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“Who owns all these?”

“Some are mine, and some are Hud’s. There are a couple of my team that occasionally park here, but not often.”

We walked over to a large black 4x4 which unlocked as soon as Nico opened the door.

“This one is mine. It’s completely safe and bulletproof. Just in case.”

Why the hell would we need a bulletproof car? The shock I was feeling was clear for Nico to see, because his face dropped instantly.

“That would be a story for another day, Rosa. Please don’t worry. I don’t mean we will need it tonight. I just feel more comfortable knowing that should something happen, you will be safe. Now, do you want to ride in the back or shotgun?”

The thought of being next to Nico for a while longer made my heart skip.

“Shotgun.” I blurted it out without taking a moment to think.

Nico just chuckled and brought me around to the passenger side of the car and opened the door for me. It was then that I realized that my choice of dress wasn’t really conducive to climbing up into a vehicle of this size, not that I’d known I would have to. I looked down to see where I could put my feet and immediately felt two strong arms grab me by the waist and place me into the passenger seat.

Blushing, I spoke. “Thank you.”

“Prego.” With that, Nico closed the door, walked around the car and got up into the driver’s seat. “Shall we go and meet Hud?”

I smiled and nodded as we drove off through the tunnel. All the while, the butterflies were going around in my stomach as I thought of what I was going to say tonight.

Chapter Twenty-Four

HUDSON

I HAD ARRIVED AT Pleasures about five minutes ago and was sitting in the private dining room that adjoined my private room. All day, I had been nervous about this evening. After all, it wasn’t every day that you told the woman you had fallen in love with that you were bisexual, and the guy she thought was your best friend was also actually your lover and wanted to share the bed with both of us. Then, to add to that, he is also the head of a mafia family.

If that wasn’t bad enough, after finding out that Vincent was in New York and then had gone to the apartment to try to find Gaby, I was just about ready to call everything off. But as usual, it was Nico, the voice of reason, that pulled me out of it and said we should go ahead no matter what. I knew they were both on their way, as Nico had messaged me as they were about to leave. He had been very coy with how Gaby was feeling and what she was wearing. All he had said was wait and see.

I received notification that they had arrived and were on their way up here. That was another one of the benefits of being an owner in the club: you were never surprised when somebody turned up. Nico had his own key to get into the room, so I knew I wouldn’t have to let them in. It was only a few minutes before I heard the click of the door as it was unlocked and Gaby walked in, followed by Nico. I watched as she walked in, looking nervous.

She stood there for a moment as Nico took her coat from her shoulders, unveiling her body wrapped in scarlet red. Nico placed his hand on the small of her back in a comforting way and led her across toward me. She stood in front of me looking worried, but she looked fucking hot in that red dress. I had thought she would when I bought it for her. I had hoped she would choose that one for this evening, but now, seeing her wearing it, I wasn’t sure how I was going to tell her what I had to say. I could already feel myself getting hard just sitting here.

Managing to contain my obvious arousal, I got up from my seat, walked up to her, and pressed a kiss to her cheek.

“You look amazing,” I whispered into her ear.

I looked up and saw Nico looking forlorn at the pair of us. He tried to smile, but I could see it was one of sadness and longing.

He spoke in a soft voice to the both of us. “Okay. I will leave you two alone. Have a wonderful evening, and I will see you both in the morning.”

Before I could say a word, Gaby quickly moved and grabbed Nico by the arm before he could leave the room. “Nico, please stay.”

Nico looked over at me for approval. I just shrugged my shoulders and looked back at Gaby, who was looking from me to Nico nervously.

“Please let him stay, Hudson. I have something I need to speak to you about. Both of you.”

I stepped over to her and gave her a hug. She looked as though she needed it right now.

I pulled away slightly and spoke. “I guess Nico is staying, then. Come on and sit down.”

I helped her over to the chair next to me, and Nico sat down next to her. I could see she was nervous by the way she was rubbing her hands together. I leaned over and took her hand in mine, trying to comfort her. It didn’t escape my notice that she was also looking for reassurance from Nico.

I wondered what was worrying her so much that she needed us both here. Was she going to say that she couldn’t continue this relationship between us, and that she thought I would take the news better with my best friend sitting there? If that was the case, then she would be sorely mistaken, because both of us would be heartbroken.

I had purposely allowed the two of them to spend time alone, knowing that Nico had already fallen hard for his Rosa. The moments we had managed to spend together, he never stopped talking about her and what he wanted us all to do in the future. He had planned this out in his head more than I had.

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