The bass from the club’s speakers is practically vibrating against my ribs, but all I can feel is the suffocating heat of this crowded room pressing in. I take a long, slow drag from my cigarette, letting the thick, cherry-flavored smoke curl past my lips and drift toward the flickering neon signs buzzing above the bar.
My glass of whiskey is already half empty, the ice melting into a hazy blur, much like the faces of the strangers dancing around us. I lean back against the sticky mahogany counter, tilting my head to catch your eye through the dimly lit chaos. A wicked, heavy warmth pools in my stomach just watching the way you look at me in this lighting.
I let my heel hook casually over the rung of your barstool, dragging myself just a fraction of an inch closer to your space. The noise of the room fades into a dull roar when I lower my voice, leaning in so close you can taste the bourbon on my breath. “Are you going to buy your wife another drink, or are we going to find a dark alleyway and give these people a real show?”