Chapter 22
Twenty-Two
Jaclyn
Present
“You look so pretty, mommy,” Junior says, thrusting his face into the phone as Brandon holds it.
“Thank you baby. Did you do all your homework today?” I ask.
“No. I wanted to see you. I miss you,” Junior says with a guilty smile.
I can’t help but smile at him. “I know baby, I miss you too. So much. Brandon has been telling me that you’ve been such a good boy. I’m so proud of you, baby.” I say, making Junior’s cheeks turn red.
God I love it when he is shy. He looks so cute, especially when he hides his face into Brandon's chest while blushing.
Tonight I’m going to dinner with the group, Alex, Carter, Nicole’s parents, and Nicole’s friends. It will definitely be interesting since I’ve never been with Hayden and Nicole in the same room and I’ll be meeting Nicole’s parents as well.
I’m nervous as hell but Natalia said I shouldn’t be.
I’m wearing a long black, silky dress with a slit in the right thigh. It’s not too revealing but it’s also not too modest which I think makes this dress perfect. I’ve had this dress sitting in my closet for a while but never got the chance to use it. My hair is straightened and I did my makeup too.
“Well, I have to go Junior and you need to do your homework. But I love you so much and I miss you a million.”
“I love you too.” Junior smiles widely.
We end the call after I say bye to Brandon.
I grab my bag and leave the hotel. The restaurant is not too far so I decided to walk.
Natalia asked if I wanted to go with her and the boys but I had to FaceTime Junior, so I told them I’d just meet them there.
The walk isn’t long to the restaurant. About ten minutes.
A gentleman opens the door for me and welcomes me in. I walk up to the hostess stand and she smiles at me and asks me what I need.
“I’m Jaclyn. I’m here for a reservation for Nicole Earnings.”
The host nods her head and grabs a menu. She tells me to follow her which I do. She brings me to the table and Natalia stands when she sees me but Nicole is the one who walks up to me with a smile on her face.
Oh my God, does she know I kissed her future husband?
“Jaclyn! So happy you made it!” Nicole says before wrapping her arms around me and hugging me.
I tense as she hugs me but I hug her back and force a smile on my face. “Sorry I’m late. I decided to walk,” I say before looking behind her.
My eyes immediately go to Hayden who is staring at me. He doesn’t look that happy.
We haven’t talked since the day we went to the mall for Alex. It’s been two days since then and I’ve mostly just been hanging out with Natalia and the boys. I don’t know where Hayden has been and when I asked Kayden, he said that Hayden was in Lombardy with his brother.
Nicole pulls me towards an older man and woman, making me look away from Hayden. “These are my parents, Jonah and Maria.” Jonah and Maria stand up and shake my hand but I notice the fake smiles appearing on their faces. “This is Jaclyn.”
“You’re that reporter that interviewed Hayden a few weeks ago?” Maria asks.
“Yes,” I say with a small smile.
“How do you know them?”
How does she know that I know them?
“I met Natalia and the boys in college. We all just happened to grow closer. But your daughter invited me to the wedding which I was happy to attend.”
“Strange,” Maria says with furrowed eyebrows. She looks at her daughter and then back at me. “Well I hope you enjoy dinner.”
I smile and nod my head. Nicole smiles at me, a little too wide might I add, and then she sits with her parents.
“Jaclyn, here,” Natalia says, making me turn around to look at her sitting on the other side of the table. I walk towards her. She is sitting next to Lilah while Chris is sitting on the other side of her. “You look so beautiful,” Natalia compliments me before leaning closer. “Sorry, the only seat was the one next to Hayden,” Natalia whispers. I look behind her and see Hayden talking to Kayden who is sitting across from him.
“That’s fine.” I smile down at her but I’m really cursing her out.
I know what she’s doing.
She’s been talking to me about Hayden non-stop in the past two days. She told me that Alex and Carter told her that they caught us together in my room with only a towel. I explained to her that it was a misunderstanding and Hayden and I weren’t hooking up.
I’m not the type of person who helps someone else cheat.
I walk to the chair next to Hayden's. I place my purse around the chair and sit down next to him. “Hi, Kayden,” I say with a small smile.
“Hi. You look nice,” Kayden says with a smile that would probably make a girl’s underwear melt off her.
Kayden has always been attractive to me but Hayden is the one who stole my heart.
“Thank you. So do you. How are you liking Italy?”
