I quietly left the room and made my way down the hall to the main floor.
When I walked in, I noticed Lochlan and Aoife were at the second floor bar prepping for the night. I glanced over at the first floor bar and found Quinn, Trey, Hunter and Seamus chatting around a few drinks. I happily strolled up to them and took a seat on the barstool next to Trey.
Trey immediately turned to me with a questioning arch of his eyebrow. He looked me over, head to waist and back, and narrowed his eyes slightly. I began to fidget in my seat, hyperaware of his divine power of empathy, and tried to calm my nerves.
“Well,” I finally hissed under my breath. “If you’re going to ask, ask already,” I said eager to end the speculation.
Trey chuckled and put his hand on my knee. He briefly closed his eyes, then opened them and grinned slyly. “Oh, you dog!” he teased quietly in his slick southern lilt. “Burning desire, need, adoration, happiness, and…oh my,” he said as he blushed and took his hand off my knee. I quickly glanced over to make sure the other guys were paying us no attention and smiled at Trey.
“Yes,” I said and felt myself blush.
He pursed his lips and looked at me thoughtfully for a moment. “It’s not who I think it is, is it?”
I shrugged my shoulders coyly and grinned. “A lady never tells.”
He cocked his eyebrow and put his hand on my knee again. I waited patiently as he closed his eyes and took a deep breath. His brow furrowed suddenly and he let go, opening his eyes. “Hurt, fear, anger, and disappointment lie under those happy feelings,” he said aloud quietly, more to himself than me. He looked me deep in the eyes and asked me again, “It’s not who I think it is, is it?”
I scoffed and cocked my head to the side. “Probably,” I replied in a thoughtful whisper. “But it doesn’t matter anymore, honey. I’m washing my hands,” I said as I made a show of dusting them off.
Trey leaned over and bumped shoulders with me. “Good for you, darling,” he said with a small smile. “You deserve all the happiness in the world.”
I reached over and hugged his neck before getting up and walking around the bar. I exchanged quick pleasantries and small talk with Quinn, Seamus, and Hunter before getting to work behind the bar.
A few minutes later Hunter came around the counter to work as the other men went off to ready their stations. Ducky joined us a few minutes after and the three of us joked around as we prepped for the night.
I was in the middle of catching a cherry in my mouth that Hunter threw in the air to me, when out of Archer’s stairwell walked a group of muscular, handsome men wearing black shirts and slacks. I stopped mid step, dumbfounded, leaned my head back down and turned my head to get a better look. The cherry that Hunter had thrown hit me square in the forehead and he and Ducky laughed heartily as it bounced to the floor.
The group of men, ten in all, was followed closely by Archer and Jameson. Archer gestured to the large lounge area in PVIP and led them over to a private, curtained table. They all piled around the table on five large couches as Aoife and Lochlan brought them over three bottles of liquor and several glasses.
“That’s The Faithful,” Hunter whispered reverently to me.
I nodded my head in awe. “They’re huge,” I muttered with wide, appraising eyes. And, they’re frickin’ gorgeous, I thought silently. They all looked like they could have been runway models and I licked my lips absentmindedly at an involuntary lustful thought.
Hunter chuckled and elbowed me. “Wait until you see them up close.”
One of the men turned my way and looked straight at me. Hunter quickly busied himself with cleaning the spotless counter, but I couldn’t look away. His eyes were a gorgeous shade of emerald green and his chiseled face was stunning. I felt butterflies flutter rampantly in my stomach as my lower abdomen clenched tight. Dear God, I need to get laid, I silently thought as I tore my eyes away from his. I blamed Jameson for my out of control hormones and sincerely hoped that he could help me with them later tonight.
The music started and I quickly looked up at the DJ booth.