Amelia's dress above.

I am so mad right now.

💍Will you please make dinner tonight?

Sure. What do you want to eat?

💍Lasagna.

Alright. When will you be home?

💍Soon. Thank you.

That was seven hours ago. I cooked for that jerk and I've been sitting in the living room waiting for him like a good old wife.

I've honestly gone nuts.

"I am so sorry."

Finally!

I turn my head to the door and give him the angriest look.

I ignore him and stand up, striding out of the living room.

I feel him following me behind. "I'm sorry, Amelia. I got held up in a meeting."

I enter the kitchen and start clearing the island.

I feel him coming closer. He presses his front against my back and he slides his hand to my waist. He feels and smells really good.

My entire body freezes when I feel his mouth on my neck. "I like your dress." He breathes making me feel goosebumps all over my body.

"Let me go, Adam. I'm mad at you." I manage to breathe.

"But I said sorry." He says softly and I almost close my eyes because of how good he feels.

"Sorry doesn't make up for seven hours of waiting."

He sighs then lets me go and goes over to the fridge. "I didn't think the meeting was going to take that long."

I take out the lasagna from the oven and drop it on the island. "You should have called me then."

"I know, I'm sorry."

"I accept your apology but just so you know, this is the last time that I'm going to cook for you."

His eyes widen with a hint of amusement. "What? You can't say that."

"Yes, I can. I spoiled you in London with all the cooking that I did for you that's why you're taking my hard work for granted."

He smiles, his eyes showing disbelief. "I asked you if you wanted me to hire a chef and you said no."

"Well, that's because you were really sweet then. You spent time with me and took me places. I wanted to do something nice for you."

He looks amused, lightly scratching his brows. "How about if I tell you that I have a big surprise tomorrow?"

"Really?"

"Yes."

I hope it's jewelry. I love jewelry more than anything. Or shoes?! Shoes make me happy.

"What is it? An endless supply of Jimmy Choos?" I ask hopefully.

I mean, shoes are life. I'm crazy about shoes.

"No, don't you have enough Jimmy Choos?"

"A girl can never have enough shoes, Adam Black. What's wrong with you?"

He rolls his eyes. "You'll see what the surprise is tomorrow. I know you're going to like it." He smirks.

"Alright." I smirk back.

"So Nick called me, asking some questions about Camilla." He says after I drop the plate in front of him.

I freeze. "Really? What'd you tell him?"I try to ask casually.

Nick and Camilla?

Well, I'm not going to lie, their names sound great together but I can't even imagine.

During the Blossom Sisters fundraiser, she said that she has her eyes on someone new.

Was he who she was talking about?

I didn't really think she was serious because she just ended things with Mr Aston.

"I told him she is nuts." Adam replies.

My eyes widen. "What? Why?"

"Cause she is. I saw her around when she and Liam were together. She always drove him crazy."

"But she's an amazing friend, Adam. She's not the same person that she was a year ago." I tell him and he shrugs. "Whatever."

"What you mean 'whatever'? You should call Nick and tell him you were wrong."

"Nick likes crazy. Trust me, what I said will only draw him to her more."

"Fine." I smile because I'm not going to lie, I'm a little excited to see how it's going to turn out.

****

"Hey." Adam's sexy voice greets me the next morning.

Oh my God. A half naked Adam is always a beautiful sight. He strolls into my room and sits on the couch.

I'm standing by the mirror doing my makeup so I give him a smile through it. "Hi."

He sexily runs fingers through his hair. "So Damien is in town and he's having a night out which he wants us to go to." He says.

"Alright. I'm going to Emily's house right now. I think I'm free tonight."

"Yeah, your friends can also come if they want."

"Awesome. Text me the address."

"It's in one of my nightclubs called Marble. Tom can drive there if you want."

"Don't you think it's weird that you own all these places that I don't know about?"

"Yeah, I should probably write you a list." He says.

"Probably." I smile then ask him, "What are your plans for today?"

