❥𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗗𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿
"Make sure that all of chairs are aligned as well as the white roses!" I order the workers, who right away make sure that all of the roses are neatly aligned among the rows. I look around to make sure that none of the chairs are misplaced.
"Wow, you really are a perfectionist." Lisa snickers and I playfully roll my eyes.
"This wedding has to be perfect remember?" I raise my eyebrow at her and she nods.
I cringe when the workers place the white aisle runner crooked on the grass. Lisa takes notice and she clears her throat.
"Make sure the aisle is straight!" She yells and I sigh in relief. "I can't believe the wedding is tomorrow." She runs a hand through her long blonde hair.
I nod my head in agreement. It has been weeks since Dario and I have actually talked. We see each other occasionally at the house, but we don't speak to each other. Plus, he's hardly home because he is always working.
A part of me feels angry that he has been avoiding me, but the other part doesn't have time to be angry. This wedding has been my main focus.
"Looks like everything is almost ready." I say while observing the fairy lights that are entwined with some of the leaves surrounding the venue. I must say we did a really good job.
"We just have to come early morning tomorrow to make sure everything is perfect." She says and I hum in agreement. We begin to walk to the other side of the venue where the party will be held.
My eyes fill with satisfaction when I see the tables and the center pieces ready. "I think we did an amazing job." Lisa says and catches my attention.
"More than amazing." I tell her and she chuckles.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Since, the word got out that we were in charge of this wedding more people have wanted our services." She says and I nod. "There's a couple who wants us to plan their wedding in Italy. They have a venue in mind, but they want our professional opinion." She continues as we walk around the venue.
"Wow, I have always wanted to go to Italy!" I smile and she smiles back at me.
"We leave in a few days, so make sure that you are in order." She tells me and I scoff.
"I'm always in order." I tell her and she rolls her eyes.
"How long will we be staying there?" I ask her.
"Just four days. Then we come back and plan the rest here. Luckily, they want their wedding in six months." She says fixing the wine glasses on the table.
"Sounds good." I tell her and pull out my phone from my pocket once I feel it vibrating. I look at my phone and see that it's Lucero calling me. My eyebrows furrow in confusion as to why she's calling me right now.
"Give me one moment." I tell Lisa and she gives me a quick nod before returning her attention back to the wine glasses.
"Hello?" I answer.
"Amara, what are you doing later today?" She asks.
"Um, studying and catching up on some sleep." I reply wondering why she is asking me.
"Well, forget that and come over for family dinner." She tells me and I snort.
"Family? Like just us right? Not dad." I run a hand through my hair. I don't want to see my dad at all. I can't look at him the same after I saw him and Marissa together.
She stays silent and I groan.
"Amara, please. I just want to have a nice family dinner. The boys miss their grandpa and they miss you." She pleads and I huff. "Plus, Elijah has been asking questions and I don't want him worrying." She whispers.
"Ugh...who else is going to be there?" I place a hand on my hip and begin to walk around the venue, signaling to the workers to place the clear ball lights higher.
"Dad, Victor, Dario, and Marissa." She answers and I mentally groan. This dinner is going to be so awkward. Victor and Dario in the same room is already horrible to begin with. Marissa, my dad, and me in the same room is dangerous.
I can't keep a straight face in the same room with them. Knowing me, my face of disgust will show no matter how hard I will try.
"Do I absolutely have to be there? I had a long day today." I try to convince her, but knowing Lucero she won't back down.
"Yes, you have to be here. I want to see my sister and dad has been asking about you." She says with authority in her tone.
I chew on my lip worried about what can happen if I do go.
"Fine, can I bring Lola?" I ask needing someone to keep me on check when I'm there.
"Of course! I miss Lola, haven't seen her in such a long time." She says with excitement. I sigh in relief.
"Ok, I'll see you soon then." I say in defeat.
"Ok, hermana. Love you." She says. (Sister)
"Love you, bye." I hang the phone and close my eyes throwing my head back in frustration.
"Amara, come here I need your opinion!" Lisa yells and I place my phone back into my pocket walking back to her.
I pull up in front of the coffee shop waiting for Lola. She comes out with a huge smile on her face which makes me roll my eyes. My eyebrows furrow once I realize that her hair is black instead of red.
"What happened to the red hair?" I ask her once she comes inside the car.
"I got pretty bored and decided to go back to black. You like it?" She say ruffling up her short wavy hair.
"I love it. It brings out your cheek bones." I compliment her and she looks at me with a flirtatious smile.
"Amara, are you flirting with me? You know Victor and Dario won't approve." She teases and I groan completely forgetting that the both of them will be there.
"Don't remind me." I say and drive away from the coffee shop going to Lucero's house.
"Now remember as much as I love your mouth. You have to control it today." Lola teases me and I sigh in defeat.
