Under Neon Lights
bob floyd x fem!aviator!reader
call sign: Whiskey
The bass was already hitting before they even got out of the Uber.
It thumped through the pavement, up their legs, like a second heartbeat under the streetlights. The whole squad piled out of the SUV, laughter spilling into the night. It was hot, humid, coastal air clinging to their skin, the kind that stuck to your clothes in all the right (and wrong) places.
Phoenix was the first out, pulling the door open with a grin. âIf anyone leaves sober, Iâm disowning you.â
Fanboy climbed out after her with a snort. âIf I go missing, check the DJ booth.â
Payback pointed at him. âNo, check the bar. Thatâs where your heart lives.â
Then came Bobâtall, quiet, awkward as hell in his fitted navy button-down and clean jeans, adjusting his glasses and scanning the building like he was about to walk into a mission briefing.
And then there was youâWhiskeyâlast one out.
You swung your legs out slow, like you knew every single person was already watching. Hair down. Lip gloss shimmering. Tight black dress that hugged your hips and stopped mid-thigh. Heels loud on the concrete as you stepped forward, eyes gleaming under the city lights.
Bob looked up at the sound of your heels and nearly forgot how to breathe.
Cyclone had approved a rare Friday night leave for all of you after a brutal round of training simulations, and youâd picked the clubâa slightly off-the-radar, neon-lit spot downtown with just enough grime to feel cool and just enough glitter to feel dangerous.
The bouncer looked you all overâfirst with suspicion, then with a grin.
âYâall Navy?â he asked, cocking his head.
Hangman clapped a hand to Bobâs shoulder and smirked. âYou could say that.â
The velvet rope dropped.
Inside, the club pulsedâdim lights flickering pink, purple, gold. The bar to the left glowed like a spaceship, rows of bottles catching light as the bartenders moved like magicians. The dance floor was packed, hips grinding, drinks spilling, music vibrating through every surface. A full sensual hum of bass and breath and heat.
Phoenix whistled low. âOkay, okay. She doesnât look like much outside, but sheâs a whole mood in here.â
âRight?â you smirked, tugging her hand. âCome on. First roundâs on me.â
Hangman muttered under his breath, âIf this ends in a conga line, Iâm out.â
The crew split naturallyâFanboy and Payback made a beeline for the bar to order drinks with way too much liquor and way too little class. Phoenix leaned into you, the two of you laughing as you started naming songs you wanted to hear. Your hips were already swaying before you made it to the bar. Music was your oxygen tonight.
Bob hovered by the edge of the group, a quiet current in a storm, eyes locked on youâhow easily you moved, how alive you looked under colored lights, like you belonged in a music video or a fever dream.
âWhatcha drinkinâ, Whiskey?â Phoenix yelled over the bass.
âTequila and trouble,â you shot back with a wink.
Bob nearly choked on his own breath.
You turned toward him, as if youâd felt his eyes on you, and smiled softly. âYou gonna stand there all night, Floyd, or are you gonna come get corrupted?â
His mouth opened. Closed. Then opened again.
âIâIâm coming,â he stammered.
Hangman barked a laugh. âNot yet, I hope.â
You tossed your head back laughing. âDown, cowboy.â
Everyone grabbed drinks, shots, cocktails, beers. Toasts clinked. Someone shouted something about âto bad decisionsâ and Fanboy tried to start a chant that flopped so hard you all had to pretend it never happened.
Thenâthe DJ shifted tracks.
You knew it within five seconds.
You shrieked, âPHOENIXâITâS PINK PONY CLUB!â
âOh shit!â Phoenix screamed, slamming her shot glass down.
And like that, you were gone. Glasses abandoned, drinks forgotten, you both grabbed each otherâs hands and hit the dance floor. You were singing every word at full volume, twirling under the strobes, laughing so hard you nearly fell.
Phoenix shouted to Hangman as she danced past, âTry to keep up, Texas!â
âNot with you two!â he shouted back. âYouâve got main character syndrome!â
Back at the table, Bob watched it all unfold like a man possessed.
You in that dress. You lit up. You singing every line to a glitter-pop anthem like you wrote it yourself. You locking eyes with him mid-chorus, tongue poking out between your teeth, daring him without a word.
