Capital Risk (35 page)

I sighed. Yeah, I knew it. I almost worked there. I managed to get a job at the one on Eleventh instead, six blocks closer to my apartment.

“Tomorrow,” he said. “I’ll be there at seven.”

He was firm, but it wasn’t a question. It also wasn’t a demand. I bit my lip and offered him a nervous smile. Simone’s hand tickled along his bicep. A pang of jealousy ripped through me.

“Okay,” I said.

I didn’t confirm his invitation, but it was a sufficiently diplomatic response. They said nothing else, and I had the distinct impression the conversation was over. Dismissed then ignored. Not exactly polite, but, then again, society checked its morals with its coat when it entered a place like this.

I hurried back to the safety of the bar below, avoiding the curious gazes of those who watched me descend the stairs.

I knew what they thought, and they were right.

Duchess was no place where I belonged.

Oh, but I was
so
glad I came…

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