Devotion (Club Destiny #5)(79)
Author: Nicole Edwards

In order to keep the openness, a second floor had been added, although they kept a similar design to the other club, incorporating twelve hundred square feet of rooms, some private, some enclosed in glass and visible to anyone who wanted a front row view. From where Sierra stood looking up, she saw mostly steel beams and catwalks and a very sexy wrought iron railing that outlined the second floor. The upstairs rooms outlined the perimeter of the building and accessible from the narrow hallway, which meant that, from the first floor, there was a brief glimpse of each room through the railing, but guests would be mostly hidden from view. Some of the rooms had glass fronts, which would offer occupants the ability to be seen from the outside if that was, in fact, their choice. Others had solid doors that afforded them a measure of privacy.

Cole led her past the first bar, the large glass rooms that could be reserved for the most adventurous types who wanted to be the center of attention, the second bar and then stopped in front of the dance floor. Sierra was a little amused by the fact that Trent insisted on a dance floor. It was nice, she had to admit, and she couldn’t wait to see what sort of dances went on there. Trent was currently in the process of trying to persuade Luke to let him hire some dancers of his own. He’d even had a couple of catwalk stages designed and installed for that very possibility. Sierra was pretty sure Luke would cave eventually, but for now he seemed to enjoy making Trent beg.

After checking the few details she had left on her list of the first floor action items, Sierra moved to the stairs with Cole directly behind her. At the top of the back stairs, they turned to the right, entering a code that would allow them access to the main offices.

The area was soundproofed with the most expensive material, but Sierra still doubted it would filter out all of the noise. Because she had a couple of items she needed to follow up on, she stopped by Trent’s office first. He wasn’t in, so she stepped in, checking to ensure that the blinds had been installed and that the broken tile in the en suite bathroom shower had been fixed. When those items were checked off, she followed Cole to the next office, which belonged to Xander.

“Come in,” the rusty baritone called from behind the closed door when she knocked softly.

Sierra opened the door slowly and stepped inside.

“Cole,” Xander greeted him quickly, then turned his attention back to his computer screen.

“Just wanted to make sure they were able to get your requests taken care of,” Sierra stated, glancing around quickly. She was well aware of the fact that Xander Boone had some rather intense kinks and his office had been outfitted to accommodate those, which she found rather amusing.

“Sure did,” he answered with a sly grin, not looking up from his computer monitor.

“Perfect,” Sierra said shyly and then backed out of the room with Cole behind her. She heard him chuckle, and she couldn’t hide the smile as she shut the door.

“What are you laughing at?” she asked, turning to face him.

“You.”

“And why do I amuse you?”

“You’re just so damned cute.” Leaning down, he kissed her on the nose before she turned away.

“Cute? I’m cute,” she mumbled beneath her breath as she moved on to Luke’s office.

Out of respect, not knowing whether he was inside talking to Logan and Sam or not, she waited for him to answer. When there wasn’t a reply, she opened the door and stepped inside.

All four men’s offices were exactly the same size, and they all lined the far back wall of the warehouse, sandwiched between the exterior wall and a wall of windows that overlooked the entire space. From each office, they had a unique view of everything that was going on below them, as well as several of the rooms. Their windows were mirrored so no one else could see in, even if the lights were on, but they could see out.

Luke’s blinds were open, and as Sierra stepped inside, she noticed Logan and Sam heading back down the front stairs to the main floor with Luke a few feet in front of them. Wanting to have a minute or two to talk to Sam, Sierra made quick work of checking the last few items on Luke’s list and then moved quickly to Cole’s office through the adjoining door. The other offices did not connect to one another, but Luke had insisted that they have adjoining doors, although either or both could be locked from each office.

“Were they able to fix the issue in the bathroom?” Sierra asked as she checked to see that the carpet had been fixed per her request.

“Not sure. Maybe you should check?” Cole said gruffly, and Sierra glanced back at him over her shoulder.

“You’re a devious man, Cole Ackerley.” Laughing, she headed to the opulent bathroom that looked exactly the same in each of the offices to see that the shower door was now in place. Before she could turn around fully, Sierra found herself pressed against the tiled wall with Cole’s solid chest sandwiching her from the front.