Chapter 90: Please Don't Leave
Chapter 90: Please Don't Leave
Camilla
Finding Adriano at my doorstep last night was a surprise I never would have expected. I can still smell the faint scent of his aftershave on the pillow beside me. But surprisingly, I woke this morning with the other side of my bed empty.
****Last night****
When I heard the sound of the front door closing rather harshly and then I glanced at the wall clock, it was eleven-thirty. Nancy's muffled voice came from the other side of my room and just as I contemplated going out to see who it was, there was a knock on my door.
"Come in," I said quietly, exhausted from being woken up from my sleep.
The hair on the back of my head began to rise as the door slowly opened and although it was dark, the silhouette of the man standing against the frame instantly caused recognition and confusion to pass through my mind.
"Adriano?" I said, moving to sit up in bed as he moves from the doorway and closes it behind him with a soft thud.
"Hey, are you alright?" I asked as I was concerned from his unexpected arrival on my doorstep.
"Sorry," was the only word that fell from his mouth causing me to furrow my eyebrows in the dark.
Using my elbow to pop myself up, I find myself unsure of what to say. He makes the first step, pulling off his shirt without another word and tossing it onto the reading chair to his right. My head was a little foggy from sleep as he took slow steps towards me but I know it is not desire in the reflection of his eyes right now. It was something else that I can't pin so instead, I offered the next best thing I could.
Reaching behind me and lifting the duvet cover, I silently offer for him to get in beside me. Slight hesitancy crosses his features before he takes another handful of steps, looping around to the other side of the bed. He didn't touch me but I can still feel the slight shake in his muscles as he moves in beside me, laying so his eyes are gazing at the ceiling. What is going on?
"Adriano?" I called after a silent pause between us, looking over my shoulder to find the conflicted man now looking at me.
He didn't seem like himself right now but I want to try to help in any way I could.
"Can I….can I just hold you? Just for a little while?" He asked, and something inside me broke a little for him.
In all this little time I have known him, I never once witnessed him stutter his words before and that causes so much worry and confusion to conflict my thoughts. So I could never say no to him.
Dropping the thick duvet over his large body, I move back slightly and he takes that as an indication for him to close the small distance between us. I am just wearing a simple tank top and shorts right now but the material may not even be there considering how my body instantly warms at the feeling of his chest pressing up against my back.
His one arm loops around my wrist, pulling my flush against him while the other moves under my pillow for my head to rest on. I feel myself unwinding at his touch and I feel his body reacting in the same way. It is as if our presence alone is all the medication we could need. Like that night when I found him in the hot tub, we didn't speak, we simply lost ourselves in each other.
Despite the lack of clothes between us, our close proximity had nothing to do with sex right now and everything else. I felt his lips press to the back of my head, giving me a small kiss that said more than any word could illustrate. He was saying thank you, he was saying that he appreciated this more than he knew how to express.
My only response was allowing my heavy eyes to close, although I resisted sleep at first because I didn't want this to end. Adriano moved his one hand to play with the strands of my hair, sending warm and tingly feelings to my heart.
It felt like he stayed there for hours, slowly rocking me to sleep just as his massage had last time. His muscles loosened and both the emotion and physical tension seemed to disappear from his body by just having me in his arms. I knew I didn't have long before I caved in to the weight of sleep but there was one thing I wanted to say before that happened.
"Adriano?" I mumbled, faintly smiling as he hummed in response.
"Please don't leave." I said and while my words left room for a lot of interpretation, I knew he was aware of what remained unspoken.
The light kiss planted below my ear was his first response before his deep voice utters one word and one word alone.
"Never,"
With that, I allowed myself to drift into sleep, my last thoughts being the feeling of his hands in my hair and his familiar smell filling my senses.
****Back to this morning****
Like that time with the hot tub, he was gone when I woke up the next morning. I spent most of the day on my own, figuring out things with my business which is actually going pretty well. My business cards were a huge promoter for me because I have two weddings planned for next year as well as a few holiday themed.
As usual, I went to Susan's and after that I met up with a couple who are now my new clients but now I am currently at home, waiting for Adriano to pick me up for tonight. I was going to drive to the mansion like I had in the past but he said he was more than capable of taking me himself and I am not complaining about that though. Besides, it will add to more time that I will be able to spend with him.
Slipping on a jacket overtop of my loose blue shirt. I move to the window when I hear the sound of a vehicle stopped in front of the house. My eyes narrowed though because it doesn't sound like a car, it sounded like a…holy shit. He didn't. Opening the door, my eyes widened at the motorcycle parked in front of the house, a messy haired Adriano moving off the bike.
He was not wearing a helmet, but he was wearing a brown leather jacket, black boots and black pants and an amused smile plastered on his face.
"Princesses?" he greeted me, walking right up to me and planting a kiss on my temple.
The action causes butterflies to flutter in my stomach but I wonder why he hasn't ever kissed me on the lips.
"Hi," I grin nervously, looking down at the helmet in his hand. The size of it alone is enough to tell me that it was meant for my head, not his.
"I thought I could maybe take you for a ride before we went back for the night." He said, moving to my side and allowing me to see the bike.
I have never been on a motorcycle before but the thought of being one has my blood pumping excitedly throughout my body. It also has my brain thinking about all the ways I could die but I shove that down.
"I would never let you fall." He whispered into my ears, circling his hand on my lower back.
I take a breath of encouragement before turning my eye to him.
"I know," I bite the inside of my cheek before he takes my hand in his. The action surprises me but it also warms me.
He leads me over to the bike, placing the mostly helmet on my head and securing it for me. It feels a little heavy and I wish I tied my hair but I suppose that is to be expected. I lift my hands to shift the helmet slightly and in that time, Adriano easily gets onto the bike causing my heart to race. If he drives this bike like the way he drives his car, then I am sure I am in for one hell of an adrenaline rush again.
His hand moves out to me, offering it as balance as I take a step up to the motorcycle and swing my leg over with very little grace. I see the corners of his lips twitch in an attempt not to laugh at me but I end up laughing at myself anyways.
I think it is more of a distraction though from the fact that not only am I now pressed dangerously close to his body but I can also feel the sound of the engine running throughout my muscles now.
Taking a breath, I wrap my arms around his back, letting my hands rest against the middle of his torso.
"You are going to want to hold on tighter than that, princess."
He laughed and I barely had time to comprehend what that meant before he kicked off, sending the bike moving forward and my arms gripping tighter around his stomach.
An exhilarated squeal falls from my lips as the speed only seems to continue increasing, speeding out of the typical quiet neighborhood and towards the first exit onto the highway.
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