Strip For Him

Night Out

The wedding day was for two days now. Everything was already prepared and for the first time in my life, I can say that the bride and the groom were nowhere near stressed. Alena and Dean seemed pretty relaxed and happy. They already had everything prepared and the only thing left is the 'I do', that they will have to say on the big day.

"What's up?" Rose asked as she asked in the living room. Jace sat next to her and started playing with a strand of her hair. I shrugged, not really knowing what to do. Damian has not really talked to me since Ross's arrival last night. I had a strong feeling that he was kinda pissed after the whole Ross situation yesterday.

"What about we play a game?" Alena asked as she sat down, on the floor. Yes. On the floor. "Come sit down, guys!" she gushed as she patted the floor with a big smile. The only one who wasn't here was obviously Damian. Rose, Jace, Dean, Jasmine, Rosemary, Ross and Alena were now all settling on the floor as if it was normal to ignore the comfortable couches for the cold floor. I could see irritation on Rosemary's face but she still sat down, next to Ross.

"What game are we going to play?" Jasmine asked excitedly as she sat down in Indian style and stared at each one of us. I was still on the couch, reluctant to leave the warmth I just created by sitting in this seat.

"Someone needs to go get Damian" Alena said and Dean's eyes shifted to me.

"Athena, can you go and get Damian for us?" Dean asked with a wicked grin, making me glare at him.

"Why should I go?" I asked, well, whined as I let my head fall on the back of the couch.

"Because everyone already settled down and you're the only one on the couch" Dean explained. I groaned and stood up. I was going to face Damian. I knew that he was angry. Maybe he cooled down since last night.

"Fine, I'm going" I breathed and started making my way to the stairs.

"Do you want me to come with you, Athena?" I turned to look at Ross, who was starting to stand up. Oh No! Stay here.

"No, I'm good. Stay here" i told him with a smile, hoping that he would listen to me.

"I would advise you to stay here" Dean added, making Ross sit back down with a confused facial expression. I continued walking, breathing out in relief but soon, my heart beats started increasing again. How am I going to face Damian? Is he going to be the arrogant jackass again? I started playing with the hem of my shirt, nervousness slowly overtaking me. Why did he have to intimidate me so much?

I was soon in front of his room. I was contemplating on whether i should open the door or not. Should I knock? Obviously yes! I lifted my hand and knocked on the door. I could hear foot steps, I bit my lips and let my eyes dropped to the floor. Why was I acting like this now? The door opened and I slowly lifted my head to look at him. In front of me was standing a shirtless Damian. I didn't even have the time to look at his face when he suddenly grabbed my shirt and pulled me in his room. I was now pressed against the wall with Damian in front of me. Damian closed the door next to me with a loud bang as he rested his forehead against mine.

"What do you want?" he asked as he clenched his jaws and glared at me. I blinked several times and swallowed the lump that was forming in my throat.

"D-Dean and Athena are calling you downstairs" I cursed myself for stuttering. My eyes drifted to his chest, then his abs. I unwillingly licked my lips as I stared at him.

"Don't do that" he whispered as he pulled away. I took a deep breath as he was now a few metres away. He walked to his bed and put a shirt on. I thought about apologizing about yesterday but I didn't know how to start. "Let's go" he said, sounding so cold. Katy Perry's song Hot And Cold came in my mind as I stared at him. We walked out of the room, with Damian walking in front of me.

"Damian, I'm sorry for yesterday" I said, making him stop walking. "I was a bit annoyed that Dean and you were following us" I explained. He turned and shrugged at me.

"I don't give a f**k. As long as I get to f**k you, you can do whatever you want" he said. My heart wasn't breaking at his words. But I could feel anger resurfacing but I decided to ignore it. "But never disrespect me in front of people again" he ordered, his voice dangerously low. I rolled my eyes and walked passed him, trying not to snap at his words. Just as I walked pass next him, his hand enveloped itself around my wrist. "Did you hear me?" he questioned while glaring at me. I pulled my hand away and glared back.

"My ears are still good" I snapped and walked back to where the other guys were sitting. He doesn't give a f**k, right? Okay.

Then watch me.

My number one mission right now, was to get a reaction out of Damian. I put on a smile as I approached my friends. I knew that Damian was following behind, so I decided to settle down next to Ross who was now staring at me with a bright smile. The only place left was between Rosemary and Dean.

"Why would you sit on the floor when you have couches?" Damian asked, his question directed towards my sister, probably already knowing that this idea was hers.

"Why would you talk when you know you can keep quiet?" Alena asked with a sheepish smile, knowing that she just roasted Damian Spears.

