As the dancing started she began to home in on the man she had identifiedas Trevor and started to dance seductively around him in a drunken state.Trev...r seemed to be loving the attention and leaned in as she whisperedsomething in his ear. He nodded enthusiastically as she headed offtowards the ladies loo. A few minutes later he too headed towards theloos and was yanked inside by Claire's arm.Anthony could hear his heart beating strongly as he pulled the young maninto a cubicle. It may have been. He wanted to concentrate on his career as a singer and songwriter rather than pursue the riches some stranger had consequently left him. That would come later. As co-owner of North Star Records, he would need to know allot more about running a business than he knew now—which was nothing. Of course, that had been before some snobby little girl had slapped the shit out of him and called him a pig. Gabriel cursed and took a turn too sharply, coming within inches of the edge of a dangerous. Thisleft Simon and Paul to make up the final couple.In my story "Flat Mates" I invented a transgender friendly club inManchester's Gay Village called "The Purple Python". I envisaged it asa rather smart, sophisticated venue with a modern d?cor, subtlelighting, a sprung dance floor, and discrete, alcove seating. The"King's Head", which was where Simon took us, was nothing like that! Itwas a pub; a London boozer through and through. Patterned carpet,sticky with spilt drinks; iron-framed, mahogany. Andrei is waiting for Sveta in her car. He has been summoned by Sveta's text and reverses her Jaguar XKR into the reserved parking space kept for senior officials and Stars of the Station. Svetlana Nikitechna is definitely a Star.As Andrei gets out, a black BMW drives slowly past and brakes right in front of his space, blocking his exit. Immediately Andrei is on the alert. The front two doors of the BMW open. Two unpleasantly tough looking individuals rise from their seats and turn to fix him.