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“Like them? I love them… but right now, I’d enjoy nothing more than to rip those little petals off your body. I saw you right when I walked in, and it made me hopelessly restless.”
“Is that so? And what did you think?”
“About how frustrating it is to be me.” The scorch of Alejandro’s growl fell into the crevice of my neck as he splayed his hand further up my bare thigh, threatening to yank my dress off. Although we were curtained with privacy, I wondered if others could still somehow see us, not that I’d mind.
“Oh, really?”
“Of course, I’m not above saying that I’m a jealous man. That dress gets to hug your hips, and it makes me want to react.”
“Then, tell me all about it,” I taunted, but Alejandro didn’t smile.
“Oh… I’d rather show you, good girl.” He pulled me into his side, one hand possessively gripped onto my stomach, the other now so near my pussy, that I could feel the heat of his knuckle near my clit. “Guess I gotta be patient. It’s not my strong suit.”
“Apparently with tequila it is,” I raised my glass. “Aged in a barrel? How could you possibly wait?”
“It took more than three years, but good things are worth the wait. How’d you like it?”
“Tastes like the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me,” I answered. “Can’t say I’ve had a signature liquor ever dedicated in my honor before.”
“So, the cat’s out of the bag? Right, Gemstone?” He kissed into my ear.
“You’re too clever for your own good. Which makes this all so odd.” I leaned my head onto his shoulder, playing with the cuff of his jacket.
“How so?”
“This. The party, the people? They’re all so happy. They’re all out there losing their minds, but not you.”
“If I’m being honest, the whole thing bores me.”
“You don’t really want to do this, do you?”
“No, and in fact, this is the last contractual party I’ll ever have, something the sponsors of Don Jefe wanted. These events were always wrong for me to throw, but in the past served a different purpose. This Hollywood lifestyle was always a dangerous distraction from the problems I refused to face, but I won’t allow it to happen anymore. Besides, at this point, Gemma, I’m only killing time.”
“Until what, exactly?”
“Until I’m with you again,” he answered, breathing me in, kissing the top of my head.
I shut my eyes, leaning further into his chest, his body supporting mine as my cheek touched his chin.
“You should be celebrating your hard work. This is your passion, something you share with your brother, right?” I reminded. “Is he here?”
Alejandro bobbled his head. Yes? No? “Not tonight…” he settled, “but he’s the reason I’m here, and honestly, he’s better off in Jalisco, especially after all he’s been through, he deserves the rest he can get. Trust me, I wish I could switch places with him, sometimes.”
“Then, why don’t you?”
“Because there’s something much better waiting for me.”
“Like what?”
“Like you. I’d do anything for what we could be. I’d burn it all to the ground, if it only meant that I could keep you as mine for another second.”
I paused, not immediately answering, ruminating in the pool of his candid forwardness. Alejandro had always been bold, but it never made it less surprising. “I would never ask you to do something like that. You’ve given up so much for this,” I said, sensing how dangerous I could be to Hollywood, or even his fans. He placed so much power into me, the sheer thought of controlling his future made my palms uncomfortably wet.
“Others have given up more. It’s no secret that I came from a broken home, but I’ve been blessed with a few good people. Ivanna, Lina, my mother included. Regardless, I can’t hold onto something that’s temporary, when all I want is forever.” Alejandro tilted my head, studying the distance between my eyes and lips.
“I should be so lucky to ever be a woman like those you just mentioned.”
“Who says you aren’t? You’re all I want, Gemma. No more past, no more issues, no more questions on who wants us or who hurt us. Just you and me. People made sacrifices for where I am now… and what would all their sacrifices be for if not to someday make me happy?” Alejandro looked at the bottle ofPiedra Preciosa.“Happiness is a treasure, it’s a gemstone… And fuck if I didn’t find the most precious one of all.” A strobe of light oscillated around the room, momentarily catching his face with its blood red shine.
