Thanks for your reviews Kelly & EC Brenway - love getting them!
Kelly - Elly buying Chloe the dress was something I added late to the chapter, didn't even originally think of it, so glad you loved it!
EC - Pierce meeting his romantic match - a woman who's obsessed and possessive...it could happen! Anything to distract him from controlling Chloe aye!? I hope the written imagery of Chelly in their provocative dresses lives up to the hype!
Inspo for this new character is Bo from Lost Girl so if you know her, you might get a hint of what could happen!
There's some NSFW action in this one but perhaps not from the couple we all want NSFW action from! Sorry, not sorry!
The Chemistry In Darkness
Chapter Forty
Friday 13th December 2024
Chloe walked out of her bedroom she shared with Pierce into the main area of her house. Pierce was standing at the kitchen counter, looked up as she walked into the room, "Wow! Chloe, you look…wow! What a dress! That dress is perfect for you! I don't think I've seen you in that dress before. I love it! I'm a lucky guy to have you dress up like that for me."
Is that what I'm doing…dressing up for…Pierce? Or am I doing it for myself…or worse…Elly?
"It's just a new dress, no big deal," Chloe dismissed.
Pierce ran his tongue over his teeth, "Did you pick it up recently?"
Chloe gently smoothed out a crease in the side of her dress, "Ah, yeah. Tuesday after I got my hair done."
"Did Elly go shopping with you?" Pierce asked, knowing the answer yet also knowing Chloe didn't know he knew.
"Nope, just me," Chloe lied.
I lied to Pierce…when did I start doing that?
"It's just the pair of you have been spending a lot of time together recently and Elly was with you that other week getting her hair done too with you," Pierce pointed out, trying to remain calm over Chloe lying to him.
Chloe frowned as she saw the food Pierce was preparing at the kitchen counter, willing to use it as a distraction to stop talking about the dress and Elly in case she was forced to lie to her husband again, "Are we taking dinner with us to the engagement party? They'll be plenty of food."
Pierce continued prepping the meal, annoyed Chloe had changed the subject yet knew he couldn't call her out for lying to him without revealing he'd seen the pair together outside the dress shop because then she'd accuse him of following her, "Nah, it's our dinner. We ain't eating whatever fattening and processed food that Dipi has put together for everyone. I've got our favourite wine bottle that's been chilling in the fridge all day to take with us too. I'm sure its good food provided by the Rebecchi's but no, thank you. I'm not even going to suggest that the alcohol on the menu will be even close to half-decent compared to the Greyson wine range because if those people had taste they should've asked me to contribute to the bar range…and I'm sure they knocked you back when you offered for us to supply the wine."
"And let me guess, Rene delivered this food fresh to us today and you don't want to waste the food even though we've known about this engagement party for weeks and could've made sure to take the day off from Rene preparing our meals just for one night," Chloe told him, ignoring her husband's claims that she had even considered offering the Rebecchi's to supply his wine, but when Pierce didn't reply, she shrugged, "Wish you would've told me before I got ready in my new dress and put all my makeup on."
Pierce leaned over to his wife, kissing her lips gently, "You won't be spilling this meal on that gorgeous dress of yours and we have plenty of time before we need to get over to the Rebecchi's so if you need to redo a bit of your makeup, we'll be fine. Don't want to turn up to the engagement party too early. Who'll be there early for us to spend time with, Bea, Yashvi, Shane, Dipi…Elly?"
An entire night with Elly…and almost all our friends and family around us…including my husband…
"I'll do my best not to," Chloe replied, annoyed at the delay in arriving at the party later than she thought, "Y'know Elly and I planned this entire party for Bea and Yashvi…seems a bit rude if I turn up later than everyone else."
Pierce started grabbing some plates and cutlery to serve up their meal, "You did the planning which is more than you needed to do. I know Bea's your friend but really there's no need for you to turn up early to this party. You're not part of their family…and those are the people who will be at the party early. We'll get there when everyone else does…"
But what if those people kinda do feel like my family?
Chloe chewed on her lip, "But what if they need me to help with the set up?"
"They don't," Pierce insisted, then serving up their meal to his wife, "Now, let's have dinner, we'll be over there before you know it."
Chloe sighed silently, accepting the plate from her husband, resigning herself to doing what he asked yet counting down the minutes until they would be at the party with their friends and family.
An hour later, at the Rebecchi's house, the engagement party was in full swing. The happy couple had been spending time with everyone in attendance but Bea had noticed how quiet her sister had been. Elly, along with Aster, had mingled with some of the neighbours they hadn't spent much time with since they'd returned.
