11 : dreams and nightmares

— Everleigh

It couldn't be real.

There was no way in hell that I was directly in front of Sasha. The same man who became my first ever friend. The one that I shared my first kiss with. The one that always defended me and protected me. Sasha.

...Or should I say Kayo?

He was just as the boys described him. I always thought he was tall, but he was a giant now. There was something about him that just reeked of confidence and authority. It took one look from those dark gray eyes to make me feel some type of way. He was muscular—like really muscular. It was bulging through his white shirt, and one time while I was checking him out, I could see his abs poke through it. Not to mention, his delicious tattoos that covered almost every part of his body except for his right arm. He had scars covering parts of his face like his brow and the corner of his plump lips.

"What the hell was that?" Xyah questioned, her eyes bulging with curiosity. She had a hand on her hip as she shifted her weight.

"What?" I feigned innocence.

"Cut the shit, E! The way he was looking at you... that was intense," she said. "Not to mention, I have never seen you so flustered before."

I glanced over at the reserved section of the club only to catch Sasha's eyes. The moment I looked at him, I turned away and focused my attention back on Xyah.

"I know him from when I was a kid," I explained. I couldn't decide if I should go into more detail or just leave it at that. The more time that passed, the more comfortable I grew with my short answer.

"Hm," she hummed. "That doesn't explain how he looks at you like he's about to eat you."

My heartbeat stammered at her words. I found myself looking at him again, and every time that I did, he was already staring.

"I don't know..." I said breathlessly.

"How about I take this..." she said, gathering a bottle of vodka from my hands. "...and you go talk to him."

Suddenly, I made eye contact with the brunette on his arm. She was very pretty, and either the dress she was wearing hugged her curves in all the right places, or she had a very nice figure. She was more on the slim side but had something to grab onto in all the right places. I would've actually been a lot more envious of her if only she wasn't glaring straight into my soul.

"No," I told her, taking the bottle back. Before she could protest, I made my way back to our clients for the night. I put on my best brave face and forced a smile to my lips.

There was no way in hell I was going to let anyone get in the way of good tips on a big night. At my arrival, Sasha immediately raised a shot glass, showing me he wanted a refill. I tried not to look him in the eye as I filled him up. Being in his close proximity was intoxicating. It didn't help that his girlfriend was right next to him, feeling every bit of tension.

"Excuse me," the girlfriend cut in, shaking her empty shot glass right in front of my face.

"Uh, sorry," I muttered, moving from Sasha's glass to her own. Once I finished pouring her shot, she sprang it at me. I gasped in surprise as I looked down at my wet shirt.

"Sorry about that," she said faking innocence. The way she portrayed herself like she could do no wrong was giving me flashbacks to middle school. I never thought I'd see the day where Sasha associated himself with the very same people we used to hate.

Sasha shoved her hand off of him with pure disgust.

"Apologize. Now," he demanded her. Everyone grew silent at the rage in his words. We all could only stare and could feel the urge to obey his every command.

She looked like a scared, little lost puppy.

"I'm sorry," she mumbled.

"It's okay," I quickly reassured her. The silence in the room was screaming over the music in the club. I just wanted everyone to get back to celebrating.

"Now, get the fuck out," he ordered her. It sent a chill straight down my spine. His Russian accent was already thick but when it mixed with anger, it became a dangerous solution.

She snatched her purse from beside her and stormed out of the club. Immediately, I wanted to crawl into a hole and die. I regretted not taking Xyah up on her offer to bring the round of drinks.

"Sit down," Sasha said a lot less authoritatively than when he spoke to the other girl.

"I can't," she told him.

He grabbed my empty hand and placed a one-hundred dollar bill in it. "I'll give you more when you sit."

I sighed and sat down beside him. It felt wrong after knowing he just had his girlfriend in the very same spot. It took a minute of me just sitting there awkwardly for the celebration to continue. Breaking the ice was Sasha's friend who cracked a joke about not being able to wait to see Sasha discipline his own kids someday.

Xyah had retuned for her round of shots.

"Take one," Sasha demanded as Xyah walked around with the tray so everyone could take a glass.

"I can't," I said.

When she came to us, Sasha grabbed two and immediately handed one over to me. I hesitated grabbing it from him. Xyah raised a brow and smirked at me just before walking away.

"To Kayo!" Sasha's friend exclaimed, raising his glass in the air.

"To Kayo!" everyone repeated.

I joined them in raising their glass just before putting it to my lips and cringing as I poured the contents into my mouth. I hurriedly swallowed the liquor as it burned my chest.

"What's your name, gorgeous?" Sasha's friend asked me. I put my shot glass down on the table and turned to look at him.

"Um, Everleigh," I answered.

He smiled. "Nice to meet you, Everleigh. I'm Sean," he introduced. He pointed at Sasha. "As you know, that's Kayo." He pointed at another guy. "That's Luciano," he mentioned. "And finally... that's the big boss man, Ángel," Sean said, pointing at a very handsome man in a suit. He was a classy kind of handsome, but Sasha was a rugged handsome.

He leaned a little closer to me, but Sasha continued to stay leaned back in between us. "The girl that just left... that's his girlfriend Sophia," Sean whispered loud enough for me to hear.

"Fuck off!" Sasha yelled.

Sean laughed. "Kidding. That's just his little fuck buddy."

Sasha's jaw clenched. I watched Sean take the straw of his mixed drink into his mouth. After drinking a bit, he placed the glass down on the table.

A pang of jealousy hit my chest like a bullet. The thought of him on top of a girl like that with his body on top of her. The sweat that would drip from his skin to hers. The sounds of pleasure he would make that only she got to hear. His words of approval to her and his encouragement as he was buried so deep inside of her. I hated that I never got to experience any of it, but she did.

"You know, I'm completely single. You will never have to worry about me—unlike Kayo," Sean said. I couldn't help but laugh. Sean was actually kind of nice.

Sasha stood up and before I could say a single word, he grabbed ahold of my hand and dragged me toward the dance floor. I looked around for my boss, knowing that she would hate to see me not only drinking on the job but now dancing.

"What are you doing?" I asked him in a hushed tone.

He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me tight against him.

"I wanted to dance," he answered.

"I'm not too sure your fuck buddy would like that," I spat. I immediately wanted to punch myself at the sound of my own jealousy.

The song wasn't slow at all, but that didn't stop us from pretending it was.

He chuckled darkly. "Good."

"How long have you been doing this?" I asked him. "Boxing, I mean."

"Since I was young," he answered.

Suddenly, I thought back to the time he fought Logan for me. The way he was able to beat him up until just face was almost unrecognizable at such a young age was astonishing.

"How long have you been doing this?" he asked me.

"Since I finished high school," I answered.

There was a comfortable silence that settled amongst us. Every now and then, Sasha's hand would trail lower and lower until he was touching my ass. I didn't protest.

"Come home with me," Sasha whispered in my ear.

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