That One Night

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I came out of the elevator to see Zane waiting."I didn't knwo you were coming,Zane.""Oh,I wasn't here for you,man.I came to drop off Cordelia."

"Cordelia?""Yeah,man.She is just the sweetest.But,I'm going to talk with Damien.If he's cool with it,I'm going to ask her out."I scoffed."Right.Well,good luck."

"Oh,and I promised her that I would gather the entire group.She has been gone for a decade and turns out none of her friends stuck around.You'll come,right?"

I rolled my eyes."Whatever.I'll think about it.If I feel like it,fine.If not?Fuck them."He nodded."Well,I'll see you tomorrow then."He left and I got inside my place.

While I was taking a shower,I heard her singing.I did the right choice by letting her work here.I knew that Damien wanted her to work with him in the family business but she asked me first.

Besides,with Damien's other business,Damien would be in a hard position to lie and stuff.Although,her voice got me all in my thoughts.

She made me wish I had her in my bed.But then I got mad because she slept with my side whore and my bartender.Then I got even more mad as I remembered she was with Zane.

It was one night!It was one night and that one night was 10 years ago!A whole ass decade!Why would I remember the entire night to its every single detail?!Why do I remember?!

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I was unpacking when I heard banging sounds from my wall.Then the wall in my bedroom started cracking and then an arm went through it.

"Roman?!"I sounded so worried that I regretted even saying his name!"What are you doing?!"I dismissed his bloody knuckles as he took his arm back."You punched through the wall?!"

I whined."Why would you do that?!"He scoffed."I'll call someone tomorrow.Just shut up."I am resisting the urge to go over to him right now and wrap up his hand.I want to do that so much.

I didn't.I held back everything and put on my ear piece,listening music and unpacking.I put an A4 paper and closed the hole for now.

Then my old friend,Viktor,called.

"Вы вернулись в свой родной город ?!"(You went back to your hometown?!)

"Да, Виктор."(I did,Viktor.)

He unexpectedly switched to English."Well,I'm here to see a friend of mine.I saw your insta story and I thought I would call!"I chuckled."You're here?!In LA?!Oh my..."

"We should totally meet up,Remington.How about tomorrow?"I shook my head."Sorry.I am meeting up with a few friends or my brother's.The day after tomorrow?"

"Alright.""Viktor it was so nice of you to call.I'll see you in a while.Bye."He laughed."Of course,anytime.Bye,Remington."We hung up.

"This guy..."I giggled at myself before continuing to unpack."If you can shut it down a bit,it would be great!"I took the paper from the hole.

"What are you talking about?""Talk to your boyfriends sometime else.Not when we have a hole in the wall."I scoffed."You opened the hole,asshole!"

I put the paper back but then he tore it."I can do whatever the fuck I want!My building!My penthouse,my club!"I rolled my eyes."How is my side of the penthouse is yours?!"

"Because your brother pays me for you to stay here.Why else would I let you stay here?!"He left and I put another paper in between."Insufferable bastard."

"I HEARD THAT!"I turned around."GOOD!I WANTED YOU TO!"

I was unpacking and I found this photo album from my internship's first year and I fell asleep looking at it.I woke up with Marcel knocking on my door again.

"I thought I told Damien,I don't need a nanny.No offense,Marcel.""None taken,Ms.Remington.However,I am here to take you to your job."

"My job?I work here.In the club.You know that.""Well,your brother doesn't approve.So,I'm taking you to your job."I rolled my eyes."No."Then Zane texted."I have a friend meeting to get to."

I closed the door on his face and went back inside.I found a light turquoise-ish green silk dress.It was short and nice.I got good vibes from it so I wore it.

I picked up a cup of coffee on my way to the brunch place and made it just in time."You look great.Well,this is the team."He turned to everybody.They were all so cold.

Except their girlfriends."This is Jeremiah,Anastasia,Bruno,Carter and Ruby.There is Agatha,Jeremiah's girlfriend and that's pretty much it."

"You forgot about me,Zane."Roman sat down too with a girl I saw in the club the other night.I sat down as Zane pulled the chair out for me.

"What do you do all do for a living?I know about Zane and Roman."I rolled my eyes."So?"Anastasia spoke up.

"I'm a doctor.Bruno is a computer engineer and the head of the IT department in Damien's company.Jeremiah and Carter is handling the hotel chain Damien owns and-"

Ruby cut her off."I have a coffee house.It's close to Zane's gun range.You'd lo-"I cut her off."I went there just yesterday and I have to say,it was amazing!Best cold brew I ever had!"

"So you're one of the icy ones huh?How is the anxiety?"I nodded."I should've seen that one coming.It is going great!"We giggled but the entire table thought it was depressing.

Which,it kind of is.Who cares?!"What do you do for a living?"I sighed."I majored in business and art.I worked in a great fashion line as an intern for two years in Paris before I came here."

"She's singing in my club four nights a week."I rolled my eyes."How true that may be,event hough I majored in business,I loved singing too.So,I'm singing in Roman's club."

Zane was a bit disturbed.They all were."She could've told us herself,you know?"I shrugged."Guys,really,it's fine."

We had a lovely breakfast.Even though the guys just sat there and ate.Besides Bruno and Zane,they barely talked.They saw themselves too cool to talk,I guess.

That night,we all ended up in Roman's club as it was my first night singing there.I sang Paris by Sabrina Carpenter.Then Poker Face by Lady Gaga.

I continued from these tunes and then I got off stage.The crowd loved me and I needed a shot of tequila."I dare you to get some vodka."I turned to my side to see Viktor!

"What are you doing here?!""This is the best club in the city and I didn't know you worked here!Vodka?!"I nodded."Hell yeah!"We took vodka shots togather.

At one point,I didn't even see where I was going.