Smolder Lane: Las Vegas III
*Sequel to Smolder Lane. The sisters, their husbands, and Taylor venture to the wild world of Las Vegas. What they do not anticipate is some unexpected drama.*
**NOTE: This is a fun, cracky fic meant to make your sides hurt. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. END NOTE. **
“I knew that was going to happen,” Brendan sighs.
“Me?” LOTSLove looks stunned. “I can see those two… but me!”
“Hey!” Jlyn and Evie chime in.
“At least we have a place to go obtain some information after we search the club we were at,” Rob says.
“Alright, let’s all go get dressed, clean up, and start our search,” Brendan stands, the others with him
“Oh! An adventure!” Taylor claps and heads out the door. The rest sigh and go back to their respective rooms.
***
The couples and Taylor make themselves presentable and meet in the lobby. Everyone is a little nervous about what they will discover. They start off by returning to where they had dinner and danced, the only memory they had. The club is empty and they notice one bartender cleaning up.
“Excuse me,” Brendan approaches the tall man.
“Brendan! Evie! Jlyn! Rob! LOTSLove! Craig! Caroline! Orlando! And Taylor!” He shouts excitedly. “Great to see my favorite customers!”
“Your favorite customers?” Jlyn is confused.
“Yes! You were such a fun group! Dancing, singing, drinking….and left the best tip!” He smiles. Ah, Jlyn thinks, that is why we are his favorite customers.
“We don’t exactly remember everything last night,” Rob confesses. “Can you tell us anything else? How long were we here? Did we say where we were going next?”
“How unfortunate! We had such fun!” The man smiles, genuinely pleased to see them all. “Unfortunately around midnight you left.&rdquo
“Did we say where we were going?” Craig inquires.
“Hmmm….” The skinny man thinks to himself. “Ah! Yes! Evie here wanted to get tattoos with her sisters.”
“I knew it was your idea!” Jlyn pointed at Evie.
“No one seemed to protest!” Evie countered.
“Do you know what place?” Orlando asks.
“Yes! I told you about Thee Ole Tattoo two blocks east,” the bartender remembers.
“Sounds legit,” Jlyn mumbles.
"Too legit! Too legit to quit!" Evie starts singing.
"Sweat running all over...I don't quit! No!" Jlyn sings with her.
"Ladies..." Rob admonishes them as they giggle.
“Thank you,” Brendan tells the bartender as they walk out.
“Oh wait!” The man calls out. The couples and Taylor pause to listen. “There was a woman inquiring about you all this morning.”
“Did she give her name?” Evie asks.
“No, but she seemed agitated and wanted to find you,” he responds.
“What did you tell her?” Orlando asks.
“I said I had not seen you since last night and had no further information,” he told them.
“Thank you,” Craig tells the man as they live.
“Think it was Destiny?” Rob asks Jlyn and Evie.
“I don’t know,” Jlyn shrugs. “This whole situation is a hot mess!” They all agree and search for the tattoo shop.
***
“We went here for our tattoos?” Caroline grimaced as they stared at the scary looking shop.
“Reminds me of a gothic cave,” Orlando murmured.
“Well, let’s go in and see if they can help us,” LOTSLove gulps. They enter the shop- the bell on the door announces their arrival. An older bald gentleman, covered in various ink comes from the back and smiles at them.
“Well, hello! Did the men finally grow some balls and want to get tattoos too?” He chuckles
“Uh, no,” Taylor frowns as the girls chuckle.
“Are you satisfied with my work, ladies?” He smiles at the girls.
“Oh, the tattoos are lovely. We just wish we could remember getting them,” Jlyn tells him.
“You were drunk when you came here?” The man furrows his brow in confusion.
“No, we think we were drugged,” Rob responds.
“How unfortunate,” the man shakes his head. “But I assure you, the ladies were quit excited with their new body art. The men grimaced and groaned, not liking the idea of their women being poked with a needle,” he chuckles again. “Accept this one,” he points to Taylor. “He got a piercing.”
