Mia couldn't believe what she was seeing. In hindsight, she knew something was happening but she believed her brother. She heard a gasp behind her and knew it was Ana. She closed the door and started pacing. Gideon would be here in less than thirty minutes. She bangs on the door hard.
"Elliott, Ireland get your asses out here."
Sawyer and Reynolds left quietly, they hadn't even noticed until they turned around. The door opened slowly and Elliott came out. He looked hungover and smelling of alcohol and sex. She took a step back.
"What the hell Elliott? What were you thinking?"
"It just happened?"
"Just happened. You expect me to believe that."
"That's the truth." The door opened behind him and Ireland stood there in a robe. She also smelled of alcohol and sex.
"Ireland you promised that you weren't interested in him that way."
"I lied."
"Really? Do you know what your brother is going to do when he finds out?"
"Why does he have to know?"
"I'm not going to lie to him." She said. "Is the first time you both have slept together?"
Neither one responded but that was answer enough. Mia started pacing and muttering to herself.
"Who I sleep with isn't your concern Mia?"
"It is when it's my fiancées sister. He's going to kill you."
"Did I kill him when he started having sex with you?" No answer. "You are the same age as Ireland and I haven't said anything."
"We are in a relationship, a committed relationship before I even slept with Gideon. Is that what this is, a committed relationship or just sex."
"We haven't figured that out yet."
She stared at both of them, not really knowing why she was making a scene. "You know what? Your right. You are both adults. You handle this on your own. I'm going to my room." She turned to leave. "Oh by the way, Gideon along with Christian should be here in less than thirty minutes."
Running around and curses could be heard as she left the room with Ana, who was giggling.
"Got to say I would have liked to see Elliott face if Gideon walked in and had explain what we just saw."
"They aren't going to tell him but yeah that would be a sight."
"Aer you going to tell him?"
"No. it's not my business." She said with a sigh. "I'm not really mad that this happened. I just don't want to see Ireland hurt. I love my brother but is was a man whore. You know that. I don't want him to start something with her and then realize that isn't what he wants. I also don't want any problems between Gideon and Elliott."
They were just about to walk pass the elevators when they opened and their men stepped out. The grins they both sent their women would melt panties. Gideon lifted Mia into his arms and kissed her deeply. She barely heard Ana say bye and Christian swept her off to their room. Carrying her to her room, he set her down to open the door. He swept her inside, closing the door behind her. He set down just inside the door.
"Where's Ireland?"
"Somewhere here in the hotel"?"
He ran his hands down her back. "I love this dress. Is it new?"
"Yes." She said in between kisses. "I bought it when I went shopping."
"It's sexy even though it's a little short."
She laughed. "I knew you would say that."
"Wrap your legs around me baby because I really need you." He said before lifting her up and carrying her to the bedroom.
After making love for an hour, Mia lay in bed on her stomach and Gideon was running his hand up and down her spine. He loved how he made her shiver, her body was so responsive to him. He kissed her shoulder.
"Did you accomplish what you came out here to do. You were pretty vague on the phone."
"I did. I have to come back for a fitting and then she will come to New York. She said you called her and that money was not a problem, that I could gave anything I wanted."
"You know whatever you want you can have. You only need to ask."
"Not to sound conceited but I have my own wealth. What kind of man would I be if I let your dad pay for everything? I want to buy your dress and whatever else that goes with it. If they want, we can discuss what exactly we want and what they can pay for."
"Are you hungry?"
"Not really, I had breakfast an hour before you got here."
"Well then I think round two is in order."
Mia giggled when he flipped her onto her back. She caresses his face. "I think it just might."
Much later then they thought, Mia and Gideon emerged from their room and went downstairs. They met up with Christian and Ana, who were waiting for them to go to dinner. They were sitting at a table waiting for Ireland and Elliott.
"What have those two been up to?"
Mia locked eyes with Ana who picked up her drink to hide a smile. "Clubbing at night. Walking around when they aren't with us."
"Hitting the casinos." Ana said. "She's won quite a bit of money."
"Have either one of you seen them today?"
"She texted saying she was in the room changing." Mia said. "Are we leaving for Aspen in the morning?"
"Yeah. The weather should be clear enough to land at the airport."
"I left our bag with the warm clothes on the plane." Gideon said. "Here they are?"
They four watched as Ireland and Elliott approached their table. Hello's were said and food was ordered. Gideon asked Ireland what had she been doing while in Vegas. She blushed and then told him what he wanted to know. They ate in relative silence until Ireland brought up going to a club to dance. Ana was all for it and Christian said okay. Mia really didn't want to go but said she would for a little bit. After dinner, they were strolling through the hotel when Gideon stopped in front of shop. He walked in and asked the sales associate a question. Mia walked in and looked around. She had already been in the shop and bought what she wanted. The sales lady came back holding a hanger that had a dress on it. It was the one in the window that made him stop. She showed it to Gideon and he asked it to wrapped up along with a pair of heels that she thought would go with it. He led Mia back out of the shop and to their room. He handed her the bag.
