Chapter 16

**Lily**

“Hi! Sorry, I’m late!”, I said when raced into the restaurant, and plopped down in a chair. Norah and Emma were already waiting for me for a while.

“Don’t worry about it. We ordered for you already.”, Norah said. I didn’t mind that, I wasn’t picky, and they knew what I liked anyways. I just nodded because I was still trying to catch my breath. Noah was a pain today in the office and trapped me just before I wanted to leave. And then I still needed to change, because we were planning to go dancing after dinner.

“I have so much to tell you guys!”, I said, still short of breath. Emma looked a bit shocked. I had never been a person happy to share much.

“So, what are you waiting for? Emma already told me about Mr Blue eyes finger fucking you in the office. Please tell me you met again, and you got thoroughly fucked this time?”, Norah taunted. I took a sip from the wine they had ordered already and dipped a piece bread in the olive oil to hide the blush creeping up my cheeks. “Oh my God, are you blushing Lily? What the hell? Did he really?”, Norah shouted, not believing what she was seeing.

“Sst… Not everyone has to know.”, I scolded her. “So, he did fuck you?”, Norah pressed. I shook my head. “No, we didn’t fuck. He finger fucked me again in the restaurant where we met to close the deal.”, I admitted. “You got to be kidding me!”, Norah grinned. “What the hell happened to celibate Lily?”

“Well, technically, she’s still celibate.”, Emma said cheekily. “Semantics.”, Norah said to shut her up. “I would argue that getting two not self-stimulated orgasms is not celibate anymore.”, she added. I guess her law school was good for something. “Please tell me you are meeting him again!”, she said, leaning her head on her hand on the table, looking at me expectantly.

“There is no meeting planned. Not at the office and not privately. We didn’t exchange numbers or anything, so I don’t think I will be meeting him soon.”, I said. When I spoke the words, I didn’t know how I felt about it. On the one hand I never expected to see him again, not even after the gala. So, meeting him three times was already a huge coincidence. On the other hand, there was a small part of me that wanted to see him again and to know him more. Maybe he could make me come a third time.

“It is just so not you, being this intimate in a public place with a guy you don’t know!”, Emma said, stating a fact. It was true though. “Well, at first it was the champagne.”, I started. “That was the first time, but you were sober the second time I hope!”, she laughed. I guess there just was no way around the fact that it just wasn’t my normal behavior.

“So, was that what you wanted to tell us?”, Norah asked. I paused for a bit when the waitress put the plates for our dinner on the table. “No, there is more.”, I said.

I shared with them the incident with Noah. “Something is just off with him. We always got along perfectly fine, and now out of nowhere he threatens me to do something that is in the grey zone.”, I summarized. “Well, he almost choked you Lils! You should report him!”, Emma said shocked. I shook my head. “I thought about that, but then they will also learn that I broke the rules. Not because of Noah, but even before that. I can’t lose my job!”, I said.

“What about your mom’s trust fund?”, Emma asked. “I thought you said that it contained millions?”, she added.

“Yeah, but it is not released yet. It is currently being investigated to be sure it is not illegally obtained. So, that’s not going to happen!”, I said while I took a bite. “Yeah, that could be expected, I guess.”, Norah stated. “I’m stuck. I need my job, and I really don’t believe this is Noah. Something is going on, and everything will be fine again.”, I said, gladly stuck in denial.

“If you say so.”, Emma started. “You know we are here for you.” She knew that it was no use trying to convince me now. I wouldn’t want to hear it anyways. I just always hated to disagree with my best friends. They must have a reason for not seeing things the same way. For now, we settled on a safe topic to talk about.

After dinner, followed by another bottle of wine, we went straight to the club to go dancing. I wanted to let go of everything that happened and feel carefree again for an evening. And let’s be fair, the wine is helping with that!

“Is this the dress you mentioned?”, Norah asked after we found a good spot in our favorite club. I twirled around and smiled. “Yes, the one and only!”, I grinned. I had treated myself to a new dress, a nice silver sequin number, that didn’t reach below my mid-thigh, and with substantial cleavage. “Someone is getting lucky tonight!”, Norah laughed, half singing. Emma and I laughed together. I guessed that in my subconscious I bought that dress for that reason.

“Come on!”, I shouted when I heard a good beat, I grabbed their hands and dragged them onto the dance floor. I started dancing enthusiastically, determined to enjoy myself with my best friends. It was working because we were enjoying ourselves dancing and not paying too much attention to the people around us.

Then I saw Norah sporting a devilish smirk on her face. I looked at Emma, and I saw her grinning at me as well. And then I feel hands on my waist. Looking at my friends I suspect it to be a hottie, otherwise they wouldn’t let it happen like this. But I’m not looking to hook up with anyone tonight, so I took the hands and remove them of my waist without looking at the guy. I continued dancing, but I saw Norah laughing, and Emma sending me a questioning glance.