"I'm meeting with my trainer at the gym in like thirty minutes then I have some work I have to do in Black Enterprises."

Black Enterprises is the Black family's company while Black Industries is the company that Adam started himself but he still is a major shareholder there cause it's his father's company.

"I didn't know that you work there. I thought that as a shareholder, you just take your money and attend monthly meetings."

"No, I go there two times every week and get stuff done."

"Yeah."

"Do you know you've been doing that for over five minutes?"

I frown in confusion but then I realise he's talking about my makeup.

"It's hard." I explain.

He stands up and walks closer to me, taking a closer look. "What is it called?" He asks.

"Eyeliner."

"I like how your eyes look when you wear it."

"Thanks, I can try some on you if you want." I tease.

"No, thanks." He chuckles showing off his nice dimples.

****

"Hiii." I hug Emily as I enter the living room at her house.

I take a seat, fixing my hair. "You guys look amazing." I tell her and Nicole.

"So do you. What are you wearing?"

"Altazurra. I pulled out a cute pair of Stuart Weitzman boots this morning only to realise they only look good with jeans." I tell them, remembering how annoyed I felt.

I catch all of them sharing a look.

"So what's with all the dresses lately?" Emily asks.

"What do you mean?" I frown.

"What do you mean what does she mean? That was a very simple question." Nicole says, giving me a skeptical look.

"I like dresses." I answer.

"No, you don't. You usually wear pants or short skirts. You never wear dresses unless for events."

"Well, I like them now." I shrug.

"Okay." They smirk at each other and I also smirk.

Nicole looks at her phone and looks back at us. "Have you guys seen the bracelet that Jacob got Chloe?" She asks.

"No." Emily answers.

"It has diamonds all over it and worth almost a hundred and thirty thousand dollars."

Emily widens her eyes. "Seriously?"

"Uhunh!"

"Amelia, you usually have something to say about all of this things."

"I literally have nothing to say because I am so tired of talking about them, honestly. Like why won't they just make things official?"

"Yeah, it's been a year already." Emily says softly.

"We've known Jacob longer than we've known Chloe and through out the years, we know he has never had a girlfriend. He's scared of committing to one woman and Chloe doesn't seem to mind either." Nicole says. "How about you and Adam?" She adds.

"We're good. He's really nice."

"That's it?"

"Yeah. There's really nothing going on."

"But you like him." Emily declares softly.

I roll my eyes. "Why do guys keep insinuating that?"

"Because we have never seen you care this much than a guy. This is way more deep than what you had with Liam. I don't know why you keep denying it or maybe refusing to acknowledge your feelings but whatever reason it is, make sure there's a limit to it. You can't pretend and keep hurting your heart forever." Nicole says.

"Was that what you did with Julian?" Emily asks her.

"I don't know." She whispers after a while.

"Did your feelings for him never faded?"

"They kind of did in a way but in my heart I knew that I love him and he was the one."

"He is the one."

She shakes her head. "No, he said he doesn't want me anymore."

"He's just lying. You are the most beautiful girl ever. Inside and out and Julian knows that. He's not dumb enough to let you go." I tell her.

"I hope so." She says, wiping the corner of her eye.

"Come here." I open my arms and hug her then Emily joins.

I have the best best friends in the world.

****

"Oh, I've been shaking. I love it when you go crazy. You take all my inhibitions. Baby, there's nothing holding me back." I sing out loud, dancing on the table.

We're at Adam's night club. Damien and their other friends are not here yet but the girls and I have completely gone loose.

"Is she high?" I hear a familiar voice below me.

"Adam!" I exclaim.

"Hey." He whispers, his eyes raking down my body.

I'm not wearing the same clothes I was this morning. Before we came, I changed into a white silk short dress paired with gold Louboutins.

"I missed you." I grin, trying to come down from the table.

"Hold on." Adam says then he puts his hands on my waist and brings me down.

"What the fuck are you wearing?" He asks in a husky tone.