"I know, but seeing Marissa and my dad in the same room after what I saw is going to be so fucking hard." I say and think about how I'm going to survive a whole dinner with them.
"Just try your best to ignore them, plus we don't have to stay for long. You can say that I have a thing and you need to drop me off." She suggests and I quickly nod to her suggestion.
"Ok, yeah...yeah I'll say that." I tell her.
"Also, Marissa and your dad should be the least of your worries. You should really be thinking about Victor and Dario." She chuckles and I whack her arm.
"Ow!" She exaggerates.
"You know what I take it back.." I look at her once we stop a red light. She looks at me with confusion in her face. "The red looks way better." I tell her and she huffs.
"Bitch." She says and I laugh.
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We walk towards Lucero's house and I feel my palms begin to sweat once I see Victor's Bugatti in the drive way along with Dario's black Maserati.
Lola notices my uneasiness and grabs my hand. "You'll be fine." She reassures me.
"Let's get this over with." I tell her and she leads the way inside of Lucero's house.
We walk in and the first person that greets us is Elijah. "Tía! I've missed you." He runs on his little legs towards us. I crouch down and pull him into a tight hug.
"I've missed you too, pollito." He huffs at my nickname, but I squeeze him tighter. I pull away and fix his hair. "You remember my best friend, Lola right?" I ask him and he nods sending her a little wave.
"Where is everyone?" I ask looking around.
"Abuelo, Uncle Victor, and my dad are in the backyard with Marissa's friend." He says and my eyes widen.
Dario and Victor together. Fuck, that must be awkward considering that Dario watched as Victor fucked me.
"And the others?" Lola chimes in.
"In the kitchen." Elijah answers. I nod and give him a quick kiss on the cheek. He quickly wipes it and I raise my eyebrows at him.
"I'm five, now. So, no kisses." He says earning a laugh from Lola.
"It doesn't matter how old you are you're still a baby in my eyes." I chuckle and he huffs running away to the living room.
"Let's go." I tell Lola and we make our way to the kitchen. Lucero turns around and smiles at us.
"I'm so glad you guys are here!" She says and rushes towards us pulling Lola and I into a group huge.
Marissa looks at us and sends us a gentle smile, but I know she is shitting bricks by the way she is drinking her glass of wine. It makes me mad that she can just laugh and talk with Lucero knowing damn well what she is doing is wrong.
"What are you guys making?" Lola asks and I nod wanting to know the same thing because I am starving.
"We- well I'm because Marissa can't cook.." And she can't fuck I tell myself in my head. "I'm making enchiladas with beans and rice." She continues and walks back to the stove.
"Hmm, sounds good." I smile and walk to the kitchen helping her get the plates.
Lola looks at Marissa and raises her eyebrows. "Hey Marissa, good to see you." Lola says, but I know she is lying by the overly nice tone she is using.
"Hey Lola, I like your hair." She compliments her and Lola gives her a slight nod.
"Can you set the table up, please? Take Elijah with you." Lucero asks snapping my attention back to her. I chuckle when I hear Elijah groan all the way from the living room.
"Come on, pollito!" I yell from the kitchen.
"Stop calling me that!" He yells back which makes Lucero send him a death glare. I nudge her and walk towards the dining room with Elijah trailing behind me.
I carefully hand some plates over to Elijah to set down. "Do you guys need some help?" Victor's voice makes me jump in place.
Elija giggles. "Yes, because I want to go play with my soldiers." He quickly shoves the plates towards Victor leaving me alone with him.
Once Elijah leaves the room I send him a small smile. "Amara." He nods towards me and I look up meeting his green eyes.
"Victor." I say back returning my attention the plates.
"How have you been?" He says inching closer to me. I look up and find him extremely close to me, so close that I can smell is cologne.
"I've been good..how have you been?" I ask him swallowing harshly at the way he is looking at me.
"Miserable." He sighs causing my eyebrows to furrow.
"Why? Has something happened?" I ask genuinely concerned.
"You...I miss you." He whispers and places his hand on my cheek.
"Victor I-" Before I can say anything my dad, Dario and Emilio with Julian in his arms walk in the dining room.
We quickly break away and both continue to fix the plates. "Amara!" My dad says happily and walks towards me giving me a big hug. I hesitantly return the hug and give me a small smile. I look over the side and see Dario sending Victor a death glare.
Shit, I wonder if he saw?
Emilio comes towards us and gives me a quick hug while Dario send me a quick nod. Asshole.
I don't expect him to hug me, but I do expect a 'hi' from him.
"I've missed you so much, hija." My dad says pinching my cheek.
"Dad you saw me not too long ago." You know when you were fucking Marissa.
"Yes, but we still need to have dinner together. Just the two of us." He says with hope in his eyes.
"Sure..when I have time." I tell him and I know he doesn't like my answer because he lowers his head and sighs.