He took a long sip of his drink and thought, Heaven help me.
You were just getting started.
âââ
The lights dimmed just a little deeper.
The beat slowed down.
That soft, sensual guitar riff slid through the speakers like honey. The kind of sound that curled low in your spine and made you sway before you even realized you were moving. And when Romeo Santos whispered the first line, you turned around slowly like you already knew the next chapter of your night had just arrived.
Hangman clocked it instantly. âOh no.â
You grinned, stalking toward him with the dangerous confidence of a woman who knew what she was doing.
âOh yes,â you purred.
âWhiskey,â he warned. âI donât know how to dance to this. This is like⊠forbidden fruit music.â
âThen consider this your crash course,â you said, grabbing him by the hand. âCâmon, cowboy. Iâll lead.â
âYou always do,â he muttered under his breath.
You dragged him onto the dance floor just as Usherâs verse slid in, and he stood there stiffly for a second like he was preparing for a goddamn duel.
âRelax,â you said, stepping in closeâcloser than close. Your palm landed gently on his shoulder, guiding him. âItâs just three steps. And hips. Always the hips.â
âI have hips,â he said, sounding personally offended.
âProve it.â
You swayed.
He followed, stiff as a board, and you burst into laughter. âOh my God, you move like a tax form.â
âMaâam, this is harassment.â
âThis is bachata,â you said, âand youâre doing it with me, so shut up and move your hips.â
Slowly, painfully, he started to get it. You led with subtle, practiced rhythm, rolling your hips just enough to make it dangerous. The beat was slow, romantic, every movement a suggestion instead of a shout. Your hands movedâup his arm, across his shoulder, back down again, always in time with the music.
And then you flipped itâyour back to him, his hand on your hip.
He audibly swallowed.
âThis feels illegal,â he whispered into your ear.
âOnly if youâre doing it right,â you murmured, rocking your hips back into him.
Hangman froze. Fully froze.
You laughed and reached back to grab his hand. âDonât lock up on me, Texas. Move with me.â
By the time the chorus hit, heâd stopped thinking. You had himâcompletely in your rhythm, moving like his bones belonged to you. A hand on your hip, the other brushing your arm, breath hot at your neck. He kept messing up the steps, but you didnât care. He was trying. And he was sweating.
You leaned in and whispered, âYouâre a little heavy on the lead, Lieutenant.â
âSorry,â he mumbled. âIâm not used to dancing like this.â
âNo one is. Thatâs why it works.â
And God, it worked.
By the time the song faded out, Hangman looked like heâd just run a marathon. His hair was sticking to his forehead. His eyes were wide. You turned around slowly, chest to chest, face inches from his, and grinned.
âWell?â
Hangman didnât answer right away.
He just staggered off the dance floor, shoulders loose, lips parted, breathing like he needed a defibrillator. He got halfway back to the table where Bob, Payback, and Fanboy were watching with drinks in hand before he turned back and saidâ
âWhat the fuck? Iâm never dancing bachata again. It was too much.â
Fanboy spit beer.
Payback howled.
Bob? Bob looked like he was experiencing a medical event.
Because the whole time Hangman had been struggling through that dance, Bob had been picturing himself in his placeâyour hips, your hands, your laugh, all pressed against someone else. And now that image was seared into his skull.
And the worst part? You looked even hotter walking off that dance floor, flushed and smiling, dress clinging to every curve like it had something to say.
Bob downed half his drink and prayed.
Hangman had barely recovered from his bachata-induced near-death experience when the speakers shifted againâthis time, snapping into a sharp, punchy beat that practically demanded a comeback.
Phoenix grinned.
You turned to her like you were psychic.
âOh hell yes,â you both said at the same time.
âNew Rules.â
âIâll get us shots,â Payback offered quickly, fully aware of what was about to happen.
Fanboy was already screaming. âOH THEYâRE ABOUT TO GET STUPID WITH ITâSOMEBODY GET A CAMERA.â
You didnât even look back. You and Phoenix locked eyes, nodded like it was a military maneuver, and hit the floor hardâboots stomping, hips snapping, hair flying. It wasnât sexy the way Promise had been. This was commanding. Sharp. Confident. Bitchy in the best way.