"It's a dress. Do you like it?" I smile.

I watch as his eyes darken. "Amelia, this a see through. You can't come to a place like this wearing that."

"It's not see through." I frown.

He looks at my boobs then looks back at me. "Yes, it is."

Oh my God.

"No." I blush, covering my boobs with my arms. "I'm just not wearing a bra."

He closes his eyes and sigh. "Here." He swiftly takes of his jacket.

I frown then cross my arms over my chest.

"Please don't argue with me on this."

"Why do I have to wear your jacket?"

"Because I do not want people to be gawking at you." He says in a a softer tone.

I roll my eyes and snatch the jacket. "I'm only wearing this because I'm cold." And I want to feel his smell on me. Is that creepy?

He leads me to the sitting area and we sit.

"Where you at work this whole time?"

"Yeah."

"You work too much."

"I know."

"Do you enjoy it?"

"I guess but it gets boring sometimes."

"I can imagine."

A server comes up to us with a smile. "Good evening, Mr Black, Mrs Black . Would you like anything?"

"No, I'm good." Adam replies then looks at me. "Amelia?"

"No, thank you." I look at the server then back to Adam. "Can I ask you a question?"

"You said you're okay with me having a boyfriend, right?"

"Yes."

I look down at my hands. "Are you still?"

"Yes, you can have a boyfriend if you want." He says nonchalantly.

He doesn't give a fuck, does he?

"Then why are you saying that you don't want other guys to look at me?" I challenge, looking into his eyes this time.

"I don't care if you wear a dress like to a dinner with your boyfriend. This place however, is a nightclub. There are guys everywhere. Someone might try to touch you or make you feel uncomfortable. I'm just trying to protect you." He says.

"Oh."

He sits there studying me carefully so I abruptly stand. "I'm gonna go dance."

I let out a deep breath as I walk away from him. Adam is the most complicated person I've ever me. He confuses the heck out of me.

I hear someone call my name and I look to my right. It's Damien.

"Hi, Damien." I smile.

"Amelia," He steps closer to me, kissing both of my cheeks. "Pleasure to see you as always."

"You too." I tell him. "When did you arrive in Bluefall?

"Two days ago. Staying with my cousin in this humongous house he owns in Parker's Street."

"Oh, that's nice."

"Yeah." He says looking down at his phone. "I don't know if you know him. He is actually a professor at your university."

"I doubt I do. What's his name?"

"Noah Aston."

I instantly freeze. Noah Aston.

That's professor Aston! Camilla's ex. Our art professor! The guy she broke up with because he is not 'rich enough' to date her.

But he's cousins with Damien. I know that Damien's family are royalty and very rich. His dad is an English Duke and a real estate magnate known all over Europe.

"Yeah, I know him. He's my art professor."

"Oh great and by the way, it seems like you have taken on my advice." He winks, looking down at my dress.

I smile back and roll my eyes at him.

"What advice?" Nicole comes.

"Nothing." I quickly reply giving her a smile.

She smiles back and puts her arms over my shoulder. "Hi, Damien. I'm sorry but I'm going to have to steal her for a bit." She says then drags me with her.

Nicole and Damien obviously met at my wedding. They hung out cause she was the maid of honour and he was the best man.

"What's up?" I ask her as she we start walking.

"I just saw Adam with some chick. She is literally all over him."

I raise an eyebrow. "So?"

"Now is not the time to pretend, Amelia. Go and do something. Show her who you are."

"Nicole-"

"Go." She pushes me to the sitting area.

Adam is sitting with Nathan, Brie, Chase and an unfamiliar blonde girl.

I walk over to them and Brie rushes over and gives me a hug. "It's so great to see you."

I hug her back. "You, too. You look amazing."

"You do too." She says after we pull away.

Nathan stands up and we also hug. "Thanks again for saving my life." I joke.

Nathan was the one that came to get me that night when Ethan and I kissed.

