The maffiaboss who saved me

Chapter 25

Nora POV

I sit on the couch with my bathrobe on, reading a magazine while I wait for Eliza to get out of the shower. After twenty minutes I hear her blow dryer making noise in the bathroom. I go to the fridge and grab a bottle of wine and two glasses and take it with me to the bathroom. Eliza looks at me in the reflection of the mirror and starts to smile.

“Just what I need!” She sighs.

“All this hair, it’s just so much work.”

“Here, let me do it.” I take over the blow dryer and brush and start to blow out her hair. In the meantime she opens the bottle and fills up the glasses.

“Shall I do your hair when you’re done?” Eliza sips from her glass and I nod.

“I was thinking about curling it.” She says. When I’m finished blow drying her hair I plug in the straightening iron and polish her hair with it so it’s nice and shiny and falls straight down ‘till just above her hips. We switch places and Eliza starts to blow dry my hair as I drink the wine. We talk and laugh while getting ready and helping each other with our make-up. After an hour we’re ready to get dressed. I gave her a black and silver, smokey eyes look and she used gold and bronze tints with glitter and a bold eyeliner on me. Eliza has already picked out her outfit and disappears into the bathroom while I stand in front of the closet and wonder what I’m going to wear. Suddenly my eye falls on something, my black bodysuit. I tap my finger on my chin, discussing with myself whether I could pull it off or not.

“Ah, f*ck it. Just do it.” I tell myself and grab the bodysuit. I put it on and then I pull myself into a pair of black, high-waist skinny jeans and a white blazer. My new pair of black, strappy heels finish the look, together with a long, gold-looking necklace, earrings and a bracelet with strass. Just as I close the last earring the bathroom door opens and Eliza gasps as she sees me.

“Too much?” I cringe.

“What? No! You look smoking hot!” Her eyes almost pop out of her head.

“If I weren’t fully attracted to men I think I would even try to make a move on you tonight.” She inspects me from top to bottom.

“Well, you don’t look bad yourself, boo.” I say as I check her outfit. Eliza is wearing a white, skinny jeans, a red top with long, flared sleeves and a pair of matching red heels. Her look is finished with silver ear hoops and a large necklace.

“Thanks.” She squeaks. I walk back into the bathroom to brush my teeth and put on some perfume. Just as I sit down on the couch in the living room my phone beeps.

Colin: “We’ll be there in 5 minutes x”

Nora: “Ok, we’ll get downstairs x”

“They’re arriving in five minutes.” I tell Eliza and we both get up from the couch. She grabs her shiny, silver clutch and checks if she put all of her stuff in it. I put my phone in my golden clutch with glitters and we check ourselves one last time in the mirror on the wall of her hallway.

“Oh wait, before we leave.” Eliza grabs her phone and opens her camera. Instantly we pose in front of the mirror as she takes a few pictures.

“Ok, now we’re good.” She puts her phone back in her clutch and closes the door behind us. We go downstairs, laughing. The men are waiting outside of the limo and all three of them straighten up when they see us walking through the door.

“Hi!’ I smile widely when we get to them.

“Well, hello there you two beautiful pieces of art.” Nate smiles. I look at Jared and his eyes are focused on Eliza, his jaw barely winning the fight against gravity. When I look at Colin I see him swallow hard and clench his jaw.

“Lost your tongue?” I ask him teasingly and he shakes his head like he’s getting ripped out of a trance.

“I was just overwhelmed by your looks.” His arm wraps around my waist and pulls me closer as he leans forward and places a kiss on my forehead. He leans in a bit more and whispers in my ear.

“I’m considering dropping the others off at the club and taking you back to my place.”

His words give me goosebumps all over my body and tingles in my stomach.

“Am I making it this hard for you, mr. Davies?” I whisper back and I feel his hand grabbing my ass and squeezing it tightly.

“You are making certain things hard indeed, mrs. Young.” He groans softly.

“Are you guys coming or what?” Nate interrupts our little chat and we step away from each other. He opens the door for me and I get in, Colin coming right after me and scooping me closer to him as he sits next to me. Jared gets in and takes place in front of us and taps on the seat next to him when Eliza gets into the limo.

