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smiling in an attempt to be sweet, but probably looking more like a grinning hyena.
    “Aw come on love, show us those gorgeous tits of yours?” The sweating lecher tried again, and I spun away from him, mumbling that I’d be back soon with his order.
    When I got to the bar and placed the order, I stood for a moment, my eyes scanning the room and saw Chloe approaching me, with a blonde haired woman by her side.
    When they got up to me, despite the noise of the band, Chloe managed to make me understand that the woman with her was Cassie. So this was the woman I needed to get in good with? I studied her for a moment and noticed how haunted her expression was, the sorrow and pain around her eyes.
    I could see that the loss of her friend had hit her hard, and I realised I could help her with that, if I could get in with her and make her trust me.
    I smiled at her and offered my hand which she took, her answering smile lacking enthusiasm. I shouted back over the noise of the music that I hoped to speak to her, and she dug around in her bag, dragging out a piece of paper where she wrote down her name, address and mobile number for me.
    I thanked her and explained that I needed to get back to work and left her and Chloe. When I took the order back to the sweaty lecher, I noticed that Cassie was sitting at a table, alone and seemingly not really all that interested in what was going on around her.  
    The next hour or so passed fairly quickly. I managed to serve everyone without messing up or casting some spell on any man who couldn’t keep his hands to himself. So a good night all round.  Cassie was still sitting at the table nursing the same drink she’d started off with and as I worked, I kept one eye on her. That girl wasn’t good. She was depressed, it was obvious and I started mentally going over potential spells I could cast that would make her feel better, maybe even take away her pain completely, since there was no need for her to continue suffering over the loss of her best friend. She was throwing her life away mourning when it wasn’t necessary.
    The band announced they were performing their last song and there was a chorus of chants from the crowd for more. While many got up to dance or leave since things were wrapping up, I started clearing glasses from the empty tables and took the last few orders for the evening.
    When the music finally finished and people began to leave to head to other parts of the club, those of us working the floor started tidying up.
    While I cleaned, I watched Cassie, wondering if she was going to leave or not, as there might still have been a chance of speaking to her about a room, while she was here.
    Suddenly two men and a woman walked into the room catching my eye. I watched them as they looked around, their very presence, imposing. Damn, whoever they were, they had sure scored well from the gene pool. Each of them was simply stunning, fucking gorgeous even, and that included the girl with the black hair, black clothing and pale skin that screamed gothic.
    I saw the man with dark, dirty blonde hair and strange almost white streaks, glance towards Cassie, and start walking over to her. The others followed him and as I cleaned up, I kept an eye on them as they stopped by Cassie’s table and sat down. It was obvious she knew them, and I tried to gauge her body language to see if she was happy to see them or not. It was hard to tell so I gradually moved closer as I cleaned to see what was going on.
    Chloe turned up out of nowhere and took me by surprise when she started dragging me towards Cassie. “Now’s your chance before she goes, to ask her about seeing the room.” She said, with bubbly enthusiasm.
    I dug in my heels, literally, reluctant to disturb the little gathering that sat at the table with my potential future landlady. “She’s got company Chloe; maybe we should wait and not disturb her now?” I tried to say but she wouldn’t listen and kept hauling me along towards