1. I choose you!
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Las Vegas is a city of splendor and glamor; a place where people could live their lives to the fullest. With the colorful blinding lights that light up the city, the sound of laughter and music for as far as the ear could hear. The tall buildings almost look like palaces from afar.
Among these buildings stood one of the finest, the Empire Building, a place only for the elite members of society. In the club area located on the second floor of the Empire building, people were dancing and moving their bodies along with the music. Even without the influence of alcohol, the place itself was enough for people to get intoxicated. Skin to skin, they swing and grind on each other like it was the last night of their lives.
The DJ playing the music was hyping the crowd. On the crowded dancefloor, a petite woman gulped down the bottle of tequila and stumbled along.
“Bring me the best gentlemen you have.” the woman grabbed one of the waiters passing by and slurred as she speaks.
“Love, at first sight, my ass! He loves me then f*cked my stepsister? I never thought such love existed.” The woman was drunk, but the intoxication brought by the alcohol was not enough to make her forget what she had witnessed just a couple of days before her wedding day.
“What is love at first sight, anyway? Those things only exist in fairytales.” the woman added, raising her voice and grabbing the bottle of tequila from the bartender before walking away.
Dancing like a newborn giraffe with a bottle of tequila in one hand and a membership card in the other Athen cared nothing about what was going on around her.
“Ma’am……” glancing at the membership card she’s been waving around, the waiter continued, “Ma’am Athena, you are drunk-----”
”D*MN! I want to curse him. I want to curse him to death. Wait. I can. I can do whatever the hell I WANT!!!” she continued rambling. “F**k you, Jackson. You are a !@#$%^, !@#$%^ and a !@#$%^!!! I F***ING HATE YOU. I HOPE YOU DROWN IN CHEESE AND GET EATEN BY RABBITS.”
Athena stumbled back and bumped into what felt like a wall. “What the---”
Athena stood her ground and said, “Hey, is this how you treat a member of the club? I paid a hefty amount of----”
Her head started to spin, and she started to stumble again. A group of men quickly blocked her from bumping into their boss and Athena almost fell on the floor.
“Move.” Says the man in a deep baritone voice.
“Hey! This is NOT how you treat a customer.” Athena complained.
Looking back with her blurred vision, she gently traveled her eyes up to see the person towering over her. Athena cannot believe her eyes as she gazed upon the most handsome face, she had ever laid eyes on.
“Forgive me, Sir. I shall fix this commotion right away.” Says the waiter but the man did not even throw him a glance. His eyes were fixed on the woman before him.
“Ma’am, I know you are a new member of the club but seeing as you are already drunk and there are older members present tonight I advise that you……...”
The waiter continued talking but all Athena could hear were buzzing sounds. It was like all her senses were focused on the person before her.
“Ma’am?” the waiter called once again. He glanced nervously at the man who happens to be one of the VIPs of the club, afraid that tonight might be his last night on the job.
“Ma’am!”
Athena blinked her eyes and turned her attention to the waiter angrily. “What!!! I am a member! I have the money like all other members here maybe even more. I may not look like it but I have a job. People always say that I look like a high school girl but NO!”
The waiter was about to speak but Athena held her hand and said, “Whatever. Go! Go and bring me the most handsome men you have.”
Turning her attention back to the man behind her she added, “Him. I want him.” The waiter was confused not knowing what Athena meant.
She stared at the man from head to toe and savored his attractiveness. A simple white shirt paired with a black leather jacket and pants. Even with the simplicity of his clothes, his physique which was perfectly sculpted by the heavens was evident as he stood before everyone else. His hair was trimmed neatly without too much effort, and he had that cold aura that would make people distance themselves from him.
There was not a person who would dare approach such a man except for Athena. It must be the tequila giving her the courage to face him but if it wasn’t for it, she would be avoiding the man like a plague.
With the newfound courage, she stepped forward smiling, extending her hand directly to his chest, down to his abdomen, practically drooling. “Wow! How much work did you put into that.”
“Sir!” one of the bodyguards rushed forward in caution but he cowered back when his boss glared at him.
Athena snaked her slender arms around his hard ones then she glanced at the group of men behind her. “Well if HE can do it, why can’t I? HE could have any woman he wants, and I could have all of you. It’s one plus two, although there’s more of you but whatever!”
The waiter and everyone present in the room paled as they watched Athena clinging to the man. She turned her attention back to the man beside him and said, “YOU, my man. You must be the most requested-----”
“You should know who you’re talking to, little dove.” His voice sounded dangerous, like a warning.
The effects of the tequila were not close to disappearing, instead, it only intensified that Athena’s body felt weak. Her grip on the man’s arm was starting to get loose and her body was getting heavier.
But the man caught her waist and pulled her close. Feeling him closer to her made Athena giggle.
“Ooohhh. You must have quite the reputation. I will expect no less.” she slurred.
“OK! I'll have you tonight.” She added enthusiastically.
She pulled him out of the club and to the reception area.
“Hi. What can I do for you, Ma’am?” the receptionist greeted Athena but when her eyes landed on the man, she’s clinging into her eyes grew wide with surprise and fear.
“I chose him, tonight…… I want all of them tonight.” the receptionist stared at her in confusion. Regardless, Athena took her membership card and handed it over to the receptionist. Although confused, the receptionist forced a smile and took the card.
“Let’s go boys.” Athena giggled as she announced. She felt silly yet empowered that she get to order these men around but what she did not know was that none of them followed after receiving a single look from their boss.
Athena stumbled as she walked out of the club but with the man supporting her, she never fell on her face. When she noticed that they were the only ones walking to the elevator, she frowned. “Where is everybody?”
“I said I wanted them too,” she added.
The man smiled faintly. “Hungry, are we?”
“What? No. I just ate. They said I can’t drink alcohol without eating and I don’t eat people. Do you?” she answered innocently that the man beside her can’t help the smirk forming on his lips.
“Hey, where are they? I paid for them. I want my money’s worth and what if you can’t satisfy me? They said all men do is brag about their treasure. Like, do men have those?” Athena’s eyes felt heavy but she forced them open just so she could see the person with her.
“Treasure.” the man whispered with a snort.
Like a magnet drawn to metal, Athena drew her face closer to him and wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him closer.
Smiling like a fool she said, “You’re all mine tonight. The most handsome man in the entire club will all be mine.”
The man grabbed her waist with one hand arm and pushed her into a private elevator. “You sure you want me, little dove?”
"Hmm." Athena nodded honestly and smiled seductively but her smile dropped as she asked, “Why? You do not want me? Am I not hot enough? Am I not beautiful—----”
“ENOUGH.” his tone was threatening that it almost scared her but it didn’t scare her enough to stop her from wanting him.
Despite being drunk, Athena stared into his eyes with pure determination.
Sighing the man said, "We will do this my way, little dove. No interruptions—-”
“Oh, you don’t have to worry about a boyfriend or a husband because that is never happening.” Athena took out the pieces of her marriage license and scattered them on the floor.
As soon as the elevator dinged open, the man guided Athena out of the elevator with his arm around her waist to give her support.
One of the guards approached them and said, "Thomas get the car ready and call Charles. Have him do EXACTLY what I’ll tell you.”
- Writer
