Chapter 13Club Gold was wonderfully tacky. The color was everywhere, the walls a sort of red and gold marble, the barstool legs gold leafed, their cushions done in lame. Even the humongous disco ball hanging from the gold painted ceiling over the dancefloor looked somehow golden, instead of silvery.
Gaga blared from the PA system as Ben and Kat entered. Though it was a fact all gymnasts had great butts, Steven’s was among the best. Ben spotted him right away.
“What do you think he wants to ask you?” Kat asked, still holding Ben’s phone.
Ben and Steven bonded beyond their teammate status a few years earlier, back in late 2009, when Steven lost his sister in a car accident. The whole team had gone out for the funeral, but Steven was drawn most to Ben for some reason. He reminded Ben every
