Whose gonna run this town tonight? (Kodi)

[JACE FITZGERALD]

{ FEEL IT COMIN' IN THE AIR AND THE SCREAMS FROM EVERYWHERE }
I'M ADDICTED TO THE THRILL
- - - - - - IT'S A DANGEROUS LOVE AFFAIR

All work and no play had made Jace a very cranky boy and nothing good ever came of a irritable Jace which was why for the sake of his sanity he had invited a friend out for a night on the town. Still the workaholic within him wouldn't allow him to pass up the opportunity to acquire a new client. With the time constraints currently being placed upon him Jace couldn't be bothered with heading across town in order to meet with his newest associate and therefore requested that the man meet him at Illusions which was coincidentally the same place he'd asked Kodi to meet him at tonight. There was a time in which the brash twenty two year old would have never been brazen enough to ask a man of this caliber to bend to his will, but oh how times had changed. Even some of the most hostile of men could suddenly become amiable when you possessed something that they either wanted or desperately needed which Jace did.

It felt good to be the one making the rules for a change. After all it was said that he who has the gold makes the rules and Jace by this point certainly had his fair share of gold. When conducting business with someone for the first time certain precautions needed to be taken, especially with someone of this man's reputation. Trust had to be earned and neither man had earned the others as of yet. Which was the primary reason that as Jace settled in one of the ruby red loungers set up in the VIP SECTION of the club, two rather burly men dressed in black muscle shirts and black slacks with dark shades concealing what Jace already knew to be a set of beady dark brown nearly black orbs sat on either side of him. As he had requested both men kept their hair cut as close to the scalp as possible while working for him.

Fully understanding the significance of a good first impression, Jace had spared no expense in his efforts to charm his guest into a business relationship. A bottle of Cristal sat atop of a end table nestled between the loungers with two flutes forming a partial arch around it. He was usually so much better prepared than this, but admittedly the young man had been a bit distracted as of late. Jace typically made it a point to find out as much as he could about the likes and dislikes of a potential client before the first meeting, but at the moment he couldn't recall what type of wine the man preferred or if he preferred Nat Shermans or Cojonu, so he'd requested for the bartender to reserve a bottle of brandy just in case the Cristal wasn't to his liking. However, in his defense he had yet to meet a client that didn't care for this particular brand of champagne.

However, insuring that the area was set up to his specifications was only part of the reason that Jace had opted to get here early. The other being that he had wanted to catch a glimpse of the man before he made his way up to the roped off area of the room. Size him up, so to speak. As he glanced down at his watch, Jace wasn't sure if it was anxiety that he was feeling or agitation
that it was five minutes before their meeting was scheduled to begin and there was still no sign of this guy. Just as he was about to head down to the bar to ask for something a little stronger did his eyes rest on a olive skinned man with jet black hair slicked back into a ponytail and hard nut brown eyes.He wore a bright red double pocket dobby short sleeve Sean John shirt and a pair of solid black slacks.

In his hand, he clenched a chocolate briefcase at his side as he strolled casually through the crowd to short set of steps alongside the roped off area. Jace gestured with a head nod towards the rope which the behemoth on his right arose and moved over to move aside the rope allowing the man entrance. As his guest approached both Jace and the mountain of a man on his left rose to greet him. "Mr. Luciano I presume, " Jace inquired. Antonio nodded and promptly presented his hand to Jace which he didn't hesitate to clasp and firmly shake. Lowering himself back into the lounger, with a sweeping gesture of his hand, Jace added " Please have a seat."

As Antonio took his seat Jace kept his gaze trained on the young man's face. A few bad transactions had taught him to remain alert and always be on his guard. He had been mentally preparing his sales pitch when Antonio stated "I'm not going to waste your time nor am I going to beat around the bush Mr. Fitzgerald. I am in need of a hard to obtain item and I've been told by an associate of mine that you are the man to see in this regard." Digging into his pocket, Antonio fished out a slip of paper in which he slid across the table to Jace. Curiously, Jace picked up the paper and unfolded it, letting out a low whistle when he saw what was needed and how much was needed.

"Well, I'm going to be frank with you. I don't have this in stock right now...but I can get it. It's just going to take me some time. How soon do you need it by?"

" Within a month's time".

