Chapter 469 - The Wedding (M&H) (11)

Angela and Derek moved over the dancefloor slowly, and Angela was lost in Derek's charming smile when she felt someone tap on her shoulder. She would probably not think much of it, but she saw Derek frowning that way, so she turned to see who it was.

"Roberto?", Angela asked, slightly embarrassed when she remembered that she left him next to the dancefloor with a bouquet of white roses when Derek whisked her away. Did he come here to scold her or to settle the score?

"Can I have a minute of your time?", Roberto asked Angela while ignoring Derek's glare.

Derek might be bigger than Roberto, but considering all the training Roberto went through, Roberto was confident that he can defeat Derek in three moves (or less) if it comes to it.

"Uhm… sure.", Angela said while letting go of Derek so that she can turn toward Roberto. It was obvious that she had no intention to leave the dancefloor.

"I like you.", Roberto said bluntly, stunning Angela (and Derek) completely. "I am aware that you are currently in a relationship, and I will not try to get in-between you and Derek, but I want you to know that I like you. From the moment I saw you, I was smitten, and our every next interaction confirmed to me that you are amazing. Your smile is mesmerizing. I love the way your eyes lit up when you talk about your family, and how energetically you speak about your plans for the future, even when you talk about food is exciting, and it's cute when your nose scrunches at the scent you don't find pleasing, and…", Roberto paused and glanced at Derek before focusing on Angela again. "I want you to know that whenever he messes up, I will be waiting."

Roberto extended his hand for a handshake and Angela put her hand in his on a reflex. Of course, Roberto had no intention to shake hands with Angela. He twisted her hand a little and bent to plant a kiss at the back of her palm.

"It was my good fortune that I've met you, Angela Grant.", Roberto said with a smile that reached his eyes. "When Derek disappoints you, please, give me a call. I will be honored to comfort you, and more than that. I will treat you like a princess."

Angela's mouth was half-open, and her hand was hovering awkwardly while she watched Roberto's retreating back as he disappeared in the crowd. She could not believe what just happened.

First, she didn't know that Roberto had a thing for her, and then this… just what was that?

Angela turned in slow motion toward Derek who was looking with a frown in the direction where Roberto left.

Derek had a sense of catastrophe approaching as his chest tightened. How can Roberto be so brazen to come and confess to Angela and even offer her comfort right in front of Derek!? Did Roberto jinx their relationship? Is Roberto not putting him in his eyes, not even a little bit? What is Derek, a decoration?

"Derek?"

Angela's voice pulled Derek out of his daze and he swiftly wrapped his arms around her.

"I will not disappoint you, baby. I promise to treat you like a princess, and better than that. You will be my queen.", Derek said firmly while looking at Angela seriously. "And if you think that I messed up, don't call him. Give me a chance to explain and fix things."

Angela smiled, finding Derek's insecurity adorable, but he was squeezing her quite a bit to the point of making his hug uncomfortable. "Derek?"

"Hmm?"

"I can't breathe."

"Oh, sorry…", he said while loosening his hold on Angela, but he didn't let her go.

"Let's not go through this relationship with a mindset that we will mess up. OK?"

Derek nodded in agreement. He liked this idea.

They got distracted when the crowd started applauding.

"It seems that Mia and Hunter are about to leave.", Derek said. He is taller, so he had a better view of what is going on.

"How about we also leave?"

"Where do you want to go?" He had to ask. The evening so far went great and everything pointed to the possibility that they will spend the night together, however, after this little episode with Roberto, nothing was certain anymore.

Angela knew that the right thing to do was for each of them to go to their own place, but they already spent the night together and the sheer thought of spending the night outside Derek's embrace made her miss him immensely because being with Derek felt right.

"Your place.", Angela said, and she felt her cheeks burning. "Let me tell Ash, so that he is not worried."

Derek's lips twitched. "Are you sure about that?"

Angela exhaled. "Either that, or we spend the night apart."

She smiled a little while thinking that she tricked him. There is NO WAY she will tell Ash about her plan to spend the night with Derek, but she liked to tease her boyfriend.

"Rina, can you come here for a sec?", Angela called Sabrina.

Ashton watched Sabrina and Angela walk to the side and talk in whispers. He wouldn't think much about it if Derek was not there with them and Ashton didn't like that he was excluded.

"Please, Rina… please…", Angela begged Sabrina. "I will work for a month without pay."

Sabrina snorted. "What's the use of money if I'm dead?"

Angela thought that Sabrina is dramatic. "Ash won't kill you."

"He won't kill you either.", Sabrina responded without missing a beat.

"I know, but he might kill Derek."

Sabrina opened her mouth to respond and then closed it. Well, Angela was right.

After an endless second, Sabrina nodded reluctantly. "You will owe me big time."

Angela grinned and hugged Sabrina. "Thank you, Rina! You are the best!"

"Go. I will make sure to give you at least half an hour lead so that you can pick up a change of clothes. I will text you when we leave from here…"

…

In Sabrina's and Ashton's apartment…

"Why are you tiptoeing?", Derek asked Angela when they entered.

"I don't know…", Angela said through giggles. "Let's hurry. I don't want Ash to return and we are still here."

Derek shook his head helplessly and followed after his adorably silly girlfriend.

Angela's plan was simple. First, change from the bridesmaid's dress into something more comfortable. Second, pack a change of clothes. Third, get out of there.

Sabrina promised half an hour lead, and because they all arrived with limousines, Angela and Derek came here with a cab. Sabrina still didn't text that they left the venue, so Angela estimated that they definitely have more than half an hour, but one can't be too sure about anything. What if they were leaving, but Ashton didn't leave Sabrina out of her sight, and Sabrina was unable to send the warning-text they agreed on?

Derek entered the bedroom and stood in the middle awkwardly while Angela dashed into the closet right away.

With Angela not in visual range, Derek loosened up a bit and observed books and magazines scattered on the coffee table… a light blue cardigan over the chair, jeans on the floor, one tennis shoe (who knows where the other one is?), t-shirt (or two) on the bed… Angela is quite a messy person, but Derek didn't mind. He will clean up for both of them.

"Derek?", Angela came from the closet with a sour expression, and still in her bridesmaid's dress.

His eyebrows shoot up questionably.

"Help me with the zipper…", Angela said in a small voice and turned her back to him. "Really… I have no idea how those dressmakers thought that one can remove this without some help or bendy hands…"

Derek chuckled. "How much I remember, your body is quite bendy…"

He pulled the zipper lower, and Angela turned to slap him playfully at the same time when her dress slipped down.

She stood in front of him in her underwear and her hand in the air, and she saw him look at her hungrily. Instead of delivering a slap on the shoulder, Angela's hand moved around his neck and she pulled him down for a kiss. Of course, Derek is much stronger, and she wouldn't be able to pull him if he resisted, but he didn't resist at all. There was no way he would refuse a kiss from his girlfriend who was wearing only underwear.

The kiss quickly turned hot and steamy and they found themselves on Angela's bed.

"Baby… what if... Ash…", Derek reminded Angela between kisses when he realized that she is unbuttoning his shirt.

"We have at least twenty minutes…", she said breathlessly and lifted herself up to kiss him again.

Angela wanted to leave the apartment as soon as possible, but when she felt Derek's hands around her and his lips on hers, Angela's mind changed priorities.

Angela is inexperienced, but what Derek did last night (and that morning) to her body was amazing and she really-really wanted to feel that high again.

"Shit!", Derek cursed under his breath and swiftly worked on removing his pants. If Angela's estimate was wrong, Derek knew that Ashton might kill him (especially if he catches them in bed), but Angela is so hot and inviting that making love to her was worth the risk.

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