Chapter 9

I walk downstairs in a baby blue jumpsuit that consists of shorts and a tank top. I was barefoot because I didn't care about how I looked in the house. I made sure that I took off my makeup from earlier and put my hair in a messy bun. Luca smiles as I met him at the bottom of the steps. "You look beautiful," I roll my eyes. 

"I do not. I just took a shower." He nods. 

"You look beautiful just being you," I smile. 

"Thanks," He nods. We walk to the dining room and Dex was nowhere to be seen. I turn to Luca. "Where is he?" He shrugs. 

"I got here and he wasn't here so I have no idea." I nod slowly. I hear clicking behind me to see Olivia. She looks at me and gives me a small smile. 

"Thank you for sticking up for me with Dex." I nod. 

"He lets his temper get out of control sometimes." She nods in agreement. The bell rings and I look back at the door. 

"Ignore it. Hunter, the butler, will get it." Luca says. I turn to him with crossed arms. 

"When did we get a butler?" He looks at me. 

"We've always had one. You just haven't noticed because he isn't here when Dex is." I nod slowly. 

"Mrs. Wilson?" I hear. I turn to the voice to see a man wearing a black button-up and black dress pants. He had his hair a bit spiked and he smelled like aftershave. I give him a small smile. "Your guest has arrived." I open my mouth to reply as he moved and I saw Ken. I smile at him. I look back at the guy. 

"Thank you," He nods. He walks away. I look back at Ken. He chuckles. 

"Mrs. Wilson? You aren't married yet." He said. I cross my arms. 

"I will be in two days." He rolls his eyes. 

"Unless I do something to change it," He mumbles. I tilt my head. 

"You can't. Dex already told you that." He shoves his hands in his pockets. 

"You know me better than anyone. You know that I am capable of getting the thing people want the most in the world. Surely Dex wants something desperately." I let out a dry laugh. 

"Yeah, well if you ask him, he will say that the only thing he wants that much is-."

"You," I hear him finish. Ken turns to see him walking into the dining room. Dex gives him a small smile. 

"Exactly what I was guessing," I said. Dex looks at me. 

"You look lovely," I give him a confused look. 

"Why does everyone keep saying that?" He smiles. 

"Because you do. Makeup doesn't make you look beautiful. Your face does that. Makeup just heightens everything and underlines it. Just like coloring. You outline but you don't have to color it in to see the picture with color but you do so it's easier to see the beauty." I sigh. 

"You see things a different way," He nods. He looks at Ken. 

"Thank you for joining us," He hums. 

"I didn't get much of a choice. You had Grace ask me. I usually can't say no to her." Dex smirks. 

"I've noticed." Ken looks at me. 

"I'm going to regret this aren't I?" I nod. 

"Probably," He sighs. I look back at Luca and Olivia to see them both in the kitchen mumbling. I tilt my head while watching them until Luca looks at me. He smiles and walks into the dining room with food. 

"Dinner is ready," I nod and walk to the table. Dex pulls out a chair for me and I sit down. He pushes it in and places a kiss on my cheek. I look at him surprised. He walks to his seat and looks at Ken. He shakes his head as he sits down. I shake my head at them. If I didn't know any better I would think that Dex was jealous of Ken. Everyone sits down and I open my mouth to say thank you to Luca when the front door opened. 

"Seriously, Dex?" I hear someone yell. I take a deep breath and look towards Kimmy who was stomping her way into the kitchen. She slapped a piece of paper on the table again and looked at him with her arms crossed. Dex looked at her. 

"You have some nerve walking into my house raising your voice like that." He said. She glared at him. 

"I highly suggest you change the numbers or I go to your father about them." She said. I let out a loud sigh. She looks at me. "Something you would like to add?" I look at her with a smile. 

"I'm glad you asked." I stand up and walk over to her. I point at the door and look at her. She looks at me surprised. "Get out of my house," She scuffs. I fake smile. "I only ask once." 

"I'm not leaving until I work this out with Dex. This is between him and I. It has nothing to do with his new toy." I grip her by her throat and push her into the wall. She gasps for air. 

"Grace?" Ken said. I glance his way only a bit before looking back at her. I hum. 

"Whatever business you have with Dex involves me, honey. So don't you think for a second that it doesn't. I am going to be his wife which means whatever deals he has are going to be mine. I sure hope the deal he made with you doesn't end with a bullet in your brain. I sure would hate to waste a perfectly good bullet." She gasped a few more times before I felt a hand on my waist. 

