A Little Drop Of Rain

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn’t anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. “Let’s just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I’m harmless. ” She said before sipping her drink again. “I’ve got nothing waiting for me. No business no family.” She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. “I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn’t me and I don’t want you to think that I am” She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene seemed to be getting more comfortable by the minute. Connor sipped at his drink and knew he’d finish it soon. She was talking about getting his number from a friend. He wasn’t buying it but he was losing interest in finding out the who and how. He looked at her. “Why should I care that you haven’t business or family? How is that my problem?” He wasn’t sure what she wanted out of this. Was she really trying to sleep her way into his good graces? He frowned. He laughed in her face when she said she didn’t want him to think of her as the girl in the park. “Stop.” He held up his hand. “Whatever this is.. it’s not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. I’m not some cock you can mount to save your arse. You got caught doing something you weren’t supposed to. I’m not the one you need to deal with. So close your legs and save the drama.”

Serene looked at him startled and almost began to cry. She wasn’t entirely surprised that he was nasty to her. She did plan to sleep with him but she never planned to say it so out right. “I’m not trying to be some slut. I just want to do good by myself. “She said in a small broken voice, she planned on faking as much defeat as she could becuase it might earn her a spot in Connors good graces. She was stunning and good at faking being hurt she hoped that both would help her. “If i wanted to whore myself out i would have just said it” She whispered before starting to cry to herself.

Connor shook his head. “No you’re not trying to be some slut. You want to sacrifice your virtue to save your arse.” He watched as Serene turned on the act to its next level. When she began to cry, he took the napkin from under his empty glass and slid it over. “Cry as much as you like. It doesn’t really mean anything.” He was realizing meeting up with her was a mistake. A huge mistake. “As for wanting to whore yourself out.. I never said you wanted to be a whore. But you’re not above putting on a show.” He pulled some money out and put it on the bar. “I could literally say sure.. do you every way I wanted to while promising you safety. It would be a lie. I don’t like to lie. And I don’t make those decisions. You’re not the first to offer such a thing. I’m certain you won’t be the last. But it isn’t the way I do things.” He stood up.

Serene was crying quietly by the end of Connor speaking, she had wagered much on her looks and yet it wasn’t going to be enough to save her skin. She carefully wiped her eyes before looking up at Connor. She was desperate and knew that none of it was really going to matter in the end. “Then if you’re not going to lie to me will you answer this. How do I save my skin? I can accept that I screwed up but I can’t accept that my fate is in someone else’s hand” Serene spent to many years having other people run her life to let herself be controlled anymore. She wiped her eyes again before straightening out her skirt and pulling herself back together.

Connor looked at her and blinked. He shook his head. He sat down for a second. “Your fate has been someone else’s the moment you worked for someone else. It’s not your drugs. It’s whomever the bloke in the states is.. You dealt for him. You allowed him to take your life.” Did she really not see the facts that lay before her. Was she really thinking that her life was her own? He played with the cuffs on his jacket. “The moment you align yourself with one person.. one group.. your life belongs to them. They have enemies, you have enemies.” He looked her in the eye. “Accepting you screwed up is all well and good, but you also need to accept that it’s no longer your choice what happens.” He observed her a bit closer. “I don’t know that your skin needs saving. I don’t know what the plans are for you. I’m one of many.. I am not in charge. Nor do I ever plan to be. I do what I’m told when I’m told.” He remembered the threats and the beating he took from his own when he defied Luke. “You have to deal with what happens.”

Serene looked over to the bartender and ordered herself another martini. She was stressed beyond belief and needed something to calm herself down before she did something stupid. She sipped the drink as she listening to Connor her nerves only getting worse. Serene was so young when she got into this and was almost posstive she was going to be stuck this way for the rest of her life. She had chosen to be a dumb teen and now she was still paying for it. “So what I just wait. Hope that someone thinks I have something worth keeping me around for” She said before taking a long sip of her drink.

She was taking his rhetoric better this time. He didn’t feel sorry for her. Couldn’t. He had made a calculated decision at 17 before going to Oxford about what his work would entail. Not only his professional career but his involvement with Luke. Granted it had been to further insulate himself against others but it was a choice all the same. She ordered another drink and he was trying to size her up. “In a word: Yes. You wait to see if what you have to offer is worth it.” He kept his eyes on her to see if he could figure her out. “Why come to me? You should have known where I stand on all of this. I gave my boss your name. I found you out. Why would I do anything to help?” It was moments like this that he didn’t understand the flawed logic of people.