Jace visibly winced taking in a deep breath as he does so. Letting the breath out slowly he replies " It's going to be tight, but I should be able to swing it."

[/color] Indicating for Jace to give him the slip of paper Antonio withdraws a pen from his pocket and scribbles a number down on the paper before once again handing it to Jace, whose eyebrow instantly shot up upon reading it. Antonio's lips pulled into a smirk as he said " As you can see I'm willing to pay handsomely for it. Half now and the rest when you deliver." Antonio handed the briefcase to Jace. Jace popped open the latch and began to sift through the bills counting them to insure the amount was accurate. Once he was satisfied that it was correct, he closed the case and with a sly grin Jace said "Mr. Luciano, you have a deal."[/color]

For the first time since arriving Antonio smiled as he responded " You can call me Antonio. I will be in touch in the next two weeks." Returning Antonio's smile, Jace added " I think this is going to be the start of a beautiful relationship Antonio. Tommy, can you get Antonio here a glass of Cristal?"[/color] No sooner than Jace had placed the briefcase on the floor between the chairs did a movement out of the corner of his eye prompt Jace to jerk his head upwards. A girl who even at this distance looked vaguely familiar had just entered. The lights had dimmed and he couldn't quite make out her facial features but the dress the girl was wearing certainly seemed to suit Kodi's tastes. Taking note of the time, Jace muttered "Shit"[/color]

Standing up he shifted his gaze back to his associates saying "Hey, why don't you two show Antonio around. Go introduce him to some women or something. Just make sure he has a good time. I got something that I need to do."[/color] That said Jace exited the VIP area and started across the floor.





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[kodi liverpool]

OUTFIT

A murmur of voices echoed off modern walls, faces surrounded the room in a warm atmosphere. Blue lights highlighted corners with their spotlighted lamps, focused on the tables, faces turning white under the direct beam of synthetic glow. Glass panels decorated the dark walls with their own unique shapes and styles, all of them each mounted with six strong metal screws that resembled bolts but allowed the sheets of clear glass to become dimensional. The faces of everyone across the room could be seen in the numerous reflections, perhaps not as clearly as directly looking but comprehensibly recognisable expressions and outlines of each individual face. The bar itself reached across a portion of the room, its dark mahogany glossed surfaces littered with beer and wine glasses of all types, each holding their own colours from dark reds to sparkling whites and finally the clear poisons that reined the most popular over the teenagers that could afford them. The many stools that accompanied the bar were occupied with the splendour of fashionable young men and women all laughing and flirting subtly with every sign in their bodies.

The night was young, the music was loud but unusually sophisticated for the type of venue and the drinks were a high calibre gentleman’s dream with prices that matched the crystal classes they were served in. Normally, this club was far from her hit list; its upmarket crowd always posing trouble for someone with unique tastes in attire and its price list was so far from cheap it appeared she’d barely be affording more than a bottle of water tonight – but she was here by special request. It hadn’t even taken a flash of her smile to allow her into such a club, no, just a mention of Jace’s name had instantly gained her access.

Once passed the red rope barriers that kept the rabble of San Francisco out and those deemed worthy inside, Kodi was left to wander. She’d taken extra care with her outfit, this place wasn’t to be mocked and showing up her host wasn’t exactly on the list of things to do tonight. Keeping to her usual style, her long dark hair was left to curl very slightly into loose waves spiralling against her shoulders and cascading down her back. The dress she’d chosen was a simple black thigh length number with a portion of each sides cut away to expose her pale skinned torso and black inked symbols while the material clung to her bony frame while it’s neck line sunk low into her cleavage accentuating the curves she possessed. Her tattoo anchors were displayed clearly on the front of each long leg and finished by a pair of lace up, open toed heeled booties.

Her dark green eyes flickered from one face to the next, casting her attentions on the rest of the club with wide eyed curiousity. There were so many smiling couples all around her that all though she wasn’t alone, not by any means, she still felt like she was drowning, floundering and gasping for air. Each woman clasped onto her man, dressed in the tiniest dress they could find paired with the highest heels. No matter how classy a club pretended to be the people that entered were always going to be human and when it came right down to it, inserting any amount of drink into an eighty pound female was always going to end in disaster. The men lorded it up looking down on their partners, simply watching the fall of civilised conversations with each sip from crystal flutes.