"Grace?" Dex said calmly in my ear. A shiver rain down my body as I look at him. He smiles. "Take a seat baby. I can handle this from here." I look back at her and glare. 

"I suggest you keep your business out of the house and don't interrupt another meal." I let her go and walked back over to the table. She held her neck as she selfishly gasped for air. Dex looked down at her. 

"The numbers are right. I discussed them with my father himself. Now I sure hope my fiancee made herself clear. I don't know if she will be so kind next time you bother to burst through my door again." I look at her with a smile before glancing at Ken who looked both shocked and turned on. 

"You made yourselves clear. It won't happen again," She breathed. Dex sat back down as she walked out the door. Dex chuckled as he looked at me. 

"What was that about?" I shrug. 

"I warned her about what would happen the next time she decided she wanted to play the boss," I said. He hums. 

"Damn sparky," Luca said. I look at him to see him with a smile. "You are a force to be reckoned with," I roll my eyes. 

"Let's just say it's been a long day," He nods. 

"Noted," I look back at Dex. He takes a drink of his rum before looking at Ken. 

"Kenneth?" Ken looks at him. "Next time you think it necessary to put Grace in check? Remember who she belongs to and check your place. She doesn't do anything unless I want her to. If I thought she was being too drastic I would have said something myself." Ken nods. 

"My apologies," Dex hums. 

"That would be the second time you had to apologize for a mistake like this. Let's not make it a third time." I scuff causing both of them to look at me. Dex raises an eyebrow. "Something you'd like to add?" 

"Could you maybe be a little less of an ass. I am not an object. He apologized. He was just a bit surprised." Dex folds his arms and looks at me. 

"You are not an object, you are right about that. But I do own you whether you like it or not. I do and say whatever I want to you. You simply obey me. If you are given an order from someone other than me I highly suggest you look my way for my approval." I scuff and stand up. "Where are you going?" 

"To the bedroom. You've been acting like an ass since your brother came here to visit." I said getting ready to walk out the door. 

"Sit down," He said calmly. I stop and sigh. I turn back around and sit down at the table and look at him. 

"Wolf," I mumble. He smiles. 

"I'm sorry, Grace. My temper gets the best of me sometimes." I look at him shocked. 

"Did you just apologize?" Luca asked. Dex looks at him. 

"Stay out of it, Luca." He said. Luca chuckles. 

"It's official. Dex is whipped." He said. Dex gripped his fists. 

"Luca," He hissed. I look at Luca. 

"Do you have a death wish?" Luca rolls his eyes. 

"Dex will beat the crap out of me but he would never kill me. Even if I were to kiss you. He would never wish me dead." I raise an eyebrow. 

"Let's not poke the bear to find out," I said. Ken chuckles. 

"Well, I can see why I am here." I look at him. He shoves food into his mouth. I give him a confused look. 

"And why is that?" I asked. He glances at Dex before looking back at me. 

"For your husband to show me where my place is. After I budded in yesterday with Olivia he had to make sure I knew where I stood in your world." I look at Dex. He smiles as he looks at Ken. 

"You're learning," Ken gives him a glance before looking at me. 

"It would seem your husband does not trust me around you." Dex chuckles. 

"Funny, I thought I made that clear." I look at Dex. 

"Dex lets his ego get in the way most of the time. I suppose you budding in doesn't help but he is typically nice." Luca scuffs. 

"Dex isn't nice around anyone new. And with these two's history, I'm surprised Kenneth is even sitting at the table let alone alive." He said. I look at Luca as he shoves food in his mouth. I look back at Dex. He looks at me. 

"You are the only reason he isn't dead." I look back at Ken. He smiles as he leans back in his chair. 

"Aren't I lucky to know you?" I shake my head. 

"Don't overdo it. He still might kill you." I said. He shakes his head. 

"As long as you care about me he wouldn't touch me. That is why he gave me a second chance." I roll my eyes. 

"And there you go overdoing it." He chuckles. 

"I have to enjoy it at least a bit. There are only a few people to piss off the big bad wolf and make it out alive." I look at Dex as he looks at me. I lean on the table. 

"I didn't know you two had a history?" He smiles. 

"As I said before in the past, there are some things you don't know. But if you ask about it I will give you an honest answer." I nod slowly. 

"So what is the story between you two?" He chuckles. 

"That is a story for another time. I have no problem telling you but not that this moment." 

"Okay," I look back at Ken as he smiles at me. 

"Trust me it's worth the wait. I'm sure Dex is going to make it more dramatic then it really is." I roll my eyes.