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In the limo the champagne continues to flow, and our energy increases with the anticipation of what the night will bring.
"I hear the owner is ridiculously hot." Gia comments.
"I think we need a dare," Melina shouts excitedly.
"What kind of dare?" I ask.
"I dare you to try and seduce the owner of the casino." She packs up laughing.
Leanna's eyes grow wide. "Your father will kill you if he finds out."
"Challenge accepted. And my father doesn't need to find anything out." I say boldly lifting my champagne glass up in the air.
The girls laugh and we start plotting out what games we want to play and what bets we want to place in the casino.
The driver stops right outside the entrance and one by one we spill out of the limousine in a colorful array of short dresses and high heels.
We walk confidently into the casino and spread out over the gambling floor.
For a few hours, we enjoy the poker tables, a little bit of blackjack, a few more drinks, and fending off the old men who try and flirt with us.
When we've had enough of the tables a few of the girls announce that it's time to go dancing and I am more than ready.
"Don't forget the dare." Melina reminds me.
"How could I?" I giggle.
The club is a thriving mass of gorgeous people dancing in time to heavy bass which floods the air around us.
We weave our way through the crowd and into the center of the dance floor.
Within seconds my body just wants to move. The music overtook all my senses.
I love these nights out with my girlfriends. It's my favorite way to let loose and celebrate life. I guess, being twenty, these are my party years, and I should make the most of them.
Gia nudges me hard enough to almost knock me off my feet. She leans close to my ear to shout over the music. "He's by the bar. That's the owner. Stefano Amalfi."
Melina grins because she knows exactly what we are talking about. She raises her brows at me, daring me all over again.
I turn to search in the direction Gia has gestured and I spot him immediately.
Holy fuck he's the most gorgeous man I've ever seen. Tall. Dark hair, fucking built, tight shirt with his sleeves rolled up over his tattooed forearms. He's all kinds of bad in all the right ways.
"You still on for the dare?" Gia laughs loudly.
"I'm more on for the dare now than I ever was before," I shout back because he's so ridiculously hot.
The girls are grinning mischievously as Gia pushes me in the direction of the bar. "It's time for a drink." She says and we all start moving in that direction.
I step off the dance floor, leading the girls, and out of nowhere, Clarissa arrives. She spots me and her entire face turns sour. Her lips curve down at the corners and her botoxed face tries to frown but fails. We've been enemies for as long as I can remember. Our families are rivals and there has always been hate between us. Mostly I ignore it though, but Clarissa is not one to miss an opportunity to be a bitch.
She pretends to lose her balance and throws her drink right down the front of my dress.
I bite my lower lip. I do not want to ruin tonight's amazing vibe because of Clarissa's bullshit. Without a word I push past her, wanting to just move on, but she sticks out her foot and trips me.
I land hard on my knees and cry out at the sudden sharp pain.
In seconds my friends have lifted me up again and after checking that I'm fine, which I reassure them that I am, they turn full force towards Clarissa.
