Chapter 2 - Looking for Lexi
I tried to follow Lexi and Willie through the club, but it was hopeless. An ocean of people seemed to swallow them. There was no order to the dance floor, and there were just too many people dancing shoulder to shoulder. I tried to work my way around the outside, but that was even worse. If I tried to push past the women, they either started to dance with me, or they became upset because I was cutting between them.
I thought I caught a glimpse of Lexi’s yellow dress and wasted time tracking down the owner, only to lose her in the crowd.
I began looking for black men since there were fewer of them. I stood still and stretched to my full height to survey the club. I’m over six feet tall, but the few black men I saw looked nothing like Willie.
My heart was rac
