Julius
My brother Ben is getting married. No fucking way. Don’t get me wrong, Rebecca is a doll and we get along great but one woman for the rest of your life? Sounds like hell. I went to sleep and woke up to two hot blondes in my bed this morning and I’m still not fully satisfied. I just hope both Ben and Becca know what they’re doing. They’re only 25. Why not wait a good 10 years to make sure? I’m not going to express my concerns though. If my little brothers happy, I’m happy.
Now I’m sitting at a table mixed with both our families. Becca just introduced me to her twin cousins Michael and Christopher. They look like Italian trouble. I can see they’re close with Becca though. They took turns picking her up and spinning her around. Picking on her and being super loud. It’s funny the twins have dark hair and Italian features and Becca is a blonde- exact opposite. Blue eyes and lighter skin.
Suddenly one of the twins- Michael I believe? Yells out
“She finally here!!” I see him run to the door and throw someone over his shoulders. He approaches the table and all I see is a nice ass in a black dress by his face.
“Put me down right fucking now Jersey Shore!!” She yells
He puts her down still facing away and she pops him hard in the head. I chuckled.
Now the other twin Christopher hugs her to tight and lifts her off the ground. She grunts and pops him in the head also when he lets her go. I’ll give it to her....She seems like a pro in handling these two. I’m trying to figure out who she is since all I’ve seen is her sexy back side and beautiful dark hair. Becca’s friend perhaps?
Becca’s voice rings out next to me and the mysterious dark stranger looks her way and that’s when I can fully see her face. I inhaled deeply.
“Rosalie! Ben’s mom is about to introduce you! Are you ready?”
Becca sounds panicked but all I can do is sit in shock. One- because this is in fact Rosalie her sister and Two- I don’t think words can describe her timeless beauty. I wish I had my canvas and paint in front of me. I would never stop painting her.
“That won’t be necessary Becca. Introductions are a waste of time.” Her voice is feminine with a slight sexy rasp. Just when I thought she couldn’t get anymore attractive.
“There’s my little angel”
Their fathers voice rang out and Rosalie runs to him and throws her arms around his neck.
“Poppa!” She cries.
She’s a daddy’s girl? God why is that such a turn on? My dirty thoughts of Rosalie were rudely interrupted by my mothers annoying voice ringing through the microphone on stage where the symphony players sat.
“Welcome family and friends. Tonight we celebrate the engagement of my son Ben and his fiancé Rebecca. We are just through the moon excited to see these two wed.”
No she isn’t. She was pissed when Ben told her. She said he was marrying below our family standards with Rebecca. All she has ever cared about is money and status. Ben took over the family business when he turned 21 after our father passed. It was suppose to fall on me being the oldest but I would never be under my mothers thumb so I built my billions on my own merits. It wasn’t easy but it was my own accomplishments and that felt good.
“Alexander’s, we have a special performance from the Valentino’s. Rebecca’s sister, Josephine Valentino will be playing the cello.”
Who’s Josephine Valentino? I thought she just had one sister?
“Rebecca informed me she hasn’t played cello in over a year but luckily we have the best musicians in the world on stage to help.”
Mom laughs but you can’t see it on her face thanks to all the injections.
“Hey, amateur hour can be fun too right?” Oh my God. Can my mother be anymore offensive? Ben should’ve never let her on stage.
Becca looks up at Rosalie standing by her father at the end of the table.
“Are you okay Rosalie?”
Rosalie looks like a panther ready to pounce. She lifts her dark brow. Looking like a young Scarlett O’Hara with her timeless beauty. Bright green eyes and pouty bow shaped lips.
“I’m fucking pissed” she takes off her heels and sets them on the table. I like her mad.
“Control your temper Rosalie.” Her father warns. Ben approaches the table to sit next to Becca. I guess he was busy mingling as our mother instructed.
“Yes Poppa!” She says through gritted teeth and makes her way towards the stage like she was dancing towards war.
“I’m so sorry Mr.Valentino.” Ben attempts to apologize.
“No my boy. Remind me to thank your mother for awakening Rosalie’s chaos.” He chuckles. Interesting.
“Let’s welcome her to the stage.”
My mother finishes and we applaud.
Julius The breeze through the open windows surrounding the grand ballroom flows through Rosalie’s hair and cape? as she walks passed the symphony players. They stand in acknowledgement and respect as she passes and nods to them. I’ve been to the symphony enough to know my mother has made a grave mistake in assuming she is an amateur. The organ player/conductor is on his feet to meet her and bows to kiss her hand while looking a little to deeply into her eyes. He’s a young tall man with his dark hair pulled back in a man bun. I hate him.“Why doesn’t she date him? He’s obviously in love with her.” Becca chimes in and the blonde with the purple lipstick named Violet shakes her head while drinking her champagne. I think she arrived with Rosalie.
