Page 46 of Fallin' for You (The Echo of Love)

“You are the best Made of Honor ever!”

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Once they arrived at Sin City, they were immediately escorted to a five-star hotel that made their mouths drop; the place was practically a palace.

But the moment they stepped into the room that Will had booked for the two of them, Aria seriously thought that she was going to die of a heart attack.

The “room”, as the hotel receptionist had called it, was anything but it since the place was bigger than her and Nura’s apartments combined.

There were four rooms scattered around the apartment, two bathrooms, and a fully stocked kitchen with the dining room and a huge open-space living room with beautiful wall to wall windows, giving them a perfect view of the entire city.

“Well, if I wasn’t getting married to Nate, your man would have been in so much trouble. This is crazy Aria!”

“I know.” Aria breathed out; her brain still unable to function properly from the shock of it all.

She quickly took out her phone, planning to call Will and ask for some other, normal-looking room that didn’t cost a gazillion dollars per night, when she saw that there was already a message from the man waiting for her.

* Hi, baby. I know that by now you are settling into your room and most probably freaking out about it.

Don’t.

I know that it looks like a lot of money, but it is not a lot for me. You deserve everything and I am going to make sure that you get it. So just relax and enjoy the time with your friend and I will see you when you come back.

Love you, baby. Xoxo *

Aria smiled at the message and shook her head; the man knew her too well. She quickly texted Will back to thank him and then went to choose a room, seeing as Nura had already happily skipped to hers.

After they were done with unpacking, they decided to go out and explore the city before dinner. Nura was ecstatic, her eyes glazed over like a child’s in the sweets shop at the sight of barely dressed people having a good time, which was not a surprise at all since Nura’s equivalent of a good time was sex, alcohol, and gambling.

They wandered around for a few hours, went shopping and then people-watching before it was time to get back to have dinner, after which Aria took her to a strip bar, making Nura, once again, proclaim her as the best Maid of Honor.

“So how are you doing now that you and Will are back together?”

Aria looked up from her drink, only then realizing that the lap dance she had bought for her friend had already ended. She had tuned herself out during it, because it was just plain weird for her to watch as her best friend enjoyed having a strange, half-naked guy rubbing on top of her.

“Good. We have been taking it slow for the past month. The wounds are still fresh so we didn’t want to rush anything.” she said at the end and it was true.

After that night in his apartment when they made up, the two of them had talked about everything that had happened and Will apologized for hurting her, even if it wasn’t his intention. They then made a deal to take it easy for a while, but it had been almost a month since then and Aria had to admit that she was getting a bit tired of it.

She did want to proceed with caution, but Will took it to the extreme. The man kept apologizing even though Aria had assured him that it was alright and that everything was now in the past. And the worst thing was that the man wouldn’t touch her, aside from a few heavy make-out sessions that left Aria feeling anything but satisfied. To put it lightly, she was frustrated.

“But?” Nura prodded, making Aria sigh.

“We haven’t slept together since the night we made up.”

“Oh... that sucks! It had been a month since then, for fuck’s sake!” Nura exclaimed, her f

ace showing just how much she disagreed.

“Yeah, I know. I think that Will is just too scared of hurting me again that he now acts like I am a porcelain doll or something. Honestly, I am this close to tying him up to the bed and having my wicked way with him!”

Aria’s statement cracked them both up and it was long minutes before they managed to sober up after which Nura signaled the waiter for another round of shots and raised her glass to Aria once they arrived.

“Well... “If the mountain will not come to Muhammad...””

~

The cold water sprayed across his heated body and Will felt his tense muscles slowly begin to relax. He sighed and leaned his forehead on the tiled wall when he suddenly felt a presence behind him which made him turn around quickly. A harsh breath escaped him when he saw Aria standing behind him completely naked with water droplets cascading down her chest, breathing hard, and with her eyes almost black with desire.

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