He saw a woman in boots and a short skirt and a leather jacket and said, Club's closed for the night, you won't be working. He smiled, and even that was lazy. Nathaniel was at my back rubbing his hands over and over my skin, making soothing noises. Jason was sitting up, his short blond hair tousled and his eyes heavy with sleep.
And part of that better was the feel of his arms locked around us, holding us as tight as we held him. I'd done it to save Richard's family, and because I couldn't see another way to do it. Most of the room was carpeted in leopard print, so that my first thought was, always, Oh, no, a leopard blew up and plastered itself all over everything, but hey, animal prints are in this year. I made sure the door was secure behind me, then I wound my way through the boxes that were always there, to the big door that led to the stairs.
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