“You got a piercing?” Craig looks at Taylor.
“I did?” Taylor frowns
“Yes,” the man nods.
“Oh, dear spirits, please don’t let it be below the waist,” Jlyn grasps Rob in fright.
“Where?” Taylor frowns.
“Your bellybutton,” the tattoo artist responds. Taylor lifts his shirt, revealing a bright purple jewel in his navel. Silence follows until they are combust into laughter. Taylor frowns while they recover from their laughter.
“After the ladies and Taylor were done, do you know if we said where else we were going?” Orlando asked.
“Well, you thanked me and then walked outside. I went out for a smoke not long after a fight broke out,” he tells them to their shock.
“We got in a fight?” Evie asks wide eyed.
“Well, this one,” he points to LOTSLove was yelling at some women for hitting on him,” he point to Craig. “Then these three,” he points to Jlyn, Caroline, and Evie, “went in to help and a brawl started.”
“You’re kidding!” Caroline exclaims.
“Nope. The police came and took you three in custody,” he explains. “They would have taken her,” he points to Caroline. “But they only had three handcuffs.”
“That explains why I bailed you three out,” Caroline adds.
“We don’t have any bruises or signs of a fight,” LOTSLove looks at herself and her sisters.
“Those others girl did not even have a chance,” the man laughs. “You four are quit the kickbox masters. Sad the gentlemen could not control their laughing enough to assist.”
“See! Tae Bo!” Evie says proudly.
“Or too much Legend of the Seeker,” LOTSLove grins at Craig who gives her a quick kiss.
“You three were arrested!” Brendan cannot help but laugh
“Hey, no one hits on my Craigee,” LOTSLove tells him.
“And we defend our sisters!” Jlyn adds.
“I guess our next stop is the police station,” Craig says.
“Thank you,” Orlando tells them man.
“Anytime,” the man smiles and nods as they leave.
“Off to the police station,” Craig sighs and hails cabs for them....
**
**NOTE: This is a fun, cracky fic meant to make your sides hurt. If you don’t like it, don’t read it. END NOTE. **
“I knew that was going to happen,” Brendan sighs.
“Me?” LOTSLove looks stunned. “I can see those two… but me!”
“Hey!” Jlyn and Evie chime in.
“At least we have a place to go obtain some information after we search the club we were at,” Rob says.
“Alright, let’s all go get dressed, clean up, and start our search,” Brendan stands, the others with him
“Oh! An adventure!” Taylor claps and heads out the door. The rest sigh and go back to their respective rooms.
***
The couples and Taylor make themselves presentable and meet in the lobby. Everyone is a little nervous about what they will discover. They start off by returning to where they had dinner and danced, the only memory they had. The club is empty and they notice one bartender cleaning up.
“Excuse me,” Brendan approaches the tall man.
“Brendan! Evie! Jlyn! Rob! LOTSLove! Craig! Caroline! Orlando! And Taylor!” He shouts excitedly. “Great to see my favorite customers!”
“Your favorite customers?” Jlyn is confused.
“Yes! You were such a fun group! Dancing, singing, drinking….and left the best tip!” He smiles. Ah, Jlyn thinks, that is why we are his favorite customers.
“We don’t exactly remember everything last night,” Rob confesses. “Can you tell us anything else? How long were we here? Did we say where we were going next?”
“How unfortunate! We had such fun!” The man smiles, genuinely pleased to see them all. “Unfortunately around midnight you left.&rdquo
“Did we say where we were going?” Craig inquires.
“Hmmm….” The skinny man thinks to himself. “Ah! Yes! Evie here wanted to get tattoos with her sisters.”
“I knew it was your idea!” Jlyn pointed at Evie.
“No one seemed to protest!” Evie countered.
“Do you know what place?” Orlando asks.
