Page 97 of Tempting the President
“You’re sure? Tonight won’t be the usual party.”
I scribbled on my board,IT’S OKAY.
“And Kellion? Will he be okay with this?”
I scowled. What did he have to do with this?
“He is your boyfriend, you know.”
I rolled my eyes and pointed at her.Look who’s talking.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” Bobby said huffily. “I’mtheideal fiancée.”
Behind me, Leandro Christopoulos, who was seated at one of the lounge sofas, coughed.
I smirked.See?
“Shut up,” Bobby grumbled. “I’m the perfect fiancée and that’s that.” Her voice turned brisk. “Anyway, tonight you have to wear your uniform again. The one without pockets.”
I nodded, grimacing.Understood.
“Well, on your head be it.”
Exactly two hours later, I was dressed in my usual frilly uniform, balancing a tray of drinks with one hand. Bobby’s charity gala had a gangster chic theme, with the venue decorated in hues of black and gold. Everyone looked like they were having fun, and they all made a spectacular sight, with the women dressed in glittering flapper dresses while the men looked like they had just stepped out of a GQ shoot, theMafiaedition.
The only thing that made this occasion different from Bobby’s other events was howrowdyandyoungthis crowd was compared to her usual bunch of sponsors. I had lost count of the number of times I had to dodge drunken passes—-
And here comes another one,I thought resignedly as a hand grazed the small of my back...and stayed there.
An excuse ready on my lips, I turned around—-
And froze.
Kellion.
A stunningly handsome Kellion, with slicked back hair, suspenders, and slim, tight-fitting pants.
My heart soared and crashed before swaying unevenly in my chest, intoxicated by the sheer beauty of the man in front of me.Did he know he made the world’s sexiest gangster on the planet? Every girl in the room thought the same thing, with the way they ogled him so blatantly.
I was about to sign ‘hi’ to him when I noticed the furious-as-hell scowl on his face. That was the moment I remembered an essential fact: I hadn’t told him about me working tonight.
Crap.I whirled around, hoping to escape, but it was too late.
“Not so fast.” The words were spoken in a silky voice as Kellion captured my wrist from behind, spinning me back to face him. The tray on my other hand began to tilt, but Kellion only had to nod once and his bodyguards once again appeared from nowhere, flanking us on all sides while one of them took the tray from my hand.
“Uh. Wow. They’re...like...ghosts.Poof.” My hand closed and opened, a poor imitation of a magic trick. “Suddenly...they’re...there.”
Kellion’s lips curved at my quip, but his smile didn’t reach his eyes. It was my first time to see him this angry. Thisjealous.My eyes widened at the realization, my heart beating even more erratically at the thought that Kellion Argyros, my boyfriend, was jealous over me.
And the worse thing about it?
I liked it.
No, Ilovedit, the possessive look in his eyes, the hard line of his jaw, the tension in his body.
“What are you doing here,terataki?” His voice was still silky soft, and for some reason, it only made my body feel hot and alive.
“I...” The words were out before I could stop them. “I...wanted...to...see...you...jealous.”
