"I can't believe that you never told us you had the hookup, T," Joni shouted, pulling on the side of her black satin dress that stopped at the top of her thigh and had a little slit the sides were open showing a little side boob. Isaac told her he loved it so she wore it, but wasn't totally comfortable in it. One of the things she loved about him most is that he worked hard to push her out of her comfort zone. She would willingly admit that she was a spoiled rich girl when they met. She projected all the confidence in the world, but deep down didn't really have any. Isaac had changed that. The look in his eye when she had shown him the dress on her, had given her the boost of confidence to leave the house in it. But now she thought about how others may be looking at her the same way.
"You look amazing and you are safe with me," Isaac whispered as if he had read her mind. She stopped fidgeting and smiled at him.
Rebecca watched their interaction and sent her a wink when she looked at her. She loved their relationship, it gave her goals. "Yeah, T," she swung her eyes to their friend, trying to look mad. "What the hell?"
Tobin had gotten them all past the line and said he even could get them into the VIP area. "What can I say, everyone loves me," T said as he popped his collar. The rest of the group rolled their eyes at the same time. "But seriously, my dad knows the owner's dad. They went to school together or something. So, dad hooked it up for graduation," he said before turning around and waving down the bartender.
Tobin looked at the group, "what are we drinking tonight?" He asked them.
"Tequila, obviously," Rosalina shouted, causing everyone to groan. "What?" she asked. Rosalina loved tequila, but everyone didn't exactly love her after a couple of shots. She was loud and crazy sober. Give her some tequila and no one was safe.
"Can we do vodka or something else tonight. Please," Isaac, Joni's fiancé begged. He just graduated law school and was staring at his father's law firm on Monday, a hangover all weekend was not the way he planned on preparing.
Rosalina sighed, "fine, vodka's all around," she shouted and waved her hand in a circular motion at the bartender who nodded his head and started setting shot glasses on the bar.
The group all took their shots before the girls decided it was time to go dance a little. Joni held on to Rosalina and Rebecca's hands dragging them towards the dance floor as she shouted, "let's get this party started," causing the whole group to laugh. They danced with each other while the two guys watched to make sure that no one bothered them. They took pride in always making sure the girls were safe when they went out.
"Thanks for getting us in here tonight, T," Isaac said while watching his future wife grind on her best friends.
"Not even a thing," Tobin said back laughing as he watched Rosalina nearly fall over from Joni grinding too roughly against her. "Maybe we should take the girls to VIP. It might be safer," he laughed. Isaac nodded in agreement.
The guys walked to where the girls we are dancing. Isaac wrapped his arm around Joni's waist and leaned into her ear. "Let's go check out VIP," he said and she nodded happily.
Tobin led the way and gave his name to the bouncer that was guarding the area. After checking his list, he turned and opened the door, revealing a set of stairs. The group climbed them to the top where they were met with another bouncer that stood with a door on either side of him. "Name?"
"Tobin D'angelo," he said his full name proudly.
"Oh, are you Salvo's son?" The guard asked him. Tobin nodded his head as the others looked at each other wondering what was going on. The guard turned and opened the door to the left of him before stepping to the side for them all to enter. "Enjoy, Sir," he said before shutting the door.
The others raised their eyebrows at him, but Tobin just shrugged, "must be a VIP thing," he cleared his throat nervously. "You know got to treat us extra special." He walked further into the room. Rebecca looked at Joni as if to say that they would both be making sure to ask T what that was really all about.
Looking around the room they were all amazed at the scene in front of them. The room was completely white. From the walls to the furniture. It was dark in except where there were bright spot lights lining the floor and the bar. There was a glass half wall overlooking the dance floor so they could still hear the music and be a part of the club vibe.
"What can I get you?" a waitress asked. They each ordered their favorite drink. Rosalina, of course, added a round of shots for them before standing up and beginning to dance again. Rebecca and Joni joined her as they laughed.
"I can't believe that we are finally done with school," Joni said. "Finally, time to start our lives."
