A girl sporting a black strapless dress, walked towards them. The dress had a long slit on the right side, exposing her long, fair leg. Her blonde hairs were tied up in a bun leaving her fair slender neck exposed which was sporting a diamond choker necklace.
She walked straight to Adam, ignoring the rest. Her bright red lips curling up in a bright smile, showing off her pearly white teeth.
"It's good to know that you made it here." Rachel spoke to Adam, who only nodded his head.
"Happy birthday to you. I didn't get the time to buy you a gift but I will send one later." Adam added.
Rachel could feel the bile rising up in her throat. 'How could he forget to get her a birthday gift?' She kept her thoughts to herself.
"It's no big deal. You came to my birthday party. That's enough for me." She replied, trying to make herself look as innocent as she could. "By the way, Dad was asking for you and your friend." She continued, pointing towards Blake.
She hated him since they were teenagers. He always stuck around Adam, not leaving him alone. If it wasn't for him, Adam and her could have been in a relationship when they were in high school.
Blake rolled his eyes at her. He didn't like her either. Since her teenage years, the girl had been wanting to be with Adam.
"Alright, where is he?" Adam asked her to which she pointed towards the front of the hall. "He was there a while ago."
Adam kissed Stella on the crown on her head. "I will be back in a while. Do not drink too much." He added, giving her a stern look.
Stella bobbed her head up and down. It's not like she had any other choice.
Blake pulled Lillian closer, their bodies almost sticking together.
"Don't miss me too much babe." He spoke up, kissing her cheek. "Keep an eye on her." He whispered softly next to her ear after withdrawing his lips.
Lillian nodded her head, understanding what he had said. "You too babe." She replied with a wink.
Adam and Blake left the girls on their own, heading towards the direction in which Rachel had pointed earlier.
Lillian and Stella went towards the bar and asked the bartender to prepare their drinks. After their drinks were served, they started talking about the men in their lives.
"Why didn't you say yes to him? The poor guy looked so heartbroken earlier when I had asked him about it." Stella spoke up taking a sip of her champagne.
"I can't." Lillian replied, looking at the glass in her hand.
"Why? Don't you like him?" Stella asked her in return.
"He's my boss." Lillian replied with a poker face, not letting her emotions break through her strong front.
"Adam was my boss. He still is." Stella was trying to understand her. She couldn't think of a single reason why she wouldn't say yes to Blake. She had seen with her own eyes the way he treated her. It was just like how Adam treated her. May be their ways were different, but their intentions were the same.
"It's different with us." Lillian replied, taking a sip of her red wine. "I owe him everything I have today. Even my life." She continued.
"I don't know why would you say that." Stella spoke up. "But that's what you feel. Does he feel the same way?" She continued after a pause. Her eyes were set on the girl sitting next to her.
Lillian was swirling the glass in between her fingers. She stopped in between her actions as she heard Stella.
'Did Blake feel the same way? Did he think the same as she do?' The gears in her mind started to move. 'She was the only one who was allowed to enter his room. She was the only one who could do whatever she feels like doing at his club. She was the only one who was allowed to call him by his name. She was an exception for him in so many things.'
"I guess he doesn't." She spoke up after a minute. Her lips curled up in a sad smile as she looked at Stella. "But I can't say yes to him until I don't feel it too." She continued.
Stella nodded her head understandingly.
Just then, Rachel approached the duo with a waiter following her.
"Hey!" She spoke up, waving her hand at them.
Both Stella and Lillian turned to look at her with confusion written on their faces.
"I hope you guys are enjoying the party." Rachel spoke up when she didn't hear a reply from either.
"Except for the music, it seems okay-ish." Lillian replied to her with a bored expression on her face. She was referring to the soft music that was playing in the background. It seemed to be a lullaby to her.
"Oh! I agree with you. But you know how some of these big people are." Rachel shrugged her shoulders, giving her a friendly smile. She turned her head towards Stella, who was sitting there quietly.
"Stella, I actually needed to have a word with you." She spoke up, her friendly smile turning into a sad one.