Serene took another sip from her glass clearly trying to hide her fear. She sighed as Connor spoke, she wasn’t sure what had compelled her to start the life she did and why she was so startled when it went to shit. Serene hoped that the fact that she did well under pressure and her toughness would prove it valuable to keep her around. "You are the only person I know that’s connected with Luke. I couldnt bring myself to just do nothing. I figured people have always taken me for my looks so why not use them to my advantage?” She asked before finishing her martini. Serene was very casual as she spoke to Connor trying her best to make herself as human as possible.

Connor listened to her explanation. It still made no difference to him. He stood again, ready to leave. "I will say that under normal circumstances, someone might have allowed you to do that. But I am not of that ilk. I do what I’m told.” He took a step away from her and turned around. “If I were you.. I’d pay more attention to how you act when you actually get to speak with Charlie… or with Luke again. Their opinion is the one that matters. Not mine. Know what you’re willing to do and why. If they accept you as part of the organization, which is doubtful, then you’re likely going to be asked to sacrifice something.” He moved closer and leaned in to whisper. “You call or text again, it had better be because Luke or Charlie told you to. As for the magician who gave you the number.. I find out who it is and I will take a finger or two for getting involved."He stood up straight and walked out of the place.

Serene kept her lips pressed firm together as she listened to Connor. She knew that he pride had nearly gotten her killed to many times that she knew she couldn't let it get in the way when she spoke with Charlie. Her entire existence would depend on whether or not she could be respectful to Charlie. "Thank you." She said in response taking both the defeat and the wisdom that Connor gave her. Serene shook her head carefully before getting up after Connor left. There was no point in her waiting in the bar so she figured she might as well return to her crummy apartment.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn’t anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. “Let’s just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I’m harmless. ” She said before sipping her drink again. “I’ve got nothing waiting for me. No business no family.” She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. “I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn’t me and I don’t want you to think that I am” She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene seemed to be getting more comfortable by the minute. Connor sipped at his drink and knew he’d finish it soon. She was talking about getting his number from a friend. He wasn’t buying it but he was losing interest in finding out the who and how. He looked at her. “Why should I care that you haven’t business or family? How is that my problem?” He wasn’t sure what she wanted out of this. Was she really trying to sleep her way into his good graces? He frowned. He laughed in her face when she said she didn’t want him to think of her as the girl in the park. “Stop.” He held up his hand. “Whatever this is.. it’s not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. I’m not some cock you can mount to save your arse. You got caught doing something you weren’t supposed to. I’m not the one you need to deal with. So close your legs and save the drama.”

Serene looked at him startled and almost began to cry. She wasn’t entirely surprised that he was nasty to her. She did plan to sleep with him but she never planned to say it so out right. “I’m not trying to be some slut. I just want to do good by myself. “She said in a small broken voice, she planned on faking as much defeat as she could becuase it might earn her a spot in Connors good graces. She was stunning and good at faking being hurt she hoped that both would help her. “If i wanted to whore myself out i would have just said it” She whispered before starting to cry to herself.

Connor shook his head. “No you’re not trying to be some slut. You want to sacrifice your virtue to save your arse.” He watched as Serene turned on the act to its next level. When she began to cry, he took the napkin from under his empty glass and slid it over. “Cry as much as you like. It doesn’t really mean anything.” He was realizing meeting up with her was a mistake. A huge mistake. “As for wanting to whore yourself out.. I never said you wanted to be a whore. But you’re not above putting on a show.” He pulled some money out and put it on the bar. “I could literally say sure.. do you every way I wanted to while promising you safety. It would be a lie. I don’t like to lie. And I don’t make those decisions. You’re not the first to offer such a thing. I’m certain you won’t be the last. But it isn’t the way I do things.” He stood up.

Serene was crying quietly by the end of Connor speaking, she had wagered much on her looks and yet it wasn’t going to be enough to save her skin. She carefully wiped her eyes before looking up at Connor. She was desperate and knew that none of it was really going to matter in the end. “Then if you’re not going to lie to me will you answer this. How do I save my skin? I can accept that I screwed up but I can’t accept that my fate is in someone else’s hand” Serene spent to many years having other people run her life to let herself be controlled anymore. She wiped her eyes again before straightening out her skirt and pulling herself back together.

