drugs he was taking were doing to him, she wanted nothing to do with it.
Raj found his way over to him and the two were clearly arguing. She got up to try to put a stop to it. As she got closer, she could overhear snippets of their discussion.
“You can’t seem to help yourself, can you, Raj? Always have to try your hand in someone else’s territory.” Jerome growled, clenching and unclenching his fists. She could see he was close to the point of taking a swing at Raj.
Her co-worker laughed dryly in response. “You flatter yourself, my old friend. Since when is San Diego your exclusive hunting grounds anyway? I’ve never heard it said in the council that you had a right-”
“Lisa!” Jerome spotted her and suddenly looked a dozen times angrier, if that were possible. She suddenly realized that he may not have even known she was in the bar; their dispute was about something quite different. Jerome turned with fury upon Raj. “You dare to touch her?”
“You know what?” She said, coolly walking up and placing her drink between them. She granted them both a tight smile. “Why don’t you two girls work out whatever little problem you have between each other and I’ll just head on home, okay? Ciao.”
She found herself outside of the bar, her heels clicking against the sidewalk as she hurried over to her car. When she got there, she was horrified to see it had been towed.
“Oh my God. Unbelievable.” She said to herself, feeling her rage boil over. She wasn’t quite sure why, but her sense of outrage was more heightened than it should be. She felt a strange desire to tear something apart, she was so upset.
Unfortunately for him, Raj was approaching. Without meaning to, she whirled about and confronted him. “Happy? You ruined my evening and now my car is gone. What else do you want huh? You want to hang out with me at the next bar, start another argument? I bet that’d be fun for you.”
He didn’t look sad or upset. Instead, he walked straight up to her and put his hands on her shoulders, slowly, soothingly. “You’re right. It was immature of me; you should have been my focus, not that slinking cur.”
She wasn’t sure what it was about his tone that calmed her, but she was feeling more relaxed. “Take me out of here.” Lisa demanded. He nodded and he took her over to his rental.
They drove for a bit and she wasn’t incredibly surprised to see he was staying at the nicest hotel in town. He pulled up and looked over to her. “I can take you home if you want.” Then he did a strange thing. He sniffed, as though he were looking for something.
She didn’t know quite why she did too, but she felt a strange instinct to do the same. She sniffed the air. Her senses felt stronger, as though she were picking up new colors in the air. Lisa knew one thing they had both smelled and it was undeniable. They both wanted the same thing.
She didn’t try to be coy about it. “Let’s see your suite.”
They quickly walked inside and found themselves alone in the elevator. It was a quick ride up, but they were embracing, tasting each other’s lips and the alcoholic-tinge to their breath. Inside his suite, she didn’t hesitate. Instead, Lisa walked directly to the bedroom, flung open the door, and claimed the bed.
“Mine.” She told him. He took his time walking over, lightly tossed off his shirt, and sauntered around to the side of the bed. “You feel it happening, don’t you?”
She did, though she couldn’t put a name on it. All of her senses felt sharper, more aware. Had he drugged her? If so, it was a strange kind of drug. She felt a helpless desire to be with him, but it didn’t feel like it came from an external source. It was as though the horniness was a basic, internal part of her, as though she were in complete control and he was her prey. He seemed to catch something in her eye and took an uncertain step