On Friday night, he had a client meeting at the Casbah. Vitaly had been in negotiations with a local software company and he was hoping to close the deal. For some reason, many of the more introverted techs liked coming to the club. Perhaps it was the attention they got, but as far as Vitaly was concerned, throw enough money around and you’ll get all the attention you want. Although not all of it would be positive. He only hoped that he could keep their attention long enough to close the deal and get out. It had been a long week.
Sarah couldn’t believe that she was back at the Casbah. Mia and Chloe had begged off, but Lisa was game to go. Sarah had decided that she was fed up with Vitaly’s aloofness and she was going to have some fun. They didn’t even bother finding a table upstairs and headed straight to the dance floor where the girls quickly drew the attention of most of the males. As the girls were dancing, suddenly Sarah felt hands on her hips. Whirling around, she was surprised to see Daniel.
Deciding a little payback was in order, she began dancing with Daniel. Lisa gave her a sour face as she turned to dance with someone else. Daniel gave Sarah an appreciative look as he took in her dress and pumps. He had been so used to seeing her casually dressed; he was impressed at what she had to offer. If he had known that’s what she would look like, he might have cheated on her a little less than he did.
He tried to guide Sarah off the dance floor, but she refused as she worked her way back to the center of the floor and continued dancing. Daniel quickly realized that she didn’t care who she was dancing with and if he was going to have a chance to talk with her, he had to play along.
As the DJ took a brief break, the girls headed to the bar for drinks. Daniel caught up and placed his arms across their shoulders as he escorted them off the floor. At the bar, he finally had a chance to speak with Sarah. “You look fantastic,” he told her.
“Thanks,” Sarah replied. “Growing your hair out?”
Happy that she had noticed, he ran his hand through his hair, “Yea, I thought I would give it a try. What do you think?” Sarah smiled and shrugged as she leaned in to hear what Lisa was telling her. Laughing, she turned, smiling toward Daniel and was surprised at how close he was standing as she ended up rubbing against him. She swallowed when she felt his erection straining against his pants. As she attempted to step back, he tightened his grip on her arms.
“Ouch, Daniel that hurts,” she admonished. Before she could say more, Vitaly was suddenly at her side and she was yanked toward him. “Hey,” she started to complain, as Daniel demanded to know who he was.
“You’re leaving,” he told her as he started walking toward the door.
Sarah yanked away from him, as she attempted to go back to the bar. “Oh, no, I just got here.”
As Vitaly turned to grab her, Daniel stepped in, “Dude, I don’t know who you think you are, but she said she’s staying.” Just as Daniel reached to grab Sarah, Vitaly issued a short jab to Daniel’s face, sending him to the floor. Before Daniel had a chance to react, Vitaly was standing over him.
“Not that it’s any business of yours, but I own this place and you can consider yourself banned.” With a wave of his hand, two bouncers appeared and grabbed Daniel to remove him from the club.
As Vitaly turned to Sarah, her hand flashed out connecting with his cheek as she slapped him as hard as she could. His eyes darkened in anger, as he slowly rubbed his cheek. Looking at Lisa, he asked her if she had a ride home. At her nod, he scooped Sarah up throwing her over his shoulder and strode out of the club. Sarah tried to kick him, but he had a tight grip on her legs as he bounced her lightly on his shoulder to settle her.
She let out a burst of air as she put her hands together and began pummeling his back. But her efforts were completely ineffective as he ignored her and kept walking. Sarah knew that they were outside when she felt cool air on her legs. She was mortified at the way Vitaly was treating her and hoped that no one would recognize her.
She heard a car door open before she was unceremoniously dropped inside followed immediately by Vitaly. As the driver pulled away, Sarah crossed her arms and glared at him.
“What the fuck were you thinking with that caveman stunt you pulled?” Sarah demanded.
Crossing his arms, “So, have I graduated from Neanderthal to caveman or is that a demotion,” Vitaly questioned as he glared back at her.
“They are one and the same when you pull that macho shit. I don’t think I can go back there, now.”
“Good. I don’t want you going out anymore because clearly you exhibit poor judgment.”
“Excuse me? Who the hell are you to tell me what I can and cannot do on my own time!” Sarah demanded. “I’m your intern, Vitaly, NOT your spouse. And even if I WAS your spouse, you would not be dictating who I hang out with.”