Romance in The Mansion
“Just… be polite.”
“I’m always polite.”
“No, you’re sarcastic and gay. That’s different.”
I rolled my eyes and untied my apron, smoothing down my black shirt. Of all nights to get a Velvet Room client, it had to be tonight—when my patience was thinner than my pay.
I pushed the double doors open.
The Velvet Room was dim, warm, soaking in gold light. The walls were lined with mirrors but none of them reflected clearly; everything looked soft, blurred, dreamlike. A single chair sat at the center of the room, facing away from the door.