Billie Bossa Nova

8.

The day was starting into something extremely stressful. With having to recover from yesterday's absolute humiliation, she had to do alot of things before Kai's welcoming event. If Kai had heard her slip up while Antoine was measuring her, he showed no sign thereof. This was a relief, and it lifted at least a little weight off her shoulder.

When she returned to the house, Adrian was there to personally give her her dress, a creation he said was his most simplest, yet sophisticated. He'd had her in mind as he was making it, he said, and he knew that she would just love it. And that, she did.

She arrived to the venue in a simple black dress with a golden belt around her middle. Her blonde hair was tied up into a high ponytail, and the hanging tail was curled and laid gracefully on her shoulders. Expensive cars were parked outside and people entered with their designer purses and significant others in hand. The place was akin to the Rivera mansion, vintage and elegant. White table clothes, golden chairs with white cushions and white daises in the middle of each table.

Kai had yet to arrive and Billie reckoned he might find the need to be fashionably late for the event. While he was gone, she greeted the guests, introducing herself to those who didn't know her as Kai Rivera's assistant. Julianna was there as well, handsome date keeping his hands on her waist while she spoke to a friend. She couldn't help but be proud of herself. The beautiful setting, the full room of guests, exquisite music and even more exquisite foods and all she had was two days to plan it. She couldn't wait to rub it Kai Rivera's face.

And that would happen soon, because it was at that exact moment that she was thinking that that she saw Kai Rivera stepping out of is black Rover through the glass doors of the building very little minutes after Adan Rivera had.

Dressed in the midnight tuxedo designed by Adrian Dupont as per Billie's request, he wore a silver watch on his wrist, matching rings on his index, pinkie and middle finger and prada sunglasses to match the look. He looked almost as good as those dreams that visited in the latest hours of the night that made your entire body soaked with the heat of an unplacatable desire. With his dark hair slicked back and his rose lips fixed to his signature frown, he appeared the most daunting attraction known to mankind.

He immediately caught the attention of the awaiting press, and they swarmed all around him while clicking their cameras at an extraordinary pace. They called for him to look in their direction, attempted to get closer from behind the stainless steel barricade. Instead of entertaining them, he kept his eyes away from the flashing cameras and faced straight ahead until he entered the venue.

"Jesus Christ, look at him," Billie heard the woman next to her say. "If I wasn't married, I'd let him take me against the bathroom door."

"I'd let him take me either way," another said in a luscious voice. "Who knew a man would look so edible in black."

Kai approached Julianna and greeted her with a kiss on the cheek. Billie watched as he shook her date's hand and greet him politely. The way he moved alone was alluring to watch. The way he was comfortable under his own skin made the sight of him all the more appealing.

"Cordelia is a lucky woman. To have gotten a taste of him the way that she has-"

"Yasmin!"

"I'm not being jealous, I'm just saying."

By nature, Billie was prown to not minding her own business, but today she'd crossed even her own limit. The last thing she needed was an in depth desciption as to what women would like to do with her boss. She walked away from the two women and went to greet her boss. She was aware of the sudden shift of gazes towards her. As would be the case with anyone who would dare come close to Kai Rivera. The night's main attraction. How she ached to tell Yasmin that she had been the one to choose that tux that had them swooning for the man.