Burn (Breathless #3)(79)

“Oh my,” Mia murmured. “Brittany, girlfriend, I’d say you scored for the night.”

Brittany grinned. “Maybe I did!”

“No maybe about it, babe,” Kai said in a low growl. “Have fun with your girls, but when you’re done? You’re coming home with me.”

“I think I just came,” Gina muttered under her breath.

“No lie,” Trish said. “I need to change my underwear. Good God, Brittany. He is hot!”

Brittany’s smile was one hundred watts. She reached for the full shot glass and promptly tossed it down.

“They do this regularly?” Kai asked, amusement thick in his voice.

“Yes,” both Jace and Brandon answered in unison.

“How come the room is spinning?” Josie asked, her eyes crossing as she tried to keep up with the spins. “Kai, you own the club, Brandon said. Why does it spin?”

Kai chuckled. “No spin, babe. It’s the alcohol making you spin.”

“Then why do you serve alcohol that makes people spin?” Bethany asked in a perplexed voice.

Jace laughed this time.

“It gets worse,” Brandon said with a sigh. “They’re really only just getting started.”

The waitress bustled back through picking up empties and replacing them with clean shot glasses. She did a quick check of the bottle she’d left and then set a new one down.

“She rocks,” Caroline muttered as she picked up another shot. “We should totally take her to Vegas with us, Brandon.”

“Drink up, girlfriends. The night is still young!” Chessy crowed.

Josie downed two more shots but her eyes bugged out the entire time. She was a lightweight. No way she’d be able to hold any more liquor without puking. The room was spinning. Like a merry-go-round from hell. And there were two of everyone, which made the already crowded room seem even more crowded.

“How about some music,” Mia blurted. “Are we finished talking for a bit? Who wants to dance with me?”

Josie raised her hand. “I do! But someone has to help me up.”

Josie was hoisted upward by no less than three sets of hands. Mia punched the button to allow the music through the sound system. The girls shrieked and then everyone was up, bumping and grinding in time to the beat.

“This is fun!” Josie yelled out.

“Bet your ass it is!” Mia yelled back.

“Thanks for inviting me!” Brittany exclaimed. “I’ve had so much fun, and oh my God, Kai wants me to go home with him after. Should I do it?”

Josie shot a fuzzy glance toward the door where the men were still standing and most assuredly heard Brittany’s drunken question.

Kai’s lips twisted with amusement. “Do I get a vote?”

Josie turned back to Brittany. “Do you want to?”

Brittany blinked. “Yeah. Yeah, I do.”

“As long as he gives me contact info so I can check on you tomorrow and make sure he didn’t murder you in your sleep then yeah, go for it,” Josie urged.

There was more laughter by the door but Josie ignored them. She was having too much fun dancing with her new friends. And they were great. Just as Ash had said they were.

She closed her eyes and put her back to Mia’s as they both swayed, arms up, asses shaking the entire time.

• • •

Ash’s phone rang and he saw it was Jace calling.

“Hey, man, women giving you fits yet?”

Jace chuckled. “You ought to get up here, man.”

Ash’s eyes narrowed and he glanced over at Gabe who was also paying close attention to the conversation.

“What’s going on?” Ash demanded. “Are they all right?”

“Oh yeah, they’re fine. But I think we’re going to have to go to plan B.”

“What’s plan B?”

“Well, plan A was for me to get them all in the limo and home after they got plastered and had fun. However, they’re currently on the floor of a private box, staring up at the ceiling and talking about shit I don’t have a clue about. If you have any hope of salvaging the evening, my suggestion is for you to come collect your woman and get her ass home.”

Ash chuckled. “Gabe and I will be there in a few. Watch over them until then.”

“Will do,” Jace said as he rang off.

“What the hell?” Gabe demanded.

Ash laughed. “According to Jace, they’re pretty shitfaced. He said they’re lying on the floor of one of the boxes. He suggested we might want to go collect our women if we had any hope of later.”

“I’ll ride with you and call my driver on the way to have him meet us there.”

Ash nodded. “Let’s roll.

Twenty minutes later, they pulled up to the club. Ash directed the driver to park a short distance away and remain on standby. Then he and Gabe got out and walked toward the entrance.

Thank God Brandon was out waiting for them. The line was still long. They would have never gotten in if it weren’t for Brandon.

“Do I even want to know?” Gabe asked Brandon as they headed in.

Brandon laughed. “No, I doubt it. They had a good night, though. Nobody messed with them. The club owner hung out with them most of the night and security is always tight around him.”