“Behave yourself.” She glares playfully at him but still takes the seat next to Jared.

“Oh darling, I always do.” Jared casually stretches his arms above his head and smoothly he lets one arm fall around Eliza’s shoulders. We all burst out laughing and Nate closes the door behind him. Colin taps on the small window between us and the driver and the limo drives off. During the ride we all laugh and chat with each other but Colin seems a bit absentminded.

“Everything alright?” I ask as I lay my hand on his thigh. He lays his hand over mine and squeezes it.

“Yeah, there was just some trouble at the hotel before we left and it lingers in my mind. Don’t worry about it.” He places a kiss on my cheek and it makes me feel cherished. We stop in front of the club and Nate opens the door before the driver even has a chance to get out of the driver’s seat. When we’re all standing on the sidewalk I see William coming towards us.

“Oh hi, William.” I greet him with a smile.

“Good evening, mrs. Nora.” He smiles back.

“I’ll call you when you need to pick us up again.” Colin tells him and I still get the impression that he doesn’t seem quite himself.

“Enjoy your night everyone.”

“Thank you, William.” We all say in chorus before we head to the entrance. Again, there is a long queue of people trying to get in and the men lead us straight to the bouncer.

“Good evening, gentlemen.” The bouncer nods his head and lets us in.

“Dude, you walk in here like you own the place.” Eliza says in disbelief and all three of the men chuckle.

“What?” She asks while the men take off their jackets and hand them over to the lady at the cloakroom.

“Shall I tell her?” Jared grins at his two brothers and Colin shrugs as he rolls up the sleeves of his shirt.

“We do own this place.” Jared says casually and Eliza and I both gasp. I walk up to Colin and smack him on his chest.

“Why didn’t you tell me this before?” I ask him slightly offended and he laughs.

“Would it have made any difference to you? Would you be feeling more or less for me if you knew?” He pulls me into his arms.

“No, you know I don’t care about such things. I’m just wondering how much of these surprises you have for me.” I pout and he kisses me on the lips.

“You know all you need to know about me, baby doll. All the rest is negligible.” He smiles.

“Come on you lovebirds. I need some alcohol.” Eliza shouts and we let go of each other and follow the rest into the club. Nate orders our drinks at the bar and hands them out to all of us. After half an hour of dancing and laughing Colin leans in to me.

“Baby doll, there is a business partner waiting for us upstairs and me and my brothers need to go talk to him for a moment. Will you two be alright down here by yourselves?” He asks me.

“Ofcourse, we’ve done this before we knew you guys so we’ll be fine. Don’t worry.” I kiss him on his cheek.

“Just get back down here real quick.”

“I will.” He presses his lips on mine and soon our tongues are strangled in each other and I feel Colin’s hand grabbing my ass and pulling me closer. After a minute we pull away from each other and Colin taps Jared on his shoulder, who is all over Eliza at the moment. They part reluctantly and I notice Eliza blushing. Jared leans in to her and I see her nodding so I suppose he told her the same thing that Colin told me. The three brothers leave and Eliza and I start to dance with each other. We drink, laugh, have fun and totally lose track of time as the alcohol kicks in more and more. She leans in to me and wraps her arm around my neck, pulling me into a hug and I feel some of her drink dripping on my back.

“I really love you, you know? You’re my best friend!” She shouts in my ear.

“I love you too!” I smile and take my glass from one hand into the other behind her back. She places a kiss on my cheek and loosens her grip on me. We hook our arms together and empty our glass in one gulp. She grabs my glass out of my hand and places it on the tray that the passing waiter is holding up. We laugh and dance some more and I feel like it’s been a long time since I’ve had so much fun in the club. Suddenly I feel a pair of hands grabbing me from behind and instinctively I place my hands over them and sway my hips on the rhythm of the music. The alcohol is really kicking in right now and my vision is starting to get blurry. I close my eyes for a second and enjoy the music. When I open them again I notice Eliza dancing with a man but to my surprise it’s not Jared like I expected. I turn around to see who’s holding me and gasp when I see a stranger grin at me. The next moment he gets pulled away roughly and I see Colin reaching out for me as Jared and Nate pass by me. I lose all feeling in my legs and then it all turns black.