Direct Approach
Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
“Have a drink,” Gina said. She sloshed amber liquid into a thick-walled glass and slid it to me along the polished oval table where the team of ‘Glory in the Fight’ gathered by day. She poured herself an identical drink, clicked shut the secret panel that covered up the bar, and walked over to perch on the edge of the table next to me. She squirmed up until her heels only just brushed the carpeting.
“Is Sylvie OK with us tucking into her cognac?” I asked, carefully nosing the alcohol. It was expensive stuff, nearly as good as what my father occasionally poured me.
“Oh, she’s fine. She lets me use her office as long as I keep the bar stocked up. I see that it is. I like drinking before sex, it relaxes me.”
My jaw clenched shut against the rim of the glass so hard that I thought I’d take a bite of it. “Gnh – wha?” I coughed, then regained my composure and looked over at Gina, who was watching me while swirling her cognac around in the glass. She looked serene, other than a faint blush rising on her cheekbones.
Steady, I reminded myself. This is the girl who called you to her bedroom, and then proceeded to strap the hell out of you. She’s playing.