Connor looked at her and blinked. He shook his head. He sat down for a second. “Your fate has been someone else’s the moment you worked for someone else. It’s not your drugs. It’s whomever the bloke in the states is.. You dealt for him. You allowed him to take your life.” Did she really not see the facts that lay before her. Was she really thinking that her life was her own? He played with the cuffs on his jacket. “The moment you align yourself with one person.. one group.. your life belongs to them. They have enemies, you have enemies.” He looked her in the eye. “Accepting you screwed up is all well and good, but you also need to accept that it’s no longer your choice what happens.” He observed her a bit closer. “I don’t know that your skin needs saving. I don’t know what the plans are for you. I’m one of many.. I am not in charge. Nor do I ever plan to be. I do what I’m told when I’m told.” He remembered the threats and the beating he took from his own when he defied Luke. “You have to deal with what happens.”

Serene looked over to the bartender and ordered herself another martini. She was stressed beyond belief and needed something to calm herself down before she did something stupid. She sipped the drink as she listening to Connor her nerves only getting worse. Serene was so young when she got into this and was almost posstive she was going to be stuck this way for the rest of her life. She had chosen to be a dumb teen and now she was still paying for it. "So what I just wait. Hope that someone thinks I have something worth keeping me around for” She said before taking a long sip of her drink.

She was taking his rhetoric better this time. He didn’t feel sorry for her. Couldn’t. He had made a calculated decision at 17 before going to Oxford about what his work would entail. Not only his professional career but his involvement with Luke. Granted it had been to further insulate himself against others but it was a choice all the same. She ordered another drink and he was trying to size her up. "In a word: Yes. You wait to see if what you have to offer is worth it.” He kept his eyes on her to see if he could figure her out. “Why come to me? You should have known where I stand on all of this. I gave my boss your name. I found you out. Why would I do anything to help?” It was moments like this that he didn’t understand the flawed logic of people.

Serene took another sip from her glass clearly trying to hide her fear. She sighed as Connor spoke, she wasn't sure what had compelled her to start the life she did and why she was so startled when it went to shit. Serene hoped that the fact that she did well under pressure and her toughness would prove it valuable to keep her around. "You are the only person I know that's connected with Luke. I couldnt bring myself to just do nothing. I figured people have always taken me for my looks so why not use them to my advantage?" She asked before finishing her martini. Serene was very casual as she spoke to Connor trying her best to make herself as human as possible.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn’t anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. “Let’s just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I’m harmless. ” She said before sipping her drink again. “I’ve got nothing waiting for me. No business no family.” She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. “I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn’t me and I don’t want you to think that I am” She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene seemed to be getting more comfortable by the minute. Connor sipped at his drink and knew he’d finish it soon. She was talking about getting his number from a friend. He wasn’t buying it but he was losing interest in finding out the who and how. He looked at her. “Why should I care that you haven’t business or family? How is that my problem?” He wasn’t sure what she wanted out of this. Was she really trying to sleep her way into his good graces? He frowned. He laughed in her face when she said she didn’t want him to think of her as the girl in the park. “Stop.” He held up his hand. “Whatever this is.. it’s not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. I’m not some cock you can mount to save your arse. You got caught doing something you weren’t supposed to. I’m not the one you need to deal with. So close your legs and save the drama.”

Serene looked at him startled and almost began to cry. She wasn’t entirely surprised that he was nasty to her. She did plan to sleep with him but she never planned to say it so out right. “I’m not trying to be some slut. I just want to do good by myself. “She said in a small broken voice, she planned on faking as much defeat as she could becuase it might earn her a spot in Connors good graces. She was stunning and good at faking being hurt she hoped that both would help her. “If i wanted to whore myself out i would have just said it” She whispered before starting to cry to herself.