"Go change sweetheart."
"You know I won't be able to wear a bra."
"I know. Go on."
He was already in a pair of dark blue jeans and a dark blue button down. He went to the bar and fixed a drink. The door to the bedroom opened and Mia stepped out. She was wearing the dress and the heels. Gideon threw back his drink and swallowed. He came around the bar and stopped a few feet in front of her. He made a twirling motion with his fingers and she turned. He whistled. The dress was red and stopped a couple of inches below her butt. It was backless and had a deep v in the front.
"Wow you look amazing, just like I thought you would. You're not wearing a bra?"
"No but I did have some fashion tape, so I should be good."
"You brought fashion tape with you?"
"No. I bought it here. I have another dress that's very low cut and I thought I might need it."
"You don't wear either of those dresses unless we are going out."
"I bought the other one because it made feel sexy even though I have this cast on. Which I can't wait to get off."
"Two weeks left to go."
"I know."
Ireland came out of her room and Gideon's jaw dropped. "What the hell are you wearing?"
"A dress."
"There is not enough material to call that a dress."
The dress was black, barely covering her butt. It also had a deep v that ran down to her navel. He shook his head and looked at Mia.
"Go change."
"No I'm not. I'm wearing this and that's final. Your mother bought it for me."
"Why am I not surprised."
"Mia's dress is almost identical to mine."
"Not it isn't. She bends over you won't see anything. You bend over and everyone who is looking will get an eyeful."
"Well then don't be looking and you won't be seeing anything."
He turned around when he heard Mia giggle and glared at her. "Come on Gideon, my dress isn't that much longer and she's old enough to wear what she wants."
He sighed and took her by the hand and led her out the door.
The music was loud and thumping when they walked in at one of the hottest clubs. Christian being Christian had reserved the VIP section. They were met by the owner and shown to their area. There they were met with their waitress for the night. Orders were placed and Ireland wanted to hit the dance floor. She convinced Ana and Mia to go with her, so they did. The men watched as the trio danced together. The girls were dancing where Sawyer and Reynolds could see them and get to them. Several attempts were made to approach them but they were stopped before they got too close. After seeing several attempts by men trying to get close to the girls, Gideon made his way down to the dance floor and got right behind Mia. He put his hands on her hips and she moved back and started grinding on him. He started moving with her, bury his head in her neck. He noticed Christian was dancing with Ana and Ireland was dancing with Elliott. After several dances the ladies went to the bathroom. They were laughing, talking and fanning themselves.
On the way back from the bathroom Ana saw the men from last night. They were staring at them from the bar as they walked by. Even though they had security there it still made her nervous. They were on the stairs heading to the VIP section when Ana told Mia those men were there. She said she would tell Gideon but to hold off telling Christian because of his temper when it came to her. When they made it to their section, the guys were seated around the table. Mia sat on Gideon's lap and whispered in his ear. She felt him stiffen. She looked him in the eye and shook her head slightly. The waitress came with three drinks that they hadn't ordered. She stopped in front Christian.
"Mr. Grey, these drinks were sent over by some men at the bar. I told them that that wasn't necessary but they insisted. Actually they are waiting at the bottom of the stairs to be allowed up."
Gideon watched an evil smile make its way to his face. "By all means send them up."
Christian looked over at Taylor who nodded. Sawyer and Reynold waited by entrance. They heard the men coming up.
"Hey I remember you, they asked us up this time so move."
They still hadn't seen them yet. Sawyer moved out of the way. With smug faces they walked in a little bit further when they stopped. Christian stood up along with Elliott and Gideon, who had Mia on the seat next to him.
"It seems we have a problem here."
"What's the problem? They asked us to come up here." Dumbass number one said. He seemed to be the leader of the group.
"It wasn't them and we don't like it when men send our women drinks. I know you saw us dancing together."
"It looked like you were just dancing and we wanted to dance with them but these goons wouldn't let us close enough."
"Have you ever thought that there was reason for that." Gideon said through clenched teeth. He didn't like the way the man next to the one talking was looking at Mia.
"They were the ones being a tease, giving us looks."
