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Pax smiled as he hung a gown on a door hanger.
    “Ooo,” Evy cooed. “Is that your dress, Adriana?”
    “That’s not a dress,” Pax answered. “It’s a translucent cap-sleeve gown with a full-length tulle skirt, dégradé sequins, and gold Swarovski crystal baguettes.”
    “Fuck,” Ana said and cracked up.
    Evy giggled. “It’s amazing. Is it couture?”
    Adriana nodded. “Yep. Armani Privé. Just came in this week, thank the Goddess.”
    Helen sipped her wine. “I’m going to sound like a total idiot here, but how is that different from the other Armani lines?”
    Pax turned on the steamer. “Major coin.”
    “Don’t make me sound like such an ass, Pax. It’s my post-Maya, I-got-my-figure-back-in-four-months dress, girls.”
    Evy nodded. “Baby weight. Right.”
    “Ha.” Ana started to laugh, then slammed her hand to her mouth, catching her top lip on her tooth. “Ouch.”
    Evy looked at her and raised an eyebrow. She could have sworn those big browns of hers practically doubled in size.
    “Sorry,” she mouthed.
    Pax took out Evy’s gown next. “I love this dress, Evy. Valentino has been my personal favorite for a long time.”
    Adriana took the skirt of Evy’s dress lightly in her hand. “Oh, Pax. You just love Valentino because you have the same name.”
    Ana looked at Pax and cocked her head. “Your name is Valentino?”
    “Yep. Paxton is my middle name. This is gorg, Evy. I love the floral motifs with the birds and butterflies at the bottom. And it’s so lightweight—very ethereal with just enough sassitude. It’s perfect for you.”
    Before long it was her own turn. As Ana put on the Pucci gold beaded halter dress she’d bought, she couldn’t believe how excited she was to dance with SE during the party. She chose the Pucci because it was straight cut and had a slit up the side that went all the way to the top of her leg. It was perfect for lots of movement. She turned to the mirror and looked up at Pax’s reflection as he held two different earrings up to her earlobes.
    “Long or short, sis?”
    She took the long one from his hand. “ Prefiero los largos, Valentino. What do you think?”
    “Call me that again and I’ll wrap one of them right around that lovely long neck of yours.”
    “Aw. I was just trying it out.” She was fastening one of the earrings when she caught a quick flash of red in the mirror. She turned around just as Adriana zipped up the back of Helen’s red, one shouldered chiffon gown.
    “Helen, you look stunning,” Ana said.
    The female nervously ran her hand down the side of the dress. “Are you sure? It’s not too much?”
    Evy smiled. “No, not at all. Your hair is kept simple and your make-up is neutral except for that gorgeous red lipstick. Besides, red is the color of the Goddess.”
    Pax laughed. “Remind me to hire you as my assistant, Evy. Trust me, Helen. I’m going to have a very happy partner tonight.”
     
    James paced back and forth in his room. Diesel was due back any second. He could only pray the brother remembered to bring Dimitri with him, because the whole bow tie thing was so not happening. Finally, there was a knock on the door. Thank fuck. But then he caught Pax’s scent, mixed with his usual Givenchy cologne. James wasn’t generally a cologne guy, but somehow the tangerine and vanilla mixed with Pax’s body chemistry wound up smelling like the freaking Garden of Eden.
    “It’s open.”
    “Hey. I heard there was a bow tie malfunction in here.”
    Pax walked in and James’s breath caught. All he could do was stare at the brother. The male always looked amazing, but in his tux he was incredible. At this point, James had seen his mentor just about every which way except buck-naked. In that moment, he was positive that tux would have been the best foreplay on the planet.
    “Yeah, I have no idea what I’m doing.” He swallowed hard. That was for goddamn sure. For starters he had no idea where the hell he was supposed to