Page 16 of Unstoppable Billionaire (The Hardcore Novels: Special Editions #2)

I return to Aurei amid catcalls, like "Good job, Bubba! Make the bitch wait her turn." I cinch our hands, glad to be standing next to him, and show him my phone.

If you blast the waiting crowd with music, they'll dance. If you send servers out, they'll drink. If you speed up the entry, you won't have to count heads all night.

"Helluva, good tip."

"Yeppers."

The bouncer comes back out with a couple of chairs and props the double doors open, then stands in the middle of them. "Jungle" by X Ambassadors & Jamie N Commons blasts us, and people immediately begin bouncing to the beat, pumping their hands overhead and clapping.

The next song is a new one I haven't heard yet. I use my Sound Hound app to identify it, and when it's over, I text Lei.

Heard a new song today. 'Try' by Colbie Caillat. Have you heard it?

By the way, Baby Girl, I'm proud of you! And I like you just the way you are!

One Republic's "Counting Stars" starts to play, and the people in line pump it up.

"Lei is special to you, isn't she?"

"Yes."

"What's her story?"

"She came to Vegas with a dirtbag old man, fucked hard and shown a good time, then he beat her up bad and went home without her.

Abandoned her. She likes to fuck, so she started hooking up to eat and make some quick cash.

I saw her freelancing in Been Jammin's. She is beautiful.

I found her after my show. Befriended her.

I offered her a job making some real money, like what Bart did for me.

She said yes, and Fucking Fantasies was born.

Of course, that's the abridged version."

He puts his arm around me. "You are the sweetest one."

"I have a gift." I wink at him.

He whispers in my ear. "I'm counting stars since I found you, Wild Thang."

I giggle as I sidestep in front of him, then back up and put my hands on his penis. I run my fingers down his shaft. He moans in my ear with that throaty sound I have already learned to love. "Sleep is overrated, you know."

He chuckles. "Like panties."

"Exactly!"

When the tempo of the song picks up, I start to pump him up. "Damn, Siri, now I see stars!"

When it ends, I throw my arms around his neck and say on his lips. "I been having these dreams, you know?"

"Yeah, I know. I got ya."

Between each song, the DJ comments about upcoming events or a class of incoming or graduating flights. He gives an hour call to the ladies for $1 drinks. He counts it down with "10, 9, 8 …."

The girl in front of us says. "Damn, I could sure use a beer."

The DJ spins back to back One Republic. This time he plays, "Love Runs Out." With the first notes, I feel the song take over. I push off Aurei and turn to face him as I undo the button of my jacket and let it slide off, falling to the pavement. "It's hot out here."

The expression on his face is priceless. It says I'm the most beautiful girl in the world, but that is NOT an innocent outfit! When his eyes meet mine again, he smiles that winning smile at me. "More trickery, but I'm not sure what kind yet."

I start to pump to the song. My tits are bouncing hard without a bra for support. My hair is floating around my head. I can see his eyes grow hungry, and I know what he is thinking. Fuck! I'm needy again! I grin wickedly at him. Our eyes are twinkling at each other.

He surprises me by lip-syncing with the song, then saying, "We will work this beautiful thing between us out."

Fuck! That's romantic! I spin around, push my hips on him and grind him, feeling his erection harden.

He buries his face in my hair, and I hear him say in my ear.

"I'm doing this, so don't ever doubt." His tone vibrates to my toes.

With the chorus, I face him and lip-sync to him as I put my hands behind my head, do a little belly dancing, and with every musical run, I treat him to a belly dance shimmy shake.

His expression is priceless again. There are brief flashes of thunder rolling across his features, and his tongue moves to the corner of his mouth, working to maintain control.

The next verse starts, and I come back to grind him. He calls me a 'maniac,' and I giggle.

At the chorus, I spin away and dance again.

In the middle of the song, when the tempo slows down, I resume the grind, but I also do a miniature slither down then back up him.

I face him, clapping my hands between the words of light, match, and burning sun.

Pausing with the song, I stop all movement and hold his eyes captive.

When the singing starts again, I walk up to him, slide my hands up his hard abs over this chest and into his hair.

I pull his lips to mine. "Can you see my soul? "

"Yes, and I'm not running."

I drop my hands, lay my head back and do an erotic dancer twirl, spinning away, then I move into a shimmy shake over my entire body with the vocal run.