"Speak for yourself," Rosalina said. She was starting medical school after the summer. She sometimes wasn't sure if she made the right decision. Rebecca had done nurse practitioner and Rosalina had thought about it, but her parents had pushed for her to become a pediatrician so that she could join them in their practice. Rosalina didn't even like kids, but had agreed none the less. It was hard, at least for her, to tell her parents 'no.'
"Ros at least you will have a built-in job as soon as you graduate," Joni placed her hand on her shoulder and shook her, "and you have the entire summer to party," she got louder as she spoke causing the others to huller and giggle.
"Girls, drinks," Isaac shouted to get their attention. They all ran over to the couch the guys were sitting on. Everyone grabbed a shot glass, they clinked them together and shouted "cheers!" before slamming them back.
Rebecca slumped down on the couch next to Tobin and took a deep breath before putting her head on his shoulder. "What's with you Sugar Plum?" He asked her. She smiled at hearing his nickname for her.
"I just don't feel like I'm where I should be in life by now," she said picking at her nails. Tobin started laughing, but stopped when she gave him a look that said she was serious.
"What are you talking about? Your life is just starting. You have a great job already, a great apartment and the best friends ever! What more could you ask for?" he waved his hands around like she should take in the splendor that was her life. Rebecca laughed and turned to look at him.
"I know, but look at Joni, she's getting married. She has the guy," she shook her hands in her best friends' direction who was sitting on Isaac's lap making out with him. "I didn't even go out on more than one date through the entire span of college." This caused Tobin to bust out in a fit of laughter. Rebecca slapped him on the shoulder, "It's not funny, T."
"I'm sorry, but it kind of is. That date was a serious disaster," he said while still laughing. Rebecca tried to hold in her laughter, using her hand to cover her mouth to hide her smirk. But she couldn't help but laugh thinking about the date that had ended with her date dropping her off at the emergency room before leaving her there like the asshole he obviously was. She ended up with four stitches across her forehead after they has bumped heads reaching for her napkin that she dropped. When she had pulled her head back, she hit the tray that a waiter was holding at just the right angle.
"What are we talking about?" Joni asked. She had finally stopped trying to suck Isaac's face off but was still sitting on his lap.
"Bec's is feeling sorry for herself. She is crying over missed opportunities," Tobin waved his hands dramatically. Rebecca could have taken offense to it, but she had known him long enough that he was just trying to be funny.
"I'm just not looking forward to all the frogs I'm going to have to kiss so that I can find my Isaac," She said looking between Joni and Isaac.
"Well, why don't we get you started, then?" Rosalina said, sitting down beside her and handing her another shot.
Rebecca took the shot, "what do you mean?" She frowned at her afraid of the answer. Rosalina's ideas always scared her a little.
"We will pick someone for you to kiss and you kiss them. Boom, just like that you will have kissed one frog and you can move on to the next." With that Rosalina stood up and looked out over the club below and started scanning the room. The rest of the group soon joined her. Rebecca watched them all for a minute bouncing to the music. Finally, she sighed and joined them.
"How about that one?" Joni said, pointing to a man that stood about 6' 6", had slicked back black hair and was extremely muscular. He was wearing a black tee shirt that not only showed his muscles, but also both completely tattooed arms. He had just entered the club and was standing with a few other men. He screamed bad boy.
"Well, he's defiantly a frog," Rebecca said.
"Yeah a really hot frog," Joni and Rosalina said at the same time. Both bursting into laughter at their joint thought. Most likely because it was rare for them to agree on anything.
Rebecca took a deep breath and nodded her head, "your ideas are always stupid, Ros, but what the hell?" She said before turning to look at Tobin, "T, come with me but stay back a little?" She asked him but he wasn't paying attention. Mostly because he knew who this guy was and he wasn't the type of guy to joke with. He couldn't be seen anywhere near what the girls were planning.
"Um...," he scratched his head and looked around the club avoiding looking into anyone in their groups' eyes. "Why don't you pick someone else? That guy looks like trouble," him, pointing toward the man Rosalina had suggested Rebecca ravish causing the rest of the group to raise their eyebrows again.
