"Oh my god... Nic look at that line! Is there a concert or something going on around here? Because if so I doubt you're going to be finding a parking space anywhere near where we need to go. Speaking of which, where are we going." Sam asked, still looking at the line that was wrapped around the corner and yet barely moving.
Smirking, Nicole drove past the massive line with out even blinking while driving into an underground parking structure. Parking the car, Nic got out and opened the door for Sam. "Well, I'd tell you, but then it wouldn't be a surprise now would it?"
Sam simply shook her head, knowing she should have known better then to ask Nicole for a hint as to where they were going. Reaching for Nic's hand, she allowed herself to be lead to the elevator. "Can I at least ask where the elevator leads, oh mysterious one?"
Rolling her eyes, Nicole simply said, "Of course you can, oh impatient one. It leads to the street." The ride up the elevator was filled with a teasing silence. Sam was curious. Ok, Sam was on the verge of spontaneous combustion. She just couldn't wait to see where Nic was taking her and she had a sneaking suspicion that was telling her the line she saw earlier led to exactly where they were going.
::ding::
`Finally' Sam thought as the elevator door slowly started to open. When the doors were finally all the way open and Sam had a clear view outside, all she could say was, "Oh. My. God..." Taking a quick glance at an again smirking Nicole and then looking back at the building she now had a very clear view of, Sam was at a lost for words.
"Welcome to my Lair, Sam." Nicole said as she held Sam's hand and started to lead them into the cafe/club. That statement was all it took to snap Sam out of her initial daze at the buildings name proclaiming it `Satan's Lair'. Shaking her head and chuckling Sam briefly stopped, causing Nic to stop too.
"How long have you been waiting to say that to me Nic? I mean really."
"Oh Sam... I've had that statement on the tip of my tongue since I had the name engraved, now come on." Nicole said with a grin.
As Nic led Sam into the Lair, Sam briefly acknowledged that the line did indeed end at where they were going... She also noticed a few none to pleased people waiting in the line as she and Nicole bypassed them all and simply entered. She game them a quick shrug as to say, `Privilege of dating the owner,' before being fully submerged into the café.
After entering the café Sam could immediately hear the strong base of a tempo through the floor. She couldn't identify the song, but she knew she liked it already.
Nicole quickly did a once over of her café area and spotted Chris serving up drinks. Giving Sam a quick kiss Nic said, "Sam, I need to go talk to my guy behind the counter I'll be right back." Then left, heading in the direction of the main counter. As Sam stood waiting for Nicole to return she slowly started looking at her surroundings.
The place had a really cool ambiance to it; couch chairs, coffee tables, oddly shaped tables, high backed chairs, no backed chairs.... Everything was completely random and yet delicately designed. Giving the place another overview, Sam noticed that most of the people that came in seemed to be buying drinks then heading down some stairs. `That's definitely where the DJ is then' Sam thought, then smiled as she felt Nic place her hand on the small of her back.
"Ready to go downstairs?" Nicole asked leaning in to speak directly into Sam's ear causing a slight shiver to go through the other girl.
Sam, simply nodded and followed Nicole.
As they started to descend down the stairs, the first thing Sam saw was a mass of dancing and sweating bodies. There seemed to be almost no room for anything else other then dancing with whoever you came with and everyone around you.
When they got to the bottom of the stairs Sam was able to see various chairs, booths and tables lining the walls, but the center piece of the downstairs area was obviously the dance floor and the dj booth. Looking back at Nicole, Sam was once again greeted with a smirk. It was quite obviously pleasing Nic to see the shock and awe on Sam's face.
Once again leaning in to speak directly into Sam's ears Nicole said, "Come on `Mantha, let's go say `hey' to Bella." Before leading them both between the many bodies, dancing with the vibrations of the music.
As they got closer to the dj's raised dias Sam saw a woman with long black hair with one hand holding head phones to her ear and the other focusing on her system. Sam didn't think anything could break the woman's concentration from the music she was currently spinning.
However, not even half a breath later Sam was shaking her head while smirking. Of course no mere mortal could break the woman's focus, but Nicole demanded attention.
"Bella Did Dave have to drag you out bed to get you here on time?" Nic asked as they got to the dj.
Bella shook her head and put on a cd, before walking over to the two girls and giving Nic a quick hug. Smirking Bella quickly glanced at Nicole and said, "Not at all Mistress, he simply gave me a call saying that you were bringing the Sam and that I needed to be on time to help you `wow' her with your business." Pausing for a moment, Bella looked directly at Sam and asked, "Well? Did we impress you?"
