“Xolani Coleman,” she replied.
Like before with the couple, the muscled guard checked his clipboard.“Here you are,” he said like he was talking to himself.He gave her a quick nod and opened the rope, then the door.“Have a good evening, Ms.Coleman.”
“Thank you,” she said as she moved past him into the foyer.
She stood there a few moments, scanning the area and wondering where she should go when she heard a voice just off to the right of her.
A handsome black man with a fade and kind brown eyes that looked as if they had seen many things smiled at her.“You must be Dr.Xolani Coleman.I’m Dante and I’m here to take you to Flora’s office, so you can get started.”
“A pleasure.You can call me Xolani.”
“Xolani it is.If you’re ready?”
“Oh, yes.”She followed him through the lobby towards some offices.There were people milling about or heading into different rooms, as well as the club’s employees.It resembled a well-oiled machine.
They stopped at a door and Dante tapped lightly, then opened it for her to go through.“I’ll be back to take you to your suite when you’re finished, Xolani,” he said.
“Thank you, Dante,” she told him and turned to the woman at the desk.She heard the door close behind her.
The blonde woman stood and came around the desk to shake her hand.“Hello, Dr.Coleman.As Dante said, I’m Flora.Come sit down and we will get you started.”Flora pointed her towards the chair in front of her desk.
As Xolani settled down in the comfortable office chair she glanced around and smiled at the homey office that had pictures of Flora and who she assumed was the other woman’s wife or girlfriend.
Flora noted she was looking at the pictures and smiled.“That’s my wife, Drusilla.”
“Very nice pictures of you both.”
“Thank you.”Flora grabbed a laptop and pushed it in front of her with the top open.
When Xolani glanced at the screen, she saw a form for her to fill out.
“Just read and answer the questions,” Flora instructed.“It will allow us to work quickly on your fantasy wish.Also, if you can, hand me the health screening from your doctor and we can put it in your file.The form won’t take too long and by noonish, we can start.”
Xolani reached into her purse and pulled out the folded paper from her doctor’s office.She handed it to Flora then settled in to fill out the form.The sooner she got this done; the sooner she could have her fantasy fulfilled.
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Dima
Dima made his way into the Fantasy club and headed up to Felipe’s office, tapping on the door.He’d given Xolani a bit of a reprieve the last few days after she’d made the appointment to come to the club but of course, he’d kept his eyes on her.It hadn’t helped that the Maker had been making sure he was kept busy with several funerals.He knew Xolani was in Flora’s office at this very moment, filling out the form to make her fantasy come true.
He would be that fantasy.
He’d worked hard to be that fantasy.
Felipe told him to come in.
Dima entered, closing the door behind him.
“So what do we owe the honor of seeing you, Dirge?”Felipe asked as he walked over to the bar in his office and poured a finger of whiskey into two tumblers then handed one to Dirge.
“Thank you.”He took a drink.“I’ll get right to it.Dr.Xolani Coleman is here to make her fantasy come true.I need to make sure that I am that dream come true.”
Felipe’s smile widened.“Does she know what you are?”
“No.I need this, Felipe.I really need this to happen.I need to get her out of my system.”
At those words, Felipe frowned.“Now Dirge, you know we don’t advocate harm to anyone, no matter who they are in this club.We have a peaceful truce here, so that supers and humans get along.”He finished his whiskey and set the tumbler back on the bar.
