Chapter 56

It was way out of my comfort zone but I liked the way it made me feel. Hunter couldn't take his eyes off me boosting my confidence all the more.

The elevator doors slid open and we both walked out. Hunter unlocked the car, getting the door for me before going around to the driver's side. I put on my seatbelt as Hunter started the car, letting the engine warm up before he drove out of the parking lot.

"Quick question, why am I learning to drive if I have no prospects of getting my own car for the next few years?"I asked Hunter as I watched him manoeuvre the car with ease that came from years of experience.

"It won't hurt to have the skill baby girl and you might not have to wait that long before you have a car of your own."Hunter replied.

"You are not getting me a car."I scolded when I realized what his statement meant.

"I didn't say I was."Hunter said with a laugh.

"You didn't have to. I know you well enough already to know when you're planning something. If your intention is to have me take classes then buy me a car you might as well forget it."I informed him.

"You're too observant and okay fine, I'll not buy you a car. Anytime soon."Hunter replied with a grin.

The anytime soon was the alarming part of his whole statement.

"That's not enough, you're not buying me a car ever."I insisted.

"I'll be lying if I make you that promise so just accept it. You are taking those classes starting Monday, I already paid for them."Hunter informed me.

"When?"I asked surprised.

"Yesterday when I left for the office. I passed by AA driving school and paid. You start Monday at eight am so I'll drop you off on my way to work."Hunter informed me.

"When were you going to tell me?"I asked him.

"I just did."He grinned at me looking very proud of himself.

I couldn't even be angry at him because I had already agreed to the classes.

Hunter was a giving man, made even more possible by the fact that he was super rich. There was always a battle between the little girl in me who wanted to get spoilt and my first born ego that was used to being independent. Most of the time the little girl won because she enjoyed receiving but this time I couldn't relent. A car would be too huge of a gift.

"Be honest with me, how close are you to being a billionaire?"I asked Hunter already knowing he was past the millionaire mark.

"Do you really want to know the answer to that?"Hunter challenged sparing me a glance.

"No.. Yes....Absolutely."I replied unsure of myself.

"I will not answer that question because it will only make you more insecure."Hunter responded.

"But you just did, indirectly anyway."I said because him failing to confirm it only made it true.

"No I didn't. We're here."Hunter announced parking infront of the Royal Blue Hotel.

I hadn't even noticed us arriving, too engrossed in the conversation. Hunter got out of the car and went around to get my door for me. As I took his hand getting of the vehicle I couldn't help but have one thought.

Holy fuck! I was dating a billionaire.

Hunter locked the car before leading me towards the entrance. We walked directly to the elevators since the party was at the hotels rooftop bar. The elevator had a mirror on one side so I took out my phone and took a couple of photos of us.

"We look amazing."I gushed looking at the photos I'd taken."You look gorgeous baby girl."Hunter replied pulling me into his arms and kissing my forehead.

I smiled at him before turning to gaze at our reflection in the mirror. We fit perfectly together like two puzzle pieces.

"Now remember you're mine, this ass is mine and so are these tits. Don't forget it."Hunter growled grabbing my ass with one hand and pinching my nipple through the fabric of my dress with the other.

He pushed me against the elevator wall and kissed me hard shoving his tongue in my mouth before pulling back just as fast.

"How could I?"I choked out feeling my panties flood with desire.

"Good girl. Now let's go."Hunter declared taking my hand and leading me out of the elevator.

How could he act so protectively sexy, turning me on then leaving me high and dry. He would pay for that.

The party was already in full swing by the time we arrived with lots of people, loud music and indecent dancing. The rooftop was decorated in black and white balloons with a huge banner on one wall with the words Happy 28th Birthday Brian in big bold letters. There was a dj section, photobooth, dancing floor, snack table and self serve buffet with lots and lots of food.

"Brian really went all out huh?"I shouted in Hunters ear because of the loud music as he led me through the sweaty bodies to find our friends.

"Show off."Hunter scoffed but I could tell even he was impressed.

"Shit! We forgot his gifts in the car."I cussed out when we passed by the gift table.

"I'll go get them later."Hunter reassured me.

Finally we made it past the crowd and found our group of eight friends seated around a bonfire drinking and making merry.

"Finally you're here."Brian exclaimed when he saw us.

He staggered towards us and it was clear he was already tipsy.

