Page 8 of Plea
“Now this is my kind of carrying on,” Kaos said, making us all laugh.
He and Serenity wasted no time heading over to the food area while Tristan and Taj headed to the dance floor. Zander and I went to grab a couple of drinks, and my eyes steadily scanned the crowd in search of the woman of the hour. Of course, it didn’t take Zander long to find a woman to fixate on, so when I did see Venus, I made my way in her direction.
As much as I loved to talk, I couldn’t think of any adequate words to describe how good she looked this evening. Venus was a true stallion: tall, slim-thick, and curvy. Her caramel brown skin was covered with a shimmery green dress that accentuatedevery curve on her stacked frame. My dick instantly hardened, and I knew there was nothing I could do to stop it.
Her left arm was covered with tattoos, but other than that, she had a polished, classy look. Venus’s face was round, and her lazy, dark eyes shifted around the room as if she felt eyes on her. Hell, all eyes should have been on her. She looked that fucking good. That pointy nose… her round, pouty lips. Her hair was pulled up into a thick bun, giving me an unobstructed view of her pretty ass face. The makeup she wore added to her already glowing skin, giving it a more bronzed appearance, like it was the middle of summer instead of winter. I could honestly say I’d never seen a more beautiful woman in my entire life.
When her eyes finally landed on me, her mouth parted before she smiled. The sight of her smile made my heart skip a beat. My feet stopped moving momentarily.
What the hell is this woman doing to me?
It wasn’t until she started moving in my direction that I started walking again. We met each other halfway, and I couldn’t stop myself from saying, “You look absolutely beautiful, Venus. And you smell good as fuck too.”
She giggled bashfully. “Thank you, Carson. Since my fiancé isn’t here, I can respectfully say you are the most handsome man in the room.”
“Oh… So you aren’t married yet? Good to know.”
Her smile widened. “Why’s that?”
“Until you sign that license, you’re still available.” With a shrug, I took a step in her direction and closed the space between us. “Depending on how I feel, you might be available to me even after.”
“Where’s the woman you purchased the gift card for?”
“At home. Where’s your fiancé?”
“Work trip.”
“On such a big night for you?” She shrugged, and though the smile remained on her face, I saw the sadness in her eyes. “We gotta make sure you have the time of your life tonight.”
“Carson, I?—”
When I took her hand into mine and gently led her toward the table reserved for us, her rebuttal stopped. I introduced her to everyone before asking Taj to give me the gift I’d gotten for Venus out of her purse. While the ladies raved about the event, Kaos tapped my arm, signaling he wanted to speak with me privately. We stepped a few feet away from the table as he asked, “Why you ain’t tell me that woman looked like that?”
I tried to conceal the unexpected bark of laughter I released, but it didn’t really help. “Nigga, what the fuck?”
“Had I known she looked like that, I would’ve told you to stay at home with your baby mama.”
Squeezing the back of my neck, I allowed my eyes to find their way to Venus again. “She looks absolutely stunning, but I’ll be on my best behavior. Well, I done already flirted with her and told her she’s available until she gets married, but that’s all I’ma say.”
“She’s engaged?”
“Apparently.” The back of my hand patted his chest as Zander made his way over to us. “Check this out though. He ain’t here. She said he had a business trip.”
“Who had a business trip?” Zander asked, joining our conversation.
“Venus’s fiancé.”
“How he ain’t gon’ be here for his fiancée’s anniversary party? That’s some bullshit,” Zander said, and I shook my head.
“Hey, I won’t complain. I intend to make the most of my night and make sure she does too.”
“Aight but remember he’s the one that fucks with women that are off limits,” Kaos said, pointing toward Zander as Iwalked back to the table, and I laughed. I usually wasn’t the kind of man who went after another man’s woman, but there was just… something about Venus. I felt like if I talked to her a little more maybe I’d be able to get her out of my system.
“Here you go, bro,” Taj said, handing me the box.
“Thank you, sis.”
I gave her a quick hug and kiss to the temple just to get under Tristan’s skin. He absolutely hated anyone touching Taj, and since that was the only way to make him unravel, I thoroughly enjoyed pushing his buttons.
