Page 31 of A Treasure To Keep (Leone Legacy #2)

El

“ A ndrea, how are you this calm? Marco practically admitted that we’re holes to him. I get it; this is a hookup thing, but I will not be treated like gonorrhea Gabby. The two things are different!” I’m finishing up applying mascara as I bitch about what happened with Marco earlier.

Andrea comes up behind me, gently massaging my shoulders as he catches my eyes through the vanity mirror.

“Mon trésor, you could never be treated the way he treats Gabriella. What you know about how they treat her is minuscule in comparison to what Alessandro, Marco, and the rest of the men have told me. She’s a plaything to them.

He never holds her after they have sex. He never speaks with her.

He’s done both with you. All Marco is trying to do is process the new emotions brought on by being intimate with me.

I would never let him treat you that way.

Also, you know you shouldn’t call her that.

She’s a person and you’ve always said no slut shaming. ”

“Yeah, you’re right. That was mean. The clap could happen to anyone.

You know, Gabby is a major bitch sober, but she was at a party I went to not too long ago with James.

It was her first night out after having Oliver.

With enough cocktails, you could convince me Gabby and I were old friends.

” It’s not a lie. Hard liquor can be my best friend or my worst enemy.

That night, it was both. James, one of my best friends, told me her husband had to peel her off him.

That was when the four of us, plus their son, went out for coffee the next morning, trying to fill in the blanks from that night.

Sunglasses and the extra shot of espresso in my iced vanilla latte topped Andrea as my favorite thing that day.

Andrea turns me around, kissing me gently as he laughs.

“I think I know the night you’re talking about.

You tried to tie me up, but couldn’t get a simple knot made.

Once you got one of my wrists tied to the headboard, you bolted off to throw up.

I’ll admit that one wrist you got tied up was difficult to get out of. ”

I reach over to grab my over-the-knee boots, pausing when he mentions the results of said cocktails.

“I remember . . . vaguely. Oh! Before I forget, I need you to get the boys out of the house during Luci’s baby shower.

I want to surprise Luci with her mamma and nonna.

If Alessandro, Marco, or Enzo are there, they’ll interrupt my plans.

Now, I need to get going. When I get back, I can redeem myself by giving you the bondage session you deserve.

While I wear these boots and the maroon bodysuit.

Then we’ll have snacks, drinks, and a movie.

” I have one of my boots on and zipped, and I place the other on Andrea’s chest. He zips the other boot, kissing up my leg until he’s inches away from eating me out.

“Oh, mon trésor. If you don’t leave now, you’ll have to let Luci know that she’ll have to wait until later to plan her baby shower.

” He swings my leg out to the side, squeezing my inner thighs when he kisses my underwear on top of my clit.

The sight of him between my legs practically makes me come right here, right now.

I know if I don’t leave now, I’ll never make it to Luci’s house.

I slide out of his grasp, racing to my car and rush to Luci’s house.

When I arrive at Luci’s, Domenico buzzes me through the gate, and I park my car in my usual spot. Only when I get out of my car, none other than Marco himself is heading in my direction.

“What do you want?” At least these boots would be too difficult to take off and shove up his ass. This dress is also too tight to kick his ass. It must be his lucky day.

“I want to ideally not argue with you, but I don’t see that happening.” I walk past him to the front door, Marco keeping pace with me, one of his footsteps equaling two of mine.

I whip around when we approach the door, taken aback by how close Marco is standing.

“I will castrate you if you turn Andrea into your plaything. He deserves better. If you can’t realize that, you need to part ways.

Now!” I open the door, slamming it behind me.

Unfortunately, Marco catches it before it shuts on his stupid, handsome caveman face.

“You’re missing the entire point, El. Until now, you two have only added a third for fun. This is—” Marco turns his head, mine following his when I notice Luci is standing there, close enough she can hear our argument.

“Oh, hey, doll. Marco, you go do whatever stupid men do because Luci and I have a baby shower to plan.” I shove him toward the stairs that lead up to his bedroom, then turn toward Luci. Plot twist about her baby shower: I have the whole thing planned. All she has to do is approve or nix my ideas.

After my afternoon with Luci, I head home to Andrea. We recap the baby shower plans, including how to get Alessandro out of the house for the afternoon. After that, I live up to my promise for the bondage session Andrea deserves.