"You're two hours late."He scolded sharing a secret special handshake with Hunter.

"Be grateful we're here."Hunter retorted.

"Damn Nala, you clean up nice."Brian exclaimed his gaze lasting longer than acceptable on my cleavage.

I didn't feel creeped out because this is Brian the flirt we were talking about.

I laughed and hugged him ignoring his wandering gaze.

"Thank you sorry we're late."I apologized.

"I'm just happy you're here. Come say hi to everyone."He said pulling me away from Hunters arms towards everyone else.

I looked back at Hunter apologetically who rolled his eyes at me but followed nonetheless.

I went around the bonfire hugging everyone with Hunter right behind me the whole time.

"Mami you look great."Yvonne complimented kissing my cheek.

"Thanks babe, you look beautiful too."I replied admiring the cute off shoulder red dress she was wearing.

"And the plot thickens."Max whispered in my ear when I hugged him.

"Shut up giraffe."I scolded still not liking the idea of him thinking of my relationship with Hunter as one of his stories.

"Horsie, hi."I greeted cheerfully hugging Owen.

"I'd almost forgotten about that ridiculous nickname."Owen lamented hugging me.

"It'll be engraved on your tombstone, just you wait."I grinned at him earning me a glare.

I hugged June, his date too since she was by his side drinking wine.

"Louise, Gazelle."I greeted the lovely couple with a polite bow of my head since I couldn't hug either of them because Louise was seated on Francis' lap.

"Nala, nice of you to grace us with your presence."Francis teased.

"Blame your best friend. Couldn't decide what color shirt to wear."I replied throwing Hunter under the bus.

Francis and Louise laughed while Hunter groaned behind me. I refused to take the blame for something I didn't do.

I finally sat down in an empty spot on the sofa next to Evelyn. She had been Brian's date on Valentines day. Looks like they were still going strong. Maybe she was the lucky lady to change Brian's manwhore tendencies.

"I love your dress. Where did you get it?"She asked me.

"Thank you and I honestly can't remember."I replied with a shrug.

She was about to say something but was cut off when Hunter approached us. He didn't say anything, just stared down at me as if waiting for something.

"Bear do you need something?"I asked looking up at him wondering what he wanted.

"Yes to sit down."

"The find a seat."

"You're on it."

"No I'm not, find someplace else to sit. Look there's an empty spot."I said pointing at a free space next to Owen.

"No I want to sit here."He demanded.

I wanted to argue with him but I was only embarrassing us both so I got up leaving the space for him. Hunter took the spot I'd previously occupied looking very smug for winning that argument.

"Where do you think you're going?"Hunter asked when he saw me turn to walk away.

"To find someplace else to sit."I gritted out already pissed with the chair conversation.

"I've got your seat right here."Hunter declared patting his lap.

"No thank you."I replied turning to walk away.

I didn't even get to take two steps when Hunter grabbed my arm and pulled me down so that I ended up on his lap.

Stupid possessive billionaire.

"Hunter let me go."I seethed struggling to get up.

"No, now settle down. You're making me hard."He growled shifting me on his lap so I was seated directly on his erection.

I stopped moving and relaxed because the more I struggled the harder Hunter became and the more his hold around me tightened.

"Good girl."Hunter praised when he noticed I'd stopped fighting.

"Nala, what would you like to drink? I know Hunter wants a scotch."Brian asked me pouring Hunter's favorite drink into a glass and handing it to him.

"Red wine please."I requested.

"Coming right up."Brian said reaching for a bottle of red wine on the table.

A minute later, I had a full glass of wine in my hand.

Hunter had me in his lap as he sipped his drink slowly while I got to know Evelyn better. She was very charming, intelligent and funny explaining why she had kept Brian interested for this long.

As we continued hanging out and celebrating Brian I realized one thing, I'd finally found my people. Yes they were older than me but I had always been told that I have an old soul thus probably why we were getting along so well. They didn't make me feel left out or judged for being younger or having less money than they did. They were Hunter's friends but they were mine now too and that sense of belonging to a genuine group of people made me very happy.

"You good?"Hunter asked me whispering in my ear.

He kept checking up on me every now and then to make sure I was okay. Honestly I was because hanging out with his friends, our friends was turning out to be an amazing experience.

"Yes baby I'm great."I replied turning to peck his lips.

