Page 7 of Lucci

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I could only assume since he was there looking at a house that his girlfriend was okay.

I was genuinely glad about that, and I didn’t even know her.

I wasn’t sure why I was disappointed that he was taken.

Hell, that could have been me riding shotgun in his car and literally been shot with a gun.

Hell no. Lucciano was eye candy for sure though.

He was one light-skinned man that could absolutely positively get it. If he was single.

After dancing through four straight songs, I was hot, and my feet were screaming.

I took a seat on the couch and sipped my drink.

When I saw the crowd parting like the Red Sea as Lucci and a dark-skinned guy entered Tyler’s section, my kitty purred something serious.

That man was too damn fine. I had never in life found a man with a face tattoo attractive.

Even though his tattoo was small, that was always one place that I felt tattoos should be off limits but nothing and I do mean nothing could take away from Lucci’s handsomeness.

I quicky looked away because even though he was cool, I didn’t want to get caught staring. Unlocking my phone, I decided to check my social media notifications. I was responding to some comments that were posted underneath the photo I posted before going out when Lauren sat beside me on the couch.

“Biitttchhhhhh,” she squealed dramatically, and I knew she was coming with some piping hot tea.

“What?” I chuckled looking over at her.

“I was talking to Tyler right, and I was eavesdropping. Why the hell did Lucci’s friend Maino ask him who you were, and Lucci told him you were off limits.”

My brows pinched together, and I drew back a bit. “Why would he tell him I’m off limits?” I was genuinely confused.

“Because he must like you!” She hissed. “You sure you and him only talked about real estate?”

“Yes,” I frowned. “It wasn’t anything like that.

He wasn’t inappropriate even a little bit.

” My gaze flitted in Lucci’s direction, and when I noticed that he was staring at me, my heart started beating in my throat.

He nodded his head at me, and I gave him a small smile before looking away.

I looked over at Lauren, and she was grinning like a Cheshire cat.

“That doesn’t make sense though. He’s never tried me for one and for two, he has a girlfriend. ”

Lauren’s shoulders hiked into a shrug. “Hey, I’m just telling you what I heard. Maybe if he can’t have you, he doesn’t want anyone else to have you.”

“That’s not fair,” my frown deepened. Cutting my eyes back toward Lucci and his friend, I did a quick appraisal of Maino.

He was handsome. Around six feet even, dark skin, cornrows.

While he was easy on the eyes if I had to choose, I’d choose Lucci.

Which was insane because Lucci was spoken for.

I found myself wondering what Lucci’s girlfriend looked like.

How long they’d been together. Realizing that I was in the club thinking about Lucci’s woman made me feel lame.

I drained the alcohol from my cup and grabbed the bottle to pour another drink.

It was supposed to be a celebration. I’d be lying, however, if I said I wasn’t curious why Lucci told his friend I was off limits.

It wasn’t like I could ask because I didn’t want him to know that Lauren heard him.

Lauren went back over to where Tyler was.

They were being touchy feely and acting like a couple in the honeymoon stage.

He seemed like a good guy and if it was going to be a good situation for Lauren, I welcomed it.

Everyone wasn’t meant to be our soulmate.

Sometimes, people just came along for us to have fun with.

I wasn’t sure when my fun person or soulmate would come along but while I waited, I could have fun by myself.

I was so lost in my thoughts; I didn’t notice that Lucci was headed in my direction until he was sitting down beside me. “What’s going on?”

He was so close; I could smell the mint from the gum he was chewing.

I hated the way heat radiated through my body and settled in my core.

The inferno traveled from my tummy to the space between my thighs.

I almost wished that Lucci wouldn’t have told Maino that I was off limits.

Maybe if he had tried to talk to me, I would have taken him up on the offer therefore making Lucci off limits to me because I didn’t do the homie hopping.

“Hey.” Placing my cup to my lips, I took another sip of my beverage. That was the only thing stopping me from questioning him about what Lauren heard.

“Can you see? Your eyes are low as shit.” The way his gaze was so intense it was like he was studying me.

My nipples hardened, and I had to internally will myself to calm down.

Lucci belonged to a very lucky person. Well, taking bullets for him wasn’t lucky.

But having a fine, faithful man that was trying to walk a straight path made her lucky as hell in my opinion.

