BXBX NOVEL Chapter 440 - Spirit Pavilion (1)
Two couples enjoyed a late dinner at the rooftop restaurant downtown Reno. In Jeff\'s style, he booked the whole restaurant, so the massive rooftop had about a dozen of servers tending to four patrons.
JoAnna was used to this type of treatment and didn\'t complain anymore when Jeff went over the top like this. After dinner at a Chinese restaurant in Los Angeles where they were swarmed with reporters because someone recognized him, JoAnna didn\'t question his requests for privacy no matter how extravagant they appeared. Whenever Jeff was in the public, it had a possibility for paparazzies to show up.
"Why do you think mom sent us out tonight?" Aiden asked Jeff while doing his best not to grin. It\'s not like Aiden didn\'t have an idea, but he enjoyed seeing Jeff\'s expressions while trying to suppress thoughts of their parents being intimate. Somehow, for Jeff that was a taboo.
Jeff kept busy with his plate, seemingly ignoring his brother, but JoAnna was happy to respond in his place. "Just before we left, I glanced in the back garden, and I saw a setup for dinner for two. Picnic blanket, bottle of wine… very romantic. And there was…" JoAnna stopped talking when she saw Jeff\'s dark expression. She already noticed his discomfort every time Elanor and Oscar expressed their feelings for each other, so she had a good idea why he is acting like that.
JoAnna held Jeff\'s cheeks with her hands and coaxed him. "Honey… I think that your parents keeping the flames alive after so much time together is a great thing. Why are you sulking?"
Jeff\'s frown only increased.
"You will not like me twenty years from now?" JoAnna changed tactics and looked pitiful.
"No, no…" Jeff panicked. "We are different." Now he took on the role of the pacifier. "I will always like you. Even when we grow old."
"Think about that while passing judgement on your parents." JoAnna looked at him with her big blue eyes waiting to see that he is not sulking anymore.
Jeff didn\'t respond, but JoAnna saw that he relaxed a bit. That was enough for her. She didn\'t plan to change his opinion anyway. JoAnna\'s goal was for Jeff not to sulk. She gave him few quick kisses before returning to her dinner.
Jeff glanced at JoAnna and was happy that she dropped the topic. \'We are different!\' He screamed internally, but he didn\'t want to voice it for others to hear.
"What are plans for after food?" Sarah asked after confirming that previous topic was done.
"Nightclub Spirit Pavilion." Aiden responded and glanced at Jeff. "You called William?"
Jeff responded with one nod.
William Carter is owner of the Spirit Pavilion, the most exclusive nightclub in Reno. Jeff called him in advance to make sure they don\'t wait in line to get inside and to have VIP room ready for them. Jeff does not like nightclubs, it\'s noisy and crowded. But his mother said that they should go and have a night out, and that is what young people do for a night out. They go to a nightclub.
~ Penthouse 33rd floor, Reno ~
Young woman with a long black hair is on her phone. Her hand rolled into a fist and her rapid tapping of the foot on the floor are showing how anxious she is while standing in front of the floor to ceiling window which overlooks downtown.
"What do you mean my VIP room is not available?" She squeezed through her teeth. "I am your sister! Who can take away that VIP room from me?" She took a deep breath. "Yes, yes. I know that is your room. But I use it whenever you are not there. And tonight, you will not be there! … What? You will come?... So, if you will not use the VIP room, why can\'t I? Are you saying that there is someone more important than me? Your own sister? … What? Not a single one?! Ahhh!" She threw her phone to the other side of the room.
"Roxy, can I take that as we are not going to the Pavilion tonight?" Young woman who is sitting on the sofa asked lazily while her fingers played with a furry red pillow next to her.
"What do you mean, Priscilla?" Roxy snapped back. "Of course, we are going… How can I not see who is so important that my brother denies me? We are going!"
"What if it\'s another woman?" Priscilla was guessing. She enjoyed observing changes on Roxy\'s face.
"Woman?" She gave it a serious thought. "It does not make sense to be a woman. At least not romantically. Will said that he will come to the club, but not use his VIP room. Whoever it is, my brother is finding that person important enough so that even he gives way."
"It looks like someone he wants to impress." Priscilla continued guessing.
Roxy shook her head. "I don\'t know. And talking about it will not help. Come on, let\'s go. There is only one way to make sure."
~ Reno, Spirit Pavilion Nightclub ~
There is a large line of close to one hundred young people in front of the nightclub entrance. They are chatting while patiently waiting for their turn to get inside.
Spirit Pavilion is the most popular nightclub in Reno, and you can tell that only by looking at number of people lined up in front.
Outside of the building does not look much. If not for people in front, you could easily walk past the building and not suspect that there is anything special inside.
Long black limousine stopped close to the entrance to the club, and two young ladies stepped out of the back of the car.
When man who lets people inside the club saw them, he panicked. He glanced at four bodyguards around him, as if he expects them to do something, but they didn\'t move. The man took few deep breaths and forced a smile. "Miss Roxanne… Nice to see you, as usual… Uhm… you are aware that all VIP rooms are booked for tonight?" He braced himself for impact. He knows that Roxanne is sister of the owner. She always wants the VIP room and throws a tantrum when she can\'t get it. But so far even if owner\'s VIP room was not available, she would get another one. Tonight, however, everything was booked. He has no VIP room that can give to her.
Roxanne let out an unintelligible, but obviously irritated, sound out of her nose. "Yes, my brother told me. We will be on the floor tonight."
Man sighed in relief. "Oh, OK… OK, then." He moved to the side and gestured to the entrance door. "Please, you can get inside anytime you are ready."
Roxanne approached the man. "One question…"
The man stiffened and looked at her.
"Who has my brother\'s VIP room?" Roxanne scrutinized man who was already sweating nervously.
He subconsciously glanced at the tablet in his hands which had information relevant to the club such as reservations and important people. "Miss Roxanne… you know that I can\'t... Boss\'s orders."
"Hmph!" Roxanne didn\'t want to cause a scene at the entrance. She glared at the man while thinking that inside she will get a chance to find other employees who can give her that information.
Roxanne lifted her chin proudly and walked with Priscilla inside. They enjoyed envious looks of all the people who were waiting in the line. It made them feel important that they can get in without queuing.
Inside the club, Roxanne made bouncers move two ladies from barstools at the bar, in order for two of them to sit.
"Here is a good spot." Roxanne said while looking up.
"I don\'t see anyone." Priscilla observed. "It seems that whoever got that room is not here yet."
"Fine with me. It just means we are not late for the show.." Roxanne squeezed through her teeth while glaring toward empty VIP room on the second floor.