Sasha SashaRue’s Lounge is a hipster lounge—grungy but very cool. It’s located in the basement of a more industrial area of town. The band hasn’t started, but Oleg has staked out the closest two-top to the stage where he sits with a pint of craft beer in front of him. “Hey, how’s it going?” I touch his shoulder before remembering with a smile that Maxim doesn’t like it. I’m irrationally pleased by his irrational possessiveness. Especially because he doesn’t make me feel like a w***e, he makes me feel desirable. Highly desirable. HighlyI take the free chair next to Oleg while Maxim and the other three guys scrounge chairs from other tables and arrange them around our tiny table. A cocktail waitress arrives promptly, and we all get a round of the local brew on tap. As we sit, the place s