Lucci’s comment made me chuckle. My lids absolutely felt heavy, but I could see just fine. “I can see very well,” I assured him with a smile.

He didn’t respond. Despite the thunderous bass of music blaring throughout the club, the silence that hung between us was loud. Lucci’s gaze never wavered. He continued to study me until I swallowed uncomfortably hard and took another sip of my drink.

“You driving?”

“No. Lauren and I shared an Uber. We knew we were going to get well past fucked up.”

“I’m pretty sure Lauren is about to leave with Ty. You shouldn’t be in an Uber this late alone. I’ll take you home.”

With raised brows, I stared at him. The gesture was kind. Seeing as how I was about to start tutoring him, being in his presence would be the norm, but my skin still flushed. It was suddenly uncomfortably hot in the club. It’s just a ride home.

Inwardly, I had to remind myself of that because he had me sweating like a stripper in church. “That’s very nice of you, but I don’t live too far. It’s less than ten miles.”

Lucci checked the Rolex that adorned his wrist. “It’s after three in the morning. It’s not up for debate. I got you. Let me know when you’re ready to go.” Without waiting for a reply, he stood up and walked off.

I realized that I was staring and made myself tear my gaze away from him. Lauren walked back over to me with a coy smile on her face. “What were you and Lucci talking about?” she sang.

“He seems to think you’re about to ditch me and leave with Tyler, so he offered me a ride home. I know he doesn’t care about me more than you do.”

“Fuck no,” Lauren declared with conviction. “Tyler was going to take you home too. I wouldn’t leave you in a club or let you take an Uber alone this time of the morning.”

I smiled before finishing off my drink. “I knew you wouldn’t do me like that. It’s cool though. He didn’t really leave me a choice, so I’m going to take him up on his offer.”

Lauren playfully nudged my arm with hers. “Oh, shoot now. You think we both gonna get lucky tonight?”

“Ew no.”

“Ew?” she asked incredulously. “Did you just say ew? Have you seen that man?”

With a roll of my eyes, I kissed my teeth. “I said ew as in I don’t know him, and he has a girl. I am not sleeping with him just because he offered me a ride.”

“Okay, okay, I get it,” Lauren rolled her eyes. “Are you ready? Because Tyler doesn’t have a girl, and I know him very well. Meaning, I’m about to go get some.”

Giggling, I set my empty cup on the table. “Yes, I’m ready to go nasty ass.”

I scanned the vicinity for Lucci and saw him giving Tyler dap. They must have been saying their goodbyes. Lauren and I walked in their direction, and I waited patiently for Lucci to finish his conversation. When he was done, that penetrating gaze bore into me.

“You ready?” His voice came out in a low rumble that I heard perfectly clear in the noisy club.

“Yeah.”

“After you.”

I exited the section with Lucci so close behind me that his cologne dominated the air around me.

I could practically feel his body heat. He wasn’t close in a creepy way more like a protective way.

Like he had my back. Had I been sober, I probably would have thought that metaphor was kind of cheesy, but I could appreciate Lucci’s closeness.

I wasn’t really worried about anything popping off in the club, but it was nice to have him escorting me. I felt safe.

Okay, now you’re doing too much, Breezy.

Once we were outside, I let Lucci take the lead because I didn’t know if he was driving the same car he was in when he toured the house or something else. He was definitely in something else. He guided me to a charcoal gray BMW and opened the passenger door for me.

“Thank you,” I slipped past him and got in the car.

Lucci closed my door and walked around to the driver’s side.

As soon as he started the car, I gave him my address, so he could put it in his GPS.

It was my third time being in his presence, and I was going to start tutoring him weekly, but it was still kind of awkward in the car.

I really didn’t know what to say or if I should say anything.

There wasn’t anything wrong with riding in silence.

I just didn’t want to come off as rude or antisocial.

I also didn’t want to come across as flirtatious or overly friendly.

“You hungry?” Lucci glanced over at me briefly.

“I’m good. I have something at home that I can eat.”

Lucci bobbed his head. “When is your car club getting together again?”

“Next weekend actually. We’re going to that festival at the park. We also have a brunch coming up in a few weeks.”

“Oh yeah, the two day joint. I thought about it, but that’s too many people for me.”

“Yeah, I’ve been three years in a row, and each year more and more people seem to come. It’s usually pretty chill and laid back. Nobody acting stupid which is surprising.”