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Chapter 56: Like No Other Man

THE PIANIST BEGAN TO PLAY A FEW KEYS. The spotlight loves Bree- her dress shimmered and her presence sizzled. Her hair had a soft glow of brownish red from a temporary hair dye, her smoky-eye make-up could not drown the seduction her eyes carry as her eye lids pulled up her long lashes to reveal them.

Iniwanan ni Bree ang piyanista. Her strides were of a lioness parading herself before everyone who watched in awe. The light followed her until she stopped in front of Virgo's table.

She sat there, placing her thigh exposed by the skirt's slit to face in Virgo and Cheska's direction. Abot-tanaw iyon ng ibang mga guests. May kumawala na ilang sipol, ngunit bumalik ang katahimikan para magbigay daan sa pag-entrada ng boses ni Bree. It was sultry, had a husk that could rub any man between the thighs to turn them on.

"You had plenty money, nineteen twenty-two..."

And the pianist began to get jazzy.

Bree looked at Virgo with false pity made easy by her skill as an actress.

"You let other women," she threw a sarcastic sidelong glance at Cheska, then back to Virgo, "make a fool of you."

At umalis na si Bree mula sa pagkakaupo sa gilid ng mesa nila. Humakbang siya ng kaunti palayo sa mga ito para makabwelo sa gagawin niyang pag-ikot.

"Why don't you do right..." she slowly turned with a flick of her hips to show-off the backless of her gown, "like so other men do?"

Bree faced her audience. "Get outta here. Make me some money too."

At nagpasikat saglit ang piyanista.

Then Bree began walking toward Virgo's side of the table. As she sashayed toward him, Bree locked her gaze into his eyes. Dramatic na umiling-iling siya sa lalaki. Disappointed touched her face.

"You're sittin' down, wond'rin' what it's all about," seksing turo niya rito na may pagmuwestra pa ng balakang, "if you ain't got no money they will..." her pointed finger turned into a finger gun, she gestured that she fired the gun at him, "put you out,"

"Why don't you do right..." talikod niya saglit at humarap nang marating ang naghihintay na mic stand, "like some other men do?"

She immediately put the microphone on the stand, then smoothly pulled off her gloves.

"Get outta here," walang anu-ano'ng itsa niya ng kaliwang glove kay Virgo pero hindi iyon umabot sa lalaki, "Make me some money too," sinadya niyang bolahin ang kanang glove para sa wakas ay mag-landing sa mesa nila Virgo. Madilim ang anyo ng lalaki na sumulyap lang sa glove bago binalik ang matalim na titig sa kanya.

Hinagod-hagod na ni Bree ang katawan ng mic stand habang senswal na sumasayaw. Maingat na giniling niya ang mga balakang. She intended to rub her body a bit on the straight metal, allowing her breasts to touch it too.

"Now if you," her eyes burned into a soft, tempting defiant gaze against Virgo's soldering stare, "had prepared twenty years ago," her hand touched the microphone again. She lifted her head high, as if scoffing at him, "You wouldn't be a-wand'rin' now from door to door," her other hand caressed and squeezed the mic stand. "Why don't you do right... like some other men do?"

Inaalis na ulit niya ang mikropono mula sa stand.

"Get outta here. Make me some money too."

At mas ginalingan pa ng piyanista ang pakikipagsaliw ng jazz nitong musiko sa mapang-akit na titig ni Bree.

"Why don't you do right... like some other men do? Get outta here. Make me some money too."

She sexily walked toward The President's and Mayor Cheska's table.