Chapter 37 THE FORMAL DINNER
Ava's POV
It was the last night in Bahamas and that meant the mandatory formal dinner. I spent an hour getting ready in my room, trying on three different dresses before settling on the red one.
It was tight and showed off everything. My curves, my legs, my back and I really wanted to look good tonight.
Isabella knocked on my door just as I finished my makeup.
"Ready?" she asked when I opened it.
She looked incredible in a gold dress that hugged her body. Her hair was down in waves and her lips were painted dark red.
"You look amazing," I told her.
"So do you. Dominic's going to lose his mind when he sees you." She said and we decided to walk to dinner separately from Dominic. People were already talking about us enough and it was no need to make it worse by arriving as a group.
The dinner was set up on the beach with tables and chairs in the sand and when we walked in, heads turned. I felt every pair of eyes on us and people whispered behind their hands but I kept my head up.
"Let them stare," Isabella whispered next to me.
Dominic was already there, talking to some board members and I could see he was wearing a black suit. When he saw us, his eyes went wide for just a second before he smiled.
We sat at different tables like we planned. I was with Marcus, Tom, and Sara while Isabella was with some marketing people, Dominic also was at the head table with executives.
But even across the room, I could feel him watching me.
Dinner started and the food was good but I barely tasted it.
"You okay?" Marcus asked quietly.
"Yeah. Just a lot of attention tonight." I responded
"You look beautiful. That's why everyone's staring." He said and I couldn't help but blush.
"Or they're staring because they all know what I did with Dominic and Isabella." I argued.
"Maybe. But who cares what they think?"he said and he was right but it was hard not to care when everyone was looking.
After dinner, the band started playing and people got up to dance and the alcohol kept flowing. I had two glasses of wine and was starting to feel loose.
"Want to dance?" Marcus asked, standing up and holding out his hand.
I looked over at Dominic as he was watching us but he nodded slightly.
"Okay." I whispered quietly as Marcus led me to the dance floor and pulled me close. The song was slow and his hands were on my waist. We moved together and I could feel the heat of his body through his clothes.
"I've been wanting to do this all week," he said near my ear.
"Dance with me?"
"Be close to you." He said and my heart sped up. I knew Marcus liked me as he'd kissed me before,but hearing him say it out loud made it real.
"Marcus..." I grayed.
"I know. You're with Dominic...and Isabella,I get it. But that doesn't change how I feel." He said and before I could respond, someone tapped Marcus's shoulder. It was Adrian.
"Mind if I cut in?" he asked, but he was already taking my hand.
Marcus stepped back looking annoyed but he didn't argue. Adrian pulled me close and we started dancing.
"You've been avoiding me," he said.
"I've been busy." I saud
"With Dominic and Isabella. I know and everyone knows." His hand moved lower on my back.
"But you haven't forgotten about me, have you?"
"Adrian, what are you doing?" I asked, moving his hands away.
The song ended and I stepped back.
"I need air," I said and walked away before either of them could follow.
I went to the edge of the beach where it was dark and quiet and it was fine for a while until I turned to see Marcus walking toward me. He'd followed me.
"Can I walk with you?" He asked and I agreed.
We walked in silence for a bit, just listening to the waves.
"I meant what I said," Marcus finally spoke.
"About wanting to be close to you." He said but I didn't say anything about that.
"Tell me you don't feel this too. This thing between us."
"Marcus..."I argued.
"Just tell me. If you don't feel it, I'll drop it. I'll never bring it up again." He said but I couldn't say it because it would be a lie. I did feel something with Marcus and it was something different from what I felt with Dominic or Isabella or even Adrian.
"I feel it," I admitted quietly.
"Then why are we fighting it?"
He stepped closer and cupped my face with both hands and then he kissed me.
I kissed him back and my hands went to his chest. His heart was beating fast under my palm.
"Come with me," he said when we broke apart.
"Where?" I asked
"Somewhere private." He replied and he took my hand and led me further down the beach. There were small cabanas set up for resort guests. Private spaces with curtains and cushions inside.
