MEREDITH
After chatting for a little while with the Volkov brothers, who were intimidating as fuck, Josef found us a small corner to sit down in one of the rooms off the main parlor.
Destiny got her way, I mused.
There was plenty of open space for the majority of the party dwellers to mingle, and though Marat did not want people just walking around willy-nilly, Josef had managed to convince him the two smaller parlors off the main room were perfectly secure.
It made Destiny happy, so Marat relented. And I, for one, was glad, too. Growing up with money, I’d attended plenty of parties, but that was so long ago.
I didn’t really fit in with that crowd, despite appearances. And I relished the privacy of the small parlor, and sitting with Josef as he handed me a small demitasse cup with a shot of perfectly brewed espresso inside.
“Thank you,” I said, smiling appreciatively.
“It’s decaf,” he warned, and I hummed my approval.