RosalieFor a moment I’m in another world. I hear the applause and open my eyes. For a brief second in time sadness breaks through me. I realize Scarpati isn’t here to see me play. My heart aches at the knowledge he will never see me play again. I snap out of my stupor and remember I’ve got a small speech to make. I walk towards the middle of the stage. “Thank you so much. The best musicians in the world are here tonight and I’m blessed to call them my friends.” “I’m sorry, usually I’ll give an opening speech but.... I was to busy trying to figure out who in the hell Josephine Valentino was.” I could here laughter coming from our table, especially the twins.
JuliusAs soon as Rosalie finished her performance I had to go get some air. I walked out looking for a balcony. I zig zagged through the halls and bummed a cigarette and lighter off a passer by. I don’t usually smoke but tonight I needed to take a load off literally. Finally I reached the back of the venue and found two huge wooden doors. I pushed the heavy doors open and found a secluded balcony and fresh air. I was lost in my thoughts. Reflecting on my life. To the world of social media I’ve been given the name of playboy billionaire. I have more money and women then most men can only dream of. Yesterday I did a photoshoot with GQ magazine to be featured as one of the worlds sexiest bachelors. My family has always gained attention in the public eye for our wealth
Rosalie To say I’m taken back by how dangerously handsome Ben’s brother Julius is would be an understatement. It’s not fair that he is 100% off limits being Becca’s soon to be brother in law. He is tall, maybe 6”2, dark brown wavy hair that falls a couple inches below his ears. His eyes are the most dangerous feature on him. They are a stormy grey. Rare. Intriguing. His voice is like a murky strong whiskey. When he lets out a husky laugh I can’t help but shiver in delight. Wait a second. Haunting good looks, melodious laugh, grey eyes? If he didn’t have a tan I’d be sure he was a fucking vampire. Drawing in any unsuspecting woman. This off limits thing sucks. It’s like dangling the clearest, cleanest coldest water in front of me in the burning hot desert. And I am parched. “I have all t
Julius We run to the balcony doors while the lightning and rain start pouring down. I go for the handle. “It’s locked!” I yell to Rosalie over the wind. She tries the handle too. Nothing. We bang on the doors hoping someone will hear us. With as far back as this balcony is plus the thick wooden doors, it’s not likely anyone can hear us. Suddenly, Rosalie starts kicking the door. I like her style, but it would take an elephant to knock these doors down. “Heeeeelp!!” She gives up and starts yelling over the balcony. My phone has no reception and as I try making an unsuccessful call for help to unlock
Rosalie The storm passes and the lights come on breaking our kiss. I’m not sure how far I would’ve gone with Julius if we weren’t interrupted and that terrifies me. I have put him in the “off limits” category in my brain and have so far done a crap job in keeping it that way but holy shit that kiss shook me to the core. I need to chalk it up to the moment. You know, like thinking we were going to die in the tornado. Seeing Julius practically naked just confirms he wouldn’t be seriously interested in me. He is way to perfect. And comes from a rich family. I don’t want to end up like Becca trying to please stuffy wealthy people. Having his large manhood pressed against me about drove me crazy. It’s not fair how perfect he is. There’s no doubt he
Julius When the twins told Rosalie about my billionaire playboy status I wanted to puke. I’ve never been ashamed of it until now because I knew it wouldn’t impress her in the slightest. I never cared before but after meeting her, something is starting to change in me and it is both terrifying and exhilarating. Tonight has been a whirlwind of emotions and I need to step back and access. I hated how we left things, with Rosalie friend zoning me again and pretty much spelling out that she’s not interested. But even she can’t deny our chemistry and that kiss of death. I haven’t pursued a woman in a long time and she’s about to break my stride. She wants to be friends? I’ll go with it. Just to be close to her. I walk in after putting her cello in the
Rosalie After answering a million questions from Violet on the car ride home and telling her everything, I drop her by her house and head home. Violet is an odd bird and that’s the many reasons why I love her. After hearing everything that happened with me and Julius she thinks and I quote: “Your auras together are like an explosion of rainbow colors. That’s very rare. I feel something is going to happen between the two of you. It’s frightening and beautiful” unquote. See what I mean? She’s great and a total blonde bombshell. Not to mention one of the greatest blues singers I’ve ever heard. I’m surprised Julius didn’t put the moves on her but then again, he was stuck with me all night. As soon as I arrive home I’m met with my favorite person.