Maybe that morning-after pill had messed up my cycle even more than usual?
I can often be a few days late with my Endometriosis and my cycle can regularly last several days longer than the norm, but I’ve never missed a month… apart from when I was pregnant… with Finn.
As we weave our way through the crowd of well-dressed strangers, I hear my own sharp intake of breath at this realisation before quickly recognising where I am and plastering an overly bright smile across my lips. Tomorrow I’d pay a visit to a chemist.
“What I wouldn’t do to tap that!”
I snap my head up at the laddish comment and noisy wolf whistle uttered by my Architect mate Andy and that’s when I see her. My heart literally stops.
Fuck me.
It’s as though the whole room goes into freeze mode and all I can see is her; her vitality, her beauty and her eyes. Even behind the mask, I know its her, would know her delectable body anywhere.
“If you like chewing your food I suggest you shut the fuck up.”
“What? What’s your problem - do you know her? Who is she?”
“She’s not anyone you need to be looking at like that. Put your tongue back in, Andy.”
“Seriously, Silver, wind your neck in, I saw her first.”
Nathan interjects. “Trust me, mate I’d leave it. That’s Lucia and she’s…”
“Mine.” I growl, rudely interrupting Nathan’s attempts to soften the blow.
“His.”
“Nuff said. So this is the elusive Lucia. Toni never said she was so… captivating.”
“I’m sure Toni had nothing but wonderful things to say about Lu.” Nathan chuckled, slapping me on the back. “Don’t you reckon, Seb?”
“Yeah, how is that working out for you, Andy?”
“You were right - she is an excellent PA and a looker at that.”
“Good I’m glad she’s settled in. I think she’ll be much better suited to your firm than mine.”
“Oh - why’s that?”
I nod in the direction of Lucia and Andy smiles. “Best to keep all conquests apart - I get it, mate.”
“Something like that.” It was easier to leave it at that than risk alerting him to Toni’s psycho tendencies.
“Well hopefully they’ll be ok around each other tonight.”
“How’d you mean?” This doesn’t bode well and Nathan and I lock eyes in concern.
“I brought Toni on the trip, she’ll be down soon. Left her getting ready - you know how women are.”
Bloody hell - that didn’t take her long to sleep with the boss. What are the chances of travelling thousands of miles across the world and bumping into the nightmare that is Toni Jacobs. Lu was not going to be impressed. I’m surprised at Andy as he had always had such good taste but then again, until recently I hadn’t recognised Toni’s vicious streak either.
“I’m sure all will be fine - just keep a her on a short leash, Andy.”
If he is shocked at my request then he doesn’t show it. I’d known him for years in business and we worked well together so I was reluctant to let a sour little minx like Toni mess things up for our continued working relationship. Why hadn’t I just thrown her out on her ear at the time? Because you didn’t know what revenge she had in store for you with introducing Ray to Lu as your bloody girlfriend - that’s why? You hadn’t realised what a nutter she was. This was not good.
I look up, searching for Lucia once again but find that she is no longer in sight. “Na, I’ll be back. I’m off to find the girls.”
It’s not long before I do. They are surrounded by a group of masked lusty men, with nothing on their minds but how quickly they could get them up to their suites. I watch Lucia throw her head back and laugh out loud at something a guy in a white dinner jacket had said. Prick - who’d he think he is - Crockett from Miami Vice? Cheesy bastard! What the hell had he said to her to make her laugh so freely?
Her skin glows, crying out to be touched, her body poured into her dress, every curve lovingly caressed and accentuated in the most beautiful gold gown. She has her back to me and her bare shoulders beg to be kissed. My hands flex at my sides, desperate to unfasten the zip hiding her body from me, with exquisite slowness. Her hair is slicked back in a low bun and my eyes travel down over her curvaceous behind, lingering longingly on the transparent lace panels at her hips before wandering down her legs, their shape lightly visible through the chiffon fabric which falls out into a train behind her. She looks like a vision in liquid gold metal covered with thousands of sparkling beads. I think we should blow off this party and just head straight for the bedroom. My cock twitches in agreement - fuck I don’t think we’ll make it to the bedroom. The lift sounds like a great option right now - or some dark little corner in the foyer.