You knew every lyric.
So did she.
And together? Yâall were untouchable.
âI got new rules, I count âemâ
One, donât pick up the phoneââ
You pointed at each other like backup dancers in formation. Phoenix spun, hair whipping around her shoulders as she mouthed every word. You dropped into a low shimmy, one hand dragging slowly down your body like a slow clap for your own damn self. The people around you started cheering.
Even the DJ hyped it.
Bob watched with his jaw slack, eyes laser-focused on you like you were some kind of divine punishment sent from heaven to wreck his life in real time.
Because God help him, when you danced like thisâwith that much joy, that much power, like the entire damn club was your personal runwayâhe couldnât even breathe.
Fanboy leaned over. âSheâs doing that on purpose.â
âI know,â Bob said quietly.
âSheâs killing you.â
âI know.â
Payback slid in next to him. âThis is like watching someone flirt by stepping on your throat.â
âI KNOW.â
You grabbed Phoenixâs hand and spun her under your arm like yâall were in a music video, then bumped hips dramatically as you shouted the chorus togetherâ
âI gotta tell them to myselfâ
DONâT GET UNDER HIM!!â
You were laughing, singing, stomping, alive, and it was contagious. A group of girls joined you on the floor. Even a couple of guys followed your lead. It was a damn movement. You and Phoenix were at the center of itâtwo fighter pilots fully locked into your off-duty, out-of-uniform, hot girl night out energy.
The song ended in chaos.
Screaming. Clapping. One random girl hugged you and Phoenix like yâall had just saved her from her ex.
You stumbled back to the table, glowing and breathless, and collapsed onto the seat next to Bob.
âYou good?â you asked, winking.
He didnât answer at first. Just blinked slowly like someone rebooting after a blackout.
ââŠFine.â
Your smirk turned dangerous.
âYou sure? You look a little flushed.â
He was going to combust.
But before he could answer, the DJ clicked something low and filthy into the speakers.
The lights in the club shifted.
Dimmed low.
Tinted red.
Velvet and sin.
And thenâ
âYou make it look like itâs magicâŠâ
You froze mid-laugh.
Phoenix clutched your forearm with a gasp. âOh my god.â
You looked at her.
She looked at you.
Fanboy looked between you both and whispered, âUh oh.â
âCause I see nobody, nobody but youâŠâ
Phoenix started shaking your arm. âPlease.â
âNo.â
âPlease, Iâm begging.â
You were already smiling. âPhoenixââ
âWhiskey,â she said in full government tone. âGive me this.â
Bobâs mouth was dry.
Payback was suddenly on the edge of his seat. âWait, wait, wait, is this happeningââ
Phoenix stood and shouted, hands cupped around her mouth:
âONE SOLO. THATâS ALL IâM ASKING.â
People nearby turned. The group of girls who danced with you earlier screamed like theyâd been waiting for this exact moment their whole lives.
You sipped your drink with faux innocence and turned toward Bob, voice sweet:
âYou mind?â
He blinked. âHuh?â
âPhoenix wants a show.â
Bob opened his mouth.
Closed it.
Swallowed hard.
Phoenix shoved your drink out of your hand and dragged you to your feet before you could change your mind.
âYouâre a menace,â you hissed at her as she pulled you to the middle of the floor.
âAnd youâre the main character,â she said proudly. âGo ruin someoneâs life.â
âGirl youâre perfect⊠youâre always worth itâŠâ
You started slow.
Hips swaying, back turned to the table. Hands sliding down the curves of your body like you were setting a fire only you could survive. You danced like honey off the combâsweet, sensual, dangerous if taken too fast.
Bob was not breathing.
You turned your head just enough to catch him watching.
Frozen. Blushing. Swallowing hard.
âYou earned itâŠâ
Your hands lifted above your head. Eyes half-lidded, a little smile playing at your lips. You moved like the song had seeped under your skinâlike temptation given form. Your fingers traced a lazy line down your neck, chest, hips. Every movement deliberate. Languid. Intimate.
The room around you blurred.
It wasnât about the crowd.
It was about him.
And he knew it.
âOn that lonely nightâŠâ
You turned toward him fully. Walked.
