8. At His Command (BWWM) [Book Three] #wattys2016

Chapter 13

Thank you to medjyne18 for helping out with the French translations. You are a star!!!

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Fly me to the moon by Frank Sanatra was playing as the Linc and Mel danced in Dominic's house. Everyone was enjoying themselves and their intended guests had not arrived.
"Tu regardez couper la soufle comme toujour," Linc whispered making her blush.
"Thank you," she said as they continued to dance.

He opened his mouth as he began to utter garbage into ear making her laugh before looking at her saying,"Did I tell you how intoxicatingly gorgeous you look tonight."
"About a dozen or so times. I remember at one point you said you wanted to..."
"Well, don't you two look cozy. How are you Lincoln?" Raquel said as she danced in the arms of her brother.
"Hello Raquel," Linc replied in a flat tone as he turned back to his wife.

"You look handsome as always," she said interrupting them as they were lost in their own bubble.
"Want to have fun," Mel whispered into his ear as he pulled her closer not acknowledging Raquel's presence.
"Anything with you is fun," he murmured just as the music died down.

"Dinner is served," the head butler announced as everyone turned to head in the direction of the dining room.
A slow song started to play as Linc pulled Mel back onto the balcony. Raquel stopped in her tracks just as Rafael did to see where they were going. Lost in each other Mel let go as she let the song carry her away, Linc not disappointing her as he moved in sync with her. A good thing they were 'alone' or else their dance would have been deemed scandalous.
"Curiosity killed the cat," Mel smiled indicating their audience as Linc smiled claiming her lips in a punishing kiss that told them to back off. Rafael turned away clearly angry as did his sister at what they had just seen. They were clearly rubbing it in their faces that they could never have either one of them.
"Are they gone," Linc murmured.
"Hmmm," Mel answered lazily as she stepped away from him turning to head back inside.
"Don't move," Linc said pulling her hips back to him.
"Gosh Linc. Just two minutes and you are already this excited," she said as his face turned red.
"It's not my fault now is it. With you moving the way you were doing a few seconds ago, I was surely going to need mouth to mouth resuscitation if I passed out," he chuckled.
Mel laughed taking his hand pulling him into the building.
"Well you better relax before we reach those doors," she chuckled. "I'm sure numerous old croons would be up for the resuscitation of a man like yourself," she said with a sly smile, laughing when she saw his expression.

Rafael and Raquel were already seated but didn't know Linc and Mel were the people they were sharing their table with. Their smiles turned into scowls once they saw them sitting down across them.
"Who decided upon the seating," Mel seethed somewhat 'appalled'.
"Well there isn't much we can do now sweetheart. Besides its just eating nothing more," he said as he helped her into her seat making sure the Rodriguez siblings heard him.
Their table was strategically placed such that they were away from the rest of the party having enough privacy but seemingly apart of the part.

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Waiters brought their starters and Mel and Linc focused more on each other before Raquel interrupted them.
"So Lincoln. How have you been? Miss me?"
"I have been superb Raquel. Sweetheart you remember that ex I told you about?" Linc said as he looked at Raquel. "This is she," he said.
"Really. I must say thank you for leaving him all for me. You don't know what you gave up sweetie. He is just so..." She paused giving Linc a sultry look. "Yummy," she said biting her lips as she ran a finger down his bearded jaw.

"Yummy? If I remember correctly he really wasn't much," Raquel said as Linc chuckled.
"If you hadn't been cheating on me you would have found out just how, as my wife said, yummy, I was. Too bad though; but thanks for screwing around or else I wouldn't have this little vixen here with me," he said pecking Mel's lips.
"You never liked keeping your beard," Raquel said.
"My wife likes it so I keep it. Besides I hated shaving, you are the one who didn't like it if I remember correctly. Nothing was ever satisfactory in your eyes was it?" Linc said before he sipped his drink handing it to Mel.
"So how have you been since you left the...clinic," Mel said as Raquel gave her a cold stare.
"Being outside is liberating," she said with a smile facing Linc. "What can I say, I went crazy all because of love," she said turning her gaze towards Mel.
"I guess it runs in the family," Mel mumbled as Linc burst into laughter as the other two frowned at them.