"What's going on with you?" Rebecca asked, crossing her arms over her chest. She had continued to wonder since they got to the club. Tobin was not being himself.
"Nothing. I just think that you should choose another guy."
"Nope, she is kissing that guy. He's perfect," Joni said. "Isaac will go with her."
Rebecca smiled at Tobin.
"Oh no! He's going up the stairs," Rosalina says in a pouty voice.
"See, you should pick someone else," Tobin said with a triumphant smile.
"Forget it," Rebecca says, walking over to the bar to order another drink. What was the point?
"Honestly, Sugar Plum," Tobin turned the bar stool she sat on so that it was facing him. "What is the point of all of this? I always pegged you to be one of those girls that sat back and planned her life out until Mr. Right came along," he thanked the bartender when she placed a Rum and Coke in front of him. "I get that maybe you're a little lonely. I mean I have been single for nearly as long as you, but that doesn't mean that you need to start kissing random guys." Rebecca nodded and looked at her fingernails.
"To pick or not to pick," she thought as she began to pick at them. Tobin placed his hand over hers.
"Stop that. And just calm down. I know for a fact that you are the last girl on the planet that will end up single," he kissed her forehead before standing and heading toward the others. Rebecca watched him go. She knew that Tobin was a big believer in fate. She believed love happened. Her parents were proof of that, but she didn't necessarily believe that everyone had someone that was made for them, which made her wonder most times, if she did.
Vincent was almost finished with all the paperwork when Dominico and Gio walked into his office. He looked up at them before looking back at the contract he was currently reading. "Is everything good?" He asked without looking back up."A little problem but, it was already dealt with," Dominico said, he and Gio walking over to the big window that overlooked the club. Vincent nodded realizing it would be the same problem Roco already told him about."There are a ton of hot girls here tonight," Gio said before whistling."Agreed, but that's every night boys," Roco said standing and walking over to look with them."Will you idiota's shut up," Vincent barked at them rolling his eyes. He knew the smug look on Roco's face was mostly because he was proud of the beautiful women, he had brought into the club with his policies on making sure they were able to feel safe drinking and dancing here without any chance of being unwantedly harassed. Roco had made it his priority when one of his friend
Rebecca, Tobin, and Rosalina had decided to leave. Rebecca was not looking forward to her hangover the next day, but at the moment was too drunk to really worry about that. As they got to the bottom of the stairs, she bumped into a tall man with tan skin and dark curly hair that went to his shoulders. Do all the beautiful people come to this club? She thought to herself, causing herself to laugh a little."Hello, Bella," the man said, looking down at her. She blushed at the sound of his accent. Rebecca looked at Rosalina and they both giggled. Tobin rolled his eyes in annoyance and let out a heavy sigh before crossing his arms over his chest. "What is your name or should I continue to call you Bella?" the man said, causing Rebecca to blush more than she already was."Rebecca," she answered him before looking down at her feet. She then shot her eyes up to his as she felt him slip an arm around her waist."Care to go have a drink somewhere quieter so we can get to know one another?" He
Vincent pulled up and parked in front of Rebecca's apartment. He sighed thinking about the fact that she hadn't woken up the entire drive and he was more than likely, going to have to carry her the whole way to her apartment. He opened his door and ran around to the other side. Opening the door, he barely caught her head before it hit the sidewalk. He took a deep breath as he lifted her head up before picking her up bridal style. Kicking the door closed and cringing at the thought of seeing a dent in it when he came back down, he made his way towards the door of the building. He nodded his head to the doorman who opened and held the door for him with a confused smile. Probably the state she was in but the man didn't question him.Vincent had to push the elevator button with his elbow as he adjusted Rebecca in his arms. She wasn't really that heavy looking but she was dead weight from drinking too much and Vincent would bet everything he owned that to Enzo who he was a thousand percent
