One night was all it took: Season 3 "One second was all it took"

I'm in Love

He steps off to the side as Natalia walks in like she owns the place. She is stunning in her short black backless dress. I was lucky to see her in a dress, considering neither one of us liked dresses.

She is walking like a fancy rich woman, and I like it and hate it at the same time.

"Lacey! You could have waited for me." She says with a slight bit of a scolding in her tone. "I was searching high and low for you. I was ready to fight everyone in the club until I could find you."

She leans her hands on my shoulders. Her fingers lightly dig into me. I smiled knowing she would take out a city for me if she had to.

Jackson peeks his head out the door and quickly closes it again, swiftly turning around and walking back around to his desk.

"No worries, Natalia. I am gay. I have no interest in your stunning girlfriend...." He pauses and lowers his eyelids. "Except for using you and her as my hosts for my events. The two of you on my billboards would bring in so much business. And when everyone finds out you two are girlfriends!" He quickly screams with a high-pitched and giant mouth-gaping smile. "I would pay extra for you two! I will set dates and pay you very well for every event you host."

Looking at Natalia's expression tells me he might have sold it to her. She has a wide smile, and her eyes are wide and straight. She looks thrilled. He just told her she is billboard material. She is going to take that straight to her head. She wants fame; she does not need money.

"Well. I mean...we would have to look over the contract and make sure it is something we would enjoy doing. But..." She presses her bottom lip to hold back her smile. She lowers her eyes to me and raises her eyebrows. "I love this club. I have been to so many clubs and even this one in the past. But I love what you have done with the place. I would enjoy coming back here more than I should."

I playfully scoff and smile. "We will look over the contract, but I can tell you right now, the word 'billboard' sold me. I would love to be the face of something. This may be a particularly good idea for us. I think this is something that she and I can find time to do."

Natalia leans in behind me and wraps her arms around my shoulders. I can feel the excitement radiating off her. She wants to do this, but we must make sure it is something that will work out for us and not interfere with our lives.

"We are going to enjoy the night and will be in touch within..." I pause. I have no idea how long he is giving us to answer. "How long did you say we had to answer you?"

He finishes texting whoever he is texting, raising a finger and smiling.

"I apologize for that." He says as he slides his phone back into his pocket. "And I was hoping you would have already had an answer."

"Yes!" Natalia blurts out with a giant smile. "We will create the events for you. We will be the hosts, but we must verify that the dates will not affect our schedules. So, the answer is yes, but we just have to verify a few things."

The overly excited look on his face is scrunched between his nose and forehead. I can tell she gave him an answer he was hoping to hear. She is extremely good at getting what she wants. She gave him a yes with the possibility of a no. And he did not seem like he wanted to wait for an answer. My girlfriend just got him to hold out without him realizing what he did.

"We will be in contact within two days," I say and quickly slide the chair in. "I promise. Like my girlfriend said. It's more than likely going to be a yes."

He releases his hand. His smile grows and he looks like he could jump up and down if we were not in his office right now.

"Lacey! You have one hell of a beautiful and intelligent girlfriend. The last I knew, you were straight. I can see why you have joined our side of the love brigade. Don't let this one go."