“Yes! I told you about Thee Ole Tattoo two blocks east,” the bartender remembers.
“Sounds legit,” Jlyn mumbles.
"Too legit! Too legit to quit!" Evie starts singing.
"Sweat running all over...I don't quit! No!" Jlyn sings with her.
"Ladies..." Rob admonishes them as they giggle.
“Thank you,” Brendan tells the bartender as they walk out.
“Oh wait!” The man calls out. The couples and Taylor pause to listen. “There was a woman inquiring about you all this morning.”
“Did she give her name?” Evie asks.
“No, but she seemed agitated and wanted to find you,” he responds.
“What did you tell her?” Orlando asks.
“I said I had not seen you since last night and had no further information,” he told them.
“Thank you,” Craig tells the man as they live.
“Think it was Destiny?” Rob asks Jlyn and Evie.
“I don’t know,” Jlyn shrugs. “This whole situation is a hot mess!” They all agree and search for the tattoo shop.
***
“We went here for our tattoos?” Caroline grimaced as they stared at the scary looking shop.
“Reminds me of a gothic cave,” Orlando murmured.
“Well, let’s go in and see if they can help us,” LOTSLove gulps. They enter the shop- the bell on the door announces their arrival. An older bald gentleman, covered in various ink comes from the back and smiles at them.
“Well, hello! Did the men finally grow some balls and want to get tattoos too?” He chuckles
“Uh, no,” Taylor frowns as the girls chuckle.
“Are you satisfied with my work, ladies?” He smiles at the girls.
“Oh, the tattoos are lovely. We just wish we could remember getting them,” Jlyn tells him.
“You were drunk when you came here?” The man furrows his brow in confusion.
“No, we think we were drugged,” Rob responds.
“How unfortunate,” the man shakes his head. “But I assure you, the ladies were quit excited with their new body art. The men grimaced and groaned, not liking the idea of their women being poked with a needle,” he chuckles again. “Accept this one,” he points to Taylor. “He got a piercing.”
“You got a piercing?” Craig looks at Taylor.
“I did?” Taylor frowns
“Yes,” the man nods.
“Oh, dear spirits, please don’t let it be below the waist,” Jlyn grasps Rob in fright.
“Where?” Taylor frowns.
“Your bellybutton,” the tattoo artist responds. Taylor lifts his shirt, revealing a bright purple jewel in his navel. Silence follows until they are combust into laughter. Taylor frowns while they recover from their laughter.
“After the ladies and Taylor were done, do you know if we said where else we were going?” Orlando asked.
“Well, you thanked me and then walked outside. I went out for a smoke not long after a fight broke out,” he tells them to their shock.
“We got in a fight?” Evie asks wide eyed.
“Well, this one,” he points to LOTSLove was yelling at some women for hitting on him,” he point to Craig. “Then these three,” he points to Jlyn, Caroline, and Evie, “went in to help and a brawl started.”
“You’re kidding!” Caroline exclaims.
“Nope. The police came and took you three in custody,” he explains. “They would have taken her,” he points to Caroline. “But they only had three handcuffs.”
“That explains why I bailed you three out,” Caroline adds.
“We don’t have any bruises or signs of a fight,” LOTSLove looks at herself and her sisters.
“Those others girl did not even have a chance,” the man laughs. “You four are quit the kickbox masters. Sad the gentlemen could not control their laughing enough to assist.”
“See! Tae Bo!” Evie says proudly.
“Or too much Legend of the Seeker,” LOTSLove grins at Craig who gives her a quick kiss.
“You three were arrested!” Brendan cannot help but laugh
“Hey, no one hits on my Craigee,” LOTSLove tells him.
“And we defend our sisters!” Jlyn adds.
“I guess our next stop is the police station,” Craig says.
“Thank you,” Orlando tells them man.
“Anytime,” the man smiles and nods as they leave.
“Off to the police station,” Craig sighs and hails cabs for them....
**