Bea kept watching at how Elly continued staring off at the front door of Toadie's house, like she was waiting for someone. Walking over to her sister, Bea smiled, "You looking for someone, El?"
Elly blushed at being caught out, "Not really. Just keeping track that everyone who said they'd be here do turn up."
"Liar," Bea teased, "Looking for a blonde best friend of yours perhaps?"
"Perhaps definitely, Auntie Bea," Aster giggled.
Elly didn't resist handing Aster over to her sister, "How about you let Auntie Bea take you for a few moments to stop you both from thinking something's going on between Chloe and I when it isn't?"
"Oh, so then the two of us can just go off together to chat about what's going on between you and Chloe?" Bea chuckled.
"There's nothing to discuss," Elly repeated, "Chloe's married and until such time that she isn't…if there ever is such a time that she's not, there is no Chloe and I."
Bea noticed the disappointed look on Aster's face, juggling her gently, "Well, I for one am glad to hear it. Chloe deserves better and you, Elly, deserve someone you can love completely but it's best not to mix those things up since Chloe is with…"
Bea trailed off as she watched the look that fell across Elly's face then glanced across the room to where Pierce and Chloe had walked into the house, "Good chat, Elly."
"Uh huh," Elly responded, completely oblivious to her sister as her eyes couldn't be removed from Chloe as she walked into the house. Her eyes roaming every inch of Chloe's body in the dress she had picked out for her earlier in the week but she soon sighed as her eyes reached the arm attached to Chloe's arm, that of Chloe's husband, Pierce.
Chloe can do so much better than that controlling man…but how do I keep waiting until such time that Chloe isn't with Pierce?
It didn't take Chloe long to pick up on the feeling that she was being watched as soon as she'd entered the house for the party, her cheeks blushing red once she locked eyes with Elly and realized her best friend's eyes were focused on her.
Is Elly staring at me the way that Pierce does…with want and need and desire…? Impossible…right? And damn…Elly's dress is showing all the skin and all the everything anyone could ever want in a beautiful woman…
Chloe was taken out of her dalliance staring at her ex when Pierce walked them over to her brothers and Paige, finding herself immediately distracted by them and breaking her eye contact with Elly. Whilst Elly continued watching Chloe from across the room, silently pleading for the blonde to come over to talk to her. Without Pierce attached to her arm.
Over at the bar, Yashvi was getting a drink from the bartender that had been hired for the gig so the rest of their friends and family could relax and enjoy the night without getting their own drinks. Yashvi thanked the bartender, Bo, for getting her drink.
"Enjoying your party yet, Yashvi?" Bo asked.
Yashvi took a sip of her drink, marveling at the taste of the cocktail, "It's pretty good, much like this cocktail you mixed up. Where did you and Elly meet cause she was the one who recommended you to us?"
Bo shrugged, "We just…run in the same circle of friends kinda thing. We've only vaguely known one another for the last couple years."
"Right…I think Bea and I really need to meet this family that Elly and Aster fell in with and all the circle of friends they have," Yashvi noted.
Bo ignored Yashvi's comment as she herself became distracted by Elly staring across the room at the blonde woman who'd just walked in, "Who is that?"
Yashvi raised her eyebrow at the bartenders' query, "That's Chloe, good friend of Bea and Elly."
"A friend…? Not the vibe I'm getting between Elly and Chloe," Bo admitted honestly.
Yashvi stared at Bo for her comment then at the way Elly and Chloe were glancing at one another, "There is no vibe between Chloe and Elly… See that guy Chloe's hanging off of, that's her husband, Pierce…and Elly…has made it clear to Bea that she will not come between them as she's not the type of person to break up a marriage…and there's nothing suggesting that Elly even wants to be with Chloe…or anyone for that matter."
"Elly's not the type of person alright," Bo hinted, "But there's everything suggesting there's a vibe. I can tell."
"Oh, can you now?" Yashvi asked curiously, "I don't see what you can cause I don't sense a vibe…and if there is a vibe, please don't tell my fiancé, Bea, cause she doesn't need to worry about if her sister, Elly, would come between a marriage when it's our engagement party."
"Got it," Bo agreed, "But between us…there's a vibe."
A moment later, Pierce interrupted Yashvi and Bo, holding out his bottle of wine, "Can I please get two glasses of this finest bottle of wine and then ask you to chill the bottle in your fridge? I'll be back for a top up later on…make sure you don't serve that wine to anyone except me or my wife, Chloe, the blonde woman in the stunning dress over there."
Yashvi raised her eyebrow up at Pierce until he noticed her, clearing his throat and adding, "Yashvi…congratulations on your engagement to Bea…"
"Gee, thanks, Pierce," Yashvi held her tongue at Pierce's lack of care for the reason for the party.
