Off Limits, Brother's Best Friend Chapter 69

Chapter 69: Give Him A Show

Brianna

“Well, we might run into him if you are coming to my apartment to get ready.” I said,  and that seemed to please her. 

She is troubled in a fun way, we didn't waste anymore time. We paid the bill and went to my house and she was awestruck when she saw the building.

“What did you say your brother does for a living?” She asked the same question I have been asking myself.

I gave her the roundabout answer they gave me and she dropped it which is good because I honestly don't know what else to say about it. I don't want to tell her that I think he is into some shady business. Since she only came in dinner clothes, I told her I would let her borrow a club dress, she already had her own heels on. After digging through my walk-in closet which she gushed about for some minutes, she ended up pulling out a long sleeve backless glitter body con dress and it looks great on her. I am slightly more freshly in the bottom area than she is but it fits well because of the low back. When I heard the door outside of my room being open, I told her that my brother is back. She grabbed my arm and shook, excited for him.

I decided to wear a backless satin mini dress which fit tight and short, perfectly for a club. It was a spaghetti strap which was a dusty rose color that complimented my complexion. The sides were slightly ruched and it is what gave my body the perfect hourglass figure. I told her I would introduce her to my brother since he is around and what I didn't expect was to see Callan with him. Both men paused in what they were quietly talking about in the kitchen to look at us. Well, to look at Rose, I am sure.

“Hey guys, this is my friend from Buguma. Rose, this is my brother Bryce and his friend Callan.” I gave her a pointed look since I had been talking about the man for almost an hour at dinner. I saw her eyes light up, she strutted up to the men and shook both their hands.

“It is a pleasure,” she said. My brother's eyes were checking her out up and down a million times.

He put on a charm and began talking to her. It was weird to see your brother licking his lips at a woman and my heart stopped when I realized Callan was still looking at me. He was looking at Rose like that, his eyes were burning into me, taking in every inch of my flesh. When I walked up to the kitchen island where everyone was hanging out, I could feel his presence radiate from beside me like a heater.

“We are going to a club tonight, you are welcome to join.” She flirted right back with my brother and that was weird.

“Which club?” He asked.

“Not sure yet.” She shrugged.

“Gosh, I love your accent.” Bryce smirked at her, I shook my head. If I acted that way with Callan, he would have a meltdown, but look at him with my friend.

“Well, this guy owns a club and I help run it if you want to go there.” He offered, pointing over his shoulder at Callan.

“Should we do that?” She turned to me.

I have never been to Callan's nightclub before, I distinctly remember my brother telling me he didn't want me going there. Now that my friend is here, he has changed his tune. I wasn't planning on going clubbing with my brother and his off limits best friend, I guess I see no harm in it either. It had been the first time Bryce and I would be partying together which is a funny concept.

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Somehow, we ended up agreeing to all this,and now the four of us are entering The Emerald Lounge, the place I have heard about but was never permitted to see. It was an upscale club, you can tell it is the kind of place where rich people come to party and I am sure drinks here are expensive as all hell. The atmosphere was cool though, huge dance floor, emerald walls which is where the name obviously came from. There is VIP in one back section of the place and a second vip section on the balcony level which is also a part of the club. It is actually really cool looking in here.

The lounge part of the club is plush seating sectional with tables and bottle service and the music was currently on. Bryce told us that the coolest thing about VIPs is you can seal it off which is essentially sound proofing it and play whatever kind of music you want there. Half naked girls were carrying sparkling bottles to the lounge tables and you could tell these were some a-list socialites. I see why I probably wouldn't have even made it through the door without being able to name drop Bryce. Places like this are where people wait in line for hours just to be able to say they came here. They were bars on either side of the room lining the dance floors and vips had its own bartender and wetbar. Bryce asked Rose if she wants to stay on the main floor or go to vip. Of course, she chose the vip experience and Callan hadn't said a word to me yet. It was making me uneasy. Why is he being like this? In the VIP, I was able to see the walls better and I found it to look and feel so cool. It was a dark greenish color which set the mood in here against the club nights.

Bryce was ordering drinks and introducing Rose to some friends of theirs who were already in the vip having their fun. It is like the main floor, just less crowded and more expensive. Since my brother was distracted, I leaned over to Callan and muttered.

“Umm, hello.” His eyes snapped down to me.

“Why haven't you said a single word?” His eyes trailed my body before he leaned down enough for me to hear him over the loud music.

“How do you expect me to act in front of your brother with you looking like that? You are gaining every man's attention here which is clearly what you wanted.” His voice sounded mad and it surprised me.

“Are you mad at me?” 

It wasn't really a question, it was obvious he has been on edge since I left my room.

“No reason to be.” He said in a clipped tone, looking away from me as if disinterested and it bothered me.

“You don't even like people looking at me, you are mad I was wearing a club dress to this place.” I said a bit loud for Bryce to hear but since he was busy chatting with Rose, it wasn't odd to see me chatting with his friend.

We were still standing, we hadn't taken a seat but we weren't dancing. Callan turned so his body was tilted more toward me now.

“It is practically on you.” He gritted his teeth and I frowned.

“Listen, I have been told how to dress my entire life by my father, I won't let you make me feel guilty for dressing a certain way. You have no right.” I snapped at him, he clenched and unclenched his jaw but I knew he couldn't react the way he wanted to.

“I  am frustrated,” he said, low and deep.

“Why?” I asked.

“Because…” he snapped but regained his composure.

“Because your brother is here which means I have to keep my distance and it means you are a tree target for every one of these assholes who are devouring you with their eyes. I can't do anything about it.” He gritted out.

“So, this is about staking a claim.” I pressed on.

“Do you want to be hit on by these pricks?” He asked slowly, but just as angry and I could have made a sassy comment but honestly I didn't want to upset him.

“No,” I shook my head and he adjusted his suit jacket which means he is freaking out of control.

“I am here to have fun with my friend, that is it.” I reminded him, he said nothing and at the same time Rose came up to me anyway and pulled me to her.

“Let's dance!” She shouted closer to my ear so I could hear her. 

I nodded and we grabbed hands to walk on the dance floor and I could see Bryce watching her dance and Callan was also watching. It made me self conscious to dance and she noticed.

“Now is your chance to look sexy, babes, don't shy away. Give him a show.” She whispered into my ear.

Again mischief in her eyes, I downed the remainder of my drinks and started dancing closer to my friend. With the fun we were having, I ended up forgetting about being so closely watched for a little while. When I did eventually catch eyes with Callan, I let them linger on him while I swayed my hips to the music. Even from here, I could see him licking his lips and tucking it into his mouth.