A quick whiz of a private elevator ride took us up to the top floor of the hotel where the exclusive party was being held at the rooftop bar. The mont that the elevator door opened, it was like I was transported into another world or a parallel universe. Everyone in the party had the aura of being soone important or famous and they were all dressed the part.
I gulped as I felt my legs shaking. Now, I understood why Hayden needed to bring
to Bruno’s for a complete makeover. No way in hell, would anyone believe that I’m the host of this party’s girlfriend if I hadn’t played dress up. With my makeover, at least I could sohow blend in with this crowd.
Feeling so nervous and out of place, I glanced over at Hayden just to see that he looked so comfortable where he was. It was like he belonged naturally in this environnt and that reminded
once again of how different we were.
"Follow ," Hayden whispered softly into my ears before I felt the warmth of his fingers gently circling my wrist as he took my wrist into his hand.
"Oh…ok…" I replied softly, slightly in a daze. My mind focused on the gentle touch of his hand around my wrist.
Hayden led
through the crowd until we ca to an entrance that seed to be restricted. There were two very big and tall guards standing on either side of the door. However, they nodded firmly in acknowledgent when they saw Hayden’s face. One of the guards bowed politely and opened the door for us to enter.
"Oh wow! Finally…you’re here, Hayden!"
A man’s voice called out excitedly the mont that we walked in through the door. I didn’t have to make a wild guess to realize that that voice belonged to Josh, one of Hayden’s best friends…and my fake boyfriend for the night.
"I wish I didn’t need to be here…but…" Hayden said to his friend in a monotone voice.
"Don’t be like that! You’re going to kill the mood," Josh said as he ca to clap Hayden on the back.
"Yeah…whatever you say…" Hayden replied coldly, shrugging off Josh’s arm from around his shoulders.
I just stood behind Hayden as the two n spoke to each other, unsure what I should be doing in this situation. Do I introduce myself?
"Oh...and who would this stunning woman be?" Josh said as his eyes fell on .
Now that he was up close, I had to say that Josh was way more than decent looking. He was at least worthy of the words ’super handso’. Josh had very sharp and manly features, dark brown hair and matching eyes and a beard. His piercing only added to his alluring bad boy look and the thin white shirt he had on did nothing to hide his rip tan muscles that were underneath.
He wasn’t as tall as Hayden, but he was still very tall and his smile was stunning as well.
I guess just like how beautiful girls like to stick together, good looking guys probably did the sa?
"This is Malissa," Hayden introduced
curtly.
"I didn’t know that you had a girlfriend," Josh said, his eyes never leaving my face. His intense gaze was starting to make
blush.
"She’s not my girlfriend but she’s going to be acting as your girlfriend for the duration of this party," Hayden stated factually.
"Oh…so she’s the one that you were telling
about. I honestly didn’t think that she would be such a beauty," Josh said as he smiled at .
"Thank you…nice to et you," I said a little shyly.
"The pleasure is all mine, trust ," Josh said, his smile reaching his eyes.
Josh seed like a very nice and easy-going person. His way of speaking was kind, refined and well-mannered, although he could sound a little on the flirty side. However, I didn’t mind that.
"So, what do we do now?" Hayden asked, impatiently.
"Janine should be here soon…unfortunately," Josh said as he shook his head in dismay.
"Well, good luck to you both," Hayden said, clearly suggesting that his role was over and that whatever happened next wasn’t his problem.
"Have a seat, Malissa," Josh said as he gestured for
to sit on the long red velvet sofa.
Hayden sat down on a sofa on the opposite side without waiting for an invitation. I could tell that he felt totally at ho in this place.
"Thank you…" I whispered politely as I approached the sofa and slowly sat down.
I wondered what I had to do exactly when Janine arrived. I still felt a little awkward around Josh and the fact that Hayden is just sitting there wasn’t helping at all.
"Don’t worry. I’ll do all the talking and you just need to follow along, that’s all," Josh said to
as if he could read the worry in my mind.
Josh ca and sat down next to . I wasn’t sure if I was overthinking it, but it seed like he was sitting quite close to …too close. I could feel the heat of his body as his body brushed against mine when he moved. I felt the head of his thigh next to mine and that just made
more nervous about this situation.
I glanced over at Hayden and saw that he was totally spaced out without a care in the world. That bastard clearly isn’t going to offer
any help at all. As far as I’m concerned, he might as well not be here at all. I felt so angry, knowing that I’m stuck in this bizarre situation because of him and he’s not doing anything to take responsibility.
"Umm…ok…" I mumbled in response.
Josh flashed
a reassuring smile and asked if I wanted sothing to drink. I knew that I wasn’t great at holding my alcohol, so I asked for so juice instead. I could definitely use the sugar right now. A waiter appeared in no ti at all to serve my order. I sipped at the juice as I pondered what best to do in this situation.
Without another option, I decided to let Josh take the lead and just do whatever seed to make sense at the ti.
--To be continued…
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