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From his Patek Philippe watch to his handcrafted Testoni shoes, he looks like he was born to be a king. He’s even got hair that he wears with the same pride and confidence a lion wears his mane.
He wields his charm like a weapon and has slain the heart of every man, woman, and child who lays eyes on his.
Including Lucas.
He’s got a man crush on Graham that made living with him over the last year nearly unbearable. He talked about Graha
m like he knew him.
The scrape of the chair beside me reminds me where I am—at a fund-raiser. With my boyfriend, his parents, and business partners. And right now, all of them are staring wide-eyed between Graham and me.
Great.
“Mr. Davis, it’s such an honor. I didn’t know you and Apollo were friends,” Lucas says as he comes to stand beside me. His voice is an octave higher than it normally is. I stand up, too, not comfortable with having these two men standing over me.
When his hand goes around my waist, he doesn’t seem to notice the way I stiffen at his touch or the way Graham’s gaze narrows on the hand that he’s resting on my hip. I stifle my urge to step away, and I remind myself that Graham has no right to look that way.
He leans in, plucks me out of Lucas’s grasp and wraps his arms around me in a hug so all-encompassing, I nearly faint from the rush of energy that passes between us.
“You look fucking amazing,” he says, his voice gruff and low, his breath hot on my ear, sending chills down my neck as he presses a kiss to my cheek.
I can’t stop my arms from coming up and wrapping around him. I hug back and let myself smell him, feel him, drown in him for a fraction of a minute before I pull away.
He lets me go, but reluctantly, and takes a step back. His eyes hold mine in a possessive but tender gaze that makes me want to step back into his arms.
I look at Lucas.
He’s staring at Graham, eyes wide. “So, you’re like really friends?” He turns around to the table where his parents, sister and business partners are all sitting staring at Graham in awe.
“Can you believe my girlfriend is friends with the Graham Davis?” he asks them, with a laugh.
Graham’s eyes fly to mine, all traces of charm and humor absent.
I wish the ground would open up and swallow me whole.
Lucas faces him again and is clearly too blinded by the stars in his eyes to see that Graham is not amused. His grin only widens. “Apollo knows I’m your biggest fan. I can’t believe she never mentioned this.”
I want to die. I give Lucas an apologetic smile. “Well, it’s been—”
“Oh, Apollo.” Graham’s eyes widen, and he shakes his head in mock disappointment. “You’ve never mentioned your very oldest and best friend in the whole world to Lucas?”
He looks back at Lucas, his megawatt, superstar smile on full blast. Poor Lucas looks like he’s going to faint. “May I call you Lucas, Mr. Wilmot?” he asks unnecessarily.
Lucas just nods. He has a stupid, lovesick smile on his face. If Graham called him a goat fucker right now, he’d probably thank him for the honor.
“You’re best friends? With Apollo?” Lucas looks back and forth between us, his eyes wide with surprise and delight.
“Well, we used to be. It’s, uh—” I look at Lucas and try to smile casually.
“It’s been a while.” Graham finishes my sentence for me.
“Are you attending the gala?” Lucas asks, not even trying to disguise his hope.
“Well, no, I’m staying at this … hotel.” He looks around the room as if he wasn’t sure whether or not it was good enough for him before he turns his friendly smile back on Lucas.
“I was checking in and saw your gallery on the event banner.” His eyes slide to mine, his smile triumphant as he says, “Great name.”
Where’s my magic cloak of invisibility when I need it?
