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He wasn’t sure if it was due to a full moon or the fact that the weather was beginning to warm up, but Lucious felt a lot more vibrant than previous weeks. More chatter. More drinks being poured. More cheers. More money thrown at the stage. And while a normal business owner would be relieved to have more earnings pouring in, Mateo could only feel his headache worsening.
Mateo sat at the bar with a Scotch in hand. It was the typical drink he’d milk ‘til closing. “You’re late.” He stepped in front of Martina, eyes peering down through tired lashes. “That’s the second time this week, nena.¨ Truthfully, he couldn’t give two shakes of a rat’s ass whether Martina showed up or not - hell, if all of his girls decided to band together and not come to work, it wouldn’t delight him more. But to keep up appearances, Mateo had to act the part.