Page 19 of High Rise Secrets
I growl deep in my throat. “Trust me, I’ll make it worth your while. Here’s the hundred.” I hand him a bill. “I’ve got a matching bill if you wait, and I’ll give you a five-star review.”
The guy's eyes light up as he nods. I climb out and look at the bouncer. He doesn’t even ask who I am and pushes open the door for me. Someone must have told him I was on my way to get Addy. Right inside the door, two girls are waiting, and my eyes lock with Addy’s.Jesus.
She’s in stripper clothes. Where the fuck did she get stripper clothes from?
“Mr. Freeman? I’m Madam Isis—”
“Why is she dressed like that?” I snarl, pointing to her clothes.Something about this whole thing seems oddly familiar.Addy is dancing up against the girl, grinding into her leg with a wide smile stretched across her face. Madam Isis doesn’t seem too concerned about her dancing.
“She’s drunk and needs to get out of here. I trust you can take her home safely?” She raises her eyebrows in challenge.
She still hasn’t answered my question, which is starting to piss me off. “Why is she here, and who the hell gave her those clothes?”
“Now’s not the time to talk about this. Please get her home safe. I can’t do it; otherwise, I would.” Addy kisses the girl on the cheek and whispers something in her ear. Madam Isis rolls her eyes and walks her toward me, handing her off.
Addy snuggles into my side and closes her eyes as she sways to the beat.What the fuck are you doing, Addy?
“Can you walk?” I ask her, pushing her hair out of her face.
She looks up at me lazily and takes a step, but almost goes down. I scoop her up in my arms, and she snuggles into me.
“You smell so good,” she says quietly, and I smile down at her.
“So do you,” I whisper.
We step outside, and the driver gets out to look at the two of us. “She’s passed out drunk and a friend. Open the damn door,” I yell at him. After some rearranging, she’s lying down, her head in my lap as I gently stroke her hair on the way to her house. I open her purse to locate her keys when the guy pulls up. I lift Addy into my arms and walk to the elevator.
She blinks her eyes open and looks at me. The biggest smile covers her face, and my heart pounds in delight. She’s so beautiful when she smiles like that.
“Hey, beautiful,” I say. She won’t remember this in the morning anyway, and it feels good to finally get it off my chest. “What were you doing at the strip club tonight?”
“Dancing,” she says with a sigh as she closes her eyes and turns into my chest. “Do you want a private show?”
God, the thought of her in that skimpy outfit giving me a private dance turns me to steel. “Not tonight, babe.” I unlock her front door and walk down the hallway to one of the bedrooms. When I try to put her down, she holds me tighter, refusing to let go. She’s strong, that’s for sure.
“Addy, let go. You’re in your bed.” Her grip relaxes, but she opens her eyes and looks at me. She reaches her hand out, and I allow her to touch my face. “Get some sleep. I’ll see you on Monday.”
“Don’t leave me,” she whispers. “Please.”
“Why didn’t you come home right away? Why did you go toRISE?”
“I told you, I wanted to dance.” She yawns and turns, giving me her back. “They like me there. That’s where my friends are,” she mumbles.
I can’t stay here, but I don’t want to leave her, either. I’m not even sure what the hell she’s talking about, but I know she’s drunk and is going to have a massive headache in the morning. I look down at her and pull the blanket over her petite form. I sit at the edge of the bed and hunch over, placing my head in my hands.
I fucked this one up pretty bad.She twists under the blanket and faces me, her eyes closed and features relaxed. I want to crawl into bed with her, but that would be a horrible mistake, wouldn’t it?
She needs me.Or it’s what I tell myself as I kick my shoes off, undo my pants, and take my shirt off. I crawl into the bed beside her and pull her to my chest. Her breathing is deep and even as I stroke her hair and kiss the top of her head. She turns again and presses her ass into my front before she settles down again.
This is going to be a long night.I close my eyes and let sleep pull me under.
Chapter 11
Addison
My mouth feels like it’s been stuffed with cotton, and my head is throbbing so much I feel like someone is beating a bass drum inside my brain.What the hell did I do last night?I groan when the night comes flooding back to me. The kiss, showing up atRISEto dance and possibly get laid. Everleigh put a stop to that real quick.Bitch.I just needed to forget about his dumb ass for a little while, and she stepped in.
The one thing I can’t remember is the ride back home. Surely, I didn’t drive. She never would have let me go. I reach my hand out and pat the end table in search of my phone. My hand knocks into a bottle and knocks it to the ground.