it wasn’t hard for anyone to tell rae had a crush on him, always pestering him for attention, clinging to every chance she got to pull a reaction from him. what made it worse, or maybe better, was that he never really pushed her away. sure, he could have peeled her legs from his shoulders with little effort or walked off without a second thought, but instead he let her linger, only half-heartedly trying to shake her off. when he rolled his shoulders, the coarse scruff of his beard brushed against her bare thigh, and a soft, involuntary whine slipped from her lips as she imagined the same scruff buried between her thighs as he made her cry out in pleasure. “i know you watch my performances," she leaned down to whisper into his ear. “i see you each night, standing in the wings. you think that because i’m so high above the crowd i wouldn’t notice, but i do. i see the look in your eyes when i’m all wrapped up in my silks.” her voice dipped lower, teasing, before she tilted her head with faux innocence. “oh, by the way, have you seen billy? the new stagehand from the last stop? he said he’d help me set up my rig, but i haven’t seen him around so i had to do it myself.”