Night Calls - Episode 13

The bass throbs through the walls of Catch Night Calls, turning bodies into instruments. Couples and strangers move together in the dim light, hands finding hips, mouths finding necks. The air tastes thick with desire and expensive perfume. Jesse knows the tricks. He leans close and whispers them between bites of earlobe. Keep your phone on silent, set to a different ringtone for your alibi. Create a work account that only gets checked at night. Schedule your second lover for times your first thinks you're in meetings. His advice slides out easy as his fingers down someone's spine. Have a change of clothes in your car. Book hotel rooms under a different name. Never use your credit card twice at the same place. She moans against his neck while he explains how to delete messages without being seen. The party moves around them like silk sheets. People pair off and triple up in dark corners. Jesse's lover for tonight doesn't need to know about the one waiting at home, doesn't need to know about tomorrow night's plans either. She just needs to feel his hands and hear his voice promising secrets she can keep.