Chapter 38: Birthday Demands-1

▪ J A D E▪

I stood in front of the large mirror in my bedroom, admiring my reflection.

My long purple hair had been swept to one side, the ends flowing in lightly curled waves. As usual, I only wore light make-up, with the emphasis placed on my eyes.

The dark purple sleeveless dress featured wide shoulder straps, with a mock neck design made to look like a collar. The design incorporated a bustier bodice and rear-vented slit. Rendered in a luxe bandage knit and silhouetted in a midi length, the overall shape and bodycon fit of the dress made it a fierce piece that hugged my body perfectly.

There was a light knock on my door before Quintin's voice was heard,

"Wow Jade, you look stunning."

Smiling, I turned around to face him, "Thank you."

"I just came to give you a kiss before I head down with Vincent and the others, and I also wanted to give you your birthday present," he said as he approached me.

"You didn't have to," I said humbly. Scoffing he replied, "Says the girl who always goes overboard when buying gifts for everyone!"

Pulling out a jewellery box, I watched silently as he took out the yellow gold charm bracelet and gently put it on my right wrist, fascinated by the way the light reflected off of it.

"It's beautiful!" I exclaimed as I hugged him tightly before examining the trinket.

There was one dangling yellow gold charm with small diamonds around the top. It had two miniature hearts, one with crushed purple stones and the other had the letters 'BFF' written in cursive.

"I'm glad you like it; I'll see you later!" Quintin kissed my forehead and began to walk out of the room. Standing by the door, he paused and did with a wolf howl, "Oh by the way, your breasts look huge in that dress, like wow that cleavage!"

Remembering our patriarchy conversation just a few days ago, I laughed knowing that he was purposefully teasing me. Shaking my head, I showed him a middle finger as he left.

Looking back at the mirror, I put on some simple diamond studs and grabbed my clutch with my mobile phone in it and headed to the eastern entrance where Dominic said he would be waiting for me.

Just thinking about seeing him caused my heart to race as my excitement rose with each passing second.

"Relax, J, you got this," I softly coached myself.

As I made my way outside onto the cobblestone courtyard, my breath caught in my throat as I saw Dominic leaning against his matte purple and black Bugatti. He wore a dark purple three-piece suit with a matching tie and shirt that were a shade darker, almost black.

I could not help but smile as I noticed that the colour of his suit was identical to that of my dress. Obviously, I knew that this was not a coincidence, and the fact that he had gone out of his way to match with me caused my heart to melt at the gesture.

The sound of my heels alerted Dominic of my approach. Each step brought me closer to him, and from the way his eyes trailed over my body, I knew that he was itching to touch me just as I was itching to

touch him.

Taking in the slight widening of his eyes, I figured that my dress choice surprised him. He had no doubt been expecting something more outrageous, seeing as the last two years my dresses had not left much to the imagination.

Even though this dress only showed off a bit of my cleavage, it was still very sexy in the way it hugged my body.

As I walked up to the car, Dominic's pupils dilated. I got the distinct impression that he wanted to skip the party and take me back up to his room to rip the dress off of me, judging by the way the muscle in his jaw ticked.

I definitely would not have objected! "You look nice," I said, breaking the silence between us.

Taking a few deep breaths, Dominic took his time to answer, "And you...

Jade... You look absolutely gorgeous." Blushing slightly, my eyes dropped to his lips before looking up into his piercing blue eyes. I wanted to kiss him so badly and it was as though he could read my mind because he softly growled as he took in the expression of need on my face.

"If you don't behave, we won't make it to the party on time," he whispered, pulling my body against his, causing our noses to gently touch.

"We could always skip..." I softly replied, my hands coming up to rest on his shoulders as I angled myself to grind against him.

A rumbling sound vibrated from his chest, "Why are you always such a tease? I swear that you'll be the death of me some day."

"Oh?" I giggled softly while running my hands through his hair, "The big bad Calvetti boss can't handle me?"

Growling, his hands tightened their hold on my hips as he suddenly turned us around, pinning me against the side of the car, "You know that I'll more than fucking handle you."

My eyes widened as I felt the wind being knocked out of me. As I stared up at him, I got lost in the colour of his eyes as his gaze pierced into me. Those electrifying blue eyes of his caused my heart to beat faster every time I saw him.

Dominic breathed in my familiar perfumed scent as he looked down at me, ignoring everything around us. He did not seem to care that we were in the middle of the courtyard, his eyes telling me that he wanted me. Exhaling deeply, his lips found mine, his chest rumbling at the touch of my mouth against his.

I dropped my purse to the floor as I clutched him tightly and moaned against his lips, accepting everything that he was willing to give me in that moment.

Dominic kissed the way he talked. It was rough, captivating, and his mouth demanded all of your attention.

Our hands grabbed eagerly at each other as we pressed out bodies tightly together, as if trying to merge ourselves into one.

Though in a way, I suppose that was exactly what we were trying to do.

When we broke from our kiss, we both panted slightly. He moved his lips to kiss along my jaw then onto the smooth skin of my shoulder. Closing my eyes, my head tilted back as I heard him remove his right glove. With unhurried movements, he began to trail his fingers down the side of my dress, causing a tremor to race through me.

"Of all the times when wearing something skimpy would be convenient," he chuckled softly as his hand moved behind my thighs, finding the high slit in my dress.

I moaned softly as his bare fingers grazed the skin on the back of my legs.

The trembling in my body increased as his hand slowly ascended. I bit my bottom lip hard in order not to scream at him to take me right there and then in front of the guards that were scattered about the property.

As Dominic's fingers moved higher, his pupils dilated, "You're not wearing panties, Jade."