His eyes travel up and down, enjoying the show.

He lip-syncs again that he will be my light, match, and burning sun and that we will work this beautiful thing between us out as I move back to pump it up on him.

This time I let my tits bounce on his chest.

Grinning, he says. "We started a fire. The hell with shutting it down. It won't run out."

I giggle with that and nod up and down. "That's right!" He pulls me in his arms, and we laugh together as the song finishes.

The DJ talks about something happening on the post next week.

"You definitely made it hot out here. You hula and belly dance. Is there any dance you don't do?"

"Nope. I can skip a mean jump rope too!" He laughs out loud at that.

"I bet you can. I bet you can."

"That wasn't too bad, was it? I tried really hard to tone it down."

"Belly dancing is toning it down?"

I pout. "But I was dancing for you."

"Is this pretend drama?"

I giggle. "Well…. Maybe. Maybe not." He chuckles and pulls me in for a hug.

The first strain of the next song starts, which is "Let It Go" from Frozen.

I pull away and give him my most innocent but sincere face.

"I can't control it. It just comes out." He peeks at me, looking so adorable.

I cup his face. "Aurei, I truly can't help it, but more than that, I don't want to.

I love what I do. I love who I am." I hang my head and laugh, a little embarrassed.

"This song is so me! I felt that way when I found myself in Vegas.

Once I let the naughty girl dirty dance, she burst forth, and …

I was free! There is no going back for me.

" I look into his emerald green gaze, serious now too. "I don't want to give it up."

"Who said anything about you giving it up?

" He sucks my bottom lip. "Don't you worry, Wild Thang.

I've seen you dance. And if you can dance like that, you should.

Whatever comes with you and whatever comes your way, I got ya 'cause I get ya.

I'm committed. Forever. There is no going back for me either.

" He kisses my forehead. "And don't forget, I inherited thunder too. " He gives me that killer wink.

I giggle at the hint. "Oh, I haven't forgotten that juicy tidbit of information."

He spins me around and puts his mouth on my neck. "You aren't exactly like this song either. One, you are a perfect girl, and two, you aren't a damn frozen bitch."

Laughing, I lay my hands over his neediness and lean back on them.

A waitress comes outside and speaks to the bouncer. They each pick up a chair and go back inside, closing the doors. The silence is deafening, and people start to boo. "Well, baby, you tried to help them out," Aurei tells me.

A couple in front of us turn around and look at me. He is in the military based on his haircut, and she is his wife or a lover based on how he is holding her.

I put my hands up in a shrug. "I tried."

The girl laughs. "We were trying to figure out where we've seen you before."

"What the fuck?" A girl behind us shouts. "Turn the damn music back on! Hey, Ruth! You and your bitches storm the door, why don't ya? Or are you scared?"

A pretty brunette girl, close to the front standing in the middle of a pack of 10 girls, turns around to see who shouted her name. When she spots her, she flips her off. "Fuck you, Rita!"

The girl in front of us is grinning at me. "You dropped your jacket." She holds it but doesn't hand it back.

The guy introduces them. "Hi, I'm Roger, and this is Brandy."

"Hi, I'm Siri, and this is Aurei." When I turn to introduce him, he is not looking at us.

His face has a slight scowl, and his body is tense.

He is on high alert. I follow his eyes, concerned.

Two girls, one is the pretty brunette, Ruth, and the other is a more petite bleach blonde, have left the pack and are eyeballing him, honed in.

This appears to be a storm brewing. My eyes narrow. Ruth is working some serious, possessive body language.

I leave my jacket in Brandy's hands, not taking my eyes off the approaching competition.

Brandy turns back to Roger. "This is about to get real interesting."

Ruth walks up to Aurei. "Hey, Aurei! It's been a while. You're looking good as ever."

She completely ignores me.

Bitch!

"Hey, Ruth. I see you and your band of bitches are all here." His voice is cold, distant, on edge.

She throws her head back and feigns laughing.

"Of course. I was hoping you would be here tonight.

" She tosses her brunette hair over her shoulder, lowers her chin, and looks at him with seduction reeking from her posture.

"Maybe we can dance together later or maybe more, like old times.

" She starts to touch him. "I've been waiting on you a long time. "

I don't wait to see his reaction. I respond.

Oh, hell no! That ain't happening.

I slap his chest right where her hand is heading, and I know he knows what I'm thinking.

I got this.