Just Looking

Rainey

With one glance at Michael, my entire body shivered. Nerves twisted in my stomach and at that moment I wanted more than anything to crawl under the bar and stay there the rest of the night.

Tessa dragged me onto the dance floor, and I turned away from the VIP rooms in case he looked down. I pushed my hair down to shade my face from view.

I waited a few seconds and then glanced over my shoulder. I was on high alert and ready to whip back around if he saw me.

Instead, his focus was on his brother and Natalia.

He shook hands with his brother, and he embraced her. Then she backed away and gave him two air kisses. Then they burst out laughing.

I narrowed my eyes. What was that about?

They went further back into the room and sat. From that angle, I could only make out the tops of their heads. I wondered what kind of business was going on. Michael clearly hadn’t been lying about meeting his brother. But why was she there all of a sudden? It seemed too coincidental to me. She arrived i