"So why are we here?" Rosemary asked in a bored tone.

"I don't know" Alena answered, making all of us turn to look at her. "I can't find any interesting games for old people" she then added, making me scoff.

"Old people? Talking about you, sister. I'm only twenty" I said, making her laugh.

"Yeah, you're too young" Dean said with a grin. I decided not to comment on that and thought about some stuffs we could do to kill time.

"What about we go to a night club?" Jasmine suddenly proposed and i quickly nodded my head. I wanted to get drunk and to party hard. We all nodded but then I realised that we need someone to look after Tommy, even though he's sleeping.

"I'm going to tell Mrs Johnson to keep an eye on Thomas" I told my friends as we all started to stand up.

"Hurry up because you need to get ready" Rose said and I nodded. I noticed that Damian was staring at me but once my eyes met his, he looked away. I rolled my eyes and made my way to Mrs Johnsons room. As she was a full time cook in the house, she had her own room.

"Mrs Johnson!" I called as I knocked on her door. The light seemed to be on, so she was most probably still awake. The door opened and Mrs Johnson stood there with her glasses on and a bright smile on her face.

"Athena Darling" she said as she motioned me to walk in. I quickly shook my head because i needed to go and get ready.

"We are going out and I'll need your help" I said with a small smile and did the puppy eyes to bring all the chance to my side.

"What is it, honey?" she asked, offering a smile to let me know that she didn't mind helping me.

"The guys and I, we're going out and I was wondering whether you could keep an eye on Thomas" I said and she quickly nodded.

"Of course! Where is he?" she questioned with a bright smile.

"He's sleeping right now" I told her. She smiled and nodded.

"Don't worry, I'll look after him" she said. I walked closer to her and wrapped my arms around her. I really missed her all these years I wasn't here.

"I missed you" I said as she wrapped her arms around me as well. I pulled away and stared at her black, love filled eyes and blink my eyes when I realized that they were turning teary.

"I missed you too, Honey. The house was no more the same when you were gone" she admitted as she wiped a tear away from my cheek.

"Athena!" I heard my sister called.

"Go on. I'll take care of Thomas" Mrs Johnson said and pecked my forehead. I smiled and walked to where I heard my sister. Alena was in the corridor, with Damian standing behind her.

"What?" I asked as I reached them.

"Go and get ready!" she pressed, making me roll my eyes. As I started walking away, my sister grabbed my hand and pulled me back in front of her. She stared at me for a good thirty seconds before taking a deep breath. "You've been crying" she stated.

"No" I answered.

"Why?" Damian was the one who asked the question. I glared at both of them before sighing in annoyance.

"I got a little bit emotional when I went to see Mrs Johnson" I told them. "Can I go now?" I asked and my sister shooed me away. I walked in my room to see Thomas sleeping. I smiled and walked to him. He looked so peaceful when he was sleeping. I leant and pecked his forehead making him stir a little bit.

"Athena?" he mumbled as he popped open one eye to peek at me. I chuckled and sat on the bed next to him.

"Hey, little boy" I said. I was now considering the thought about not going out because he was awoken.

"What are you doing?" he asked as he closed his eyes again. He cuddled with the pillow that was next to him.

"Aunt Alena and the other guys are going out. I think I'll stay at home" I told him as I started playing with his hair. He opened his eyes to look at me with his blue hypnotizing pupils.

"Why?"

"Why what?" I asked.

"Why are you staying?" he asked. He sounded so serious for a seven years old boy.

"I want to stay with you" I answered with a small smile, trying to ease the atmosphere.

"I'll be sleeping. You go" he said and slightly pushed me away from the bed. "Go" he whined, making me laugh. "A man needs to be alone sometimes" he said, making me gasp.

"Where did you hear that?" I asked as I stood up and put my hands on my hips, to look intimidating.

"I heard uncle Jace say that" he admitted sheepishly. I rolled my eyes. Sounds like something he'd say. "But you can go with them" he continued. I smiled at him and nodded.

"If you need something, you take the phone right here and call on this number" I said as I scribbled Mrs Johnson's number. "Mrs Johnson's room is just down the hall. It's the only white door in the house, you'll notice" I said and watched as Thomas settled back comfortably under his blanket. I needed to get ready so I opened my suitcase and decided on what dress to wear. A grin crept on my face when I noticed my small mid thigh red dress. It had long sleeves and was curves hugging. It was sexy but somehow classy as well. I pulled my black high heels stilettos and my make up bag. I took my things and walked to the bathroom to get ready. I turned to see Thomas already snoring and I chuckled at his soft but still funny snores.