Chapter 45
Ella walked out of the bedroom and Roman did a double take when he saw her. She was wearing a very black satin mini skirt, a gathering detail on the top part covered up the fact she was starting to show with the baby, with a black georgette blouse over a tight black vest. She had curled her hair and it was half up with a large red flower in it. He wanted to tell her to go back and change because he didn't want anyone looking at her in that outfit except him but swallowed those words back quickly. She had a red velvet choker on and ruby studs in her ears. When she moved her arm he saw a group of gold bangles on her wrist. She was wearing full make up, with dark smoky eyes and full pouting red lips.
He felt underdressed in the black trousers and a tight black T-shirt. He watched as she stepped into sexy little shoes and he wondered if he were developing some kind of fetish for her ankles as he found himself starring. She took a couple of steps before grimacing and slipping out of them.
She smiled at him before returning to the bedroom and coming back out in red wedges tying up the straps around the same ankles he had just admired. She took a few steps and smiled.
"Ok?" he asked his voice only slightly strained.
"Yes." She said and looked at him, raising an eyebrow in query.
He smiled.
"Girls!" he shouted.
They piled out of Mike's room and Nic stopped dead.
"Ella?" she asked. She walked over to her stepmother and walked slowly around her in a circle.
"Givenchy?" she asked.
Ella nodded.
"Can I look in your wardrobe?" Nic asked breathlessly.
"No." Ella told her. "Absolutely not."
"Oh step-mama!" Nic said. "We are going to talk." She threatened.
"We can talk Nicole but you are not borrowing my clothes." Ella laughed at her.
"Prada?" she asked.
Ella looked at her.
"Versace?" she asked.
"Nicole." Ella said laughing.
Nic turned to her Dad.
"You married someone who has designer clothes and she doesn't wear them in the Bay." Nic grouched. "I so could have borrowed them."
"Yes, and that is the reason I don't have them back home." Ella told her. "But if you are lucky I might, and that is might, let you have a quick look tomorrow."
Ruby laughed at the look on Nic's face.
"Come on the taxi will be waiting." Ella said and walked out picking up her clutch bag on the way out.
"Ella is that…" Nic started to ask.
"Yes Nicole it is."
"Can I just touch it?" she said.
Ella handed over the designer handbag and ushered everyone out.
Roman stopped her before she was due to step out.
He swooped her into his arms and held her against him before he kissed her hard and passionately. He looked down at her and noted that her lipstick was undamaged and now her lips looked more swollen and ready for more kisses. She looked at him and smiled.
"You look incredibly sexy." He told her. "Please never dress like this in the Bay."
She laughed at him.
"Come on I want to dance." She told him.
"I am so not going to like this am I?" He asked.
She handed him the keys and pulled the door shut behind them and walked down the stairs and through the outer door to the waiting taxi. She climbed in the back with the girls while he went in the front.
"To the hint of salsa club." She instructed the driver and they set off.
They walked into a hot steamy club, the walls painted a deep crimson. Couples were on the dance floor moving to hot sexy salsa music.
Ella turned and saw the girls were chattering excitedly about getting on the floor and dancing. She looked at Roman and saw that he was smiling at her.
"No!" he mouthed.
She smiled and shook her head. She led them to a table at the back and a waiter came over and took drink orders. She took a long swallow of the juice she'd ordered before looking at Roman and then heading to the dance floor on her own.
The girls looked over at him seeing that he was smiling.
"Dad?" Nic questioned.
"Go and dance girls." He told them.
Ruby led Annie away followed by Nic.
They looked over and saw that Ella was dancing with someone, only realising after a moment that it was Migual.
"Oh my god" Nic gasped.
Ruby laughed.
Annie peered at them.
"Is that…" she asked.
"Yes." Nic said "and that is way beyond dirty dancing." She added sounding shocked. "I think my dad will punch someone."
Ruby laughed and moved to the rhythm.
"I have the feeling that it won't be as bad as you think. However, he is on his way over."
"Oh no." Nic groaned.
He stepped behind Ella and pressed a kiss to the side of her neck.
"You win." He told her and pulled her away to start dancing with him.
"Nic" Ruby began.
"I know. I'm not looking but isn't he supposed to do like Dad dancing and be really embarrassing, not that him dancing salsa isn't but I need a drink." Nic babbled. "A very long drink."