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Checking the time on my phone, I quickly slipped my wallet and keys into the pockets and cracked my door open. “Aiden?” I called.
No answer.
Good. He’d probably left to pick up his food. No way in hell could I walk past him in this and not have to answer a million questions about where I was going.
After locking up the apartment, I hurried down to the main entrance.
A shiny black town car was double parked in front of the building. The window lowered, revealing a familiar face.
“Ready?” Vlado asked.
“Yeah.” I hurried over to the car but came to a skidding stop a few feet from it.
“Testing out the new shoes?” He smiled.
Vlado was a handsome guy when he was all broody and tough, but he wasgorgewhen he smiled. He reminded me of Kai with his dark hair, dark eyes, tattoos, and bulging muscles, but his smile was wide and lit up his entire face.
“Yeah. I mean no. The shoes are fine. I just don’t know how to do this.”
“Opening the door is a good first step.”
“I know that.” I shot him an unimpressed look. “I just mean I don’t know where to sit. Up front like a normal person? In the back like you’re the help?”
The rear driver’s side window slid down. “Get in the car, Nicholas.”
“Nick,” I corrected. “I don’t like being called Nicholas. Too many flashbacks to getting scolded by every authority figure ever about how I need to learn to sit still and pay attention.”
“My apologies.” Evan pushed the door open and slid across the seat so I could get in.
“It’s fine, just don’t do it again.” I pulled the door closed. “Holy shit.” I looked around the car. “Is this thing like Mary Poppins’s purse? How does it look normal from the outside but gigantic inside? Talk about leg room.”
The interior of the car had a single bench seat that was made of the softest leather I’d ever felt and close to four feet of empty space in front of it. The front of the car was separated from the back area like in a taxi, only the window part was open.
Evan gave me a critical sweep. The heat in his eyes was a welcome little ego boost. I knew I looked good, but it was always nice to see appreciation.
“Do I pass muster?” I asked.
“You do,” he said as Vlado pulled away from the curb.
I brushed my gaze down Evan’s frame, lingering on the way his suit pulled tight around his wide shoulders and thick thighs. He really was fine. “So do you.”
He grinned. “Thank you.”
“So, what’s the deal tonight?” I asked.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, what’s the deal? Where are we going? Who will be there? What kind of boyfriend do you want me to be? I literally have zero details and I don’t like being unprepared.”
“We’re attending a cocktail party. Most of the attendees will be people I know through my business dealings.”
“Okay.” I drummed my fingers on my thigh. “Sounds boring.”
He smirked. “It will be.”
“What kind of boyfriend am I supposed to be?”
“The kind who’s madly in love with me.”