The crowd parted instinctively. Even Phoenix stepped back like she knew something sacred was about to go down.
Bobâs eyes widened as you sauntered closer.
You stopped right in front of him.
Bent just enough to whisper in his earâ
âI like when you look at me like that.â
He made a quiet, strangled sound that did things to your spine.
You pulled back, smirking.
Straightened.
Walked away before you could see his soul leave his body.
Phoenix screamed, âWHISKEY!!â and collapsed into the booth like sheâd been tackled.
Payback stood up and fanned himself with a napkin.
Fanboy fell off the couch.
Bob hadnât blinked in two full minutes.
You slid back into your seat like nothing happened.
Picked up your drink.
Took a sip.
Bob still hadnât moved.
You leaned toward him and purred, âYou doing okay, Lieutenant?â
His hand gripped the edge of the table like he was trying not to levitate.
ââŠFine.â
âââ
The DJ fades into the next track â Neighbors Know My Name â and the booth erupts.
Phoenix throws her head back laughing. âOh hell yes!â she yells, pounding the table like a judge handing down a sentence. âWHISKEY, PERFORMANCE. NOW.â
Fanboy nearly chokes on his drink. âThis is not a drillâthis is the horny Hunger Games!â
You stand without a word, just smirking, already moving toward Bob with purpose.
Heâs stiff in the booth, hands gripping the edge like heâs bracing for impact.
You straddle him.
Dead silence at the table. Payback whispers, âHeâs not surviving this.â
The first lyric hits:
âSoon as we get started making love, goinâ hard I hear aâŠ
(Knock knock) knock knock, knock on the wall.â
Your hips roll against him, slow and controlled, dragging your hands up his chest like youâre carving your name into him.
Bobâs head drops back, a sharp exhale punching out of him.
âAnd as soon as I go deep, gettinâ it in then again
There goes the (knock knock) knock knock, knock on the wall.â
You mouth the words right in his ear, breath hot, your fingers threading through his hair while your hips grind a slow, relentless rhythm against him.
Bob groans â loud.
The table reacts like a sports bar watching a Hail Mary pass.
Fanboy stands and shouts, âREF! IâM CALLING A TIMEOUT! SHEâS KILLING HIM!â
Phoenix is doubled over, pounding the table again. âSHEâS LITERALLY ENDING HIS BLOODLINE.â
âBet the neighbors know my name, They be stressinâ while we sexinââ
You whisper the line, and Bob shudders.
You lean back, still on him, your hands on your thighs now, chest heaving as you move to the music like you were born for this exact moment.
âGirl the love we make, gone keep banging on the wallâ
Phoenix throws a fry at Fanboy. âPut your tongue back in your mouth.â
âI CANâT,â Fanboy yells. âI THINK I SAW HEAVEN.â
Bob grabs your waist now â tightly â and for a second, his lips almost crash into yours.
But you pull back, teasing, smirking. âYou havenât earned that yet.â
The table groans in sync.
Payback: âOkay but like⊠Iâm a little in love with her too now.â
âââ
You hear the beat first â a deep dembow, hips-first kind of rhythm â and immediately your whole posture changes. The sway in your walk turns hypnotic. Youâre not teasing anymore.
Youâre showing off now.
Fanboy sees your face and literally gasps. âOh no. Oh no. I know that look. Thatâs a heritage unlock.â
Payback holds up a napkin like a white flag. âI surrender. I canât handle whatâs coming.â
Phoenix leans back like sheâs watching the climax of a telenovela. âYâall. Watch this.â
You turn to Bob, lifting a single brow. âCan you keep up?â
He swallows. âI can try.â
You pull him to his feet like heâs being summoned by a goddess. The music crashes in fully â the percussion pounding, the lyrics fast, raw, spicy. You donât just dance to this.
You embody it.
You roll your hips, fast and tight, your hands sliding along your waist as you move like you were born in the music. Bobâs behind you now â both of you dancing together, the heat between your bodies blazing.
The lyrics fly:
âTĂș me pones mal, baby, con ese cuerpo criminalâŠâ
You drop it low. He stutters. You throw your arm back and wrap it around his neck, winding your hips against him.
Bobâs jaw is clenched, knuckles white on your waist.
