Dil or No Dil by Suleikha Snyder

Author:Suleikha Snyder
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: multicultural romance, lgbt romance, romance, interracial romance, short stories, contemporary romance, quick reads
Publisher: Suleikha Snyder
Published: 2018-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

When a Facebook reminder for an upcoming Brute Squad show came around, Saroj deleted it on sight—and when Anu suggested she go to a hospital fundraiser with her and Vince on that exact evening, she figured it was the best possible insurance that she’d stay far, far away from any hot bass players.

She dressed for the occasion carefully, eschewing her usual costume of casual print dresses and boots for a black cocktail dress and cute, strappy heels. She made herself into the woman Ma wanted her to be: classy, professional, and open to a higher level of potential husbands. Maybe Vince would have a colleague there who would meet her mother’s approval. Maybe she’d feel so comfortable with doctors and hospital benefactors that she’d decide that was the life for her, and not boys and bars.

Vince was in front of her apartment building at six forty-five, with Anu already ensconced in the front seat of his luxury car. She wore some slinky red thing and had her hair in a fancy up-do. When she got out at their destination and the slit skirt flowed down to her ankle in a cascade of silk, the whole look was stunning. The two of them were stunning. “I hate you,” Saroj told her, making a face.

“I love you, too,” Anu said, sticking out her tongue.

“No Becca tonight?” she asked, following her out of the car.

Anu shook her head, ruefully. “You know Becks. She wouldn’t be caught dead at a thing like this. Too many bad associations. Even the chance to shamelessly flirt with Vince wouldn’t get her in the door.”

Saroj still didn’t know Vince all that well, but whenever they all hung out, she was struck by the sheer weight of his charisma. It wasn’t the all-American, boy-next-door vibe that drew her to Adam. Vince was almost as dark as she was, olive-skinned, powerful, sexual, and confident—and wholly Anu’s domain. She’d never before met a man who, so sincerely, seemed devoted to one woman.

It made her heart ache a little, even as the good doctor took her hand in his free one—the other was occupied grasping Anu’s—and escorted them into the hotel ballroom.

The gala was intimate. High-top tables and several different bar stations were decorated in tasteful black and white, with less than a hundred people milling around—all of who must’ve had seriously deep pockets. “Thanks for letting me tag along.”

“Are you kidding? I am officially the luckiest guy here tonight.” Vince smiled and plucked two glasses of champagne off a passing waiter’s tray, doling them out with swift precision. “I have the most beautiful women in the room by my side. What more could I need?”

“Research funding?” Anu suggested with a dry, bored note, though her eyes sparkled with fondness.

“It depends on the research.” Vince took a sip of her champagne and stared at her over the rim of the flute until Saroj had to move away because it was getting a little indecent in their immediate vicinity.

But she didn’t have to wait too long for her own dose of undivided male attention.

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