Marcus opened one and pulled me in and as soon as the curtain closed, he started kissing me again, down to my neck and then all over my face.
"Is this okay?" he asked, pulling back to look at me.
"Yes." I said
"You sure? Because once we start, I don't know if I can stop." He said
"Then don't stop."
He smiled and kissed me again, harder this time. His hands found the zipper on my dress and pulled it down. The red fabric fell to my feet and I stood there in just my underwear.
"You're so beautiful," he said, his eyes taking me in.
"Stop talking and touch me." I siad and he didn't need to be told twice. His hands were gentle at first. He touched my breasts through my bra, squeezed them softly, then harder when I moaned.
"Take it off," I told him.
He unhooked my bra and it fell away. His mouth found my nipple and sucked and i grabbed his hair and pulled him closer.
"Marcus," I moaned.
His hand slid down to my panties and pushed them aside. I was already even wet from the point he had started to dance with me.
"Fuck, you're so wet already," he said against my breast.
"Because I want you." I said and he pushed one finger inside me and I gasped. Then another. He worked them slowly, curling them to hit that spot that made my legs shake.
"Right there," I told him. "Don't stop."
But he did stop. He pulled his fingers out and I almost cried from frustration. Then he dropped to his knees and pulled my panties down.
"I want to taste you first," he said, looking up at me.
"Please." He added and his mouth found my clit and I had to grab onto his shoulders to stay standing. His tongue moved in slow circles around my clit before dipping inside me. He was taking his time,he ready was
It was different from Dominic who knew exactly what to do because we'd done it so many times. But with someone else, it felt so good.
"I'm going to come," I warned him.
"Then come. I want to taste it."
His tongue moved faster and I fell apart. My whole body shook as I came on his face. He didn't stop until I was pushing him away because it was too much.
"Your turn," I said, pulling him up.
I unbuttoned his shirt and pushed it off his shoulders. His chest was smooth and toned. I kissed down his chest while my hands worked on his belt.
When I freed his cock, he was hard and I wrapped my hand around him and stroked slowly.
"Ava," he groaned.
I dropped to my knees and took ut in my mouth. He was thick and I couldn't fit all of him but I tried. I sucked and licked and used my hand on what wouldn't fit.
"Stop," he said after a minute. "I want to be inside you when I come."
He pulled me up and laid me down on the cushions in the cabana. He pulled out a condom from his wallet and rolled it on.
"You came prepared," I said.
"I've been hoping for this all week."he suada and
positioned himself between my legs and pushed inside slowly. We both moaned at the feeling.
He was gentler than Dominic a s his thrusts were slow and deep. He kissed me while he moved, with his hands in my hair.
"You feel amazing," he said.
"Harder," I told him.
He picked up speed, his hips snapping against mine. The sound of skin on skin filled the small space and i wrapped my legs around his waist to take him deeper.
When we finally were on our climax and came, qe laid there for a while, catching our breath. His weight was on me but I didn't mind. It felt good. Safe.
"That was..." he started.
"Yeah."
He pulled out and disposed of the condom. Then he laid back down next to me and pulled me close.
"We should probably get back," I said after a few minutes but neither of us moved.
When we walked back toward the resort, staying close to the water as the dinner was still going but people had moved inside to the bar now.
That's when I saw someone in the distance running away. They had something in their hand that looked like a phone.
"Did you see that?" I asked Marcus.
"See what?" He aseked
"Someone was watching us and I think they took pictures" I siad.
"Are you sure?" He asked
"I think so. They ran when they saw us looking."
Marcus's face went serious ans we walked faster back to the resort. My heart was pounding and not in a good way anymore. If someone filmed us, if they posted it online...
"We need to tell Dominic," Marcus said.
"Yeah. We do."
But when we got back, Dominic was nowhere to be found and neither was Isabella. I checked my phone and had a text from her.
"Went back to the villa with Dominic. See you tomorrow." She said bad I knew they were together. Probably doing exactly what Marcus and I had just done.