"Okay. I'll go get dressed," I said, hopping down from the kitchen stool.
The restaurant we went to was classy and situated near a canal in Navigli district. There were indoor and outdoor seating areas and we settled for an outdoor table since it was a nice night; warm and peaceful despite the rambunctious laughter and noise that surrounded us from Italians all around. Milan was known for its nightlife and I loved the hustle and bustle of it all. It was my normal.
I had put on my favourite wine-coloured dinner dress for this with a modest neckline but very tiny skirt and paired it with black sandals, leaving my hair open. I was pretty sure Cole was still sporting the erection he had gotten from my appearance when I showed up in the living room before we left. Jasper had been honking the car outside so we never got a chance to have a moment before heading out the door.
The waiter brought over the wine while I checked out the view from our table. You could see twinkling night lights from houses and boats lining the canal and I loved it. My artist's brain was already working overtime wondering whether I would be up all night capturing this on canvas.
The delightful sound of wine being poured in a glass captured my attention and I watched as Jasper filled his wineglass with some expensive stuff before moving to pour soda water for Cole who was engrossed in his phone.
Then Jasper shifted the wine bottle as far away from me as possible and my mouth fell open slightly at his immaturity level because he had deliberately left my glass empty. Giving me an uncaring look, he picked up his drink and I could only shake my head at him while mouthing, 'Thanks a lot, asshole.'
His response was to shrug so I reached for the wine bottle but Cole grabbed it before I could and proceeded to pour me my drink even though his attention was still mostly on his phone.
The look on Jasper's face made me want to snicker. His glass was poised midway to his mouth as he tried to figure out how Cole knew he had slighted me.
But I was touched. Absolutely touched. Cole Sawyer was a diamond in the rough. How the fuck did he end up with a jerk like Jasper?
Thanking my boyfriend, I drank some of the wine with a smug look towards the blond guy sitting opposite me and he rolled his eyes at me. But I could tell he was bugged about how he did not get the upper hand.
"I'm sorry but that was kind of important. I have to be at a jobsite really early tomorrow, guys," Cole informed us as he pocketed his phone.
"What time?" Jasper asked with a frown.
"Sixish."
"What? Who’s the client?"
"Someone who's an extremely early riser," Cole answered with a grin. "Don't worry. It just means I can't stay out late tonight."
Jasper nodded with that frown still present on his forehead. "Sometimes I think you're going to turn into one of those workaholics we used to make fun of."
Cole let out a laugh. "What? I'm not a workaholic. I have fun all the time. You're the one who needs to loosen up, Jasper."
"Hear ye, hear ye," I threw in my two cents worth which made Cole snicker in amusement and caused Jasper's frown to deepen.
I braced myself for some snarky comment, fully realising that this was supposed to be their night out and I was only here because Cole had not wanted to leave me behind but surprisingly, Jasper said nothing and we proceeded to place our orders.
I had a feeling he did not want to ruin the evening so he was playing nice for his boyfriend's sake. I could live with that.
"How'd you guys meet, anyway?" I asked out of genuine interest while we dug into our food a while later which consisted of fried chicken, roasted tomato salad and pasta.
"Photo shoot," Cole answered as he took a bite of his salad. "I did some modeling in my final year of uni to pay for stuff."
"Oh, wow. I can totally picture you now. Younger. Just as hot. Extremely cheeky."
He flashed me a boyish grin. "Jasper hated my attitude back then. I wouldn't get serious when he was taking pictures and I messed around on purpose because I loved pissing him off."
I laughed and then bit my lip as the image of Jasper being angry filled my head. I could understand the thrill. Jasper's anger was something else. I sometimes pushed his buttons just to see how he would react because it both excited and scared me.
My eyes went to Jasper's face involuntarily and I found him watching Cole with a fondness that was unmistakable. And something else. Like desire. It made me burn with curiosity. I actually did use my headphones whenever these two started fooling around at night when they thought I was asleep.
Given the lack of sex I had been having despite my boyfriend's sexiness being off the charts, I thought it would be best to lay off the audio porn. I was afraid that I might start to like the sound of Jasper fucking way too much and that could become problematic since I could only sleep with one of them and I still needed to close the deal on that one.
"Skye?"
I snapped out of my dirty thoughts and found Cole watching me in amusement. "Yeah?"
"What's up with you? We were just about to order dessert," he said. "Do you want to have some?"
I swallowed hard.
