“Stunning.” Jason held out a single rose for me and then kissed me.
“Did you know your dress comes with pockets?” Aiden grinned.
“No, so cool.” I shoved my hands in the pockets. “Fuck they have holes in the bottom. I can’t put anything in them.”
Aiden slid his hand in my pocket. His fingertips grazed my skin. “No, but we can touch you whenever we want.” He brought his hand close to my pussy and rubbed the fabric of my underwear.
Fuck. They put holes in my pockets so they could finger me in a room full of people. I was instantly wet.
Aiden removed his hand and then kissed me. “Ready?”
I nodded.
One of the rooms that was normally emptied now housed the ball. It, like everything in the mansion, was massive. String lights hung from the ceiling and ran along the walls. Tall tables were placed in clusters in various spots. A bar was set up in the corner. Tables among tables held more food than I had ever seen in one place. My stomach rumbled, reminding me that hair and makeup got in the way of eating.
When we entered, the room fell silent. So many people were there and I just walked in with the hosts. I wanted to be invisible. Every eye was on me. I hated it. I wanted to melt right into the floor and disappear.
“My grandsons and their beautiful date, Kira Jones.” Their Grandfather waved in our direction.
Everyone held up a glass to us. The heat burning in my face was enough to put the sun to shame. The Trips did a quick nod and everyone took a sip from their glass.
“Can I leave now?” I whispered to Aiden.
“Stop it. This is gonna be fun.” Derek tossed his arm around me.
Jason grabbed me and pulled me onto the dance floor. I had no clue what I was doing, but he took the lead. He twirled me around and then pulled me in close. It was a slower song so I got the hang of the beat quickly.
After we were done Derek cut in and pulled me over to the food table. Everything was delicious. There were little shrimps, cucumbers with cheese, and little sandwiches. It was amazing. I gulped down champagne and ate more than my share of food.
Aiden slipped in behind me and put his hand in my pocket. His finger pushed my panties to the side. He rubbed my clit. I gasped.
People were all around. Many nodded at Aiden as they passed us. None of them knew what he was doing to me. My breathing hastened. I bit my lip drawing blood. He rubbed harder.
I came on his finger. My balance swayed. His other hand steadied me. Jason walked over and handed me another glass of champagne. I gulped it down in one sip.
Attempting to catch my breath I watched the people. All of them clueless as to how lucky they were. None of them had ever wondered where their next meal came from or where they were going to sleep. Their lives were perfect. Mr. Cartright stood in the center laughing with others and the most oblivious of all of them. He had everything.
He must have noticed me because he made a b-line toward us and stopped at me. He grabbed my hand and gave it a quick kiss. Shit, no one taught me what the fuck I was supposed to do. So I stood there unblinking and motionless.
“They told me they found a woman, but didn’t mention exactly how gorgeous you are.” He dropped my hand.
“Um, thank you, Sir.” I blinked repeatedly. Shit, I had to get my shit together.
“May I have this dance?” He pointed to a dance floor where a few people were dancing in circles.
“Oh, I can’t.” I shook my head.
“I know they dance in Tentokesee.” He grabbed my hand. “I insist.”
He pulled me to the dance floor. I tried to stop him and couldn’t. This was going to go badly. It was different with Jason, we just twirled in circles. He placed one hand on the small of my back and the other grabbed my free hand. I stepped on his foot.
“Oh come on, I would think a thief would have better balance,” he whispered.
My stomach twisted.
“My grandsons aren’t the only ones with workers in these walls.” He twirled me around.
I fumbled and was about to fall on my face when he grabbed me and pulled me into him.