Free Demonspawn by Glenn Bullion

hope we meet
again sometime.”
    I watched her walk away and disappear into
the crowd of people. I heard Jenny behind me.
    “I'll give you credit, Alex. Any other guy
would have been all over her. Julie is a lucky woman.”
    Yeah, right .
    I felt a hand on my shoulder. I knew it was
Cindy.
    “You are something.”
    I looked at her. “What do you mean?”
    “Any other guy would jump on the rebound
express. And a hot redhead, no question about it.”
    I smiled. “You were trying to get me to talk
to her at first.”
    She shook her head. “Bad idea. She was too
pushy.”
    “Yeah. Not my type.”
    “What is your type, Alex?”
    The question caught me off guard. I looked at
my friend.
    “Don't really know. But I know it's not
that.”
    She smiled. “I'm so glad we're friends.” She
was serious. No humor in her voice.
    Again, the sudden bonding surprised me. I
gave her a quick, playful hug. She did the same.
    “What would I do without you?”
    “You wouldn't make it a week. Now get me some
more water, bitch.”
    I laughed.
    I complain about clubs a lot, but I usually
end up having fun. I always have the company to thank for that. I
always have fun with Alicia and Cindy, of course. Dave and Tina
just made me laugh. They were a funny couple. Jenny was quiet, but
I liked her too.
    There was one more surprise in store for
me.
    It was getting close to the end of the night.
Dave and Tina ran off to who-knows-where. Jenny actually met a guy,
and was at the bar talking to him. Alicia had to go to the
bathroom. It was just me and Cindy, leaning against the wall with
our waters.
    “So, you having fun?” she asked me.
    “Yeah. I just get tired of you whipping my
ass at pool.”
    “You let me win.”
    “Bullshit. I wouldn't let my own mother
win.”
    She laughed. “I'm glad you had fun.”
    I knew what she was referring to.
    “I'll probably hide in bed all day tomorrow,”
I said. “But thanks for looking out for me.”
    “That's what friends are for. Tomorrow I'll
pull you out of bed and get us a pizza. We'll become one with the
couch and watch some movies.”
    I laughed. “Sounds good.”
    “Now, what do I have to do to get you out
there and dance with me?”
    “Probably a lot of beer. But I don't drink.
So that's that.”
    “Come on, Alex. It'll be fun. I'll hang all
over you like Tina does to Dave.”
    “We'll probably get arrested then. Come on,
you know white people can't dance.”
    Her turn to laugh. “Well, I'm gonna dance.
And if you don't come I'll look stupid dancing all alone.”
    She walked out to the dance floor. I shook my
head while holding up the wall. But I couldn't take my eyes off
her. Cindy grew up from a spunky five-year-old girl to a sexy
woman, all right in front of me. She had that beauty that went
across all races. Once people found out we were friends, color
didn't matter. I had whites, blacks, Asians, Hispanics, all asking
if Cindy was single. Everyone wanted to talk to her. Can't say I
blame them.
    Maybe somebody spiked the water, I don't
know. But I decided I was gonna dance badly with her. She was
trying her best to have fun with me. What better way than to laugh
together at how bad a dancer I am.
    I took two steps away from the wall when
suddenly a pair of arms slipped around me. I looked into the eyes
of Victoria, the hot redhead. I noticed for the first time that she
was about an inch shorter than me.
    “Put your arms around me. Right now. Make it
look like we're dancing.”
    Her voice had changed from earlier. The
flirty tone was gone. She wore a smile, but she was all business. I
thought I heard a slight accent that I didn't hear before.
    She squeezed me. I actually felt the air rush
out of my lungs. For a few seconds I couldn't draw a breath. Then
she eased her grip.
    “I could kill you right here, right now, and
no one will really notice. Now put your arms around me.”
    “No. Fuck you. You won't hurt me, cause you
want something from me. Now let me go.”
    I don't where that