Before anyone could move, Gideon had him by the shirt and threw him against the wall. "Look asshole, these women are taken. I suggest you take yourself and your buddies and go find someone else"
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Taylor move his jacket to reveal the gun he had holstered there. The other two guys backed up and rose their hands. The one doing all the talking glared at them. The owner showed up with his bouncers and told the men they needed to leave the club. Christian and Gideon watched as the men were escorted out. Elliott told the waitress to take the drinks back. They stayed for another thirty minutes before they left. Back at the hotel each couple went to their room except for Ireland and Elliott, who decided to hit the casino. He told Sawyer to go with him just in case those assholes came back.
In their room, Mia and Gideon sat on the sofa. He was massaging her foot. He knew it was hurting. She sighed and snuggled deeper into the sofa.
"How long have you known about Ireland and your brother?"
She snapped open her eyes. "What about them?"
"Come on Mia. I'm not blind or stupid. How long?"
"Since this morning." She sighed. "I was going to tell you but it isn't my business or yours?"
"She's my sister. My younger sister."
"He's my brother and we are the same age. Let them figure out what they want."
"If he hurts her I will kill him."
"Understood. How did you know?"
"You would have to be blind not to see the way they look at each other and because she's not very good at hiding the marks she had on the side of her neck. She kept trying to keep her hair around her neck. She got hot dancing and pulled her up and that is when I saw. I put two and two together."
"You're not going to tell her you know."
"I want to see how they act when we are Aspen all in the same house."
Mia laughed. "You are sneaky."
"Let's go to bed. I've been hard all night and all I want to do is take that dress off of you."
Lifting her into his arms he carried to the bed. An hour later he was giving her a pain pill. She snuggled into him when he laid down and sighed her contentment.
Mia gave Gideon and Ireland a tour of Christian's house in Aspen. Snow had falling overnight and covered everting, making the landscape breathtaking. The house itself was beautiful since Ana had redecorated. It had a homier feeling than before. She had showed them to their room, which was on the second floor with its own balcony. He opened the doors and walked out.
"How many acres does he have here?"
"I'm not sure, maybe fifteen." She said while unpacking their clothes. "There is also a lake where they fish."
"Do you come here often?"
"When I was teenager, my friends and I came regularly to ski. There is a resort where you can ski and go snowboarding."
"Would you like a house here too?"
"No. We can always come here when we want. Christian won't mind." She said. "I'm going to help Ana with dinner."
"I'll go see what the guys are doing?"
The conversation flowed easily around the table after dinner. Wine and beer flowed while they played cards. They made plans for the following day. The girls were going shopping, while the men were going to attempt to go fishing. Everyone but Ireland and Elliott went to bed. They stayed up talking. The following day went as planned for everyone and the men cooked dinner. The next morning, they packed their bags and left Aspen. At the airport Christian, Ana, and Elliott left to go back to Seattle while Ireland, Mia, and Gideon went to New York. Ireland seemed depressed on the flight back. Mia left her alone. She decided to head home instead of going with her brother.
Gideon went straight to his office when they arrived home. Mia unpacked and set about doing the laundry. She went to kitchen to figure out what she wanted to make for dinner. Gideon came in when she was putting a salad together. He went to the fridge to get a bottle of water.
"I just got a call from the decorator. All the furniture and accents have been delivered to the house and put where you wanted it."
"Really? That's good."
"The only thing is we won't be able to go to Seattle until next weekend."
"That's fine. I know you have work."
"I have a business dinner Saturday evening."
"Do you need me to go with you?"
"No. It's just a few business clients and I rather not have them ogle my hot fiancée. I have question to ask you." She nodded to him to continue. "I want to announce our engagement both here and in Seattle. Just the engagement, not the date of the wedding."
"That's okay with me."
"The press isn't going to leave us alone."
"I know but I'm used to it." She said. "My mom called and asked if we were coming down this weekend. I told her I didn't know yet. She said she wanted to throw us a small engagement party."
"When does she want to do this?"
"Beginning of February. We wouldn't have to do anything. She just said we needed to show up. Do you have anyone you would like to invite?"
"I have some people from the office I would invite but I have to think about it."
She knew better than to ask about his family. He didn't have the best relationship with them and preferred it that way. From what little he told her he hated his brother and could barely stand his mother.
She placed their dinner on the table and sat down. They talked about the house and planned a small dinner party for the following weekend. They were also going to sit down and plan out the wedding. She told him that her mom was probably going to go over the menu for the party to make sure that there is something on the menu that he likes.
Gideon walked into the restaurant a little early wanting to make sure everything was set up for his meeting. Mia had made all the arrangements for him. He'd rather be at home with her but this was the only time the men he was meeting were available. While he was talking to the hostess something familiar caught his eye. He excused himself and walked slowly toward a table. He sat down on the empty chair and smirked at the at the look of shock.
"How long have you been sleeping with my sister?"