Within a minute, I feel the hands on my waist again. But this time it’s not just hands on my waist, but I also feel a body pressed against my back. Just when I was about to turn around, I heard “Ciao Bellissima.”, in my ear. I spun around fast.

“Tommaso!”, I shouted out in surprise. He smiled brightly, but then his gaze wandered across my body. I saw his eyes narrow briefly when he viewed my cleavage, but it was gone when he looked up again. Meanwhile, he was not missing a beat dancing with me. “It’s so good to see you again.”, he said in my ear, as he smiled up at me. “You look amazing.”, he added and the look in his eyes became tender. It surprised me but warmed me on my inside. It was the look I had always hoped to find in a man looking at me. Seeing it in Tommaso’s eyes confused me to no extent.

I shook it off and turned around again to continue dancing. Tommaso’s hands gripped my hips and pulled me closer to him. The warmth of his body ran a shiver down my spine. One of his hands circled my waist and ended on my stomach in a rather possessive gesture. I just leaned back resting my head on his shoulder. Tommaso leaned down and ran his nose from the base of my neck to my earlobe. I heard him groan.

I pressed my butt harder into his body. Maybe it was the alcohol, maybe it was his presence, or maybe it was the orgasms that Matteo gave me, and I was looking for more. I don’t know exactly what I was looking for with Tommaso. Whatever it was, it made me feel safe, desired, and horny. I heard him groan more at my movements, and his hands tightened to keep me still.

Norah leaned over and pulled me out of his arms towards her, while still dancing. “Get a room! You are humping this poor guy on the dance floor!”, she scolded me. “Yes, mom.”, I taunted her, and she burst out laughing when she saw my face. Then Emma pushed a glass into my hand and joined us dancing again. “Why are all these handsome men preying on you all of a sudden?”, Emma asked curiously. I looked around a bit, and saw Tommaso had moved to the bar, and was watching me like a hawk from there. Surrounded by two more men that were built like a god, just not dark this time around.

“Who said they are preying on me? “, I asked her with a smirk. To be fair, it wasn’t clear who they were watching, well apart from Tommaso that was. Emma grinned, but continued dancing. I don’t remember how long we continued dancing, but it felt good, and it made me thirsty. I signaled to Emma and Norah that I was going to the bar to get drinks, and they nodded.

As soon as I approached the bar, Tommaso pulled me in between his legs wrapping his arms around my waist and smelling my hair. He mumbled something in my hair, but I couldn’t quite catch what he said. I waved the bartender over and ordered the drinks. I felt Tommaso’s hands caressing my body. I gulped my wine when I received it and was about to go hand over the other drinks to my friends when I heard him.

“Slow down on the alcohol, baby.”, he groaned in my ear. I closed my eyes for a bit and just enjoyed his touch and smell for a bit. I could feel Tommaso being aroused, and I felt myself getting wetter as well. “Just give me a sec.”, I said to him, and I didn’t wait for his response. I handed over the drinks to Emma and let her know I was about to go off with Tommaso.

I went back to him, grabbed his hand, and dragged him to a dark corner of the club. Screw whatever I was feeling, I just wanted a release! It wasn’t like me, but then again, I was questioning who I was anyways lately.

“What are you doing, Bellissima?”, Tommaso asked when I was putting myself in the corner, and he put one hand around my waist and the other on the wall next to my face. I caressed his face and pulled him close. I looked into his brown eyes that were doubtful. Then I put my lips on his and started to nibble on his lips. When he didn’t respond, I sucked on his lower lip.

“Fuck!”, he muttered, and responded to my kisses. He opened his mouth to suck on my tongue and kissed me passionately. He pressed his body into mine, trapping me between him and the wall. It also made me feel his erection against my belly. His warmth, the pressure against my body and the kiss made my nipples hard, and I moaned into his mouth. His hand dropped from my waist to my ass, and he hoisted my leg up around his waist to rub his dick against my core with only my thong and his pants as a barrier.

Tommaso continued kissing me like he couldn’t get enough of my taste. His other hand dropped from the wall to my shoulder and started fondling my breast. My hands were running through his hair, pulling him close to me. Suddenly, he pulled away and looked behind him. The two guys that were next to him at the bar, were standing there. One of them whispered something in his ear and he let go of my leg and my breast. I stood there embarrassed and clearly turned on. He nodded to them and dismissed them with the wave of a finger.

“I’m sorry, Bellissima. I need to go.”, he said into my ear. I groaned out of disappointment, and he grinned at my reaction. “Ritchie here will make sure you get home safe when you and your friends are ready to leave.”, he said. He pecked me on my cheek and left. Ritchie nodded at me, and I was dumbfounded at what had just happened.