He smiled and squeezed my waist softly.

"I need to pee."Louise declared loudly getting off her husband's lap.

She wobbled on her feet but Francis was quick to catch her and hold her steady.

"Yeah me too, any of you other ladies want to come?"June asked detaching herself from Owen's side.

"You should go too, you've had quite a few glasses of wine."Hunter whispered in my ear.

"Yes sir."I replied with a grin after doing a bladder check and realizing that I had to go too.

I kissed Hunter before getting up and following the other four ladies as we made our way to the washrooms. We literally had to hold hands as we made it through the crowd of dancing bodies so we didn't loose each other.

"Whew that is a lot of people. Why did Brian invite all of them anyway if he's just been hanging out with us all night?"I asked when we finally made it to the bathroom.

They were clean and had multiple stalls so at least we wouldn't have to keep waiting for each other.

"To maintain the peace and make connections."Evelyn explained.

It did make sense since being rich in Kenya meant connecting with other rich people. The rich became richer and the poor became poorer. It was a corrupt system rigged against the less privileged but one that wouldn't be changing anytime soon because that's just how the society worked.

"I'm having so much fun tonight but I honestly still feel like this is a bit too much."Louise commented as she washed her hands.

"I agree, maybe we can do something low key soon, just the ten of us. That would be great, it's been a while since we hang out."June suggested.

"I like that idea but I'm proposing a girl's day first. We have two new members of the group Evelyn and Nala. We should bring them into the fold first."Yvonne countered looking at me.

"New I'm not new, June we went to the same school."Evelyn defended.

"True but this is a different social setting and stop being scared, we won't be doing anything, just some shopping, maybe a visit to the spa."Junior June replied.

"What do you say Nala?"Yvonne asked me.

I'd never been invited to a girl's hang out before so this was a very big moment for me. It made me want to cry but I had to reign in my emotions and act cool.

"I'm definitely in."I agreed holding in the urge to hug them all.

"Perfect, what about you Evelyn?"Louise asked.

"I can't say no to a good spa day you know that so I'm in."Evelyn declared giving in.

"Perfect, we'll sync our calendars and decide on a day when we're all free but it has to be a day within the coming week."Yvonne declared and everyone agreed.

We finished our business in the bathroom and left holding hands to avoid losing each other once more.

When we made it back to the table Hunter was nowhere to be found..

"Where's Hunter?"I asked Brian.

"Went to get some water at the bar, we ran out."He informed me.

I looked at the bar and saw Hunter leaning on stool waiting to be served. I realized that we were out of my favorite wine too so I decided to join him and get a new bottle. Before I could get to him I saw a girl approach him and wrap her hand around his arm.

The fuck?

Her face looked familiar and on closer inspection I realized that she had been his valentine's date. Brianna? Brenda or something like that.

Hunter looked surprised when he felt someone touch him but when he saw her face he relaxed and hugged her. That stopped me in my tracks as a surge of jealousy washed over my body. I expected Hunter to push her away once they were done hugging but they stayed glued together as they talked animatedly with each other.

Just friends. Just friends.

That was the mantra I kept telling myself so I didn't act crazy as I watched them. The last straw was when Hunter lowered his head to whisper something in her ear before kissing her cheek. I didn't need to see the rest so I turned around and walked back to the table forgetting my drink.

"I thought you were going to get more wine?"Evelyn asked me when I sat back down.

"Yeah but I just realized I've had enough for the night."I replied hoping that was a plausible enough excuse.

My heart was clenching in pain the whole time after what I'd seen. I didn't want to jump into any conclusions because Hunter technically hadn't done anything wrong but I still felt jealous.

It took Hunter fifteen more minutes to come back to the table with some water and more wine for me. He stared down at me expecting me to get up and I considered fighting him on it but I stood up. Instead of sitting back down on his lap, I turned to Yvonne.

"You wanna dance mami?"I asked holding my hand out for her.

"Yes please."She replied taking my hand.

I sighed in relief that she hadn't rejected me as that would have been embarrassing for me.

"I thought I was getting the first dance?"Hunter asked me.

"So did I but maybe you can ask Britney to dance with you."I replied with a shrug.

Hunter's eyes widened in surprise but I didn't give him time to reply as I pulled Yvonne to the dance floor with me.

Suck on that you stupid hot billionaire.