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in front of me
with his look and
his hands clasped together on the table. All we needed were
cigarettes and a bright light dangling over our heads for this to
be an interrogation. And what did he mean by saying I was
his?
    “ Well they say you’re
overbearing beyond measure.”
    “ Everybody says that about
their boss, Danica.” He gently slapped my hand. “C’mon, give me the
nitty gritty. I want the juicy stuff!”
    Here goes nothing. It’s only your future, right Danica?
    “ People say you run through
assistants like water. Monday they’re hired, Friday they’re
fired.”
    “ That’s not true. They
usually quit.”
    “ Why do they
quit?”
    “ It’s because of my rakish
good looks. Don’t you agree?”
    “ Yes…uh, I mean no. I don’t
know!” I wanted to slide my entire body under the table. His hearty
laughter consumed the restaurant.
    “ You’re funny, Button. I
can see you having a lot of responsibility with the Hawks. You did
great work with the Hawkettes. You girls had it together on that sideline. But it’s a
shame you wasted nine years down there.” He took a long swig of his
Absinthe, finishing the glass.
    “ What do you mean?” Wasted?
How dare he? I was damn good at what I did. I wasn’t sure if the
Absinthe made me lash out, but my fear of him subsided – a bit. I
slammed down the fork I wringed in my palm. “I didn’t waste
anything. I took my job seriously and I helped a lot of girls over
the years. I’m proud of the work I did and I don’t care who thinks
otherwise.”
    “ I think you misunderstood
my comment. As I said, it was pretty admirable, but I meant that if
you had a bigger platform other than cheerleading, you could have
made an ever bigger impact. I’ve only known you for a short time,
but you’re a beautiful, bright, charming and ambitious woman,
Danica. Those girls were lucky to have you in their lives, but the
world needs you to have your light shine upon it.”
    I sat speechless. Though my eyes were
watering, I choked the tears back; tired of people doubting me and
downplaying my achievements. I just couldn’t let this man break me.
He placed a comforting hand on top of mine. I still needed to find
out the truth.
    “ But you still didn’t
answer my question. Why did your assistants quit?
    “ They just couldn’t cut
it.”
    “ Are you a notorious player
like I’ve heard?”
    “ You’re asking a lot of
questions. What is this, 21 Questions?”
    “ Don’t go and blame me.
You’re the one who said it was okay. Now the floodgates are
open.”
    “ Well, I am single. And I
am domineering. Most people are passive. You don’t get to the level
of success where I am without being that way. It’s a lonely…” He
looked at the empty glass momentarily. “That’s enough about me,
Danica. Let’s go.”
    ***
    The allure of Absinthe had settled into my
bloodstream and had me floating through another dimension as we
walked out of the restaurant. We were driving down the freeway in
Harper’s Maserati – to where, I didn’t know and didn’t care. He
mentioned we were going to his house because it was late and I had
too much. He could have told me we were flying his Maserati to the
sun’s inner core and it wouldn’t have mattered - as long as he and
I were together. I felt safe with him.
    It could have been a dream, but I only
recall Harper carrying me through the front doorway and set down in
a king size bed on the softest of silk sheets; or maybe they were
satin. I only remember an orange haze over my vision after we left
the restaurant. Then lights out.
    ***
    A few hours into the night, I awoke to use
the bathroom. Still in a foggy disposition from my liver trying to
filter the Absinthe out of my system, I labored trying to find a
bathroom in his expansive mansion. I didn’t bother trying to put my
clothes back on other than the black bra and thong I wore to
sleep.
    After tip-toeing around the hallway among
the abstract painting and extravagant