"Food is ready!" Lucero comes with the plate of enchiladas while Marissa and Lola come in with the rest of the food.
Lola looks at me with wide eyes when she sees Dario. I have to bite my lip from laughing when she mouths 'he's hot' to me.
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I can't enjoy the amazing food that Lucero made because I'm too busy trying to figure out where to put my hands.
At the head of the table is where my dad sat. On his right side is where Victor is sitting and on his left side is where Elijah is sitting.
And I was sitting in between Dario and Victor which has me lightly squirming in my seat. Lola is sitting right next to Elijah which is in front of me.
If I put my hands down I will be touching both of their thighs because of how close the both of them are to me.
If I put them on the table I will be grazing their arms.
On the other side of the table there is an empty chair. I asked Lucero who it was for and she says she likes to keep it empty for mom. She likes to feel like she is still here with us.
I look around the table and see everyone engaged in a conversation. I feel Victor lean closer to my ear. "Amara, please give me a chance." I look at him with wide eyes and see him staring at my lips and then my eyes. My dad is sitting right next to him and he truly doesn't care.
"Victor, now is not the time." I whisper back and quickly shove a piece of food into my mouth looking around to see if anyone heard what Victor said to me. I quickly look at my dad who is talking to Elijah about cars.
I slightly turn my head towards Dario and see him glaring at me. His jaw is clenched and his fists are clenched as well. I swallow harshly and turn towards Lola giving her a stressed look.
"Amara, how's the job?" Emilio, who is sitting next to Lola, asks me completely catching me off guard. Dario places his hand on my thigh and squeezes it causing me to squirm a little.
Emilio looks at me confused and I give him a smile. "I-It's good. It's really good." I stumble with my words as Dario inches his hand up higher. Even though, Marissa is sitting right next to him he doesn't care.
"That's good. I'm happy for you, you deserve it." Emilio says and I tilt my head in appreciation.
"Of course she does. She deserves everything and more." Victor says and Lola's eyes widen. My dad looks at Victor and nods his head.
Dario squeezes my thigh harder and inches higher placing his big hand on my clothed pussy, cupping it.
I chew on my lip and slowly try to push his hand away, but he pinches my clit through my lace fabric making me grip onto the table. I look over at Lucero who is sitting next to Emilio looking at me strangely.
"Mara? Are you ok?" Elijah asks and everyone's attention is now on me.
"Y-Yes, I'm just going to use the bathroom." I clear my throat and get up from my seat rushing to the bathroom.
I step inside and close the door. I take a deep breath and look into the mirror trying to calm my nerves.
I can't go back out there.
I flatten my clothes and fix my hair, but I stop where I am when I head a loud knock on the door. I slowly open it and come face to face with Victor.
"Amara, can we talk?" He asks, but before I can answer he lightly pushes inside the bathroom and closes the door.
"Victor my dad is out there." I remind him and he shakes his head.
"Just hear me out, please." He comes closer to me and I take a step back stumbling back onto the wall.
"These weeks have been horrible, Amara. I miss you." He leans closer to me staring into my eyes.
"Victor, I can't." I tell him trying to avoid eye contact.
"Tell me you don't feel anything for me and I'll leave you alone." He whispers into my neck and I close my eyes in frustration.
"Victor, I care for you, but not the way you care for me." I say and he lifts my chin up with his fingers tracing my lips.
I know that Victor is the one standing in front of me, but the only person I can think of is Dario.
He was about to lean closer to me, but we are interrupted by a knock on the door. We quickly break apart and my eyes widen in fear of who it can be.
"Amara, stay calm." He whispers and I shake my head.
"I told you this isn't the place." I harshly whisper and make my way towards the door. I slowly crack it open, but quickly step back when the door is pushed open.
I look and see an angry looking Dario glaring at Victor and me.
"D-Dario, what do you want?" I ask trying to distract him from glaring at Victor.
But his eyes are burning holes on him.
"I came to see if you were ok." His voice laced with anger.
"As you can see she's fine." Victor answers and I look back at him throwing him a glare.
"She doesn't seem fine. I think she actually looks a little annoyed." Dario smirks and I harshly swallow.
"How would you know if you weren't in here?" Victor steps forward.
"Trust me I know." Dario says and take a step forward as well, but I step in front of him.
"I think we should all go back to the table and act like nothing happen." I suggest and both men growl.
"Fine, you go ahead first." Dario tells me and moves over so I can walk forward, but I shake my head.
"No, Victor you go first." I look at him and he hesitates looking at both Dario and I.
"Please." I plead and he huffs walking out of the bathroom.
Dario watches as he exits the bathroom and releases a deep breath. I try to walk out, but his arm stops me.
"You aren't leaving until I get answers, Amara." He looks at me with his dark brown eyes filled with anger and a hint of lust.
Fuck.
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