Kodi found her way to the bar gleaning a look at the time announced by the clock above the row of display bottles. Damn. She was earlier than she anticipated. Had it really been this long since she’d ventured out to a new place with people other than Brett and Talon that she had arrived pre-emptively? Well that was embarrassing - there went any chance of her being fashionably late. It was doubtful that Jace was already here and texting Brett was an ultimately bad decision. She couldn’t cope with the questions right now. What are you doing? Where are you? Who are you with? When will you be home? Why didn’t you tell me? As cute as he was his overprotective, possessiveness really did grate on her. This was such a small thing but something like this would drive him crazy. Kodi would make it up to him later, but right now she was just looking forward to having a little time spent doing something else.

“Vodka tonic and lime please.” A classic drink. One that would hopefully supply her with enough alcohol to keep her on her toes but still classy enough not to be trashy. Being in a high end place was hard. Kodi glanced around behind her while her drink was prepared with the vague hope that maybe her friend was an early bird otherwise this night was quickly going to spiral downwards.

[JACE FITZGERALD]

{ FEEL IT COMIN' IN THE AIR AND THE SCREAMS FROM EVERYWHERE }
I'M ADDICTED TO THE THRILL
- - - - - - IT'S A DANGEROUS LOVE AFFAIR

Jace had never been particularly fond of keeping secrets from those that he cared about, but over the years he'd found that it had become necessary in order to protect them and keep them from getting caught up in his s***. The women that he associated with tended to have a more difficult time processing his secrecy than his boys making it rather difficult for the twenty two year old to sustain a relationship. Yet he'd decided long ago that he'd rather risk them getting fed up and never speaking to him again than to have them weaponized by someone who sought to hurt him. Jace couldn't afford to delude himself into believing that his new station in life now meant that he was well liked. On his way to the top, he'd made his fair share of enemies.

Enemies that no doubt still harbored a great deal of animosity towards him. It was strange to note that while he knew there were some out to get him that he never worried about himself as much as he tried to keep his friends out of harm's way. Somehow any harm that befell him was justified and karmic while anything that happened to any associate of his was a preventable tragedy. For these reasons Jace often went out of his way to keep his business life and personal life separate. The eldest Fitzgerald had really cut it close this time, he realized. If that meeting had gone on any longer Kodi might have walked in on it.

The conversation that the pair of them had was vague enough in nature, but still may have prompted questions from his friend that he wasn't sure how to answer. Could have been worse, he thought to himself. Whereas he knew it to be true that she could have very much happened upon something far more duplicitous Jace still chastised himself for being so careless as to potentially expose her to such a seedy character. For the first time since entering the establishment, Jace was granted the opportunity to take note of the club's patrons as he waded through the sea of moving bodies. A particularly amorous couple caught his eye as he passed them by.

A older man with a head full of dirty blond hair that Jace suspected was being colored in a shameless effort to maintain a youthful appearance betrayed by the lines of age that had begun to form under his eyes and around his cheekbones. Though only slightly wrinkled, the man's porcelain skin provided a stark contrast against his bright cerulean orbs. His arms were currently wrapped rather possessively about a slender blond who looked to be at least twenty years his senior. The curvy young woman's wheat colored hair cascaded past her shoulders, pearly white teeth flashing as a girlish giggle erupted from her throat. His hands were placed on her lower back only a few inches above bottom drawing her against him in what Jace speculated was an effort to keep her upright while also finding an excuse to publicly molest the woman.

Almost as if on cue and a direct response to his mental accusations, a rather unladylike belch erupted from the girl's throat as she stumbled while within the man's grasp. He knew the man from his dealings with Jay and had never taken a shine to him. It was no secret that the man was unfaithful to his wife whom Jace had found to be a really sweet lady. Swearing under his breath while fighting the urge to slug the man on principle, he made his way to the bar where he found Kodi. She'd just ordered a drink and without greeting her, he casually slid into the empty space between herself and another patron who looked as if he really should have been cut off two or three drinks ago.

Directing his attention to the barkeep he said with a smirk "You can put that one on my tab Killian." Turning towards her he added "I see that you made parole. I honestly wasn't sure that the warden was going to let you out tonight, but I'm glad you could get away for a little bit."

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[santa claus]

To: Kodi Liverpool
From: Brettley Bondurant

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