"You're welcome." He chuckles.

"You look gorgeous, Amelia." Chase tell me and I thank him, telling him that he also looks nice.

"Hi, I'm Caelynn." The blonde introduces herself confidently and still touching Adam. She's absolutely stunning, just like all the girls I've seen him with.

"And I'm Amelia." I smile back at her then sit on Adam's lap. Yup, that's what I did.

"Hey." I say, looking at him and put one of my hands at the back of his head.

He wraps one arm around my waist. "Are you done dancing?"

"Yeah." I lie and start playing with the buttons of his shirt. The first three are undone so his chest is showing a little and it's really sexy.

I teasingly keep trailing my fingers down and he looks down at me. "What are you doing?" He whispers close to my face.

I smile and lean forward to kiss his throat.

"This place has changed so much, Adam." Caelynn says.

Adam turns his attention back to her. "Yes, it has."

"That little office where we used hang out, it's not here anymore, is it?" She asks in a low seductive tone.

Bitch!

"No." Adam replies and I kiss his throat again.

He and Caelynn keep on chatting so I lay my head on his chest and somehow fell asleep.

****

"Amelia, wake up."

When I open my eyes, I realise that I'm still in Adam's lap.

"Let's go home." He says softly.

I stand up and run my fingers through my hair. "Did I seriously fell asleep in a nightclub?"

"Yes, you did." Chase chuckles.

It's only him, Adam and I.

Nathan and Brie have probably gone home. I don't care about Caelynn.

"Where's my purse?" I ask looking around.

"It's right here." Adam shakes it in his hand and puts his other hand behind me. "Let's go."

We head to his car in silence. He opens the doors and helps me in since I'm still a little bit sleepy.

"Why are all the your exes so pretty?" I ask as he starts trying to grab the seatbelt.

He looks at me, confused by my answer and says, "I don't know."

"I don't like Caelynn." I pout.

"Yeah, you made that clear."

I look down at my lap and a tear drops from my eyes. Then another and I just start crying.

"Fuck! What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Adam asks, suddenly panicking.

"I don't know."

He lifts my head with his hand and looks into my eyes. "What is it?" He asks softly.

I shake my head and keep on crying. I'm scared and confused and I don't know what to do.

"Amelia." Adam says again. "What's wrong, baby?" He coax.

"It's nothing. I'm just feeling emotional."

He looks at me worriedly and gently strokes my hair. "Are your sure?"

I nod and start wiping my tears.

"Everything's going to be fine, okay?" He says, still touching my hair.

"Okay."

He gently smiles and leans forward, kissing me on the cheek. "I don't like to see you cry."

"Sorry." I mumble.

He squeezes my hand then shuts the door and goes through then comes in through the drivers seat.

I fall asleep again and wake up when we get home.

"Do you wanna see the surprise I was talking about?" Adam asks me as I step out of the car.

"Yes." I nod.

"Okay, come." He grabs my hand and we start walking towards the back of the house, where the garage and the garden are.

We enter the garage and the light automatically go and and in the middle is a brand new Rolls Royce. Exactly like the one I saw in Damien's house in London.

"Surprise!" Adam exclaims.

"No way." I whisper. "No freaking way!" I squeal suddenly feeling awake.

"You like it?"

I look at him with a hugs grin. "Yes, I do. Is it mine?"

"Of course it is." He chuckles.

He bought me a freaking Rolls Royce. I mean, I own one already but this is the latest and most awesome model.

"But it's not even my birthday yet."

"Yeah but you said you liked the car when you saw it in London."

"Oh my God." I whisper. "Thank you so much!" I cry. I hug him tight and he hugs me back then releases me to go check it out.

I wipe my happy tears and walk closer to the car. It's perfect. It's one of the best gifts I've ever received. I'm ecstatic!

"Mr Black." Wesley's voice comes from behind and I turn around.

He does not look happy at all.

"A call just came from London. Mrs Jane Black has passed away."

Oh no!

****