The Billionaire and the Bartender (The Billionaires 2)

We ended the call.

I pulled the article up on screen.

The Billionaire and the Porn Star

Some of you may already be away of HOT billionaire businessman, Aidan Hall, one of the most eligible bachelors in all of Manhattan. If you haven’t, then prepare to, as this week I was given an exclusive interview with the man himself in his office at Abandon, a members only club. Abandon, formerly the secretive Club S, is Aidan’s new business venture, bringing people’s secret fantasies out in the mainstream. What he didn’t tell me during our interview was that he was dating one of the porn stars from his other business, GoDown films, more on that later…

Abandon’s sleek wood and brown leather theme means the bar area looks like any normal bar in NYC, but when you’ve had to pass the reception area with its security checks beforehand, you know that is not what you’re about to enter.

The staff were smartly dressed and attentive to the drink needs of their members to the point where there is a relaxati

on area where drinks can be ordered to your table, a nice touch, when members may need a refreshment break from their fantasy role-playing.

I was informed by Aidan that staff were strictly off-limits both to members and himself as a professional businessman.

A tour of the premises revealed that behind the doors at the outside areas of the bar, manned by security staff, were playrooms - both public and private; a stage where people could act their fantasies out in view of other members and have the performance recorded to play again at home; a movie theater playing GoDown movies (obviously); and a BDSM room complete with the usual equipment if anyone wants to enact a Fifty Shades fantasy.

The piece went on to explore Aidan’s thoughts on bringing the club mainstream and then ended with the ‘exclusive’ on him and me.

A subsequent impromptu revisit during Aidan Hall’s thirtieth birthday celebrations, made me question everything I’d been told in the interview when it became clear that Aidan actually WAS dating a member of his staff, Lori Jenkins, 28, who had not only worked as a bartender at Abandon until recently but was also a well known face to the adult movie world where she is better known as Lorenza LaBelle. Indeed that evening one of her movies was played in the movie theater, something I have later discovered was an error made by a new member of staff, as Lori/Lorenza had wished to keep her identity secret. Watching the movie you’d be hard pushed to see it was Lori due to the wigs, heavy make up and different color contact lenses she uses, but having met her up close I can confirm that they are one and the same.

She then finished the piece by saying that she felt that Aidan was a hypocrite saying he was bringing his club mainstream and yet hiding secrets from his clientele. The piece came off as bitter and although I knew, just as Aidan said, it would be forgotten by the majority of people by tomorrow, the fact was that in order to get revenge on Aidan for stringing her along, she’d outed my identity.

A knock came to the door. Thank God, Aidan was here. I needed to ask him what I should do. Brazen it out, or let it die down quietly? I already had several messages and texts on my cell asking for interviews.

I pulled the door open and stopped dead in my tracks.

Oh my fucking God, no.

There stood my ex-boyfriend, Dexter.

“Miss me, Lori?” He asked. “Or do you go by Lorenza now?”

Chapter 12

Aidan

I’d just pulled up outside her apartment when I saw her open the door to the man outside and then I watched as her face came over with what could only be described as a look of terror, followed by the guy pushing her and heading into the apartment. I rushed out of the car and up those steps like a man possessed and don’t ask me where the strength came from but I kicked that door straight off its hinges.

The guy had Lori pinned to the wall, one hand around her neck and another making its way up the leg of her skirt. Red mist descended on my vision and I yanked him away and punched him in the nose, blood splattering all around us.

“You fucking cunt, you broke my nose.” His muffled voice complained while he tried to hold himself together.

A man shouted from the doorway. “I’m phoning the cops.”

“Yes, please do.” I shouted back. “We need assistance.”

“The cops can’t find me. They’ll put me back inside.” The guy said.

“You should have thought of that before you came here.” I growled out. “What’s his name, other than scum?” I asked Lori, noting that my girl was shivering.

“Dexter.” She managed to get out.

“Now here’s the thing, Dexter.” I said to him. “You try to take me down with you for assault and I’ll make sure that in prison your asshole becomes the size of the moon with all the boyfriends you’re going to get. You understand me? You’re going to plead guilty and say you deserved all this like a good boy and then when you eventually get back out of jail, I will have one of my associates meet you. They will set you up someplace far away from Lori and if you ever come within a city of her, you’ll find yourself under a concrete slab and no one will ever know where you went.”

“Okay. I get it. I get it.” The wimp said. It was clear he was only any good at intimidating women. The lowest of the low and the truth was I was making this shit up as I went along. Though no doubt my money could buy such arrangements, I preferred to keep my business legit and above board, but Dexter wasn’t to know that. I would make sure that we knew his whereabouts at all times though and a little money to make sure he lived far away from us in the future to me was money well spent.

Before long the cops came and arrested Dexter and took him away and then I folded Lori in my arms and held her while she shook and sobbed.