Chapter 26 #3
“I know!” Is all he says, his eyes never leaving mine.
“Hey ladies!”
Oh God what now? Just outside of the kitchen we run into Tony looking all boyishly handsome with his megawatt smile.
“Where are you beauties off to?”
Before I can respond Evie speaks.
“We’re going to celebrate my besties life.”
“It’s your birthday?” He looks happy to hear it. Not sure why. But here he is all smiles and excited.
“Yes, another year older.”
“Well happy birthday Bellissima.” He kisses the back of my hand gently and slowly lowers my hand back to my side.
“Thank you, Tony. We’re just going to get ready, if you would excuse us?”
“Of course.”
He waves us past him and goes into the kitchen to join Enzo.
Two hours later and we’re both ready. Evie is wearing a form fitting red dress with an open back. Hers is a little longer than mine. She paired it with silver pumps. Her makeup is flawless; her hair straightened to perfection. She looks the epitome of class. Me on the other hand, not so much.
I look like a woman on a mission, if the mission was dressing like the goal is doing the mattress mambo, then mission accomplished.
My dress comes up to mid-thigh as expected.
The plunging neckline goes down almost to my navel but the loose fabric sewn to drape over my breasts affords some sort of modesty.
The chains at my back give off BDSM vibes and its harsh cold metal is a shock to the senses.
I’ve never dressed like this before. I wear a pair of large hooped earrings and for shoes, I chose a pair of black knee length fuck me boots with five-inch heels.
My hair is open and curled to perfection.
My lips are painted in a blood red stain.
My entire ensemble is screaming Katherine Pearce.
I’m giving off vampire vibes. I even have the smoky eye makeup and thick mascara to complete the look.
Yep, I’m channeling my inner vamp. Now, to find my Damon.
“I think I may be lesbian!”
“What?”
“Babe, have you seen you?” I have and me likey.
“I do look good, don’t I?”
I give myself a little twirl in front of the mirror and smile a sexy smile. It’s been a while since I’ve felt sexy… and today, I feel sexy, confident and maybe a little bit daring.
We both grab our purses and make our way downstairs. I’m walking across the foyer to grab our coats from the coat rack when I hear a gasp behind me.
Turning around, I am met with two pairs of eyes and two open mouths. Tony is openly appreciating my look while Enzo looks… bothered?
Immediately anxiety seizes me and I mumble.
“Is something wrong?”
Enzo has lost his words, it would seem.
“Where exactly are you two going tonight?”
It’s Tony who asks.
“I’ve got VIP tickets to Elysium.”
“You’re going to a club?”
My body must have jumped out of my skin. Enzo’s voice boomed through the foyer echoing around us.
“Y-yes, I’ve never been to a club before. I thought it would be a good experience on my birthday.”
“Brother…”
Tony puts his hand on Enzo’s shoulder, seemingly grounding him. What am I witnessing here? Enzo clears his throat.
“Uhm, I didn’t know it was your birthday, Elena. Well not until Evelyn mentioned it to Tony.”
There’s no way he could have known it. Cecelia only knew because she had asked me a while ago.
“That’s okay, I didn’t expect you to know.”
“Yes, well, it is a special day and after all that you have done for Angelo and I you deserve to unwind. Which is why Tony and I were just talking about joining you ladies tonight.”
“We were?” Tony asks in a whisper
“Yes, just now when the ladies were upstairs you said we should take them out.” He looks at Tony sternly as if he magically forgot the conversation they apparently just had.
“Oh, Y- yes. Quite true. I did say that didn’t I?” Tony says through clenched teeth.
“Yes, pardon me Bellissima, you have taken my breath away and as a result my brain seems to have lost some of its function. You look ravishing.”
He kisses the back of my hand before turning towards Evie.
“I don’t believe I’ve ever seen you look so dazzling before.” He kisses the back of her hand as well.
“Yes, well, take a good look Casanova because you won’t be seeing all of this again.”
“You see why we must escort you Si? Such beauties shouldn’t be out alone. We’ll keep you safe.”
With that he winks at us and heads towards the library.
“Just give us a minute to get ready and we’ll be with you shortly.”
Enzo turns to follow Tony, leaving Evie and I to stare at each other utterly lost.
“What the hell was that all about?”
“Damned if I know.” I shrug my shoulders. “But it would seem that we have escorts for the evening.”
“So, it would seem, excuse me while I do a happy dance… NOT!”
I roll my eyes at her.
“You know what Ellie? I’m going to uninvite them. We don’t need anyone killing our vibe.”
She starts to march off in the direction the two men had gone and I quickly grab her by the wrist.
“You can’t do that!”
“Why the fuck not?”
“I don’t know… it’s… it’s rude.”
“Urgh! Fine, but if Enzo behaves like a wet blanket… I’m kicking his rock-hard Italian ass.”