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Vito climbs out of the car, eager to get his best friend and get to the gala. He couldn't deny that he'd constantly been thinking about Kathryn.
His mind conjured up images of her dark hair and seductive grey eyes. He was ashamed to admit he'd taken more than one cold shower the last three days.
The door opened and Reo stood in the doorway. He smiled politely at Vito, "Master is in his room, he will be down shortly" he bowed before leaving.
"Vito, you're early. I think I now know why you're so eager to go to this event" Vito rolled his eyes as his best friend reached out to clasp his hand.
"And why is that, Kanji?" The other man chuckled. Kanji Ryusaaki had been Vito's best friend since their adolescence.
Their paths had crossed when they shared a common enemy in Japan. They had worked together to take the man down and had been friends ever since.
Kanji was slightly shorter than Vito and his dark hair was tied back. His cool blue eyes glinted with mischief "a woman has caught your eye" sometimes it still startled Vito how well Kanji knew him.
"Just shut up and get in the car" Vito grumbled. Kanji laughed "I am right then" the two men bickered the entire car ride to the event, only stopping when Vito slapped Kanji upside the head.
Vito glanced around the room, his eyes searching for her. "Don't make it so obvious" Kanji chuckled and Vito glared at him.
"You made it" he heard her smooth voice behind him. His breath caught in his throat. Her black and white dress brushed the floor and her creamy legs were visible through the slit on the side.
Her dark hair was pushed back and pinned elegantly and her lips were painted deep red. She smiled at him, holding her hand out.
He took it, placing a kiss on her knuckles "Kathryn" she nodded "Vito." A light laugh interrupted them.
"Now, Kitty. Are you going to make 'fuck me' eyes at the man all night or are you going to introduce me?" Kitty. Interesting. Vito turned to the woman next to Kathryn.
"That's just crude, darling. Vito, this is my sister and the host of this lovely event" the woman shook his hand, her Emerald eyes sparkling "Antonia. Antonia Montoya" he smiled "Vito. Vito Schnabel. And this is my best friend Kanji Ryusaaki" Vito turned to his best friend only to find him practically drooling over the woman.
He turned back and studied Antonia. He supposed she was pretty. She had wild red hair that curled around her face and her eyes were deep, emerald green. She wasn't as beautiful as Kathryn, however. Or perhaps he was just biased.
Antonia shook Kanji's hand "Call me Annie" she grinned at him. The two looked smitten with each other. Vito knew Kathryn saw this too when she grabbed his arm and said: "dance with me, Vito." Vito agreed, both because he wanted to help his best friend and because he'd be stupid to pass up the opportunity to hold Kathryn close.
She led him to the dance floor and he placed his hand on her waist. Her eyes bore into him "you look beautiful, Kathryn" she chuckled, a tinkling sound "thank you. You clean up well yourself. And please, call me Kitty" he smiled "alright, Kitten" her perfectly shaped eyebrow raised, but she said nothing.
"So, tell me about the elusive Mr. Schnabel" his lips tugged up at the corners "you know as well as I do that information is currency. A question for a question" she grinned "okay."
"Let's start simple, how old are you?" She mock gasped "don't you know its rude to ask a lady her age?" He chuckled "I have a feeling you're not an ordinary lady" she shrugged "fair enough. Twenty-eight as of June" he nodded "thirty, in three weeks."
"Family?" Vito tensed slightly "a sister" she nodded "a brother and a sister" they continued to talk like this. And Vito found that the more he asked the less he felt he knew.
Kitty was a mysterious woman. And she had a way of making you feel dazed. "Excuse me. May I have a dance with the lovely lady?" A man who was slightly taller than Kitty and shorter than Vito was standing with his hand outstretched.
He was lean instead of muscular and his hair and eyes were brown. Kitty smiled "sure" she turned to Vito "I'll see you in a bit" she grabbed the man's hand and they joined the crowd of dancing people.
Vito felt something claw at his throat. He didn't like the way that man's hands held Kitty or how he stared at her.
Jealousy, that's what he was feeling. If looks could kill the guy would be six feet under. Vito's eyes flickered to where Kanji was standing. He looked to be in the same situation.
He sipped his drink while glaring daggers at a tall man dancing with Annie. "Looks like you and I are in the same boat" Vito said as he approached Kanji.
"Stupid man thinks he can come in and take my woman" Vito's eyebrow raised "your woman?" Realising what he'd said, the tips of Kanji's ears turned red.
"Shut up" Vito laughed but stayed silent. Later he found himself exploring the place. He found pictures of a younger Kitty and Annie with her arm wrapped around a boy with her dark hair and blue eyes and a girl with blonde hair and grey eyes.
In another picture Annie and Kitty stood with two girls in between them. One was a tall, tanned girl with amber eyes and dark brown hair and the other was a small girl with sunshine blonde curls and clear blue eyes.
He wandered into a room and saw more pictures. Kitty next to a slightly shorter woman with dark hair and blue eyes. Annie with her hair tied back, staring out of a cafe window at the Eiffel tower. The tall girl in the other picture, posing next to the statue of liberty.
The blonde girl, leaning down to sniff a rose bush. Kitty, kissing the cheek of a woman with ash blonde hair and steel grey eyes, while an identical woman stood next to them. All of the people in the pictures and a little girl, about eight, with the signature grey eyes and curly red hair.
"Didn't anyone tell you it's impolite to snoop?" She stood in the doorway, a small smile on her lips. "Where's your dance partner?" He asked "I ditched him. Why, jealous?" Vito smiled "yes."
Kitty's eyes lit up and she looped her arm around his neck and kissed him. His hands rested on her hips as hers tangled in his hair.
She tasted of strawberries and whiskey. He pushed her against the wall, pinning her hands against it as he bent his head to tasted her skin.
She moaned softly as he sucked on her flesh and he smiled in satisfaction. Vito parted her legs slightly with his knee and stepped closer.
She hooked her leg around him and ground herself into him. He groaned against her neck and freed her hands and jerked his head up to kiss her.
Their tongues clashed and she nibbled on his bottom lip. His hands cupped her breasts through the material of her dress and she gasped as he squeezed lightly.
His hand trailed the length of her body, stopping at the slit in her dress. He toured with the hem of her underwear, fingers slipping lower-
The door burst open "Kitty, do you- oh! I'm so sorry." Annie giggled, slapping her hand over her mouth. Kitty laughed and reached over to chuck a pillow at her best friend "Tina you cock blocker" Annie snorted and Vito smiled.
"Sorry, I can't find the good whiskey!" Kitty rolled her eyes before pushing Vito away and fixing herself. She grabbed Annie's hand and motioned for Vito to follow "I'll show you."
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