Chapter 34

*Friday*

"Hurry up" I shouted at Maria. It was taking too long to zip up my dress and I was already late

"The zip isn't good"

"What? After all the money my mum paid? I'm suing the Company"

"Sorry ma'am. Its not going up"

"Try harder!"

Out of all the days for bad luck, the devil chose today. Great just great

"Claire" I called

"Yes ma'am?"

"Don't just stand there. Do something"

I was getting very irritated at this point. I'm late. Sure, I love to be fashionably late so everyone can see my outfit but I don't want to seem irresponsible.

My parents are already at the venue. In fact, they got there twenty minutes ago

"What do you want me to do?"

"Tell the driver to go pick up my boyfriend. He knows the address"

"Yes ma'am"

She left to do as told

"Come on. Come on. Come on"

Maria was still having problems with the zip. After trying a little harder, it finally worked

I was so grateful for that. I almost had a heart attack. I'm still going to talk to the company.

Nothing but the best is expected from them

I sat in front of my vanity for the make up artist to do my make up

"I want a very bold look. I really want to impress tonight" I told her

"Hmm, how about all pink?"

"Whatever you don't spoil my make up. If you do, you'll end up in jail"

"Of course"

"Oh and don't mess up my contour. I want it to be really sharp. Also use a liquid highlighter. I want to be the center of attention"

"As always"

"Good"

I watched what she was doing in the mirror in order to correct her mistakes

She did pretty well though but not good enough because she had a little help from me

"Next" I called out

The hair stylist came in next along with the girls that were supposed to polish my feet and do my nails.

"What kind of hair style are you going for?" She asked

"You're the stylist you should know. I didn't pay you for you to come ask my questions. Do you not know your job?"

"Sorry I.. "

"Get out"

"I'm sorry.. "

"Out! I want my money back too. Drop it with the butler on your way out. If you don't, I will arrest you. I know where you live"

"I. "

"Not one more word. Leave or I'm calling security"

The maids escorted her out. Stupid people, now I'm all sweaty. Luckily the make up artist was still around. She helped me patch it up and sprayed setting spray to make it stay longer. Thank god for waterproof make up.

I waited for Maria to order another hair stylist for me. She came in no time and unlike the other one, she knew what she was doing.

After an hour of hair styling and nail polishing, we were done

I stood in front of the mirror admiring myself

Everyone was in awe. I don't blame them. I'm quite the stunner

'You're so beautiful miss'

'Your boyfriend is so lucky'

'The dress looks great on you'

I smiled in pride twirling around. The fun couldn't last long since I was very late

I grabbed a matching pink Chanel purse, a hand fan then went out of the house

There was a limousine which was specially ordered for me waiting outside

Like I said top executives will be there. I have to step out in style

The bodyguard opened the door for me to get in. Drew was there waiting patiently for me

"Hey"

His jaw dropped literally when he saw me

"Whoa you look.... God you're gorgeous"

That's what I was going for. I fluffed my hair a little

"Like what you see?"

"I love what I see"

His voice had changed and his eyes were a shade darker.

He came closer to me putting his hand inside my dress caressing my thigh

"The dress looks so fucking good on you. I can't wait to Rip it off" he whispered

I gulped. We were in a moving vehicle on our way to an important event and here he was turning me on

"You ca-cant. I-i-its designer"

"Oh yeah?"

His fingers went further up to massage my clit. I moaned

"Stop" I whined even though I was enjoying the feeling

"It doesn't seem like you want me to. You're so wet"

I laid my head back in pleasure not even caring if I messed up my $300 extensions

He licked the inside of my ear while playing with my pearl. I was on cloud nine

"Fuck"

I was about to cum till he stopped. I blinked my eyes in shock

"Wh-why did you stop?"

He smirked

"We're here love"

"I hate you"

He laughed

"Are you nervous? " I asked

"Kind of"

I held his hand to reassure him

"You'll be fine"

"I really appreciate you bringing me here. It means a lot to me"

"Aww, now I want to cry"

"I would have kissed you but you have lipstick on"

"Don't worry, its make out proof"

We leaned in for a short kiss

"Ready?" I asked

"As long as I'm with you"

Immediately we stepped down, flashes of cameras were at us taking pictures

I was so glad the bodyguards were there to protect us.

We walked into Damien's mansion holding hands. It was well decorated for the event

All eyes were in me when I walked in as expected. I don't think I'm that late

People were just talking, nothing really interesting was going on

"Hello Bella" Damien said walking towards me

"Hey Damien"

"You look beautiful mi amor" he kissed my hand

"Thank you, you don't look bad yourself"

He eyed Drew

"I see you brought your boyfriend"

"Yeah"

"Where did you get the suit? I know you can't afford it"

Drew clenched his fists

"If you came here to insult him you might as well leave us alone"

"I'm sorry. I can't help it"

"Get used to it. I'm with him"

"Of course. Enjoy the party"

He left us standing alone. I looked around to see if I could get a glimpse of my family

I saw Gerald on the left talking to a guy who looked his age

My parents were nowhere to be found

"Maybe I don't belong here" Drew sighed "I should just go home so I don't embarrass you"

"No. Don't mind Damien. He likes to make people feel bad. Just stay with me, okay?"