Fanboy is straight-up praying at the table. âSanta MarĂa, Madre de Diosââ
Phoenix smacks him. âSHUT UP AND LET HER COOK.â
You spin in Bobâs arms and let the beat take you â chest to chest, lips inches apart, and thenâŠ
You mouth the next lyric right at his lips, eyes dark, heat dripping from every syllable:
âTĂș y yo no somos santos⊠pero eso es lo que me encanta.â
The tensionâs nuclear now. His hands are everywhere â waist, hips, back â like he doesnât know where to touch first, but he knows he canât stop.
Youâre a whole storm in a black dress.
And heâs drowning beautifully.
âââ
The lights dim just slightly. A familiar guitar riff slides into the speakers.
The gasps are immediate.
The beginning of âElla y Yoâ echoes through the club.
Phoenix goes, âNoâNO. Donât even think about it.â
You and Fanboy rise in sync from your chairs like youâve rehearsed this for Broadway.
Whiskeyâs jaw is tight, eyes narrowed.
Fanboyâs shaking his head, already pacing in a circle like heâs about to defend himself in court.
The squad? Losing it. Payback has tears forming already.
WHISKEY (storming forward, intense):
âY te repito, lucha por amorâŠâ
FANBOY (pointing a finger, defensive):
âNo me aconsejes en tu posiciĂłn.â
WHISKEY (mocking):
âQuizĂĄs su marido no mande en su corazĂłn.â
FANBOY (louder now):
âNo sabes quiĂ©n es vĂctima en esta confusiĂłn!â
WHISKEY (arms flung wide, voice breaking):
âÂĄNo seas tan tonto, lucha por amor!â
FANBOY (pacing in a full circle):
âNo, no me aconsejes en tu posiciĂłn.â
WHISKEY:
âQuizĂĄs ese tipo no mande en su corazĂłn.â
FANBOY (stepping in close):
âTĂș no sabes quiĂ©n es vĂctima en esta confusiĂłn.â
You both pause.
The beat swells.
And thenâ
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FANBOY (quiet, almost regretful):
âAmigo pido perdĂłn, yo nunca te fallĂ©âŠâ
He grips an imaginary rosary as he continues:
âMe traicionaron las ganas de volverla a verâŠâ
WHISKEY is glaring, pacing behind him like a betrayed lover.
FANBOY (emotional):
âY aunque todavĂa no puedo creer⊠lo que este amargo encuentro me hizo comprenderâŠâ
He turns to you with raw pain in his voice:
âPues tĂș tambiĂ©n llegaste a ese lugarâŠâ
âDonde tantas veces yo la fui a buscarâŠâ
Phoenix screams, âOH MY GODDDD!â
FANBOY (fully yelling now):
âY aunque no es fĂĄcil lo que voy a hacerâŠâ
âAdmitirĂ© que salĂ con tu mujer.â
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WHISKEY (eyes wide):
ââŠÂżQUĂ?!â
TOGETHER:
âSalĂ con tu mujer!
SalĂ con tu mujer!
SalĂ con tu mujer!â
The dance floor erupts. People are clapping, hooting, and a couple of strangers even join the dramatics like itâs a flash mob.
WHISKEY (gritted teeth, biting out every word):
âQue te perdone Dios, yo no lo voy a hacerâŠâ
âLos perdĂ a los dos y a la misma vezâŠâ
She spins, grabbing a beer bottle off the table like itâs a fake Oscar trophy.
âYa veo que todo era mentira cuando ella me decĂaâŠâ
âQue se iba paâ Puerto Rico a vacaciones con su amigaâŠâ
Fanboy winces.
Payback is curled in a ball, laughing.
âMe mintiĂł, tĂș y ella en una cama, allĂĄ en BayamĂłnâŠâ
âQuizĂĄs en Isla Verde o Carolina, ÂĄcuĂĄntos hoteles ensuciĂł!â
WHISKEY (pointing directly in Fanboyâs face):
âTĂ TAMBIĂN. LOS ODIO A LOS DOS!â
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FANBOY (suddenly soft):
â(No me entiendesâŠ)â
He clutches his chest.
