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“It was. I’m still not right after all of it. I can’t get him out of my head, no matter how much I hate him.” I sigh and she tilts her head at me.
“And may I ask why exactly you do hate him?” she questions and I can’t help but scoff at her.
“Um, hello, have you met him? He’s rude. He’s arrogant. He’s got serious fucking mood swings and not to mention, he’s a complete and total asshole.” I hiss, but she just smiles widely at me.
“And?” she asks, her fingers drumming against the countertop as she stares me down before I give in and sigh.
“And he kisses like a total god and I swear, I have never felt my knees shake like that before. I had to change my underwear for godsake, Sof. I’ve never, ever felt like this before. It’s like he awoke something that I didn’t even know existed inside of me.” I admit and her smile widens so much that I fear her face might actually split in two.
“So, what’s the problem then?” she asks and I frown at her.
“The problem is that he’s my dead husband's best friend. That he is my business partner. That I can’t fucking stand him yet somehow, I want him to fuck the life right out of me.”
She chuckles and shakes her head at me, her hand wrapping around the stem of her wine glass before she lifts it and swallows the rest of the red liquid inside of it.
“Those don’t sound like problems to me, Scar. They sound like excuses.” she says and I’m about to start the rebuttal, but she stops me.
“They are excuses, Scarlett and you and I both know it. Luis is gone and I know it hurts, I know it seems wrong to want Nico because of it, but he’s gone. Everything here is yours now, so do what you want with it. Including his best friend.” She winks at me and I try to swat at her, but she dodges the blow.
“It’s nothing to be ashamed of, babe. We all know he’s hot and I know more than anyone, that Luis wasn’t fulfilling your needs. In and out of the bedroom. So, if it’s someone’s blessing you need, then you have mine. Fuck his friend and fuck him good.” She winks and I swear I might actually die of embarrassment.
She gets up from the counter and makes her way to where I am sitting, her small hand resting on my bare shoulder as she bends to kiss the top of my hand.
“It’s your life now, Scarlett. So do what you want with it. The only person judging you is yourself. You’re free now, to do whatever brings you happiness.” she whispers and I try not to cry from her sweet words.
God, I really love this woman. I would be lost without her.
“Even if that happiness comes in the form of multiple orgasms from his best friend.” She chuckles.
Never mind.
“Goodnight, Sofia.” I shake my head at her, my hand patting hers as she gives me one more kiss before she walks out of the room and leaves me with my loneliness once more.
I finish my glass of wine and seal the open bottle. I walk it to the bar and set it on the shelf and before I turn around, I hear footsteps walking away from the kitchen. I look around, confused and just chalk it up to Sofia lingering before going to bed. It’s nearly one in the morning and everyone is already in dreamland, a place where I most definitely need to be right now.
I turn the lights off and make my way through the foyer and to the grand staircase. When I see that the front door is locked and that the alarm is set, I turn on my heel and walk up the staircase and to my new bedroom. My black dress is still laying on the bed, my heels scattered across the floor. I shut the door behind me and begin tidying up. I hang my dress and put away my shoes in the walk-in closet, staring at my suitcases that still carry my clothes and stand in the large space. I should put all of them away, solidify the fact that this is now my new, lonely future, here in this room. I should, but right now, I am fucking exhausted and really flustered from the conversation I just had with Sofia. Flustered because once again, Nico Acosta has slithered his way into my mind. Will I ever know peace?
I turn out of the closet and make my way to the bed, freezing when I lock eyes with a pair of freshly polished Italian loafers dangling off my queen sized mattress. Loafers that are worn by a pair of very large feet, feet that are attached to the strongest and longest legs I’ve ever seen.
“It’s awfully late, isn’t it, kitten?” Nico asks, his dark and rough voice filling the quiet space of my bedroom.
I feel my skin tighten and my pulse quicken, every hair on my body standing as my womb twitches in response to his nickname, a nickname that I should hate as much as him.
“Why are you here?” I ask, my eyes narrowed as I cross my arms, doing my best to shield my hard nipples that threaten to poke through the thin fabric of my white, silk slip.
He stares at my chest hard, his dark eyes void of any emotion as he looks me up and down now. He shifts on the bed, scooting to the edge and resting his long arms on his bent knees, his feet planted against the floor as he continues to stare me down. A long strand of his dark hair falls over his brow and for some reason that doesn’t make any ounce of sense, my fingers twitch in hopes to move it away, to touch him.
“You know why I am, Scarlett. We have things to discuss.” he says and I roll my eyes at him.
“It’s one in the morning, Nico. I’m not in the mood to talk about Lorenzo. I’ve had a long day and it can wait until morning.” I say, moving to walk around him towards the other side of the bed.
His arm snaps out, his rough hand wrapping around my thigh before he pulls me between his open legs. I freeze then, my entire body trembling from his sudden and rough touch. I don’t even dare breathe because I fear he might sense it, this overwhelming desire that I feel for him.
“I’m not here to talk about that bastard. I’m here to talk about what happened between us at the clubhouse.” he says, his voice low and thick, wrapping around me like a snake.
“I don’t want to talk about that. Quite frankly, I’d like to forget it even happened. It was a momentary lapse of judgment-”
“A momentary lapse that had your knees weak and your womb tight? Because I kissed you like a god?” he growls, my eyes widening as he repeats the words I whispered to Sofia just minutes ago.
