As they turned into the back entrance driveway of the club, Bianca was relieved to see the entourage of paparazzi that had followed them the whole way there was not allowed in the back way. She let out a slow sigh of relief and Felix squeezed her hand. "You okay?"She smiled and nodded, glad now that poor Gio, even in all the obvious pain he was in, had still come along anyway. He seemed just as unnerved about the paparazzi as she was, only for some reason, he looked more irritated than nervous about them. But clearly it was new to him too. Felix and Andy, who also accompanied them in the limo tonight, were completely unfazed by the attention."It's a private party, so the entire club is open only to invited guests. They," Felix gestured back to the paparazzi vans left behind. "are not invited."Of course, there were reporters present, but since they were invited, Felix said they'd be on their best behavior, unless they never wanted to be invited back to one of these events.Bianca
GioIt'd been over a fucking hour, and Felix had still not gone back to sit with Bianca. He'd walked over once, kissed her, and asked her something. She'd shaken her head no, and then he was quickly whisked away by his damn publicist. Why the hell had he brought her if this is what he was going to do to her?Gio hated to see her sitting there alone and obviously bored, but Evelyn had clung on to him and she wasn't going anywhere. Gio had seen the way Bianca had looked at Evelyn. He got the feeling she was offended by her, so bringing Evelyn over with him to keep Bianca company was out of the question. How stupid was Felix to show Bianca how easy it was for him to whip up female companionship just like that?The slow song he was dancing to with Evelyn picked up a little, and Evelyn swayed her hips against him. He knew how this night could end if he wanted it to, but his body was in no way ready for that. Just swaying to the music now made every part of his body ache. He could only im
Bianca Days later, Bianca was over the disappointing night out, which Felix had completely made up for by taking her out the following night to a romantic dinner, just the two of them. He followed up the dinner with a very romantic carriage ride where they cuddled up under some warm blankets as they rode around the picturesque little town, drinking hot cocoa spiked with Kahlua. They ended the night going back to the cabin where they made love, and not once had she thought of Gio.Then early that morning, Bianca awoke to another intense orgasm again, only this time Felix was sound asleep. She'd lain there, catching her breath, trying to remember all the details of her dream as her heart hammered away.With the visual Gio had placed in her mind about doing it in the men's restroom continually assaulting her thought processes these last few days, it was no surprise she'd dream about doing it. Only thing was that it wasn't Felix in her dream. Gio had been the one that lifted her onto t
GioGio took a slow swig of his beer before smiling at Noah. "Because she keeps your ass in check."Noah laughed. "Whatever. She's never even had to try." He turned to Bianca. "Speaking of, dinner is gonna be few more minutes but Roni asked me to send you in, Bianca. She's in there finishing up, and she wanted to meet you."Bianca stood up, smiling. Felix stood with her. "I wanna say hi to Roni too." They both followed Noah back in the house. Gio barely waited for them to be out of earshot before looking back at Abel. "Look, I hear where you're coming from, but don't even go there with him. It will not go over well. I'm telling you." Abel frowned, making Gio shake his head again. "All right, just don't say I didn't warn you."Gio always knew Abel had his reservations about Noah dating someone so much older, but he'd kept it to himself for the most part. This is why it surprised him that Abel was being such a hard ass about it now. Gio knew Abel just had Noah's best interest at heart
Gio took a swig of his beer before addressing Nellie. "That took a while, didn't it?" "Yeah, it got a little messy. Court days kept getting rescheduled and what not." Nellie shook her head. "But finally it's over and I couldn't be happier.""Time to move on." Roni smiled. "And girl, as good as you look, you're gonna enjoy your freedom. You better.""Oh, I plan to. I'm already going on that weekend party cruise with the girls from work.""I know," Roni pouted. "If I weren't pregnant, I would've gone with you."Noah's expression immediately soured. "No, you wouldn't have."Roni laughed and leaned into him. "I meant with you, silly. I've never been on one. It could've been sort of a honeymoon.""This was so last minute. Someone canceled and I took their place, but," Nellie smiled, lifting her eyebrow, "we can plan another time. You can still go if you're pregnant. There'd still be lots to do, or we could wait until after the baby is here.""You know in all my years," Jack spoke u
BiancaFor the next three days, Bianca had managed to keep herself preoccupied with school and work in the mornings and early afternoons while Felix worked out. Then in the evenings, she'd be back at the cabin with him.Toni had called and texted her in the past few days, excited that she'd seen her on TV and in the tabloids: well, photos and some footage of her getting into her car or walking onto the small satellite university campus where she attended the only class she wasn't taking online. They'd been pretty sneaky so far and surprisingly respectful of her space, because most of the photos Toni had mentioned, Bianca hadn't even been aware when they'd been taken. Only once had she noticed a photographer across the parking lot, aiming his camera at her. She'd never understand how celebrities could stand it. It had totally crept her out.Bianca had to laugh at how giddy all this made her friend. The woman was glued to the television and her computer now that she had a friend who w
"Bianca," Toni's voice was full of remorse. "Sweetie, don't cry. I didn't know this was bothering you that much."Bianca sucked it up and took another deep breath feeling like a blubbering idiot. "It's just that I keep having these dreams, Toni. In the last one, I got out of bed with Felix, tip-toed over to Gio's room, took off my clothes, and climbed in his bed. And the thing is it's always so real, yet it's so easy for me to do it. I know it's only a dream, but even in dreams, I usually think the way I would in real life. And in the dreams, I want him so desperately." She breathed in, thankful that she was completely in control of her emotions now and continued. "I can barely look at him for fear that he'll know. He'll see it in my eyes. And the worst part is I talk in my sleep.""Oh, shit. You do?""Well, I used to. I haven't slept in the same room with my grandma in years, but years ago, she told me I did. What if I do one of these nights, and I say his name? Say the things I do
GioLast night had been rough. Each day that passed, having to see Bianca with Felix was that much worse than the last. It made Gio wonder how much longer he could take being here. But then they'd have another one of their moments, and the more urgent question became how in the hell would he ever bring himself to leave? He couldn't decide which was worse: having to see her with Felix or never seeing her again—at least only as often as he ever saw Felix, which, if he wasn't training him, was only every six months or so.Felix had left early that morning. Gio hadn't even been up when he left, and if he had been, he would've pretended not to be. Felix would be gone for almost two days. The last thing Gio wanted was to witness their long goodbye.After taking a shower, he called his mom to check in. She'd asked him to call at least once a day, so he figured he'd get it out of the way now. Then he called Jack. The night of Noah's dinner, Jack had discreetly asked him to call him when he