"Hurry up! We're an hour late and I'm starving!" Deidara groaned. What was she doing in there? It was almost 8 and for lunch, they had gone to a fucking vegan restaurant. Rabbit food sure as hell doesn't fill him up.
Emmie finally emerged looking like a screen siren straight out of the 40s. Midnight black Hollywood waves cascaded past her fine boned shoulders to the sexy curve of her spine. Discreet cutouts near the neckline of the navy blue gown showed off her elegant collar bones. The silver appliqué shone like stars drawing attention to her hourglass figure. The back was completely bare but the main feature of the gown was the hip high slits. When she moved, Deidara can see tantalizing glimpses of her hipbones. It was hypnotic. "You- you, look, er, you look gorgeous," he stuttered. Plum colored lips turned upwards in a smile. Emmie glided closer, her perfume surrounded him, momentarily stunning him.
"You clean up very, very nice," she purred. She walked around him surveying his suit. "Here, let me put on your cuff links," she said as she did them up. Deidara's stomach gurgled unhappily, bringing him out of his daze, "Alright, let's go. I'm so hungry," he ushered her out.
They arrived late to the party just as Emmie intended. "I hate this, everyone is looking at us," Deidara grumbled. Emmie gripped his arm tightly, "That's the point, everyone is supposed to make a little noise about me getting myself a Romeo and Jerome is supposed to notice and get upset." Deidara rolled his eyes and Emmie gave his arm a hard squeeze in retaliation. As she met with acquaintances and friends. Deidara suffered through a couple of introductions before heading straight to the buffet. He came back after Emmie glared holes into his skull with a plate for her. They chatted with her friends, he'll admit that Emmie had great friends, they were funny and smart and great for a good time. The music started up, champagne flowed, and people started dancing.
"This was a bad idea." Emmie said tightly. "Jerome's over there and he didn't even look this way." Deidara stared at her incredulously, "The hell? He's been eyeing you all night, everyone has. Chill, wanna drink?" Emmie shrugged moodily, "Yeah sure, get me a Clover Club." Deidara came back with her drink and his own Scotch on the rocks. "Oh this stuff is good," he said savoring the Scotch, "Of course, it's expensive. It's better than that peasant stuff you drink," she sipped her drink. Deidara ignored her dig and leaned over to sniff her drink. "What is it? Why is it fizzy?" Emmie pushed the cocktail at him, "Try it it's good. There's raspberry liquor, egg white, and gin." Deidara took a cautious sip then took a larger one. "You're right, it's hella good.'' Emmie shushed him, "Stop that, watch your language! We're at a engagement party!"
"Whatever. Oh, buddy is noticing now." Deidara leaned closer to whisper in Emmie's ear. Emmie giggled and looked through her lashes flirtatiously for the benefit of the glaring Jerome. "How do you know? I haven't caught him looking." Deidara tucked her hair behind an ear and dared to run his fingers down her swan neck, giving her a slow atrocious wink as he replied, "Oh, I've been making eye contact with him all night. Why did you even date him? He's a nerd. Jerome? What a lame name, I bet he got bullied in school about that."
Rolling her eyes, she replied, "Jerome is one of the top investors for Apple, Windows, and Samsung. He's brilliant and incredibly wealthy. His family made its fortune generations ago in steel and instead of squandering his inheritance like his dad, he single handedly brought them up to one of the top families in Europe." Deidara ran a hand slowly up her thigh, ignoring the daggers Jerome was glaring.
"Whatever, still a nerd."
Emmie smirked, feeding him a cherry then squealing when he playfully nipped at her finger tips. He wasn't ever gonna have a chance like this ever again and was more than willing to play boyfriend with her. "Oh, I saw him throw something. This is working. Let's dance." Emmie stood and Deidara looped an arm around her, walking with her to the middle of the dance floor. Prince Royce's Corazon Sin Cara started playing.
"Alright, make it sexy." Deidara said pressing her tightly to his chest. "Oh please, I know how to Bachata," Emmie scoffed. "Show me," Deidara spun her. Hooking a leg on his hip, Emmie let him roll her back. He ran his hand along her firm backside. "What the hell are you doing," Emmie hissed in his ear. "I gotta know if you're wearing panties under this. You've got to be going commando, there's no way." Emmie dipped down, "How dare you!" Whipping her up, he murmured against her neck, "Oh come on, that's what every other hot blooded man here is wondering about."
Staving off an argument, he asked quickly, "Anyway answer me this, why are you so dead set on saving your brother? I know plenty of people who would murder their brother or betray them in a heartbeat." Emmie rolled her hips and spun out then back into his arms with her back facing him. Reaching back with one hand, she twined her hands into his hair and pulled his neck down to talk into his ear. "Well, he's my kid brother, my best friend. I got disowned by my family when I spoke out against my dad's remarriage to a kid 30 years younger than him. My brother had my back but since he is male, he was too valuable to disinherit so I got the axe." Deidara spun her once more and then Emmie continued, "I was thrown out and I had just started med school. Antonio worked 3 jobs and didn't go to college for a while so that he could help me pay for tuition. I chose psychiatry for him. I honestly studied it to learn how to manipulate people. Not noble I know, but my brother was determined to make a gaming company, which was unheard of back then. No one would consider investing in his company until I pulled some strings. I had to pay him back for helping me achieve my dream." Emmie looked down.
Deidara looked at her hard then slipping his finger under her chin, he lifted her face up so her eyes met his, "I respect that. You did what you needed to get the top." Emmie gave him a genuine smile and his heart skipped a beat. The song came to a conclusion and seizing the opportunity, Deidara leaned in for a kiss.