Connor shook his head. “No you’re not trying to be some slut. You want to sacrifice your virtue to save your arse.” He watched as Serene turned on the act to its next level. When she began to cry, he took the napkin from under his empty glass and slid it over. “Cry as much as you like. It doesn’t really mean anything.” He was realizing meeting up with her was a mistake. A huge mistake. “As for wanting to whore yourself out.. I never said you wanted to be a whore. But you’re not above putting on a show.” He pulled some money out and put it on the bar. “I could literally say sure.. do you every way I wanted to while promising you safety. It would be a lie. I don’t like to lie. And I don’t make those decisions. You’re not the first to offer such a thing. I’m certain you won’t be the last. But it isn’t the way I do things.” He stood up.

Serene was crying quietly by the end of Connor speaking, she had wagered much on her looks and yet it wasn’t going to be enough to save her skin. She carefully wiped her eyes before looking up at Connor. She was desperate and knew that none of it was really going to matter in the end. "Then if you’re not going to lie to me will you answer this. How do I save my skin? I can accept that I screwed up but I can’t accept that my fate is in someone else’s hand” Serene spent to many years having other people run her life to let herself be controlled anymore. She wiped her eyes again before straightening out her skirt and pulling herself back together.

Connor looked at her and blinked. He shook his head. He sat down for a second. "Your fate has been someone else’s the moment you worked for someone else. It’s not your drugs. It’s whomever the bloke in the states is.. You dealt for him. You allowed him to take your life.” Did she really not see the facts that lay before her. Was she really thinking that her life was her own? He played with the cuffs on his jacket. “The moment you align yourself with one person.. one group.. your life belongs to them. They have enemies, you have enemies.” He looked her in the eye. “Accepting you screwed up is all well and good, but you also need to accept that it’s no longer your choice what happens.” He observed her a bit closer. “I don’t know that your skin needs saving. I don’t know what the plans are for you. I’m one of many.. I am not in charge. Nor do I ever plan to be. I do what I’m told when I’m told.” He remembered the threats and the beating he took from his own when he defied Luke. “You have to deal with what happens.”

Serene looked over to the bartender and ordered herself another martini. She was stressed beyond belief and needed something to calm herself down before she did something stupid. She sipped the drink as she listening to Connor her nerves only getting worse. Serene was so young when she got into this and was almost posstive she was going to be stuck this way for the rest of her life. She had chosen to be a dumb teen and now she was still paying for it. "So what I just wait. Hope that someone thinks I have something worth keeping me around for" She said before taking a long sip of her drink.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn’t anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. “Let’s just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I’m harmless. ” She said before sipping her drink again. “I’ve got nothing waiting for me. No business no family.” She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. “I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn’t me and I don’t want you to think that I am” She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene seemed to be getting more comfortable by the minute. Connor sipped at his drink and knew he’d finish it soon. She was talking about getting his number from a friend. He wasn’t buying it but he was losing interest in finding out the who and how. He looked at her. “Why should I care that you haven’t business or family? How is that my problem?” He wasn’t sure what she wanted out of this. Was she really trying to sleep her way into his good graces? He frowned. He laughed in her face when she said she didn’t want him to think of her as the girl in the park. “Stop.” He held up his hand. “Whatever this is.. it’s not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. I’m not some cock you can mount to save your arse. You got caught doing something you weren’t supposed to. I’m not the one you need to deal with. So close your legs and save the drama.”

Serene looked at him startled and almost began to cry. She wasn’t entirely surprised that he was nasty to her. She did plan to sleep with him but she never planned to say it so out right. “I’m not trying to be some slut. I just want to do good by myself. “She said in a small broken voice, she planned on faking as much defeat as she could becuase it might earn her a spot in Connors good graces. She was stunning and good at faking being hurt she hoped that both would help her. "If i wanted to whore myself out i would have just said it” She whispered before starting to cry to herself.

Connor shook his head. "No you’re not trying to be some slut. You want to sacrifice your virtue to save your arse.” He watched as Serene turned on the act to its next level. When she began to cry, he took the napkin from under his empty glass and slid it over. “Cry as much as you like. It doesn’t really mean anything.” He was realizing meeting up with her was a mistake. A huge mistake. “As for wanting to whore yourself out.. I never said you wanted to be a whore. But you’re not above putting on a show.” He pulled some money out and put it on the bar. “I could literally say sure.. do you every way I wanted to while promising you safety. It would be a lie. I don’t like to lie. And I don’t make those decisions. You’re not the first to offer such a thing. I’m certain you won’t be the last. But it isn’t the way I do things.” He stood up.

