Stephan(58)

Cassie, Renee, Patricia, Stacy, and Racheal were standing next to me as I glared up at Brand. This would be the first time I had gone out since I was eighteen without Stephan. My birthday had been two weeks ago and because of HSC I hadn’t had the chance yet to have a girls’ night out. Brand had just told me he was driving and David and Owen were coming along. “I ordered a taxi, Brand. I don’t need security.”

Brand sighed. “No way, princess. You’re not going clubbing without security.”

“Girls go out all the time without security.”

“They may, but those girls aren’t you and aren’t with a Silverman.”

I rolled my eyes at Brand.

“I’m coming because there is no way I’m missing this. I need ammo. I give Stephan a couple of hours before he finds you.”

I stuck my tongue out at Owen. He was a smartarse, but he grew on ya and I was coming to enjoy the banter he had with Stephan.

“Does Stephan know you’re going out?”

I glared at David. “He knows I’m having a girls’ night.” I deserved it we’d been studying none stop.

Owen chuckled and opened the van door. “Quick, get in before he comes home and sees you. This is going to be hilarious.” He rubbed his hands together. The girls got in the car.

David groaned as I followed them in. “Could that dress get any shorter?”

Sticking up my middle finger as my reply and I only stopped when I needed to put my seatbelt on. Owen got in laughing and David sat in front with Brand. “To Sydney we go.”

*****

So apparently a bunch of eighteen year old girls with bodyguards didn’t have to wait in line. The nightclub was packed. Before we entered the club, Brand had ‘debriefed’ us. I knew he meant business too because he used my name and not the silly princess he usually called me. “Jade, you will be put in the VIP section. When you want to dance one of the three of us will be close. You will not go with anyone except who is here right now. If we give you the signal, follow it. We have been teaching you everything and this is when you’ll put it into use. Got it.”

I nodded and he turned to the girls.

“No accepting drinks from anyone but a waiter or bartender. Don’t leave your drinks. You will only be going to clubs I have okayed. There is a tab at this bar.”

We sat in the VIP area. I felt bad the girls were so restricted. Leaning in I yelled, “I’m sorry guys. I didn’t think we would have babysitters.”

“It’s no problem,” Cassie, Renee, and Patricia yelled back.

Racheal smiled and grabbed my hand. “My parents weren’t going to let me go until they knew that the Silverman’s guards were coming.”

“Yeah, my parents were the same too,” Stacy added

I smiled feeling better. “Let’s go dance.” I stood and the girls followed. We wiggled onto the dance floor and shook our stuff. I was having a ball. The night was young and I intended to dance my arse off and have fun with my friends.

*****

Stephan





“I really don’t think you should go in. Let’s go have a guys’ night.”

I glared at my brother, ignored him, and entered the nightclub.

“I don’t know why we even bother,” Brad muttered.

The club was pumping, my cousin would be stoked. This was Richard’s and Zeck’s club. They had two in Sydney, one in Melbourne and Brisbane, and one on the Gold Coast.

Going to the VIP section, I nodded when I spotted Brand. I couldn’t see Jade or the girls in this section. Brand came over to me.

“This is the second club and they are on the dance floor with David and Owen.”

I turned to the dance floor and that’s when I spotted her. What the fuck? Jade wore a teeny tiny black shimmery dress. Red strappy high heel shoes with a matching red clip in her hair and bright red lips. “What the fuck did you let her out of the house like that for?” I turned back to Brand who just raised his eyebrow at me.

“I can tell her what to wear now? I didn’t read that in my job description.”

“Fuck you.”

Brand chuckled. “No. But your girlfriend has been getting plenty of offers. See.”

“Great. Richard and Zeck are going to be pissed, you just wrecked their club,” Derick moaned.

Growling, I turned and saw a guy leaning over and talking into Jade’s ear. Storming over to the dance floor I pushed people out of the way. I saw David tap the guy on the shoulder and shake his head when he turned.

Owen got in my way before I reached Jade. “I’m disappointed. I thought you’d be here an hour ago,” he yelled over the music.

“Get the fuck out of my way, Owen.” I sidestepped but he followed.