When Rebecca woke up the next morning, she had a horrible headache. Sitting up, she felt herself spinning and laid back down immediately. "How did I get home?" she said out loud to herself. Sighing, she forced herself to sit up again. As she threw her feet over the side of the bed, she noticed there was a bottle of water. "Thank God for Joni," she thought as she reached for it. As she did, she noticed a few pills sitting beside the bottle. Throwing them in her mouth, she chugged the water until it was gone.Taking a deep breath, she realized that she felt like she might vomit. She got up and sprinted towards the bathroom. Landing in front of the toilet, she took several deep breaths before realizing it was a false alarm. Standing back up, she walked to the sink. Splashing cool water on her face, always helped with her hangovers. She was never a big drinker, but she had a few nights with Joni that left her head pounding and her stomach wanting something greasy.When she was finally fee
Vincent pushed the call button before throwing his suit jacket on. He adjusted his collar as he listened to the ringing. “Vince, what's up?” He heard Dominico answer the phone.“Meeting at my parents place in thirty. Call Gio and let him know,” he answered as he looked himself over in the mirror. He nodded and buttoned the last button on his grey jacket. He hadn’t put a tie on and he had left the top two buttons on his white dress shirt. Ties were for formal affairs and a meeting with his father and brothers was not formal. He knew he would probably hear about it from his father but he didn’t care. It was definitely time to show his father he was his own man. How else was he going to believe he was ready to take over?“See you then,” Dominico responded before hanging up. Vincent walked out of his bedroom and headed towards his front door. He grabbed his keys and walked out. Getting on the elevator he took his phone out and sent a quick text to his father to inform him that he was on h
Rebecca sat with Joni and Tobin, on the patio of their favorite restaurant. They were talking about Joni’s wedding in two months. “When is the next dress fitting again?” Rebecca asked Joni stealing a fry off her plate. “Next Thursday, three pm. Don’t forget!” Joni said pointing at Rebecca with a stern face that caused Rebecca to laugh. “T, do you have your tux yet?” Rebecca asked turning to look across the table to find that Tobin wasn’t even listening to her. He was too busy looking at a waitress that was bent over just right for him to enjoy. Rolling her eyes, she reaches across the table and slapped him on the back of the head. “Ouch,” he shouted turning around as he rubbed his head. “What the hell was that for?” He glared at both girls who were laughing at him. “I asked you a question. You are out with us,” Bec pointed from herself to Joni and back. “You should be paying attention,” finished and crossed her arm over her chest. Tobin sighed and rolled his eyes, “I am so very so
Vince stormed into the kitchen where he found his mother, Nadia, Domenico, and his little sister, Roxana. They were laughing and it smelt like his mother had baked his favorite peanut butter cookies. “Vinny!” Roxana threw her arms open and rushed to her big brother. Vincent rolled his eyes as he hugged her. “Roxy, don’t call me that. You know I hate it,” he smiled down at her before walking over to his mother and wrapping her is a big hug. “Care to tell me why you came in here like you avere un diavolo per capello?” Nadia asked her son. Vincent huffed and turned to his mother with a frown, “your marito happened!” He shouted. He grabbed a cookie from the plate on the counter and took a bite. “Your Dito nel culo of a husband, is trying to tell me that I have to settle down before he turns the family over to me!” He threw his hands in the air and started to pace. “My little Vinny,” Nadia cooed as she stopped him and cupped his face in her hands. “You know your father loves you. He’s j
Rebecca spun around in front of the mirror for the fifth time. She didn’t like anything that she had tried on and she had to leave in ten minutes if she didn't want to be late. The red floral dress with ruffles on the sleeves and bottom of the skirt was going to have to work. The neckline was a V- cut that showed just enough cleavage to be cute but didn’t show too much that Vincent would think that she was trying to look cute just for him. She tied the strings that were on the corset like belt and went in search for the black strappy sandal heels that she had stolen from Joni, they were perfect. Finding them under her bed, she slipped them on and buckled the strap around each ankle and headed for the door.The cab stopped in front of the coffee shop and Rebecca took a deep breath. Why was she nervous? “I don’t know lady, but its $12.75,” said the cab driver. Rebecca realized that she said that out loud and blushed.“Sorry,” she said handing him the money and getting out of the cab. Sh