “Or maybe I’m the lucky one?” I move in closer placing my thigh over his leg. “How about we get out of here baby?” I nip his ear with my teeth, and he verbally groans.

“You haven’t touched your drink yet?” he nods towards the wine on the table.

And I’m not going to, I think. “I had a few before I left…nerves.” I shrug smiling coyly at him.

He pauses for a second looking at me as if he’s analyzing if he should make a move since I didn’t touch the drug swirling in my drink that the bartender left in it. He looks all of a few seconds at me, assessing how small I am and coming to the conclusion I couldn’t possibly fight him. “Let’s do it.”

He slides out of the booth so gracefully holding his hand out to me. I take it as he slips his arm around me leading me out of the bar.

I see him lock eyes with the bartender briefly. A smile exchanged between them. Don’t worry, you’re next, I think.

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