about 1 week after this
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It was your first time being back at the massage parlor since the incident with Emily and you tried to ignore the nausea that was pulling at you. You were seated at the bar with Nick’s old lady while Sonny and Nick stood and surveyed the crowd. It was a decent crowd in the room, most people waiting for services, but a couple more seated at the bar after their massages and now just hanging out. It all equaled money for the clubs and Nick gave Sonny a pleased smile that he returned.
You nodded your thanks to the bartender who topped up your wine. Sonny must have made sure they all knew your preferred orders because you’d barely opened your mouth to choose wine over a cocktail before the bartender had whipped out the exact bottle you were going to request. You swirled it a little now where it was sitting on the bar before looking back up and trying to pay attention to the conversation going on around you. It was something about bets on how long it would take Razor to try to convince Veronica to move in with him and you smiled a little and brought your glass up to your lips to take a small sip.
A movement out of the corner of your eye had you glancing up lazily, but when you saw Emily you straightened and set the glass back on the bar just this side of too hard. Sonny glanced up, too, noticing the shift in your body language and when he saw what had caused it he clenched his jaw and looked away. He clenched the edge of the bar with both hands before forcefully relaxing and leaning over to kiss your temple.
You go girl!
SVU addict 