"I'll try"

"Come on, let's go get food or something. I'm really starving"

We went to the buffet table to get food. When we were done we sat down to eat

Our names were on the table, it was reserved for us

"So, enjoying the party?" I teased

"Its too fancy"

"And boring. I like the decorations anyway"

"Me too"..

"I can't find my mom "

"Bella?"

I turned to see who called me. To my surprise, it was Josh

"Josh!" I stood up to hug him

"What are you doing here?" We coincidentally asked each other

We laughed

"Damien is my cousin" he said "He's one of the reasons why I just moved here"

"Swear? Wow. What a small world"

"You look stunning"

"I do try"

He looked over at Drew

"Is that your boyfriend?"

"Yes"

"Pleasure to meet you. I heard so much about you" he said shaking Drew's hand

"Really?"

"Yeah. Bella talks about you a lot" he winked at me. I giggled

"Drew, this is my friend Josh. Josh, this is my boyfriend Drew" I introduced

"Your suit looks great man" Josh said

"Thanks. Yours too"

"Givenchy. Wow. Who's your father?"

"Excuse me?"

"Like who's your father? A senator, governor?"

"Drew isn't an elite" I told him

"Ohhh.. I see. Sorry. I have to get back to the party now"

"Okay"

"I'll see you later"

"Okay"

He nodded at Drew before leaving. I still couldn't find my mum so I decided to take a look around the house to look for her and find out if she's okay

"I'm gonna go look for my mum"

His face looked sad

"You're leaving me?"

"No baby. I'll just take a minute I promise"

"Okay"

I gave him a kiss on the cheek before walking down the hallway. Its been so long I came here, I'm even surprised I remember the rooms. I recalled all the times Damien and I would have sex on these walls and every other room in the house.

I shook my head. I made a lot of bad decisions when I was young because I knew I was beautiful and rich, I felt k could get any guy I wanted.

I still feel that way till I met Drew. He made me want to stick with him for the rest of my life

I don't know why. Is it too early to say I love him? What does love feel like anyway? Wait... What is love?

I was so caught up in my thoughts I didn't realize where I was going. I looked around

Great I'm lost. In this fucking big house plus I left my phone at home

Great just great.

Drew's P. O. V

I checked my watch for the fourth time. Its been twenty minutes since Bella left

I know we're at a formal gathering and all but I couldn't help but be worried especially after she told me what happened with her mum

I should probably go find her. Lots of thoughts ran through my mind. My girl is gorgeous and there are lots of guys here.

What if she's with Damien?

What if he's trying to convince her to come back to him?

What if she's with that Josh dude?

What if she's with someone else entirely that I don't know about?

That's it. I have to find her.

"Hey man" it was Gerald

"Bro"

We did our man handshake

"How you doing? Sorry about dinner the other day"

"Its fine"

"How are you and Bella doing?"

"Pretty great actually"

"I'm happy for you. You clean up nice by the way"

"Thanks bro. You too"

He raised his glass up

"Enjoy the night"

"Will do"

He walked away. I went towards the dark corridor trying to look for Bella

This house is so fucking big, she could be anywhere doing who knows what

Don't think like that... I trust her. Yeah I do but its them I don't trust

I ended up in a room. I opened it and entered, no sign of her

I was about to leave but I stopped when I saw Damien. What attracted me was the sword tattoo in his hand.

It looked like the tattoo of the gang leader

"What are you doing here?"

Bella

I finally found my way around. I made my way to the living room. I could hear arguments and chatter

People were gathered in a circle. I had to push through to see what was going on

"What?" I ran to them

Drew was in handcuffs with two policemen taking notes. Damien, my parents and Gerald were discussing

"What's going on?" I asked

"I found your boyfriend in my room and coincidentally my $3000 in my drawer went missing" Damien said

Everyone gasped

"I was looking for Bella" Drew defended himself "I know I'm not as rich as you but I'm not a thief"

"Says the guy with a bad criminal record" one of the policemen commented

Why do I have a feeling this is a setup? If only I hadn't been gone for too long

I went over to Damien

"Please don't do this" I begged

"I have to. You can't date a thief."

"He's not like that. Check your room again, maybe you forgot where you dropped it"

"I'm not mistaken. I'm sure of this. He'll stay in the cell"

"This is against his rights. Is it because you're rich? You feel like you can do anything?"

"Bella listen.. "

"No you listen!"

"That's enough" my mother shouted. "You should be thankful that you found out who he is. I knew he was with you for money"

"You guys aren't even thinking. If he stole it then where is the money? He would have put it in his pocket" I said

Nobody was even listening

I felt like my world was crumbling down as they took Drew away from me. I rushed outside to where the police car was

He was already inside. I tapped on the window, he brought it down for me

"I'm sorry you have to go through this" I said, I didn't even realize I was crying

The night was over before it even had a chance to begin

"I'm the one who's sorry. For embarrassing you"

"I know its too soon and its not the right way to say this but I love you"

"I love you too baby"

I kissed him. I didn't care that the cops were horning for us to stop or people were outside witnessing what was going on or the trouble I'm going to face when I get home

All that mattered was the guy in front of me

"I'll come bail you out. I promise" I said

"Thank you"

I waved to him as the car drove away. I turned around to see Damien clenching his fists. My mom had a scowl on her face. Gerald was busy texting and Steve was smiling.

What a night