Page 14 of Adore Me
"Please, please! Pop! I will do anything-"
Manuel didn't have the chance to finish because I unloaded the whole case in his mouth. His body fell on the tarp and Rossi dropped a rat on his body.
"Come on, we have ladies to see," Vinny stated and started for the door.
Oh, holy fucking shit! Can this get any more embarrassing? If she turns me down, I will kill her.
I am hoping that I am reading her sneaking into my room as a sign that she wants to get back together and is tired of putting us through this pain.
Chapter 13
I walked into Vincent's house and am faced with everyone that is affiliated with my guy standing throughout the foyer and the great room. They all greeted me and hugged me with a kiss on the cheek. The dates of these men kept trying to touch my bullet hole wound and I felt my eyes widened and bulge out of their sockets.
"Savannah, your dress is upstairs," John said to me. I looked at him with confusion and tried to walk up the stairs slowly to not show how anxious I am and to fight the urge to run up them fast.
My room smelled like flowers and I noticed that he filled my room with roses. All different colors. I walked past them and took off my suit jacket as I walked to the closet. Inside the closet was a full-length green gown in a heart shape with a plunge in the back. This dress just had to be Bethany's idea because it would fit my body perfectly.
I peeled my clothes off and slipped into some sexy under clothes. Once I were situated with all of my girl parts in their proper places, I stepped into the dress. As soon as I got it on me, there was a knock on my door.
I see a head peek in. "Savannah, do you need help?" Bethany opened the door and had a big smile. "You look stunning."
I shook my head and walked over to her. With my back facing her, I took a look at her outfit in the mirror. "You look beautiful," I whispered.
With the back still unzipped, I held the front of the dress to my chest and turned to look at her. I checked her out and she was also dressed up more so than usual. Her dress is a deep black and looked similar to mine, but it was strapless and more conservative until you looked at the back. There are strategic holes throughout the back to create a design. Bethany looked like sex on a stick.
"What's going on?" I asked as I turned to walk in my closet for shoes. My nerves and now the anticipation were killing me and any minute, I would snap from the suspense. I focused the energy and found some pink high heels that had a ballet shoe look.
"It’s a surprise. Everyone is here along with their ladies. It’s a special evening," she hugged me and sat on my bed. "You are going to flip out!"
"Please give me a hint. I will be your slave forever!" I begged as I sprayed perfume on and touched up my makeup. The only thing I needed to do is reapply my lip gloss.
"You want a hint?" I nodded and as the door opened, Annabeth, Valerie and Anne came in. I smiled at all of them. "It has to do with you and Vincent."
"No shit!" I walked past them and sat on my bed to put on my high heels. "This better not be a fake proposal!" Everyone laughed and Anne had tears in her eyes. I jumped off the bed with each heel in my hand and stopped in front of her and balanced on each foot to put the other shoe on each foot.
"You look beautiful. A replica of your mother. Your smile and your face is glowing. Your mother would have loved to be here!" Anne hugged me and I hugged her, and everyone started to file out my room. Tears welled in my eyes and I waved my hand in front of my face to stop them from coming. Anne and I wrapped our arms around the other and followed the others.
Anne is wearing a mermaid green dress that flows over her body. If I remember correctly, she looks a little heavier than normal. I need to ask her if everything is all right because she is the type to eat junk and never gain a pound.
I scanned the downstairs as I hesitantly stood on the stair where Vincent and I first made love. My face felt like there is an inferno behind my cheeks. All of the ladies were wearing a dress, less extravagant than mine, but they still looked very nice and beautiful. Of course, the men were in their suits.
"Hot damn!" Someone called as we walked down the stairs.
"Holy... shit!" Leo said as his jaw dropped.
I looked around with a nervous smile. I expected to see Vincent, but he was nowhere to be found. After my realization this afternoon... I couldn't wait to see him and tell him. Would I actually admit it? I would like to think that I would do it. I loved him and I couldn't do this anymore.
The dining room was transformed to fit everyone and there were candles everywhere. On the dining room table there are name cards. I sat where mine was, and scanned the space expecting to see something that would signify what was happening. Nothing. No one gave me a clue. Damn it.
"Okay, everyone please sit down," Sal said as he sat down and rubbed his wife's hand who looked very young. "Welcome to inductions. This is going to be a long night so don't drink too much! Stella, please bring our dinner out." Stella appeared along with four other servers and placed food in front of us.
The seat next to me is empty and I could only guess it was Vincent's seat. I found it funny that every other place setting had a name card. The server put a plate down on his setting and I suddenly wanted to see him. I felt empty and out of place. My connection with all of these people was through Vincent. Now that Vincent and I are... Hell, I don't even know. It just felt very weird to be here without him.
"We will begin as soon as Moretti joins us." Like it were planned, Vincent appeared. He sat next to me and didn't even look at me. I took a sip of my wine and cut into my food. Unaware of what was supposed to happen, I followed the lead of the other ladies. "Tonight, is a special night for I have decided who will move up in ranks and open the books," everyone clapped. I didn't realize that it were a clapping matter, so I joined in too late.
Tony appeared with a book and there is a stack of cards that were resting on the book. Anne looked up and smiled at me and I matched her smile trying to gauge if she knew anything. Did she know? Tony set the book down in front of Sal.
John stood up from his place setting and took a sip from his wine glass. He scanned everyone that was sitting at the table with a dangerous glint in his eyes. "Our members know how important this meeting is and are well aware why all the ladies have been invited. Every strong man has a stronger woman supporting him." People cheered and I didn't follow everything that was going on. I am too determined to decipher out the scene and what is exactly supposed to happen. "With that being said, if anything is taken out of this meeting, information and or names, those people that spill will be taken care of. We ask for complete confidentiality from our dinner guests," he took another sip and continued. "Thank you."
