“I wanted to talk to you about your job,” Luke stated, looking rather grim and making Kane panic somewhat.
His job? Hell, this couldn’t have been about his vacation could it? He hadn’t taken any time off for almost four years, until his recent trip to Hawaii. Surely, Luke wasn’t upset about that.
“All right.” Kane wasn’t sure where this was leading, but he was getting more and more anxious the longer Luke stalled.
“I think you’re time as the bar manager has run its course, don’t you?”
What. The. Fuck.
Kane stared back at Luke as confusion and more importantly fear, churned inside of him. “Do you have a problem with the way I manage the bar?”
If Luke had a problem, he’d never once voiced his concerns.
“Not specifically, no.”
“What the hell is going on, Luke?”
A mischievous grin tilted Luke’s mouth, successfully pissing Kane off. Thankfully, although Luke was his boss and Kane had a high respect for the man, they had developed a fairly close relationship over the years.
“I know you haven’t heard everything about what’s been going on with the club, but I’m looking to make some changes. And I need someone that I trust to take over a few things for me.”
That caught Kane’s attention. Hopefully, it meant he wasn’t getting canned.
“And that means what for me?” And Lucie? Kane didn’t ask the second part, but he was just as much interested in any changes that might impact his future wife as he was himself.
“I need someone to manage the membership of my other club,” Luke replied.
“No offense, but I don’t know what that means. You’ve got another club?”
“I do. It’s actually in this building.”
Could the man be any vaguer? Kane couldn’t help but wonder as he waited patiently for Luke to enlighten him.
“We’ve seen too many problems lately, which is why I temporarily shut the doors. Now I’ve got Trent breathing down my neck. He’s not interested in keeping the doors shut for long, and he wants to know what we’re going to do. This is the first of the changes I’m looking to implement.”
“Who’s Trent?”
“Trent Ramsey,” Luke answered easily. “He’s a silent partner, well, he was silent until recently.”
“Trent Ramsey?” Kane asked, stupefied. “The Trent Ramsey?” Holy shit. Was it even possible?
“That’d be the one.”
“And you want me to manage the membership of the swinger’s club?”
“Well, that and the fetish club.”
“What fetish club?” Kane asked, still trying to keep up. He was having difficult thanks to Luke’s evasiveness.
“The Club at Club Destiny.” Luke pulled out a folder from the top drawer of his desk and pushed it toward Kane. “We’ve managed to keep the club out of the media, which is the reason we have the main club. It’s safer that way. With the member’s that we draw, their anonymity is crucial to our success. However, after what we’ve recently gone through, I’ve decided to take a different approach to membership. That’s where you come in.”
Kane read the information in the folder, what little bit that there was, before turning back to look at Luke. “Who will take over my position as bar manager?”
Luke didn’t hesitate with his next answer. “Lucie.”
Kane stared blankly at his boss. “You want Lucie to manage the bar?”
“You don’t think she can handle it?”
“Not at all.” That didn’t come out right. “I mean, yes, I think she can handle it. She’ll probably do a better job than I can. Everyone loves her, and she’s one of the hardest working people I know.”
“I figure now that she has you in her life, where you should’ve been all along,” Luke offered, “she’ll have a little more time to devote to the club. You’ll have the flexibility to make your own hours, work more at home if you’d like which should allow Haley to see the two of you more often. What do you think?”
Kane wanted to jump up and down and say yes, but he knew he had to talk to Lucie first. He’d made the mistake of talking to Luke for her once before, and he wasn’t willing to do it again.
“I think you should talk to her first. Then she and I can discuss our options.” Kane answered. “And if she doesn’t want to?”
“Will you base your decision on what she wants?” Luke questioned.
“Not necessarily, no. If she doesn’t want to manage the bar, that doesn’t mean I’m not interested in this opportunity. Just as long as it doesn’t affect her job.”