With bloody hands, they circle each other like, well, like cocks.
How is this even a real thing?
“Hey little miss, I haven’t seen you before,” a guy with a shit-eating grin smiles up at me from one of the tables, and I look down at the drinks.
Despite the distraction of everything, I remember the orders Niko rattled off to me.
I have an affinity for memorizing orders and faces. It comes with being a waitress and bartender far longer than I’d ever planned to be.
“Old Fashioned,” I say and pick the glass up from my tray and set it in front of him before taking the empty one.
“Good girl,” he nods. “Hope I get to see more of you.”
I ignore the comment and keep walking, also ignoring the cat-call that comes shortly after. His eyes are on my ass, no doubt. My ass has gotten used to it.
As I make my way to the next table, my eyes wander back to the ring.
There is something fascinating about it.
The calculated movements.
The sharp jabs that are dodged half the time and make contact the other half.
From where I am standing, it’s not super easy to see faces, especially by the way they keep moving.
I stop in front of a table where two men and two women are seated. One man is busy making out with a woman, not concerned with the fight or the drinks.
The other man is staring up at me.
“You got something for me, sugar?” he asks, and something about his voice crawls over my skin like insects. He’s a good-looking man by stereotypical standards, but that doesn’t change the fact that he rubs me the wrong way.
“Yes,” I stutter.
It’s wild. I am typically a very confident waitress and bartender. But I’m not usually passing out drinks while two men beat the ever-loving shit out of each other either.
Suddenly, one of the guys in the ring hits the floor.
It’s the blonde one.
The crowd cheers.
The dark-haired one turns around, pacing the ring like a tiger in a cage, reveling in the attention.
Then he looks at me.
And when he does, my heart slams against my rib cage.
It can’t be.
Not here.
No.
But there’s no mistaking him.
It’s Dominic.
My boss.
