Lap dance. Lap dance.” The loud chorus of people calling out the same thing drowned out the music.
“Body shot. Body shot. Body shot.” The other half of the party seemed to be calling out something else. It was like a damn Westside Story brawl on what groupie would do the next sexual act.
A girl with pixie cut light hair stood in the center of the room, several guys around her, all hollering out one of the two suggestions that had gotten the crowd worked up.
“Do a line off her tight fucking ass,” someone called out.
“No, do a line off her tits,” another guy called out.
Now would be a good time to go someplace else, especially if the drugs were coming out. People started moving closer, caging them in. He pressed his side against Tanner’s, trying to block her from the sudden surge of movement as everyone attempted to get in on the action of watching this girl get blow inhaled off of her body. The girl getting ready to degrade herself for the enjoyment of the crowd moved over to the glass table between the two leather couches.
Everyone was getting wild at this point, even more so when the table was cleared off and the girl climbed on and lay in the center of the table. Her top came off, and her tits were pretty big for how small she was. When she reached down and started shimmying out of her Daisy Duke shorts Jacks turned so he was facing Tanner. Her eyes were wide as she was watching all the crazy shit going on around them.
“Come on.” He took her hand and led her through the thick throng of people. A lot moved out of his way, called out his name to stay and party with them, but the people that didn’t move the fuck back got shooed out of his way.
“Is that cocaine?” Tanner didn’t sound surprised.
It was only going to get worse. You stupid fuck. Why in the hell would you bring her here knowing you didn’t want her to see this part of your life?
“Yeah,” he said in a clipped tone, but kept his focus in front of him and toward the balcony doors just a few feet from them. A few people were already out there. “Get the fuck out of here.” He didn’t care if he sounded like an asshole. He was pissed at himself. It was the middle of summer, and there was a light breeze that moved by. Once the door closed behind the people, which left them alone, Tanner moved closer to him. Her hair moved around her shoulders from the breeze, and as she stared out the balcony at Aspen and the mountain view, Jacks moved closer, needing to be closer.
“Again, I’m really sorry about all that. I shouldn’t have brought you or Zoe here, or at the very least warned you about the shit that happens at these things.”
She looked over her shoulder and into the living room where Zoe was pressed tightly beside Beats. She was looking at the pixie getting cocaine cut into a line onto her belly. Zoe’s eyes were a little wide, but when Beats wrapped his arm around her shoulder and pulled her in tightly to the side of his body her entire expression changed.
“At least Zoe is having a good time.”
“I’m having a good time,” she said.
He looked at Tanner after she spoke. “Yeah?”
She smiled and shrugged. “I mean, this place is crazy, that’s for sure, but yeah, I’m having a good time.” She pushed him lightly on the shoulder and grinned wider. “Besides, why would I pass up hanging out with one of the most desirable rock stars on the planet?” They stared at each other for a few seconds, and although the sound of clapping, laughing, and shouts came through the glass of the sliding doors, it was like none of that mattered.
Her cheeks turned pink the longer he stared at her, and he forced himself to turn away and lean against the stone banister. They were twelve floors up, and he leaned over slightly and felt the gust of wind move by his face. He turned his head to the side and saw her doing the same thing.
“This is wild, Jacks.” She looked at him. “I mean, I knew you guys would always make it, but I never thought it would be this soon, and never imagined this kind of grandeur.”
“You didn’t think we’d make it to the top?” He