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For a split second, Elio pulled back to glance down at me. His expression was filled with wonder and astonishment.
“How did I get so lucky to have you in my life?” he asked.
I could feel a deep shade of pink spreading across my cheeks. A small smile slowly curled the corners of my mouth.
It was like the air around us lightened tremendously, and I was more than happy to take advantage of it.
With a raised brow, I trailed my hand up his chest and peered deep into his eyes.
“Oh, lucky, huh?” I smirked. “I don’t know about that….”
Elio drew his brows together in question.
“Why’s that?”
“Because, if we were really that lucky, you and I wouldn’t be outside at the foot of the driveway right now,” I informed him.
“No? Where would we be then?”
My smile deepened while an arousing heat of lust pooled beneath my stomach. I reached further up to curl my fingers through his thick hair, loving the soft, silky feel of him.
“We’d be upstairs in the bedroom. No more party. No more people. Just us,” I hushed.
Elio traced my bottom lip with the calloused pad of his thumb. His eyes grew hooded as the tip of my tongue peeked out to swipe against him. A disgruntled groan tore from his throat.
“What else?” he pushed.
A jolt of excitement wound through me as I felt the hardness of his muscles tense beneath my hands.
“Our clothes are lying scattered all over the floor and I’m on my knees in front of you—hmm!”
Elio let out a sharp curse before diving down to capture my lips in a soul-searing kiss. His tongue pressed against the seam of my mouth, demanding entrance. I happily gave it to him along with the silent acceptance of having his hands feel up the length of my body.
“You drive me fucking nuts,” he hissed. “I ought to tear this dress off of you and bend you over the hood of this car.”
A sharp gasp slipped past my lips. Holy shit—I shouldn’t have entertained such an idea for as long as I did. Not that Elio was actually going to act on his word, but the thought of it happening was enough to make me wet between my thighs.
Instead, he continued to kiss me with longing and heavy passion until a sudden sound caused us both to turn our heads.
Leo stood just a few feet away with his hand curled up to his mouth, coughing.
Elio raises his brows, giving him the silent message, ‘This better be good.’
“Alessandro wants to talk with you,” Leo explained.
Elio nodded his head and gave me one last squeeze before heading back toward the house. I felt instantly colder now that he’d left my side. I glanced back at Leo and awkwardly folded my arms over my chest.
“What’s that about?” I asked him.
Why did Alessandro need to talk to Elio so soon?
But Leo merely shrugged in response. The guy tilted his head to the side, gesturing toward the front door.
“Come on, we should head back too.”
I raised a skeptical brow, knowing fully well that there was more than I was being told. Regardless, I followed Leo back into the house and rejoined the party as though I was never missed.
I wasn’t entirely concerned about not being invited to join in on the conversation between Elio and Alessandro, because I knew that in the end, Elio was going to fill me in on it later.
*Elio*
‘Well,’ I thought numbly to myself, ‘that’s one way of getting rid of a raging hard-on.’
I weaved my way through the small cluster of people to get to the private office toward the back of the house. I hadn’t the slightest idea what Alessandro needed to talk to me about, and honestly, I didn’t really have much focus to give at the moment.
Today had already felt like a whirlwind of emotions. I’d been excited that everyone was willing to come out to celebrate the news of me becoming the new Don in the States, only to then have my father pop whatever bubble of elation I’d felt.
His words from earlier still felt like lead in my stomach. I should have known better than to think I could delay telling him anything. I rolled my eyes in bitter exhaustion… as if anything was capable of getting past his notice.
I just hadn’t thought it would happen so soon. I’d thought I’d at least get my feet wet in the new business with Antonio and prove to my dad that I had everything under control and that he didn’t need to feel so negatively about my position. But it didn’t matter, it seemed.
And Cat’s timing couldn’t have been more perfect. At first, I wasn’t sure that I wanted to be around anyone. Whenever it came to facing my dad with an open-ended issue, I wasn’t exactly the easiest person to be around. But Cat saw right through my anger and refused to leave me to face it alone.
It should’ve been considered illegal how much I loved this woman. She truly knew how to make me feel better, and she also got me heavily aroused within seconds. I wasn’t kidding when I made that salacious remark about bending her over the hood of some car, and I had to try not to think about it as I kept walking toward my meeting with Alessandro.
Cat knew just the right way to grab my attention and rile me up at the same time. As appreciative as I was for everyone’s support in me, I was really looking forward to the end of the evening when I could finally get Cat all to myself again.
I finally made it to my office and quietly slipped inside to find Alessandro waiting for me. I closed the door behind me and was instantly handed a glass of bourbon.
I cracked an amused smile. “You wanted to speak to me?” I asked.
Alessandro’s features softened while he let out a deep chuckle.
“I wanted to properly congratulate you for tonight,” he said evenly. “I’m happy that I finally have someone I can trust should things ever go wrong….”
My brows pulled together as his voice trailed off.
“What do you mean?” I questioned.
I wasn’t sure how I felt about the sudden change in his tone, having just been congratulated. Something solemn passed over Alessandro’s face that caused an unsettling feeling to creep down my spine like a cold hand.
Oh.
“Believe me, it’s not a topic one likes to harp on,” he explained. “But it is something that needs to be thought out just in case, you know?”
I nodded my head while still trying to gain control of my thoughts. Of all the things to be discussed, this had to have been the last on my mental list.
“So, as I was saying, should things go wrong, at least I know I have someone reliable and level-headed to step in for me.”
To say I was stunned was, in fact, an understatement. I was certain that Alessandro had dozens of other guys who were more than capable of stepping in to take his place should the need ever arise. Yet here he was, suggesting that I was the man he wanted for the position.
“In fact, I think it would be just easier to say that I want you to take over if anything should happen to me,” he stated firmly.
It was a strange mixture of astonishment and pride that filled my chest. I briefly struggled to find the right words.