Just as Sam opened her mouth to reply, she was cut off by Bella who was looking past them to one of the booths. "Wait Don't answer that, Dave is here with a new boy toy. Let's go over there so you can tell us all at once how much you're impressed and how you plan on leaving Nic for me." Bella finished with a wink and then simply laughed when Nicole gave her a look that would have sent her to the grave if it were possible. "Oh you know I was just kidding Mistress. Alas my heart beats for another "
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"Omg, Mary Cherry, we are not seriously about to wait in this line We've already been in line for like 20 minutes and we haven't moved at all Not to mention the guy that keeps perv-ing on my ass." Brooke quickly glances behind herself to see the guy still leering at her.
"Brookie, this is THE place to be. Now we are going to this club! Besides, the line's moving and we're almost inside."
******
"Harrison! " Sam yelled, partly to be heard over the music and partly out of the shock of seeing her friend all over the guy sitting next to him. Giving the guy a quick glance Sam acknowledged the fact that if that was the guy that Harrison was whining over earlier then he did indeed look like he walked out of an Abacrombie and Finch poster. Bella who was standing next to Nicole looked from Harrison, Dave to Nicole before finally stopping on Sam. "You know Dave's knew boy-toy?"
Unfortunately that was the statement that sent Nicole into a fit of laughter, before she said, "Oh god, if anyone told me I'd be standing here, having and listening to this conversation four years ago I'd have destroyed them to the degree of making Tuna look popular to them."
This caused Sam to smile and shake her head. "Yes, but that's why I named you Satan isn't?"
Causing Dave and Bella to break out in a chorus of... "Aww..."
******
"Finally " Brooke whined, causing Mary Cherry to role her eyes as they entered the Lair. "OK I'll admit it was worth the wait though, this place looks great."
Feeling annoyance was not an emotion Mary Cherry was overly fond, or used to. So as the loudness of the bass and idle chatter coming from all around the street level of the cafe/club started to drown out Brooke's whining; Mary Cherry felt more relieved then she did the time she was almost banned from Red Lobster... Something about damn near putting them out of business....By and By, Mary Cherry was definitely ready to get down the stairs that lead to the dance floor. "So Brookie, what do you want to do? Scope out the fine specimens of man and then hopefully go downstairs with the man of your choosing, or go downstairs now and hopefully bump into someone down there?"
"Huh? What? What do you mean downstairs?" Brooke asked. Looking around the club, she thought the place was just a popular bar/café type deal with a small dance floor.
Mary Cherry simply shook her head, "Brookie... You're worrying me. You don't know Anything about what's popular right now. What have you been doing these past few years? I thought you said you were hired by a modeling agency? I mean...Shouldn't you know about every thing that goes along with high fashion? Because last I checked being popular and hanging out at popular places was like a must for top models."
Looking and clearly feeling flustered Brooke shook her head and said in a slightly exasperated voice, "Look Mary Cherry, I am working for a modeling agency I just, haven't really got any jobs yet... But anyway, I'm here now so lets just go get a drink at the bar then go downstairs."
Looking skeptical Mary Cherry said, "Alright Brookie, let's go."
******
Sam was happily talking to Bella and Nicole when all of a sudden her Journalistic brain started to go into hyper-drive...a couple of minutes after the facts were plainly presented to her. "Wait a minute Harrison, Nic's your new boss and you didn't tell me ?"
Harrison for his part just gave a long suffering sigh causing Dave, Bella and Nicole to laugh at him.
After a couple seconds of laughter Dave decided to protect the guy he was seriously `in like' with from the girl who was seriously `in love' with his Mistress and Best friend, Nicole. "Now now, Samantha, can I call you Samantha? I have it on good authority that my poor Harrison was simply following orders when he didn't tell you that he was joining the glorious life of Servent to the Mistress of the Lair."
This caused everyone at the table to burst into laughter again, well everyone but Harrison who was actually looking a little warily at Nicole... Causing Nicole to laugh harder.
"Oh I see how you guys are." Lindsay said joining them at the table, eyeing everyone before looking from Sam to Harrison before going back to Sam again; where she noticed she was sitting a bit closer to Bella then she was actually comfortable with...
Unfortunately for her, everyone at the table read all of the feelings on her face perfectly causing them all to laugh at her.
"Aww love don't look like that, the girl you're currently glaring daggers at is Samantha... You know, the Mistress' great love? Besides, you know you're the only girl for me." Bella said with a smirk.
"Even if you wont stop pretending that you don't want her " Dave added enthusiastically from his seat beside Harrison and the newly relocated Sam.
Bringing Nic, Bella and himself close to tears, while Harrison chuckled and Sam gave her a smile of understanding.
Lindsay for her part was trying to fight down a blush and had just barely mumbled, "I was NOT glaring..." Before being interrupted by a very unique and slightly grating accent that started with four simple words...
"Oh My GAWD Joe ?"