Page 61 of Fake Dating Daxton Hawk
“Sure, I’ll be there.”
Her lips part on a surprised, “What?”
Fuck, what am I doing saying yes to the invitation? Spending more time with Jordan will only make it harder to tell her the truth. But seeing her so nervous… I don’t have it in me to turn her down. “I have a few meetings but I’ll rearrange my schedule to be at the party.”
“Seriously?”
I grin. “Seriously. What kind of party is it? Cocktail? A dinner party?”
“This is the part that’s kind of embarrassing. It’s a murder mystery party.”
My grin broadens. “Why is that embarrassing?”
“Because you don’t seem like the kind of guy who would be seen at a murder mystery party.”
“For your information,Knives Outis my favorite movie. I’ve always wanted to attend a murder mystery party. Who do I need to dress up as?”
“Ah… Mina said the party has a supernatural theme and we need to put a lot of effort into our costumes. You’re Dracula and I’m Dracula’s wife.”
A smirk glides over my lips at those details. “My wife. And we’re vampires. This Mina girl has taste.Octodickand now this. I have a feeling I’m going to like her a lot.”
ChapterTwenty-Eight
Jordan
“It’s eight o’clock. How much longer will Daxton be?” Mina asks me, walking around her living room and serving drinks to everyone, dressed as a zombie nurse.
“I don’t know. His flight was late and he’s stuck in traffic. I’m sure he’ll be here soon.”
“I hope so because these murder mystery games take hours to play. We’ll be up till three a.m. at this rate. We’ve put too much effort into this party for it to go to waste.”
“The party won’t go to waste,” I tell her.
Mina wasn’t kidding when she said they were going all out on this party. I spent the day here with Mina and Zac, helping them transform their apartment into a haunted castle. The living room is lit only by the flickering of candles and there are cobwebs hanging from the ceiling. I’ve already stepped on Mr. Fluffy three times because Mina bought a fog machine that covers the floor in five inches of fog, making it impossible to see the little guy.
I’m still convinced this party will be embarrassing, but as I look around the living room at everyone chatting on the couches, I can’t deny all the costumes are incredible. Zac sits next to me with both arms spread over the couch backrest, his costume matching Mina as a zombie doctor. Across from us, Verena is perched on her husband Adrian’s lap, the pair of them dressed as Egyptian mummies.Sexycouture Egyptian mummies. Then there’s Darius and his boyfriend Victor on a third couch, fiddling with the eerie music that’s playing, dressed as wizards.
A text from Daxton arrives on my phone, letting me know he’s here. “Ah! The doorman let Daxton in and he’s on his way up. I’m nervous.”
“Why?” Mina asks.
Adrian smirks while twirling Verena’s hair with one finger. “Mina, please. Because she likes him, obviously.”
Mina huffs at me. “I thought you said there was nothing going on between you two and that your relationship is professional.”
I shrug, having omitted details about the constant text messaging and phone calls between me and Daxton, along with the orgasm he gave me. “I guess I haven’t had a chance to fill you in, but um… yeah, I like him now. We’ve been getting along really well.”
“You told me you would be smart with this guy. He’s paying you—”
“Can you just… stop talking. I know all of this, babe.”
Before she can argue, there’s a knock on the door. Mina makes a beeline for the door but I rush past her to open it, wanting to get to Daxton before she does.
And holy shit. He’s dressed as a handsome Dracula in a tuxedo and black cape. His brown hair is smoothed back, emphasizing the strong lines of his cheekbones and jaw.
Daxton grins at me, and I realize I’m smiling at him too. The two of us are standing in the doorway, taking in the sight of each other as if it’s been far longer than three days since we were last together.
“Hey, kitten.” Daxton’s gaze finally breaks from mine, examining the corset dress I’m wearing as Dracula’s wife, and he wolf whistles. “Verybeautiful. I missed you.” The greeting hug that follows sends a flutter through my stomach. Daxton lifts me off my feet and squeezes me tight.
