Chapter 93 - Ninety-three.

On her way out Alexis had chosen not to tell Isabelle anything. Well, for now. She would surely gossip about it later. But for now, she had to deal with the restaurant.

It was around two in the afternoon when she had left with the guards. Sometimes it felt like she had a motorcade and to be honest, the feeling wasn't bad. She liked it.

"What are we going there for?" Nikita asked.

"The chef called. He is helping me pick out the candidates for chefs and sous chefs and the wait staff. But I have to give the ad out for that one." Alexis dutifully informed her.

"Oh, that seems a little too.."

"Much and boring to do?" She completed Nikita's sentence for her. "I know but it comes with. So deal with it, lady!"

Nikita hummed and looked out of the window. It was rush hour and they were not reaching their destination any sooner. Alexis had told to the driver to not hurry and take his time. Driving was not an easy job.

"Can't we like to hire someone for this?" Nikita turned to her again. "In this city, people do things for you! You can hire them to do anything!"

"Honey, I know, trust me on that." Alexis stared into her eyes to get the point across. "Here's the thing, this is going to my first restaurant and I want to do everything for it. And it's fine if you don't." She offered Nikita an out.

"It's not that.." now Nikita felt bad. It meant something to Alexis and she didn't want to ruin her mood especially after talking to the devil this morning.

"It's fine. I understand." Alexis immediately supported whatever decision she wanted to make. "But trust me if I expand I would give the work to someone else next time."

Nikita laughed at that. "Understood ma'am." She nodded a little still smiling. "Anyway, what kind of staff you want?"

"I have not thought of any specifics regarding that, so I guess I'll call Angelo and ask for one of his managers. They can help me in deciding for a good staff and you better pay attention to it."

"Wait—why me?" Nikita immediately questioned. Were they not in this together?

"If I ever decide to expand the restaurant then I am going to need my manager to hire people and get everything done." Alexis had a cheeky expression on her face while saying so. Nikita wanted to be the manager and Alexis had very subtlety and conveniently given her her duties.

"No! I would have to do all of the work then!" Nikita whining immediately started. It irked Alexis but she found it equally funny too.

"Honey, you have to do as the job entails.." Alexis laughed a bit as she said that. "You wanted to be my assistant and that means you practically make my life easier."

Nikita kept on starting at Alexis. Her words her biting her back in the ass and it felt like a pure betrayal.

"Do I? Really?" Nikita whined.

"Stop worrying." Alexis gave in. She was tired of this whining. If she didn't want to work then fine, Alexis won't offer again. But that was not what she was going to say to Nikita. She was family and more of a friend. Hell, she had helped her through her early days when she was getting 'punished' for everything.

"We will see what it happens. For now, my focus is on the restaurant at hand."

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The chef who arrived from Angelo's restaurant had simply suggested that they should remodel the whole kitchen. To which Nikita agreed, they had the money and resources so why not?

Eventually, Alexis agreed and decide to have the entire place remodelled. Then it would have more scope as the place according to the interior designer was a land of disaster that happened and frankly speaking, she hated it too.

They had decided in a new kitchen and to throw out everything which wasn't of use. The tables and chairs were being donated along with many things.

"So now the staff?" Nikita asked, flipping through kitchen designs. "That's the thing left on the list."

"Not yet," Alexis ran her hands over her face. She was tired and it was past six in the evening now. She had been here for hours. "we will decide that after the place is ready to go." Saying so she got up, ready to leave the place.

"Wait what?" Nikita got up and followed her with her purse in hand. "What if we don't find them on time?"

"It's new york. People will always need jobs and we can wait for a few weeks for them," she shrugged. It was better that way. Staff; people wanting employment were always going to be available but if they were asked to wait too long, they would take up another job to get by.

Broadening the car, Alexis placed her head next to the window. She was dead tired. Nothing was easy in life.

Her eyes were closed until the car came to standstill. Peeping a little she knew that they were home. Sighing she said, "two minutes." As she tried to sleep but couldn't as the door opened and she fell out.

"Ah!"

Alexis's heart thundered knowing that she was going to fall. Even though she didn't reach the ground and was held by strong arms, she continued to keep her eyes closed.

"Are they closed from fear or because you are just too lazy to open them?" A voice whispered next to her ear making her shiver in return.

"Stop!" She whispered back to him. Angelo had caught her in his arms and had no intentions of letting her go as he already started to walk towards the entrance.

"Were you the one to open the door?" She asked with a suspicious expression on her face.

"Why, doubting your husband? I'm hurt." He teased. 

"Because I had said 'two minutes' to the driver so it's obvious he didn't and you are the only one who could be this.."

"This..?" He raised an eyebrow, "complete the sentence my dearest wife of all."

"I am your only wife." Or so she hoped. "And the word could be.. nefarious." She offered as he threw her on the bed making her bounce.

"And that's how you treat your wife!" She complained. "You will have to find another one if this continues!"

Angelo threw himself next to her, "See that's why I said, My dearest wife of all." That's earned him a slap.

"Answer the question," she demanded.

"What question?" He went in for a kiss which she allowed him. His tongue met hers and he sucked on it. Alexis knew what he was trying to do.

Pulling away she asked him again, "the question, why'd you make me fall?"

"Well, did it hurt then?" He asked, his face buried in her neck. "Fallin for me?"

"No. wait—what?" She laughed understanding what he meant. "That was so cheesy! Where did you hear that?" Alexis couldn't imagine made men using these line on people.

"Nowhere." He said. "I heard it, I think."

His time came off as defensive to her. But why would he be so defensive? Unless.

"Angelo," she sang his name out, "did you Google it? She giggled.

"Shut up," he said, pinching her waist.

"What'd you write? Cheesy lines for grown-ass man?"

"Alexis," he warned.

"Or was, i—ohm!'

Angelo held her head back by pulling her hair and kissed her roughly. The woman was laughing at him and now he was punishing her.

"Oh, you want to laugh at me, baby?" He purred into her ear. His hand went down from her breasts, to her navel and down the precious parts. He cupped her with some force. He started massaging her through her panties making her gasp in need.

"Wanna laugh now?" He teased as her breaths came out quick and shallow. She was close.

"Huh?" She murmured, unaware of what she had asked.

And that's when he let go.

Her eyes opened and she saw him getting off the bed and fixing himself in the mirror. "Come on love, we have dinner with his family." He winked.

She fumed with anger and frustration. Oh, this man was going down.

She got off the bed and said, "wait here. We will go together." Her smile was sarcastic which was obvious, given her condition so he scoffed.

She came back after refreshing herself a little and came between him and the mirror accidentally touching her behind with him in front. "Oops," she said with a sly smile and walked away with a wink. Angelo kept on looking in her direction but didn't say anything.

She came back and had changed into something less fancy of the dinner. He was waiting at the door. They walked out to the hallway together and as soon as the stairs came into the view from the hallway, she pushed him towards the wall.

Placing her lips on his, she invaded his mouth. Perhaps the shock had not worn off him as he did not fight the tongue battle and let her continue.

She sucked on his tongue and had given him a hard-on. As soon as she felt it, she pulled back a little and walked away after patting his hard-on a little. 

"Come on love, got a dinner to attend.." She gave a wink and walked away.