"Kit!" Luca exclaimed in surprise as he opened his door.Kit didn't answer immediately, distracted as her eyes were drawn to Luca's bare torso. His chest was heaving with his heavy panting, his skin glistening with a slight sheen of sweat. It was obvious that she'd caught him in the middle of a workout."Nikita?" Luca called out again, snapping her out of her daze. Kit's eyes snapped up to meet Luca's amused and questioning gaze. She cleared her throat, slightly embarrassed and flustered."I'm sorry to just show up like this but I need a favor," Kit explained. "Can I come in? Or I can come back later?"Luca's expression turned curious as he nodded and moved aside to allow Kit to enter his apartment."And stop calling me Kit," she added as an afterthought. Brushing against his chest as she passed by him.Luca laughed as he closed the door and followed behind her. "You don't think we're close enough?"Kit stopped and shot him a dark look as they entered the living room. "Don't sta
"Nikita!""Luca, Nikita!""Luca!"The paparazzi outside the restaurant broke into a cacophony of voices as Luca and Kit emerged from their car. Luca immediately placed his hand on Kit's lower back and propelled her forward, firmly but gently. He placed his other hand in front of her eyes to block the flashes going off."Just keep walking," he said directly into her ear as they marched past the wall of photographers and into the restaurant.Once they were safely inside, Kit turned and offered Luca a grateful smile. "Thanks. I typically avoid hotspots like this, but I didn't pick the restaurant.""Miss Simon, Mr. Brooks!" a chicly dressed woman addressed them confidently. "Welcome to Caprice, your party is this way. If you'll follow me?"Luca smiled down at Kit and gestured for her to follow the hostess to their fate. He felt nerves start to build inside him now that Kit's mother was close by. The hostess came to a stop in front of a fairly central table, which didn't make Luca fe
"Dinner Date Disaster!Everyone in town is buzzing about the blow-up at Caprice between Nikita Simon and her mother! Simon was spotted arriving at Caprice early on Wednesday evening with Luca Brooks glued to her side.The pair were there to meet Maya Simon and her husband, entrepreneur Matthew Carlson. Sources that were in the restaurant report that the dinner went south from the second Simon and Brooks sat down. Maya was reported to be angry. Apparently, Mama Simon does not approve of this hot romance. "She just doesn't believe that a man like Luca can change," a source familiar with the situation shares with Page Nine.As for Nikita and Luca, the pair were spotted heading back to Nikita's apartment that night and haven't been seen since. Don't worry though! We can confirm that the couple is still happily together, despite this hiccup."Matthew is stuck in the middle, trying to play peacemaker. That's nothing new," another source tells us. Luca might just be another problem in a
"Looking good Brooks!" Sloane purred.Luca turned from his desk in surprise to find Sloane posing in his doorway. She smiled at him saucily as she sauntered into the room. She glanced around the room briefly as she made her way closer to Luca.Luca glanced around the room too and wondered what it looked like to her. There were still boxes piled up in a few corners of the room, some of them containing furniture that Luca had opted to put together himself. Aside from the boxes, the office looked like it was occupied, which was a good start."The office is really coming together," Sloane carried on as she reached him and offered him a brief hug."Sloane, what are you doing here?" Luca asked in confusion as he watched her shrug off her trench coat. His eyes widened slightly as he took in her skintight, red, mini-dress. Her cleavage was on full display and the dress was more suited to a club or maybe a date. Sloane smirked to herself at Luca's expression and made herself comfortable on
"Knock knock!" Sloane called out as she popped her head around the door to Kit's office.Kit looked up with a smile and waved Sloane in. "Come in! It's great to see you."Sloane beamed at Kit warmly and set the two coffees she was holding on the desk. The two women gave each other a brief hug before taking their seats."Thank you for the coffee!" Kit said with a warm smile before taking an appreciative sip. "How have you been? It's been a few weeks since we saw each other.""I should be asking you that," Sloane replied with a coy smile as she took a dainty sip of her own coffee.Kit groaned and put her cup down before giving Sloane a rueful smile. "You saw the gossip about that disastrous dinner too, huh?""I'm afraid so," Sloane said with a sympathetic smile. "That's why I made an appointment with you today, I had to see if you were okay after all of that."Kit gave Sloane a grateful smile. "That's very kind of you. I'm okay, just ready for people to stop bringing it up."Sloa
"Do you like it?" Birdy asked from behind Kit as she examined herself in her closet mirror. The dress she was modeling wasn't in her typical style but Birdy had convinced her to give it a try - a fun, little beaded number.Kit turned around and sighed with a frown. "I'm sorry Birdy, I'm just somewhere else today. Maybe we should postpone - I'm just browsing after all."Birdy placed a supportive hand on Kit's elbow and guided her to the nearest seat. "You do seem rather distracted. Do you want to talk about it?"Kit looked at Birdy with uncertainty but nodded hesitantly. She didn't know if she could trust Birdy with her personal feelings but she needed to talk to someone before her head exploded.The two women sat down on the settee in Kit's closet and Kit took a few minutes to collect her thoughts. She looked at Birdy and took a deep breath, preparing herself to get vulnerable with someone she didn't know well."Okay," Kit started, wondering how much she could tell Birdy without s
"Are you ever going to answer that?" Gemma asked in an exasperated tone, her gaze fixed on her laptop screen. The sound of Kit's phone constantly buzzing against her desk was driving her crazy. The two women had been holed up in Kit's office, working for a few hours and it had been buzzing the entire time.Kit shook her head distractedly, her head still buried in the file on her desk. "No, it's probably Luca."Gemma's eyes immediately snapped to Kit, she lowered her laptop lid slightly and swung her legs off the couch and onto the floor. "Are we ignoring Luca?"Kit glanced at Gemma briefly before returning her eyes to her work. "Not ignoring him, I just don't have the time to talk right now."Gemma snapped her laptop shut and walked over to Kit's desk. Her long ponytail swinging with her haste. "Well, if you answer him, he'll probably stop calling. That's how that works."Kit hummed absently mindedly and otherwise ignored Gemma until her hand appeared in her peripheral vision, sna
"Okay! Listen up ladies, I left my man at home to come and be with you. There will be no moping on this trip," Gemma stated firmly as she looked the other three women in the eyes, one at a time.She was standing in front of the small party on a yacht while the rest of them were sitting on the cushioning in the front, enjoying their drinks. It was wonderfully hot and humid as they sailed along, enjoying the salty sea air. Kit had decided to invite two of her other friends to Gemma's impromptu Miami trip - Veronica and Alexandra. She's been close with them since college and kept in touch as they started their own businesses.Per Gemma's instructions, all the women were in fairly skimpy bikinis and ready to party. Kit had swapped out her braids for her collection of wigs; today, her hair was bone straight and brushing the top of her butt."B*tch please!" Alex laughed in amusement, causing Gemma to smile and wink at her playfully."That was clearly directed at me. So, f*ck you for that