Chapter 198: You Like It?
Chapter 189: You Liked It?
Adriano
"How about movies and snacks instead, huh?" I suggested, my heart warming at how much she clearly likes the idea.
Don't get me wrong, the sex is always great when it comes to her but the intimacy of getting to be with her afterwards will forever be my favorite part. Even though I didn't want to, I forced myself to pull away at her nod, opening the drawer to our right to grab out two of four robes for us to curl up in. I could barely take my eyes off her and that only got worse when the most beautiful smile appeared on her face as I wrapped the soft material around her body.
"Ifunaanyam," I said ever so quietly, pressing my lips to her forehead and tying the belt around her waist into a large bow.
Domenico said he had gathered that she understood the native language just by observing her when Raphael was around that one day and I knew he was right when her eyes lifted to mine. Shrugging on my own robe, I see a fire in her gaze as she greedily takes me in. It doesn't fade as I make my way right back to her, placing a hand on her lower back before dipping my head.
*Ifunaanyam means my love*
"You always have been." I pulled her closer when she quite literally shivered from my words, her legs pressing together all over again. It seems that my girl likes that name.
"Come on, Princess." I nodded my head to the door as we began to walk out of the bathroom together.
"If I don't get you under the cover, I am going to take you against this counter instead."
I watched as her eyes grew wide and a blush appeared on her face from my words, laughing even though I was very damn serious. I still don't think she knows the effect she has over me but one day, she will.
"You still owe the movie night you promised." She giggled as she took my hand into hers, leading us back into the playroom and over to the fairly messy bed.
"And probably some new lingerie too." She added at the sight in front of us.
Picking up a shred of what used to be her underwear, she knew I was being smug as she tossed it to the floor with a shake of her head.
"You liked it?" I playfully kissed her cheek as we both crawled back into the bed, her robe riding up dangerously high before the covers were mercifully pulled over the both of us.
"I did," she agreed with a smile, tugging me closer as my arm wrapped around her shoulders, her head resting comfortably against my side.
No words could describe how happy I was right now with her like this, my hand reaching to the desk beside us where a remote lay. It didn't take long for her to begin looking around, noting the fact that there was no television in the room but my smile only widened as I pressed the green button on the remote. Instantly, a faint vibration grew beneath us, her eyes turning to me in question before a shiny black object rose from the foot of the bed where the storage bench was.
"Are you kidding me?" She said, a chuckle escaping me at the way her mouth dropped open in awe.
It was so unintentionally adorable and I wished I could take a picture to keep it forever but when her gaze turned back to me, it was even better. Her damp hair had begun to fall loose as it dried and she was just too damn perfect to look away from.
"How about this for your movie night, Princess?" I winked, pulling her closer to me and listening as a happy sigh left her lips.
Something that was way too quiet for me to hear was muttered in response but it sounded a whole like the same three words that won't leave my mind.
"Adriano?" She whispered down to me, faint sounds of background music playing from the television.
"Ummm," I hummed, my eyes remaining closed as her fingers ran through my now dry hair.
About twenty minutes into the movie, I had gotten up to get us snacks, choosing to settle in between her legs this time instead of beside her. My head currently rests comfortably against her stomach with her thighs on either side of my shoulders, a long forgotten bowl of popcorn to our right. At some point, her hands had made their way to my hair and I have been the calmest I have ever been since.
"I just wanted to see if you were asleep." She said quietly, brushing some strands away from my face to play with.
There were probably a few times where I had nearly slept from her touch but I was wide awake now with her pretty eyes staring down at me. Bringing my hands to run up and down the outer side of her legs, I tilted my head to look at her better. She blinked at me through her long black lashes, her left cheek pulled slightly between her teeth. Something I knew she does when she is deep in thought.
I noticed her nails had grown out only a little more since I last saw her but overall, she seemed a lot better since the last time she visited her mother.
"What are you thinking about?" I asked as I studied her face, squeezing her thigh gently to remind her I am here if she wanted to talk.
She stopped biting her cheek but I couldn't tell if it was curiosity or worry that drew both our attention entirely away from the movie.
"It is just… well you have never fallen asleep around me before and I thought you might have just now."
"And you are wondering why I haven't, right?" I take a guess giving a small smile to show I was fine with her question.
Her small nod confirmed my thoughts and while this was something I had wanted to tell her about tonight, I still didn't know where to start.
"It is not my business, you don't have to share anything you don't want to. But I was just thinking I should probably go home later so you are not spending the entire night awake just to stay with me again."
My hands didn't stop moving against her at her words, however my heart did start to beat a little faster. I could already feel swear building along my forehead slightly as I fought off the memories I had always tended to relive at night. Yet a part of me somehow knew she was already aware that I have nightmares.
"You are not going anywhere." I said quietly, tightening my hold on her almost for support and trying to focus on the feeling of her fingers running through my hair.
I knew our experiences were very different in their own ways but somehow it made it easier knowing of all people, it was her who could unfortunately understand. I sighed as I tried to figure out how to tell her why I can't sleep with others but all I could think about was that I was seventeen when a part of me I still haven't got back was taken.
"Do you remember what I told her about my initiation?" I asked, sensing her confusion before she silently nodded her head in response.
"There wasn't much question about whether or not I was going to pass it. As the Don's first son, it was pretty much a sure thing." I said as I tried to focus on her hands.
"It is tradition to celebrate what people believed me to be as the future of the mafia, so it wasn't a surprise when I was driven home to be surrounded by everyone important in our world. My brothers and I were there along with hundreds of other guests who were nothing more than strangers to us."
I took a deep breath before I continued but somehow, this was a little easier than I expected. Every time my chest started to tighten, it was her who gave me the air I needed to continue. She was quiet and only listened as I took the time to gather myself and I think a part of me just fell in love all over again because of it.
"After the death of our mother, it is fair to say I wasn't a very well behaved child. And my brother, especially Domenico, was always by my side to create the mischief I needed to ease my mind."
We both smiled a little bit at the image of that but it was short lived when I began to speak again.
"He quite literally saved my life in ways I don't think he knows about even now but our bond was something Raphael noticed too well. When I started having sex with guys and started to develop feelings that weren't allowed, Raphael intervened in ways….."
I couldn't finish my sentence but I knew she understood what I had just admitted. I don't think even I have come to terms with the majority of my childhood but loving my brothers more than becoming the future Don led to so much of my father's disappointment towards me both then and now.
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