âQue yo, soy quien mĂĄs sufro con todo estoâŠâ
âMe mata el dolorâŠâ
âFue una traiciĂłnâŠâ
âPerdĂ un amigo por la tentaciĂłnâŠâ
ââŠPerdĂłn.â
He lowers his eyes and breathes the last word like a dagger:
ââŠAdiĂłs.â
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Silence.
Phoenix chokes on her drink.
The table is dead quiet.
The lights pulse purple, pink, and gold. The airâs thick with sweat, laughter, and the scent of overpriced tequila. Phones are still out, people still hollering from the last performanceââÂĄEso fue una novela, carajo!â
But the DJâcheeky bastard that he isâknows exactly what to do next.
The club falls silent for half a beat.
Then:
đ¶Â âSi te invito a una copa y me acerco a tu bocaâŠâ đ¶
The first strum of Romeo Santosâ âPropuesta Indecenteâ slides over the speakers like silk.
Whiskey gasps. Fanboyâs already backing up, laughing.
âNo. Nooo. We just got out of a scandalââ
Too late. She grabs his wrist and drags him back to the floor, hips already rolling with the beat, that devilish grin on her lips.
WHISKEY (singing, seductive, almost whispering):
âSi te invito a una copa y me acerco a tu bocaâŠâ
âSi te robo un besito, a ver, Âżte enojas conmigo?â
Fanboy groansâplayfully tortured. âYouâre going to get me killed.â
FANBOY (singing, overly dramatic):
âÂżQuĂ© dirĂas si esta noche te seduzco en mi cocheâŠâ
âQue se empañen los vidrios y la regla es que goces?â
Their hips are already locked. Whiskeyâs hands slide slowly up Fanboyâs chest. She spins, her back to him again, grinding lowâ
WHISKEY (teasing, turning her head over her shoulder):
âSi te falto el respeto y luego culpo al alcoholâŠâ
âSi levanto tu falda, Âżme darĂas el derechoâŠâ
FANBOY:
ââŠA medir tu sensatez?â
âPoner en juego tu cuerpoâŠâ
âSi te parece prudenteâŠâ
BOTH (in sync, sultry as hell):
âEsta propuesta indecenteâŠâ
Phoenix SCREAMS and nearly knocks over her drink. Payback falls out of his seat. Even Bob chokes, eyes locked on Whiskey as her body moves like the music is built into her bones.
đ¶Â âPermĂteme apreciar tu desnudez⊠(take it off)â
âRelĂĄjateâŠâ
âQue este Martini calmarĂĄ tu timidezâŠâ (donât be shy) đ¶
Whiskey whispers the words as she drapes herself over Fanboy, her hands slipping into his hair. He plays along, leaning into itâcommitted to the bit like a true drama kid.
WHISKEY (in his ear, breath hot):
âY una aventura es mĂĄs divertidaâŠâ
âSi huele a peligroâŠâ
FANBOY (responding, grinning wide):
âSi te invito a una copa y me acerco a tu bocaâŠâ
âSi te robo un besito, a ver, Âżte enojas conmigo?â
WHISKEY (face inches from his):
âÂżQuĂ© dirĂas si esta noche te seduzco en mi coche?â
âQue se empañen los vidrios y la regla es que gocesâŠâ
They sway. They grind. They turn the dance floor into satin sin. People are filming. Couples are making out in the shadows. The vibe is unholy and unstoppable.
đ¶Â âIâm backâŠâ
âIt feels good to be kingâŠâ
âGostosoâŠâ
âHeyâŠâ
âListen, I know what you likeâŠâ đ¶
Fanboy raises a brow. âThis you?â
WHISKEY (mock-serious, with a wink):
âHow âbout if you and I, me and youâbailamos bachataâŠâ
She pulls him into another spin, now dragging the front of his shirt toward her.
WHISKEY (singing):
âÂżTerminamoâ en la cama?â
(She grins, mouthing: âque rico.â)
FANBOY:
âHow âbout if you and I, me and youâŠâ
âÂżBailamos bachata?â
She lets him spin her out, then drags herself back into him, hips never stopping.
BOTH (loud, laughing, drenched in sweat):
âÂżTerminamos en la cama?â
And they do it again. And again. And again. Until the whole club is either chanting along or begging them to get a room.