Serene was crying quietly by the end of Connor speaking, she had wagered much on her looks and yet it wasn't going to be enough to save her skin. She carefully wiped her eyes before looking up at Connor. She was desperate and knew that none of it was really going to matter in the end. "Then if you're not going to lie to me will you answer this. How do I save my skin? I can accept that I screwed up but I can't accept that my fate is in someone else's hand" Serene spent to many years having other people run her life to let herself be controlled anymore. She wiped her eyes again before straightening out her skirt and pulling herself back together.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn’t anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. “Let’s just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I’m harmless. ” She said before sipping her drink again. “I’ve got nothing waiting for me. No business no family.” She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. “I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn’t me and I don’t want you to think that I am” She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene seemed to be getting more comfortable by the minute. Connor sipped at his drink and knew he’d finish it soon. She was talking about getting his number from a friend. He wasn’t buying it but he was losing interest in finding out the who and how. He looked at her. “Why should I care that you haven’t business or family? How is that my problem?” He wasn’t sure what she wanted out of this. Was she really trying to sleep her way into his good graces? He frowned. He laughed in her face when she said she didn’t want him to think of her as the girl in the park. “Stop.” He held up his hand. “Whatever this is.. it’s not going to happen. Not now. Not ever. I’m not some cock you can mount to save your arse. You got caught doing something you weren’t supposed to. I’m not the one you need to deal with. So close your legs and save the drama.”

Serene looked at him startled and almost began to cry. She wasn't entirely surprised that he was nasty to her. She did plan to sleep with him but she never planned to say it so out right. "I'm not trying to be some slut. I just want to do good by myself. "She said in a small broken voice, she planned on faking as much defeat as she could becuase it might earn her a spot in Connors good graces. She was stunning and good at faking being hurt she hoped that both would help her. "If i wanted to whore myself out i would have just said it" She whispered before starting to cry to herself.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn’t hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. “No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell” She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. “I figure even if I’m not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. ” Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. “A lady doesn’t reveal her secrets. Let’s just say magic brought it into my life” Serene didn’t believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.

He had to laugh. Did she think he cared who she was? He shook his head and took another sip. “You can be yourself all you like. I’m not interested… in who you are whether you’re selling or not.” Connor didn’t understand why she was so insistent on his take on things. She wasn’t his problem. She was Luke and Charlie’s until otherwise told. He wished she hadn’t approached him. She was claiming to be a lady as if it was something to aspire to. She didn’t know him. Didn’t know his background. He’d been taught about gentlemen and ladies since he was an infant. What she was pretending to be wasn’t that. “I don’t believe in magic. Someone gave you the number. And it wasn’t anyone I work with. Means someone out there has a big mouth. I have a problem with that.” Connor knew Serene was up to something but until she came right out and said it, he would be theorizing. “Don’t you have better things to do than.. whatever this is? I met you out of curiosity but I don’t like games.”

Serene sipped her drink again before carefully crossing her legs and leaning back in her seat. She was a street kid her whole life but she though she could at least clean up well enough to look good. She wasn't anything special but hopefully he could see some appeal in keeping her around even if it was just for her around for fun. "Let's just say I got your number from a friend. No body to worry about I'm harmless. " She said before sipping her drink again. "I've got nothing waiting for me. No business no family." She looked him dead in the eyes as she spoke making her face look soft and innocent. "I screwed up but the girl you say in that park wasn't me and I don't want you to think that I am" She said letting her soft eyes speak more then her words.

Serene began to carefully sip her drink with the bartender brought it to her. She had a certain poise about her that she didnt have when they first met, she wanted to prove herself to be a valuable asset to Connor and figured that poise was one way to do that. She could feel the alcohol begin to calm her down and her fake smile began to look more natural. Her smile began to look even more natural when Connor said he wouldn't hurt her, she was still scared but not of what would happen immediately. "No play. I just wanted to show you who I really was not the person I sell" She emphasised the word sell as she spoke to further her point. "I figure even if I'm not dead yet I will be soon enough so why not be myself right. " Serene spoke almost honestly to him before taking another sip of her drink. She subtly shook her head when he mentioned his number. "A lady doesn't reveal her secrets. Let's just say magic brought it into my life" Serene didn't believe in magic but she gave off the belief that she did as she spoke to Connor.