“Who’s this?” Lydia asked picking up the photo of the woman.
Drake’s mind was racing. Fuck, he’d forgotten he had that picture of Amelia hung up in his room. He wasn’t ready to open up about Amelia yet, but he also didn’t want to lie to Lydia.“Can we put a raincheck on that?” Drake asked, reaching out for the picture.Lydia gave him the photo without hesitation, it was after all someone who was important to him at one point in time.“Is it Amelia?” Lydia whispered. She was hesitant to ask, but the only time Drake acted odd was when Amelia was brought up, or his family was around.Drake’s brows furrowed together, his was now glaring over at Lydia. “Damnit Lydia, Why can’t you just drop it? Can’t you tell I don’t want to talk about.” He said in anger, running his hands through his short red hair.Lydia was upset Drake would take that tone with her, yes she knew she was nothing to him but an escort, hired for her services, butLydia heard Drake let out a sigh at his mother’s shrill voice, shouting up the stairs. Lydia could hear her heavy footsteps as she climbed the stairs. “Drake.” Lydia groaned grabbing his head from between her thighs. “What Princess?” Drake looked up at her smiling mischievously, “You don’t want to give Mother Dearest a peep show? It would be her own fault for walking in.” Lydia couldn’t contain her laughter at Drake’s shenanigans, “As much as I would enjoy the look on your mother’s face for catching us in such a disgraceful act, I would rather not have to deal with that.”Drake let out deep sigh, “Fine.” He sighed stepping away from Lydia, helping her down from the desk. Lydia quickly busied herself, pulling her skirt down, and adjusting her hair. Seconds later, Dianne burst through Drake’s door a scowl on her face as she looked over at Lydia. “Can’t even be bothered to knock anymore Dianne?” Drake said addressing his mother with a s
Lydia was studying the clothes Drake had packed for her, trying to determine what would be best to wear for evening wear, There was one dress that she absolutely loved, it was a beautiful red dress, that reminded Lydia of something a princess would wear, it was timeless. It was a satin full length high low strapless dress with a sweetheart neckline, Lydia’s favorite part of the dress however was the built in pockets. It was beautiful yet practical. She wanted to ask Drake if the dress was okay for the night, but he’d left the room a little while ago and hadn’t come back, he said something about needing to ask Sampson a question and then disappeared. Lydia glanced down at her phone looking at the time, she didn’t have time to wait for Drake anymore, she needed to get dressed or they’d be late. She quickly picked out a red strapless lingerie set that Drake had packed, and slipped it on, before walking over to Drake’s desk to do her makeup and hair. She opted for a simple side bun with
Madilyn excused herself from the room momentarily leaving Lydia with her bridesmaids. As soon as she left, the bridesmaids confronted Lydia. “So,” Megan said looking Lydia up and down, “You’re Drake’s newest toy.” “I am his girlfriend.” Lydia responded, not liking Megan’s tone at all. “Drake doesn’t date. Especially not anyone of your class.” Megan responded, her distaste for Lydia clear on her face. “Maybe he wanted to break off from society snobs like you and actually date a woman with class.” Lydia replied haughtily.“What did you just say to me?” Megan screeched, her voice rising. “You heard me.” Lydia responded, noticing the reporters crowding around the door, trying to capture the events happening in the room. “You bitch.” Megan snarled, throwing her drink in Lydia’s face. “Takes one to know one,” Lydia replied, walking towards the door. “Oh and Meg, honey,” Lydia called stopping and turning to face
“So Madilyn and I have decided to go on the honeymoon first and then get married after.” Sampson said after everyone had sat at the table. “Wait, why?” Drake asked, horrified at the thought of spending more time with his family, he’d planned on leaving right after Sam’s wedding, “Well with the magazine feature, Madilyn wanted all of her bridesmaids and the groomsmen to be present during the Honeymoon, and we felt like people would dip after the ceremony.” Sampson said looking straight at Drake to let him know that comment was directed towards him. Lydia ran her hand down Drake’s thigh and gave it a gentle squeeze to remind him that everything would be okay and she’d be with him for the ride. “We have an announcement too.” Dianne said standing up with her wine glass in hand. “Umm okay, I’ll pass the mic to mom then,” Sampson said making a joke out of Dianne’s interruption. “Everyone stay the night here tonight, because tomor
Drake and Lydia had barely gotten Amelia’s room straightened up, and were exiting the room, when they heard the sound of footsteps walking up the stairs. Drake had hurriedly pulled Lydia into the room closest to Amelia’s old room, which happened to be an old library. The footsteps stopped near them, and Drake and Lydia had held their breaths, worried that they been caught. When the handle on the library door started to turn, Drake pulled Lydia into his arms, wrapping his arms around her waist, and began to kiss her passionately, making the scene look like to lovers being caught in a passionate embrace. “Eehmm,” Came the annoying noise of Dianne clearing her throat, “Sampson had told me you left the room abruptly to take care of business,” Dianne said looking Lydia up and down snidely, “But I know see what type of business you meant.”“Is there a reason you’re hear Dianne?” Drake asked ignoring her comment. Dianne glared at Drake at his use of her name bu
Drake watched as Lydia gawked at the cruise ship, it was a magnificent vessel, a luxurious explorer style cruise ship. The ship was a gorgeous eggshell white, with gold lining, it looked as if this was its first voyage out to sea. Drake walked up to Lydia grabbing her hand and placing it gently into the crook of his arm, as he looked down and smiled at her, causing the paparazzi to go wild, cameras flashing off everywhere. Lydia looked absolutely gorgeous today, She had put her blond hair back into a single fishtail braid, framing her face with a few stray hairs, she’d applied mascara, bronzer, and a light pink lipgloss as makeup, going for a more natural look. She was wearing a form fitting sundress, that hugged at her curves, it was a beautiful white dress with a sunflower pattern, Drake smiled at her outfit choice, as he thought back to their time in his home, when he’d asked her what her favorite flower was. “Sunflower,” she had whispered, her breath smelling slightly
Drake looked around on the balcony to ensure there wasn’t anyone out on their balcony nearby and that the reports hadn’t placed any hidden cameras before he answered the call. “Drake here.” He responded to the person on the other line of the call, leaning up against the balcony, they were waiting for a few stragglers, mostly Madeline’s friends before they departed. “Drake, its Martin, are you somewhere safe?” The voice on the other end of the line talked quickly and in a hushed voice. From his behavior Drake could tell that whatever he had to tell him wasn’t good, he felt a knot beginning to form in his stomach. “Yes.”“It’s about the case you wanted me to investigate, the one about the young lady.” Drake and Martin had already agreed that they wouldn’t bring up Amelia’s name over the phone in case one of their lines ended up being tapped. Drake waited for Martin to continue, knowing his response wasn’t needed. “From the inf
Lydia was fuming by the time Drake came back inside from the phone call he had taken on the balcony. Just when Lydia thought she was finally getting the hang of this family, something happened that would surprise or shock her. Instead of shock or surprise at Dianne’s gift though, Lydia felt deep hot hatred and anger towards Dianne. When Drake came inside and asked Lydia what was wrong, Lydia couldn’t even find the words to describe her feelings instead she pointed a finger down the hall, advising him that his mom had sent him a gift.Drake walked down the hall apprehensively, he wasn’t sure what type of present Dianne would gift him, but he knew that whatever it was had angered Lydia. As Drake drew nearer to the bedroom, he could smell the strong perfume of Chanel #5. The smell made him queasy, and he knew it wasn’t a smell that Lydia would wear, it was more of a smell you’d find on the elite socialites that Drake didn’t want to be a part of. He slowly opened the bedroom d