Chapter 59

Dylan

\-The Day of the Gala-

Today's the day. Today is the day that I finally get to take Ella to her first ever Met Gala Event. Yet while I've been too many during my life, I couldn't help but be excited to be taking Ella as my plus one for the evening.

Reece and Caleb both on board with my one on one time with Ella this evening as both of them would have their own moments with her like this soon, but for now it was just me and her and nobody else.

Ella, my brain sighs happily.

Smiling at the thought of her, I couldn't help but wonder what type of dress she had gotten. As she hadn't said much in regard to the dress when returning home, other than she had found one that suited both the Gala and the Ball and that was when she had returned home around dinner time all while saying that it was a surprise.

Chuckling, I move to fix my tie. Having opted for a 2 piece black and tie suit with a white collared shirt, a typical outfit, but add a few hidden touches to it, and it simply looked amazing to others.

Satisfied with my overall appearance, I move to head downstairs to wait for Ella. Unable to contain my excitement for what was about to happen tonight.

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Ella

"Deep breaths Ella, you got this" I murmured. My eyes staring at me within the mirror. My long blonde hair neatly styled up into a beautiful twist, a few smaller curls carefully framing my face while tiny crystal clips adorned my hair. Diamond earrings as well as a diamond necklace each accentuating my ears and neck, the necklace belonging to that of my mother before she died.

With eyes still on the mirror that stood before me, I continued to take this time to admire my appearance. My makeup light and airy, which seemed to help accentuate my features as opposed to hiding them away. My eyes finally moving to land on that of the dress that I had picked for tonight's event, a dress that bordered more sexy than sophistication. And a dress I hadn't expected to find yet did.

Well, this one plus the one I bought for Reece's Ball, I mused, still shocked that I had managed to pull it all off and in one day too, granted I had Kris's help as well.

My eyes now gazing excitedly along my dress. The dress a beautiful shade of red. The fabric a soft, almost sheer like linen that kinda resembled silk or satin, while the front of the gown held a very, very beautiful deep plunge neckline, giving my breast a display at tonight's event. The dress completely backless, minus the small straps that laid gently along my upper back, preventing me from wearing any kind of bra. Thankfully though, I always came prepared for such dresses and made sure to buy the nipple pads to help hide the fact that I was braless along with fabric tape to help keep the front of the dress from moving and holding it delicately in place.

Finishing the look off, I made sure to wear a pair of black strappy heels as well. My look dazzling as I moved to grab my tiny black clutch from the nightstand. My clutch dangling from next to my diamond tennis bracket that was a birthday gift from my brothers years ago.

"Well, here goes nothing" I whispered, deciding to finally head downstairs and to where Dylan currently sat waiting for me, as did Reece and Caleb.

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Dylan

Waiting for Ella to arrive had to be the biggest nerve-wracking experience ever. Having not felt like this since I was a teen, and would go to Ella's dance recitals with dad and mom, including Reece and Caleb in tow.

Relax, if she sees you nervous, then it'll only make her nervous, I silently tell myself. My eyes trained on the stairs all while I sat there waiting for her to appear.

"Nervous?" asks a voice, causing me to turn, only to see Reece and Caleb, both equally curious about Ella's dress just as much as I was.

"Ya, which is funny because I haven't felt like this since we were teenagers" I say with a slight chuckle.

"It's pretty safe to say that Ella makes each of us feel things that we haven't felt in years" admits Caleb, his eyes shifting over towards the stairs only to whistle at what he saw. Ella now standing at the top of the stairs as our attention turns to her. Dressed in an elegant dress with a deep plunge neckline in the color red, her hair and makeup done just as elegantly as well, seemed to make all the blood within my body to rush south. My pants now feeling tight as each of us continued to stare right at her even as she slowly descended the stairs towards us.

She's breathtaking, I say silently to myself, unable to shake the need to feel possessive and protective of her all at the same time.

When finally reaching the bottom of the stairs, Ella couldn't help but blush, giving her cheeks an extra pop of color. A color that made her cute yet stunning as well, as both me and my brothers carefully drank in her sight.

"Damn Ella...." groans Caleb, his eyes taking her in as he moves to spin her around before us. Giving us a show of her bare back, which meant she was braless most likely, which made me even harder for her.

"You're going to draw lots of attention towards you tonight dressed like this. And the sad thing is me and Reece aren't there to protect you" teases Caleb, his eyes showing how turned on he was by her, yet the need to be protective of her showing as well.

"You're definitely going to slay them all tonight, Ella, just promise me that you'll stay close to Dylan the whole entire time you're there and don't wander off please" pleads Reece, his eyes showing that he was struggling with letting Ella walk out the house dressed like she was for tonight's event.

"I promise. I'll make sure to stay as close to Dylan as possible, unless… I need to use the bathroom, then no guarantees." teased Ella, her eyes bright at the reactions she was getting from each of us the longer we continued to stay close to her.

Glancing towards a clock that was stationed near the front door, I couldn't help but see it read 5 pm, which meant we had to get going if we wanted to be on time. The Gala starting right at 6 pm sharp, and it was important to be there on time.

"We need to leave Ella, it's late. The event starts at 6" I remind her, noticing the way she nods her head before moving to give both Caleb and Reece a soft kiss goodbye before coming over to me in which my body literally responds to the way she looked.

I'm going to have to keep an extra watchful eye on her tonight. No way in hell am I letting another person even near her. Not dressed the way she is tonight, I tell myself carefully, knowing just the type of people who would be attending tonight's event, men with bigger wallets and bigger egos than me and my brothers combined.

Offering her my arm, in which she takes, I slowly begin leading her over towards the front of the door where once there, I move to open the door for her. A smile gracing her features as we both move to head out, a car waiting for us as Ella's eyes suddenly light up at who she sees standing near the vehicle of tonight's ride.

"HAYDEN!" squeals Ella in excitement. "Are you coming to the event as well?"

"But of course, Princess. It's my job to accompany you and Master Dylan. It's what I do."

Smiling at Hayden's remark, Ella seemed satisfied, knowing that Hayden would be present should anything happen, while Hayden, on the other hand, moves to open the car door, allowing us to slide inside effortlessly before moving to close the door behind us. His form gracefully moving towards the driver's side door before he too moved to climb in, and where we began heading off for the Met Gala Event and to Ella and my first official outing as a couple slash family.