You’ll almost certainly be invited over for a drink, you know.”Great. “I know. I just ... can I at least get away with putting off socialization... for a single day? I accept that he’s going to want to talk to me sooner or later. But even if ‘later’ only means tomorrow, can I at least manage that without setting off any alarms?”Though she didn’t look particularly happy about it, she relented. “Fine, I’ll tell him you haven’t been sleeping well again. Might as well take advantage of the truth.” The. While a lot of the stupid criminals went for the big banks, I always went for the small fish. Mostly because big fish call in the superheroes. And I had no desire to tangle with them.I took a deep breath and opened the back door and walked inside. Several security guards went for their guns, but I lifted my hands, and the cuttlefish glow pulsated again.“Stop. I have full permission to be here and do whatever I want.” I said, and they all nodded and went back to talking and laughing. I grinned. Hannah was leaving no doubt in anyone’s mind that she was here to win a World Championship. Unfortunately, Mexican champion Portia Lupino, who had beaten Hannah in Opens, took out her Peruvian opponent by the same score. We were already seeing a preview of what the final match would be like. Super Girl meets Wonder Woman in a replay of the Opens final. That alone was going to be worth the trip to the Dominican Republic.With a match under our belts, we were more relaxed at dinner. We connected. But I had no idea what he had planned for me or I never would have even thought about doing anything to gain back the self control I had lost. I wasn’t even concerned with my boyfriend who definitely knew something kinky was up. I was so mad as I stomped up the granite steps of that office building.I wore trousers and stockings underneath to spite him. It would serve until I could think of a plan to really piss him off. I wanted so badly to avoid the elevator and I decided to look for stairs. I.
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