“It’s nice. I’m loving the beach and getting a small break from the city.”
Everyone at the table gets into their own conversation. Alex and Carter are talking to Nicole’s parents. They are just talking about how Hayden and Nicole were as kids. Carter is barely talking, it’s mostly Alex who has a sweet smile on her face.
“Why are you avoiding me?” Hayden says in my ear, his lips bumping against my lobe.
Goosebumps break out on my skin but I try to ignore the way my stomach fills with butterflies.
“It's only been two days. How can I avoid you when I’ve barely had the chance to see you. You’ve also been in Lombardy.”
“Asking about me?” Hayden says and I can practically see the smirk on his face.
I turn my head to face him. “No.”
“Natalia said you have to do an interview with me for your work?”
“And?” I raise an eyebrow at him.
“Tomorrow on the beach.”
I chuckle lightly. “Not happening. Kayden and I are hanging out tomorrow on the beach. Sorry.” I say with a fake smile before looking away from him. But when I try to talk to Kayden again, I feel a warm hand on my thigh where the slit is. “Hayden, get your hand off my thigh. People will see,” I say, glaring at him from the corner of my eye.
I remove his hand but he just puts it back on. Before I can tell him again the lights in the restaurant dim.
“Shh, the show's about to start,” Hayden says in my ear.
“Ladies and gentlemen, we have a special performance tonight by Leo De Palma. He will be singing the Italian Version of “I Wanna Be Yours” for a special lady in the audience tonight. Enjoy.” The announcer says before leaving the stage.
A man comes on stage and he starts singing.
“I’m going to ask you something and I need you to give me a straight answer, understand?” he asks as he trails his hand up my thigh. “Why do you hate me?”
I look down at his hand and see that fucking golden ring on his ring finger. God I hate this fucking hand right now. I want to cut off his finger so that he won’t have that stupid ring anymore.
The feeling of Hayden’s hand on the inside of my thigh makes me widen my eyes but I don’t look at him. “Hayden, you can’t do that with people around,” I whisper to him.
“Are you okay?” Kayden asks me, making me focus on him. I smile and nod my head, afraid to speak out loud.
Kayden looks away from Hayden and I and focuses back on the stage.
“Tell me why you hate me,” Hayden demands as I feel his finger press against my underwear. “Fuck, princess, you’re soaked for me,” he whispers in my ear before moving my underwear to the side.
Holy fuck.
I can’t believe this is happening.
And I can’t believe I’m about to let it happen.
His finger touches my bare pussy and he rubs my clit slowly. “Hayden,” I whisper and close my eyes.
“Tell me why you hate me,” he whispers in my ear before pushing one finger in.
I grab my water and force myself to drink it instead of letting out a moan.
I can’t.
I can’t do this.
I can’t believe he is doing this.
Oh my God.
“Look at you, princess. Wetting my fingers while we are sitting with other people at the table,” he says, getting more aroused by his words. “If you don’t tell me, I’ll take my hand away and you’ll just go back to your hotel room aching and needy.” Hayden leans closer and I feel his lips next to my ear. His finger is still moving inside me making me feel weak and sensitive. I’m close. I know it and he knows it too because of the way his finger presses against my clit. I move my hips slightly and let out a soft moan that I try to cover with a cough. “Tell me why you hate me. Tell me why you hate me while you ride my fingers, desperate to get off like my good girl, princess.”
I turn my head to him, my face close to his but I try not to lean too close to him.
“Because you belong to someone else. I’m not allowed to touch you, kiss you, or anything. Me and you can never happen again and I hate that,” I whisper and close my eyes. “Please, Hayden.”
“We’ll see about that,” he says before he applies more pressure to my clit and forces two fingers in going at a rapid pace.
I come all over his hand and purposely drop something on the floor. I pick it up as I cover my mouth from letting a moan escape and close my eyes while coming on his hand.
Holy shit.
I can’t believe I did that.
This is not like me.
Oh my god, I just helped him cheat too.
Jesus Christ I’m such a bad person.
I can’t believe that just happened.
That didn’t happen.
Holy shit.
That felt so good. I want it to happen again.
I haven’t felt that good in so long.
I grab the napkin I threw on the floor and sit back up in my chair.
Hayden removes his hand from my dress and I watch him with my jaw dropped as he licks his fingers discreetly.
Fucking prick.