underneath, and thigh high black leather boots. Her auburn hair was curled to perfection and rolled down her back, her blue eyes sparkling with the help of her dark black mascara. She was stunning and she knew it.
Ethan looked at me, then back to her. “You’re very pretty, Missy,” he said, obviously uncomfortable.
She laughed and patted his cheek. “Don’t worry, stud, I’m not after you. I know you only have eyes for Aly here. My eyes are set on somebody else,” she said, motioning her head toward Paul’s office.
My jaw dropped at this, though I don’t know why. It had been obvious that she had a thing for Paul from the first day she got here. She never stopped.
She started looking in her clutch for something, while talking to me. “Where is Mr. Handsome?” she asked, finally finding her lip-gloss and slathering it on her lips.
“Uh, he stepped out for a bit. He’ll be back.”
Ethan looked at me with questions in his eyes. I smiled at him, hoping he knew everything was okay. He walked over to me and bent his head so he could whisper in my ear.
“Paul’s coming with us?”
I gulped and then nodded. “Yes, she invited him. I’m sorry.”
His jaw clenched then relaxed. I saw him make up his mind before he even said it. “No, don’t apologize. It’s great. Maybe now he can start getting used to seeing you with me.”
I gave him a nervous smile to which he responded by giving me a playful smack on my butt. I yelped and looked at him in surprise. He just stood there, grinning.
Paul walked in at that moment and stopped when he saw all of us. “I hope I’m not too late,” he said as he walked up to Missy, kissing her cheek. “How are you?”
She grinned, eating up his attention. “Better now that you’re here. You’re still coming with us, right?”
He looked over at me, then quickly back to her. “Of course. Just give me a minute, okay?” He didn’t wait for her to respond but walked into his office. I could hear him clearing things from his desk and shutting down his computer. He walked back out a few minutes later and shut his door.
“All set. Shall we?” he asked, no one in particular.
Missy waltzed right to him. “We shall,” she said as she stuck her arm through his. I seethed inside, but did my best to hide it. Ethan grabbed for my hand and we followed them out.
When we got to the elevator, Paul turned and asked me, “Where are we going and are we driving together?”
I stood there, not sure. I looked around at everyone, wondering what to say. Missy piped up.
“Well I think we should go somewhere fun and exciting!”
I laughed. “Of course you do, and we will. Let’s grab a bite to eat somewhere first, then head to the clubs.”
Ethan stood behind me, his hand on my waist. I didn’t miss Paul’s glare when he saw it, but I didn’t know what to do, so I didn’t do anything. Being around them both at the same time made me a nervous wreck. Luckily, Missy didn’t seem to notice.
“That still doesn’t answer if we’re driving together or not,” Paul said in a short tone.
Ethan spoke up. “I think we can all go together. I’d be happy to drive.”
Paul nodded and Missy gleamed. I stayed quiet. I felt anything I did or say might rock the boat and I didn’t want that.
We got to the parking garage and all piled into Ethan’s Audi. I sat up front and Missy snuggled right up to Paul in the back. I could tell Paul was annoyed, but didn’t push her away. I felt bad for him and wished this situation could be different. I then felt anger towards Missy for inviting him in the first place.
“Where to?” Ethan asked as he pulled out of the garage.
We decided on a little cafe close to the clubs. We lucked out and got a parking spot close by and walked inside. Paul put our name down and we sat on the benches and waited. Missy scooted up close to Paul and I saw him roll his eyes then look over at me. I gave him a sympathetic smile as Ethan sat down next to me. I was sitting in the middle of the two men who wanted me, and all I wanted to do was run away.
“Pierce, party of four,” the hostess called out.
We stood and followed her to