âââ
The bass drops like a body in the dark.
Whiskey turns slowly on her heel, drink in hand.  the second she hears the track changeâ
She grins.
đ¶Â âCome and ride on me like the wavesâŠâ
Bob looks up from the table. Sheâs already walking toward him.
đ¶Â âI flip the pages âcause I wrote the book on the wayâŠâ
âWhiskey,â he startsâwarning? prayer? plea?âbut sheâs climbing right into his lap before he can finish the word.
One knee on each side. Body flush against his. Hands resting on his shoulders like she owns the air around him.
đ¶Â âHow to sex you up, sex you upâŠâ
She rolls her hips once, slow enough to be dangerous. His hands fly to her waist like instinct.
đ¶Â âWe can do it like Iâm on the stage, weâll have an audienceâŠâ
Heâs not breathing.
She mouths it against his earâ
âBaby, Iâll show you the way that I sex you upâŠâ
He groans so softly itâs almost a whimper.
She leans in, soft and close enough to kissâbut doesnât.
Instead, she whispers, âIâm not done with you yet.â
đ¶Â âBaby, just stay comfortable / I want you as you areâŠâ
Bob swallows hard. âI donât think Iâm gonna make it.â
đ¶Â âLetâs not get emotional / Letâs be who we areâŠâ
She smiles sweetly. âThen donât.â
đ¶Â âKeep your eyes closed âtil I roll throughâŠâ
Her hips roll againâlazy, slow, torturous.
đ¶Â âSomebody splittinâ your knees / Donât worry, thatâs meâŠâ
Phoenix, Fanboy, Paybackâtheyâre all frozen, pretending to drink or talk, pretending not to watch a public meltdown happen in real time.
Bobâs flushed. Breathing hard. Wholly undone.
đ¶Â âBaby, you ainât gotta tell me what you wantâŠâ
âââ
The song winds downâ
Usherâs last moaned lyric disappearing into the thud of the next beat. Bob looks wrecked. Flushed. Eyes heavy. Still gripping the edge of his seat like itâs the only thing tethering him to the floor.
Whiskey leans in one last time, her nose brushing his jaw, lips warm with tequila and trouble.
âBe right back,â she hums.
And just like that, sheâs sliding off his lapâslowly, cruelly, like she knows exactly what kind of hell sheâs leaving him inâand saunters off toward the bar.
Phoenix exhales hard. Fanboy whispers, âShe did all that on a remix. God help us if the DJ ever plays âWicked Games.ââ
Bobâs hands are still in his lap. Fists clenched. He watches Whiskey disappear into the crowd, hips swaying with the same rhythm she used to ruin him.
He stands up.
The bartender is wiping down the counter when Whiskey slides into the empty space. She taps twice on the counter. âOne more of whatever that cherry cinnamon thing wasââ
âWhiskey.â
She turns.
Bobâs behind her. Eyes still dark, voice rougher than sheâs ever heard it. He steps closeâtoo close. One arm on the bar next to her, the other on her waist like he canât stop himself anymore.
âUh⊠you kinda need to stop,â Bob says, voice a little breathless, like heâs trying to keep it together but failing.
Whiskey blinks, surprised. âWait. Did I just embarrass you?â
He scrambles for words, cheeks burning hotter. âYeah. Kind of. But⊠not exactly the way youâd expect.â
âOh my god, Iâm so sorry!â Whiskey says softly, the teasing edge melting away as guilt colors her tone. She bites her lip, suddenly aware of the heat radiating between them.
Then, almost without thinking, Bob reaches out, capturing her hand and sliding it downâright to where his body tells a very different story than his shy words.
Whiskey freezes, wide-eyed. Her breath catches, heart skipping. âOh. OH!â she says, voice hushed but daring. âWell⊠do you want to go home and fix that?â
Bobâs eyes darken with something playful and a little dangerous. âNope,â he says, lips curling into a smirk. âI think I wanna suffer a little more.â
Whiskey grins, the kind of wicked smile that promises trouble. âKinky,â she purrs.
The bar noise melts away around them. For a moment, itâs just the two of themâcaught between fire and ice, and neither willing to back down.














