Always Remember

attached to her chest, or the legs that go on forever. In reality, it’s because Red belongs to her Daddy.
    And Saph is nothing if not a Daddy’s girl.
    “ To freedom!” Saph toasts, and both her and Jen sink the yellow, red and green shots. Jen wrinkles her face up and does a little shiver, making me smile.
    Well, if that ain’t cute, then I’m fucked as to what is.
    “ Nice?” I ask as she leans on the bar next to me.
    “ Not particularly.” She smacks her lips together. “But it does the job.”
    “ The job being what?” I lean in closer to her and she laughs, slightly bitterly.
    “ To forget, for just one night.” She gazes at the bottles behind the bar. “To just be Jen without all the fuckery doo.”
    “ And what, can I ask, is fuckery doo?” I try to hide my smile, but she glances at me and grins. She drops her face down and her shoulders shake.
    “ I have no idea,” she admits with a small shrug. “It sounded good at the time.”
    “ Hey, Joe!” I shout to the bartender. “Can Jen get a drink?”
    “ What do you need, gorg?” Joe calls over.
    “ Hmmm.” Jen scans the bottles. “You know what, handsome? Give it to me hard.”
    “ Sounds like an offer you can’t refuse, Joe!” Mitch laughs.
    Joe winks and picks up and empty cocktail shaker. “Okay, Jenny baby, you asked for it. I’ll give it to you hard.”
    Jen smiles her most charming smile at him, and it ’s a damn good job Joe is gay.
    If the guy wasn ’t, that cocktail shaker would be shoved so far up his fucking ass it’d be coming out of his ears.
    I watch as he mixes vodka, Malibu, cherry sourz, advocaat, Sambuca, and a dash of Martini. He finishes with a dash of lemon juice and a couple squirts of lemonade. I suck in a breath as the odd coloured drink is poured into a fresh glass and set in front of her.
    “ Joe, you know I love you, but what is this crap?” Jen picks up the glass. “It looks like a cross between cats piss and goblin snot.”
    “ Triple O by Joe.” Mitch nods his head. “Every time.”
    ‘‘ Triple O by Joe?” Jen questions, looking between us.
    I grin like the Cheshire cat and crook my finger, motioning for her to come closer. I smoothly push her hair away from her ear , and put my mouth close to it. “It’s rumoured that Triple O by Joe is the best drink to get if you’re gonna get some. The mix of the spirits heightens your senses and relaxes you, so much so that when you do get your way you’ll have three explosive orgasms that toss you into oblivion.”
    Her chest rises and falls as she takes a deep breath, and I can almost hear her heart pounding over the music in the club. I look at the smooth skin on her neck, and the temptation to touch my lips to her pulse point to see if her heart is beating as fast as I think it is almost takes over. I exhale hard, letting my breath travel over her bare skin, and she shivers.

JEN

    Bing’s low, husky voice sends tremors through my body in an intense, primal way I haven’t felt in a long time. And it isn’t just because of the crazy froggy shots I’ve been throwing back all night.
    And it isn ’t just his voice. It’s the way he says it – the inflections he adds in that makes it both threatening and exciting at the same time. It’s a promise woven into a seductive statement that makes me want to rip my knickers off right here, right now.
    I ’m single. Being single means inhibitions can be thrown out the window, and that’s what I want to do right now. I want to throw them all away, turn my face to the side, and finish what we almost started more than a year ago.
    Because I need to get him out of my system.
    His breath is hot on my ear, and I turn my face slightly towards him. “Is that so?” I ask.
    “ Mhmm...” He nearly moans it out, causing my heart to pound, and oh for the love of all things shitfaced, someone get me some ice so I can go and cool the fuck down.
    “ Well, then.” I smile slightly, and look up at his mocha eyes between my lashes. “I’m not likely to get any tonight, but I’m still gonna drink it. Maybe Saph will join me.” I spy my bright red haired friend rolling her eyes at Mitch.
    “ Oi, boobs!” I yell.
    “ What?” She looks over Mitch’s shoulder.
    “ Come and have a Triple O with me?” I waggle my eyebrows playfully, and I’ve drawn the attention of guys around us. Bing tenses next to me, and as I step closer to Saph, he steps with me.
    “ I’ll Triple O with you any day, girl!”