Alec

"Hair is done, makeup is next. We're keepin' this pretty face as natural as possible."

Fun.

"Do whatever you want to me."

Aideen tapped my nose. "Open with that sentence when you speak to Alec and you're guaranteed to have him as your date to the weddin'."

The dirty bitch!

I burst out laughing making Aideen smile as she got my small makeup bag from my chest of drawers and brought it over to me. I closed my eyes as she picked out the makeup she would be using on my face and just relaxed while she went to work. She got my foundation, powder, and blush done in less than five minutes because she went very light on everything. She spent a few extra minutes doing a very light brown smoky eye on my eyes, but once that was done I was good to go.

"Perfume?" Aideen questioned.

I shook my head. "No thanks, I have strawberry moisturiser on so I smell nice and fruity."

Aideen leaned in and inhaled deeply.

"Nice."

I playfully shoved her away from me. "Come on, let's go and get this over with before I get nervous."

Or more nervous.

"I'm good to go, baby," Aideen cheered.

Storm barked from the bed so Aideen stuck her finger up at him before she skipped out of the room. I shook my head at her then moved around to Storm. I rubbed his head then kissed it. "I'll be back it a little while, bud."

Storm groaned and stretched then rolled over. I chuckled as I stood up and walked out of my bedroom. I left the door open for him so he could have access to his water and food. I topped off both before I followed Aideen out of my apartment.

"I took him out on a quick walk to go the toilet earlier, and the fucker almost bit my hand off. I'm never doin' it again."

I laughed as I locked up my apartment door and headed down the stairs of my apartment complex with Aideen on my heels. When we were out in the car park I groaned in delight as I felt the heat of the sunlight caress my skin.

"I bloody love the summer."

Aideen sighed, "Me too, babe."

We got into my car and rolled down the windows straight away because the inside of my car was boiling hot. I started my car then pulled out of the car park and onto the road.

"Where am I drivin'?"

Aideen cracked her knuckles. "Upton."

I glanced to her before refocusing on the road. "He lives in Upton? Is he rich?"

Aideen shrugged. "Branna said they are well off."

I snorted.

They are more than well off if they lived in Upton. That was probably the poshest part of Tallaght. Well, if Tallaght had a posh part then Upton would be it. Aideen and I didn't speak as we drove the ten minute drive across two estates until we entered the ever clean and peaceful Upton.

"I'd love to live here," I murmured as I slowed down enough to look around.

"Me too, it's so quiet."

I nodded. "I could get so much writin' done if I lived here."

Aideen glanced at me. "How is your book comin' along?"

I shrugged. "It's comin' along grand, I'm about forty-four thousand words into it."

Aideen whistled. "I can't believe you can write so many words. I struggle writing a text with more than twenty words."

I chuckled as I pulled up in front of the house Aideen pointed out to me.

"How do you know this is their house? Have you been here before?" I asked Aideen as we unbuckled our seat belts and got out of my car.

"No, but Branna said it was a four story house that has a white post box on the wall next to the hall door."

I looked to the house and spotted the post box Aideen spoke of and blew out a big breath. I felt sick now that I was here in front of their house.

"Come on, let's get this over with," I muttered.

"Lose that attitude and think positive, clear your mind," Aideen said from behind me as I walked into the garden and up the steps that led to a porch.

"Okay, yoga weirdo," I said making Aideen chuckle.

I bit down on my bottom lip as I read Slater labelled across the white post box next to the hall door. I closed my eyes then opened them again as I pressed the doorbell.

For a whole ten seconds nothing happened so I shrugged and said, "Looks like no one is home. Oh well, I tried. Let's go."

Aideen grabbed my arm as I tried to turn away from the door. "Oh, no you don't! Have patience and wait!"

I grunted and folded my arms across my chest while Aideen rang the bell again.

"Coming!" a male voice from inside the house hollered a few seconds later.

"Fuck!" I whispered making Aideen snicker.

A few seconds after I spoke the hall door to the Slater residence opened. I had already seen what Alec and Kane looked like and this man was neither of them.

Nope, I was gazing upon another God.

A God who had on shorts that fell to his knees and a vest top that was stretched over his torso. Tattoo's where inked on his body, lots of tattoos. He was nothing short of a masterpiece. Easily over six feet tall with short dark brown hair, bright grey eyes and plump lips.

"Aideen," the man smiled revealing straight white teeth.

This really wasn't fair.

He was simply beautiful.

"Hey Ryder," Aideen chirped then glanced to me and whispered, "He is the eldest."

Ryder heard Aideen and smiled at us. I mentally, and probably audibly, sighed because he was so fucking good looking that it almost hurt to look at him and this was Alec's eldest brother?

These lads will only get better with age, let me tell you!

"Branna isn't here right now and-"

"Oh, we aren't here to see Branna. We're here to see Alec. Well, me friend is here to see Alec."

Ryder's eyes fell on me, he glanced to my stomach then to my face. "You're not pregnant, are you?"

I flushed every shade of red imaginable.

I looked fucking pregnant?

"No!" I stated, appalled that he even asked that question.

Ryder quickly cleared his throat. "You don't look pregnant, that came out wrong. Having a girl show up here looking for Alec is extremely rare so I'm a bit worried. He never tells his lays' where he lives."

His lay?

I felt my eyes practically fall from my head. "I did not have sex with your brother!"

Ryder bit down on his bottom lip and ran his hands through his trimmed hair. "I'm so sorry, this is coming out all wrong. You don't look like Alec's usual lay, I mean, you're gorgeous but his girls' are usually blonde and-"

"Jesus Christ, Ryder, just stop talkin'! You're diggin' yourself into a never endin' pit here," Aideen angrily snapped.

Ryder jumped a little at the volume of Aideen's shout, but nodded his head and focused on me. "I'm so sorry."

I just nodded my head to him not knowing what to say so I stayed silent. He blew out a long breath before he turned around and shouted, "Alec, a woman is here to see you!"

A few moments passed by until I heard a door open, a few light footsteps then a whisper, "If she has blonde hair, a mole on her left cheek, and huge tits, close the door right fucking now."

I felt my face twist in disgust as I shook my head, he was such a fucking dick.

"I don't have blonde hair, a mole on me cheek or big tits, it's safe to come out!" I shouted.

Ryder grinned at me, but tried to hide it by rubbing his hand over his mouth. He then stepped to the right and allowed Alec to fill the doorway. I was embarrassed and mad over what Ryder said to me, but I forgot about that when my eyes landed on Alec.

Shirtless Alec.