“I’m sorry. I was worried when you didn’t come and then you didn’t answer your phone. It drove me crazy. I was worried Enzo had confronted you again.”
A chill ran down her spine at the mention of Enzo, but she melted in his lap. He had been worried for her. That had to mean he cared, and that made her heart swell.
He moved to cup both sides of her face and rested his forehead on hers before he pulled her in for a tight hug.
“I know you need to go. We’ll do the same thing tonight. You leave with me at the end. You can come up here and wait. I’ll keep my door closed.”
“Ok.” She kissed him, and he deepened the kiss until she pulled away for air. “I’m sorry too. I didn’t mean to make you worry. I’ll see you tonight.”
Chapter 13
Madison went back downstairs to help Zoe out.
“Hey.” Zoe’s face was drawn and her lips were pressed together into a thin line.
“What’s wrong?”
“I found out what the rumor is.”
“It’s that bad?”
“It has to do with you.”
Madison turned from the bar top to look at Zoe. “What?”
“That you’re sleeping with Dante.”
“Sabrina told me. Why would they think that?”
“Because you go into his office every day after you get here. I told them as the main act you have to discuss things, but there is no getting through to them.”
“Ah, yeah.” Madison drew the words out. That was a good reason for her to be going into his office. She hadn’t believed they would draw attention, but now she knew better. She would have to warn him before it got back to him, not that she believed he would or even could stop them from gossiping behind her back.
“That’s right and every one of the dancers goes up at night to collect their money, just like you do. You just do it at the end of the night after you finish helping clean up the bar.”
“Right.” Madison realized that she and Dante should have come up with a plan together before they had agreed to dating. Well no, they weren’t dating. They were just sleeping together. It was different. There was no real relationship between them. Maybe a small friendship, but even then it was more like an acquaintance.
They were still getting to know each other. For what, she didn’t know. It had to be for something else to do since they had now made the everyday deal.
“Well, it’s whatever. People are going to think what they want to think. Besides, if we were sleeping together, why would we do it here where we would be easy to get caught?”
“I don’t know why they didn’t think that either because it makes total sense.”
“I’m just going to ignore it.”
Zoe took a deep breath.
“What?”
“There’s more.”
“Oh my what else?”
“That you had slept with Enzo to get out of the club rules.”
“Ok, this is getting ridiculous now. Why would I be shifting between the cousins? Do they think I’m going to be with Lucca and Gabe too?”
“I don’t know. That’s just what they are saying.”
