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Luke and I walk up the infinite stairs together, my arm wrapped around his. His driver is holding an umbrella above our heads, taking two steps at a time to ensure he stays in tandem with us.
There are paparazzi taking pictures of us from down the stairs, making me raise an eyebrow. Stoneview has always been too classy for the paparazzi.
“What have you done?” I ask Luke.
“Not me, my dad. Bakers Co. is getting a bit of unwanted attention.”
“Do I want to know?”
“Nope.” Changing the topic, he looks me up and down. “You’re making me look small,” he mumbles as we get to the last step.
“Aw.” I pinch his cheek playfully. “Nothing wrong with being small, and I’ve always been taller than you.”
He gives his invite to the security guards posted at the entrance. One checks the piece of paper, and the other checks me out before giving me a big smile. My eyes fall on the ring on his finger while his lands on my tits. What a dick. They’re real fucking small, what’s so interesting there?
I’m wearing a long black dress with a bodice made of sheer mesh and a thick black band that covers my chest. Two chains of fake diamonds as straps. A long skirt made of silk and covered in black mesh with two slits going high enough that I shouldnottake a long step. The tattoos on my arms and on my shoulder are showing, while anyone can also see the ones around my waist through the bodice.
That’s what it takes for that guard to keep his eyes glued to me.
“How’s the wife?” I ask him, just to remind him his ring is noticeable.
“What?” he replies, shaking his head like I was a witch entrancing him.
“She hot?” I insist, giving him a quick wink.
“Stop it,” Luke chuckles next to me. He grabs my hand, pulling me inside while I glare at the security guard.
My best friend and I sneak to the bar between the main course and dessert. It doesn’t take us long to get a few drinks in. Wine and champagne were great, but I need something a little stronger to get over seeing Rachel and Conor surrounded by their mutual families at the head table. My eyes keep returning to her,alwaysfinding her among the hundreds of people.
“Seriously, who needs such a huge engagement party?” Jamie asks, joining Luke and me at the bar.
“Someone with a tiny dick,” I answer, making her choke on her champagne. “Jamie, I can’t believe you managed to escape Jake.”
She shrugs. “He can’t keep an eye on me atalltimes, can he?”
“Naïve thinking,” Luke adds.
“I need the bathroom,” Jamie tells us, putting her glass on the bar. “Rose, can you come with me?”
“Sure.” I give Luke my drink and follow Jamie to the bathroom.
Only when she’s washing her hands, she finally tells me what she’s been dying to since I’ve been back.
“How is he?” she asks out of nowhere, her eyes focused on the soap she’s rubbing on her hands.
I have to stretch my neck, refocusing myself, before I can say anything.
“I’m sorry,” I tell her. “That you had to be the brave one and ask about it. I should have talked to you.”
She shakes her head, still focused on her hands. “You shouldn’t have to talk about your time with the Wolves. I just…I just want to know how Aaron is doing.”
I nod even though she’s not watching me. Jamie’s relationship with her brother is precarious, and it’s not something for me to get in the middle of.
I take too long thinking of what to tell her exactly, and she spirals into that infamous curiosity of hers that always gets her in trouble.
“I’m not…I’m not saying tell me everything. I might not be able to take it. But I need to know, Rose. What kind of things does he do? Is he hurt? Does he want to leave?” She rubs her hands so harshly under the water, the skin is starting to turn pink. “Surely he wants to leave them…I still haven’t told my mom, you know? That he’s alive? What’s the point if he’s never leaving the Wolves anyway?”
“Jamie,” I say softly. From behind her, I put a hand on hers. With the other one, I turn off the tap. I’m now encircling her with my arms from behind and her eyes go up to peer at me through the mirror. “He’s fine,” I tell her.