Bo gently placed her hand over Pierce's, staring into his eyes, "It's nice to meet you, Pierce. Don't worry about your wine, I'll take very good care of it. Be sure to come by soon for a top up…I'd love to get to know you better, Pierce."
Yashvi frowned at the interaction between the bartender and the businessman as she watched Bo pour two glasses of his wine, handing them to him as Pierce smiled wildly at the woman then walked back to Chloe, "What was that?"
"Just helping out a friend," Bo whispered, glancing back at Elly whom was still staring off at Chloe as Pierce handed her one of the wine glasses.
An hour later, Elly was overly frustrated at the party. She'd taken up an offer from Paige to let Aster go home with her, the rest of the kids and for Aster to sleep over in Rose's room. Paige wasn't fussed about staying long at the party and Elly had hoped that she'd be able to carry on the party to the Waterhole or Back Lane Bar with the engaged couple and with any luck Chloe would join them sans Pierce.
But Elly hadn't even had a chance to ask Chloe to continue the celebration, in fact, she hadn't spent a single moment with Chloe at all. Pierce had Chloe on his arm the entire time and was avoiding them going anywhere near the brunette. Elly was getting fed up of trying to go over to her best friend with Pierce consistently moving her away to chat to other guests every time Elly tried to intervene them.
It was driving Elly mad how much she just wanted to say 'Hi' to Chloe but instead she'd spent the past hour glancing at Chloe every chance she got. She was pleasantly surprised every time she caught Chloe staring at her just as often, blushing shyly every time she was caught looking at Elly.
After the engagement party speeches by the happy couple, Dipi and Shane had stepped forward to say a few words then Karl and Susan had done the same, only their speech had gone on quite a bit longer than anyone thought. Watching the way Pierce held onto Chloe through the speeches like he wasn't going to ever let her go and how Chloe just allowed it, frustrated Elly so much that she couldn't be with her mate.
Wanting a break from her ever growing need to mess everything up by throwing herself at Chloe and waiting for it to blow up in her face, even if Chloe did respond to her move, several minutes after the speeches Elly took off to the bathroom.
Knocking on the locked door several times and calling out if anyone was in there, Elly soon shook her head as she accidentally snapped the door handle, slipping into the bathroom. Elly quickly rolled her eyes at realizing she should've used her super hearing or super smelling powers but had been too distracted by her want for Chloe.
Yashvi had Bea sitting on the bathroom counter, her hand thrusting deep into Bea's center with her panties flung to the bathroom floor. Bea was moaning in pleasure before suddenly realizing the couple weren't alone, "Elly, what the hell are you doing in here?" then when she felt Yashvi pull away from her, "Babe, don't stop, still need you."
Instead of walking out on interrupting the couple, Elly closed the door behind her and placed both her hands against the bathroom door, her anger at Pierce and desire of wanting to be with Chloe overwhelming her, that she didn't want to go back out to the party. Especially as she realized her eyes were flickering between two different colours of red and gold.
Representing her anger and desire at once, Elly couldn't go back out to the people at the party and couldn't look at the couple engaged in their love for one another.
Of course, Bea and Yashvi didn't know about Elly's in-human flickering eye colours and figured she had turned around in embarrassment at catching them in the bathroom together, yet didn't know why Elly hadn't just left.
"Elly, we're kinda in the middle of...something - God, that's good," Bea spluttered out, then realizing Elly had her hands raised against the bathroom door, "Elly, what's wrong? Hun, I think you better...stop, Yashvi...and give me a moment with my sister."
Yashvi reluctantly kissed Bea gently before removing her hand from between her legs, lowered Bea off the counter and helped Bea to put her panties back on. Yashvi felt weird as she walked past Elly, with her fiancé's sister turning away from looking at her as she opened the door for her to leave the bathroom and return to the party.
Yashvi could've sworn she saw light flickering around Elly's eyes but dismissed it as a trick of light.
Elly immediately closed the bathroom door again, placing her hands against the door, trying to regain control of herself before she could face her sister.
"Alright, now that you interrupted the nicest part of my engagement party so far because you didn't want to leave Yashvi and I to what we were doing...what's going on with you and don't tell me it's nothing, Elly? Tell me the truth for once," Bea demanded in annoyance, seeing how conflicted her sister was even though she refused to look at her.
I can't keep this to myself for much longer…I need to tell someone…Bea will understand, right?
Elly blinked her eyes as she continued avoiding turning around to look at her sister, blurting out, "I'm in love with Chloe."
Next time - The truth is out! How does Bea react to Elly's declaration of love for Chloe? And what does Bo convince Pierce to do...?