Flashback : Steven's bar years before he owned it he was a bartender there
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"leans over the counter voice smooth like silk"
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You're pouring drinks like you're baptizing souls
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And you drink like you're drowning one
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Maybe I am. Save me Steven
James became a regular his charms dangerous, magnetic . Steven knew better than to fall but he did anyway....
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"thinking" He smiled like he owned the world.......... and for a moment I let him own mine
One night James whisked Steven to a high-stakes party. Rich men, sharp suits and shadows every where
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(whisper): I don’t belong here
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(smirks, brushing his lips close to Steven’s ear): You belong to me. That’s enough.
[James left Steven at the bar while he disappeared into a private room. When Steven peeked, he saw James laughing with a man twice his age, a jeweled watch sliding into James’s pocket like second nature.]
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(stunned) …He’s a thief.
[But then James’s eyes locked with Steven’s across the room—dark, daring, like he wanted Steven to see.]
[Later – in the alley behind the party.]
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You used me. I was just your cover.
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(presses Steven against the wall, smile sharp) You think too small.
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you lied
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I lie to everyone . Everyone but you kitten
[Steven’s heart ached with both anger and hunger. He wanted to push James away—but when James kissed him, rough and desperate, Steven let him.]
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