Save the Date (Modern Arrangements, #1)

"What are you still doing here?" Phoebe scolded. "The ladies will be arriving in half an hour." Her hands were on her hips.

"I’m on my way out now," I rolled my eyes. "Viola," she turned around with a large smile. I held a small box out to her. "This is for Lilli."

She smiled. "Is this the—?"

"Yeah." I kissed her cheek.

"Good boy," she said proudly. "You’re leaving now?" I nodded. "Okay, Lilli is in the kitchen."

I walked into the kitchen and saw Lilli standing at the counter. She was wearing a blue and white striped dress that flared out from her waist, a large dark blue belt and her sleeves covered to just above her elbows.

"Um…I’m going to head out now."

She turned around quickly.

"Oh," she laughed lightly, "You scared me." She smiled. "Okay, have fun. Be careful with the naked ladies…you don’t know what they might have!" She teased and laughed.

"Ha ha," I rolled my eyes. "I distinctly made James swear that there would be no hookers."

"Hmmm…well then…" she turned toward a bag that was on the counter and turned back to me with a huge wad of cash, "Here you go."

"What the hell is this?" I exclaimed, wide-eyed, as I took the wad and looked at it closer.

"It’s a bunch of ones," she giggled. "Have a lap dance on me!" She laughed harder as she patted my back and started to walk around me. I grabbed her arm and pulled her back.

"You are insane." I laughed. She looked at me confused. "What guy has a fiancée buy them a lap dance?"

"More than you know," she winked. "Have a good time," she smiled.

I kissed her cheek. There was that electric pulse at the touch of her skin.

"Bye," I looked at her, her eyes seeming to glaze over.

Oh, she felt it too. She has to.

James picked me up in a limo and I shook my head as I got in.

"What?" he asked.

"Nothing," I laughed. He smiled large.

"We are doing this in style brother! Next stop Oscar."

We picked up Oscar, Liam, Dixon, Marcus and a few other friends. James broke out the beers in the limousine as we headed to our first destination: the strip club. Dixon’s face was lit up and he fist pounded James. Oscar shook his head and laughed while Liam seemed nervous.

"You okay, old man?" James teased.

"I’m fine, boy. It’s just been a long time since I’ve stepped into a strip club." Everyone laughed.

At the strip club everyone let loose, including, much to my surprise, Liam. Following his fourth drink he was on his second lap dance.

"This is the groom!" Dixon shouted and pointed to me. I covered my face as I saw three half-dressed girls head my direction.

Oh God!

One stood behind me and ran her hands down my chest, her breasts rubbing against my back. The next stood in front of me holding onto my shirt and pulling me close to her as she ground into me seductively. The third danced slowly and seductively with the second girl, giving the girl-on-girl effect. I knew I was going to burst at any moment. I had to close my eyes and take repeated deep breaths to calm down.

"What’s the matter Aid-man, you feeling a little frustrated?" Dixon boasted from under his lap dancer.

"Shut up, Dixon." Though I didn’t really want him to shut up, his teasing was distracting me pretty well. "I’m going to kill you for this."

"Oh, no, little man!" He laughed loudly. "Thank your future wife! That one is on her!" he howled and I snapped my eyes open to look at him.

"W-What?" I choked.

I could hear James and Liam in hysterics.

"Lilli was very specific on what to have set up for you." Dixon burst into a fit of laughter again.

"You told her we were coming here but you didn’t tell me?" I shot my eyes over to James.

"It was your surprise, not hers." He shrugged and went back to watching Liam hand money over to a dancer.

"Why the hell are you not throwing dollars or getting this treatment?" I motioned to the full action that I was receiving, now knowing it was courtesy of my fiancée.

He shook his head.

"I’ll just watch," he smiled. "Elora wouldn’t appreciate it if I came home tonight smelling like another woman." He smirked. "Besides watching Liam is priceless!"

"Oh, hush it, boy!" Liam joked.

"I’m so telling Aunt Viola about this," James teased.

"Please," Liam rolled his eyes. "Go ahead, it might get her all hot and bothered." Liam smiled at us slyly.

"W-what?" I yelled. "Liam!"

"What?" he shrugged. "Your Aunt likes when other women flirt with me…it’s sort of like foreplay. Like at the New Year’s event when—"

"Stop!" James and I yelled at the same time.

"Oh no, please continue!" Dixon shouted out with a large smile.

"I am not going to listen to this about my sweet and innocent aunt," I teasingly scowled at Liam.

"Innocent?" He snorted and started laughing.

"Okay, seriously, stop!" James begged as he buried his face in his empty hand.

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