"Yes, I did. How about you let me touch you again?"
Rose's stupid question gave him the idea to brag. Theo liked to play with the reactions of the woman in front of him. The hurt look shown erupted the gloomy feeling into more water. "I'll make your moans heard from Toronto to Sicily," he continued. All his earlier anger was distracted by naughty thoughts. Theo pulled Rose's face closer. Rose's full lips always teased him, he really couldn't stand just staring. "You said you wanted to send me home." Rose's words and the nudge of those delicate fingers halted his approach. Theo cursed under his breath, forgetting the initial words. He hurried to separate himself, standing tall with his hand still holding the IV bag. Rose's every move became the object of Theo's attention. He just waited silently with no intention of helping. "Hurry up a bit"It's here, Miss." "Thank you. I'm on my own." Rose stared sideways at the closed eyes for a while. Then she moved to open the car door, slowly bringing her body out. "You can go with your boss, Lion." "I'll be waiting, Miss." Lion knew very well what Theo's reaction would be to Rose being left free. His face could fall victim to an explosion of rage until that happened. "My car is here, no need to wait let alone drive me to the apartment," Rose said, she smiled at Lion and ended their conversation by walking away. Her steps inevitably approached the bar building which seemed to be having some trouble, several people could be seen gathering. Rose squinted, finding Aiden standing as a leader. "What's going on, Aiden?" asked Rose when she accidentally saw Frank and a few other coworkers being punished. "Yesterday a man made a mess here and they're all incapable of dealing with the problem-Rose, where have you been?" Aiden half-answered when he realized Rose was in front
"Who is he, Rose?" Aiden's question rang out, forcing Rose to stare at the two. "He's an insane man, who happens to be a same-sex lover. I see you haven't dated a woman in a while, Aiden, there might be an opening for you. But first ask Sean if they're still in a relationship or not." Rose walked away without saying goodbye. Standing for a little too long made the wound in her stomach ache and being stuck between two humans staring fiercely at each other almost made her head explode. She didn't want to think about things that would add to the burden of life, it was enough this early to deal with Theo's magical behavior. The rest don't. Rose opened the door to the bar soulfully. For some reason her vision suddenly blurred. She walked around feeling for anything that could be used as a pedestal. There was one goal, the place where Rose usually prepared herself before and after work - it wasn't that far away, just a few more steps.
Faint footsteps echoed amidst the silence. Theo entered the bar, leaving the chaos he had created outside. Everyone was in a tizzy, while he focused only on moving forward. It wasn't new that he knew where Rose's dressing room was. A hard-core stalker like him was unquestionable. Even the moment Rose undressed, Theo had witnessed it when he first arrived and found out where he was—before entering the room, waiting like a real client. His eyes sharpened as he stared at the imperfectly closed door. Theo's pace quickened, eager to give a warning. His lips thinned as he noticed Rose sitting with her head on the dressing table. Rose wanted to get away, he thought to himself. "How dare you say such shameful things to your stupid boss." A rough tug on Rose's blonde hair in a clump of hands. The head snapped up and the closed eyes wiped out the pent-up anger in Theo. Anxiety instantly took over. Theo's cold face was replaced by
Theo's intimidating grin appeared with one leg bent over the edge of the couch. "He's an insane man, who happens to be a same-sex lover." His lips said, mimicking some of Rose's words when she was with Aiden. That woman was going to get a beautiful present like Theo had originally intended, as well as yesterday's delayed punishment. "Don't come any closer!" Rose glared, reading every inch of Theo's change in position. She wasn't going to let him touch her. Especially to the point of begging like a few hours ago. She could hear Theo let out a bad curse. "Stop! I'm not wrong. You're a same-sex lover." Rose uttered a sentence that again widened the grin on Theo's adonis face. "Are you sure I'm still a same-sex lover?" Killing question. The distance was shortened even more by Rose's slow movement as she tried to dodge. "Of course, there's no recovery for a sexual orientation survivor like you," Rose snapped as her back pre
"What's the hurry, I'm not done yet." Rose stared at the cruel grin warily. Her body was clutched even tighter, closing herself off from the reach of the big hands. "We can do it one more time. I still haven't forgotten how skillfully your tongue wrapped around me." Rose's face flushed red at the humiliating words coming from those hot, parted lips. Her eyes moved wildly looking for a way to break free from the confinement between the two arms that had just tightened around the head of the sofa. "Come on." Rose shook her head decisively. She clearly rejected Theo's straightforward invitation. If it wasn't for being provoked, Rose wouldn't have retaliated like she did before. "I don't take no for an answer, Sugar. Or do you want Travis to be the victim? He's already ruined my fun." Rose's hands silently clenched at Theo's statement. She was not weak! The man couldn't threa
I didn't know that you were the person I've been looking for. - Roseline Olesya ________________________ "Where are you going, Miss? I've already moved your bag and its contents into the room." Damn! Rose had forgotten her important belongings. She looked sharply at Lion, could he turn around and find her wanting to run away. "Sir is like that. As long as you obey, everything will be safe, Miss." Lion explained, adding a bit of spice to his words. He found Rose arguing quite often. But Theo shouldn't have been provoked into physically hurting Rose. Lion knew his employer was not a man to take a woman lightly. "Come, Miss," he continued. Rose looked away reluctantly. Likewise, she had no choice to refuse. Her feet were forced to follow Lion's lead. Rose's cell phone was important, not only were the numbers of several clients stored there, but it also cont
"Damn it!" he swore irritably. Theo darted quickly to catch up with Rose. She was too busy holding the phone up high to notice Theo standing in front of her. Their vastly different postures made it easy for Theo to take the flat object out of Rose's hands. He smiled sarcastically - curiosity got the better of him, forcing him to find out what Rose was doing. "Give it back," Rose said quietly. Theo's unexpected move almost made her heart drop. How was it that when she jerked earlier, Rose couldn't balance herself? The problem would only get worse! "Is your cheap cell phone that important?" Silence. No weighty response to the teasing question. Just trying to grab back the item that was forcefully snatched away. Rose stood on tiptoe, one hand outstretched, struggling to lower Theo's towering arm. The activity inside her cell phone must not be kissed by outsiders. Rose couldn't let the man know what she had
"Looks like you want me to enter you." Rose glared and then moved away. Because of Theo's words, she failed to reach the cell phone back there, even though Rose could have gotten it in an inch. The man was really becoming a big problem. "Crotch aside, I don't think there's anything wrong with your brain." A sardonic snicker accompanied Rose's sentence. What a way to think! Theo liked it. With Rose, that was all he could think about. Every encounter they had had so far had been based on a one-sided physical attraction-Theo absolutely adored Rose's body. "You remind me of something." His grin equaled a 30-degree angle. Theo quietly slipped his hands into his pants pockets. He forgot to check the activity on Rose's cell phone. What was so important that she was so busy. He pulled out the flat object that was the source of the problem. Theo paused, watching something he'd never imagined. He felt like destroy
Zever's sudden departure made quite an impression on Rose. At that moment she and Travis silently watched the backs of two people who were moving away. Rose didn't dare say anything as she herself realized Travis was leaving her behind—Travis looked down and Rose hoped he was okay, then followed with careful steps carrying her triplet into the mansion building. Two hours after the incident in the back garden, and after putting the children to bed, Rose soon caught up with Zever's whereabouts. Through the messages given to Lion, Rose certainly monitored whatever was happening outside. This included asking how Travis was doing. The man was behaving as before, but there was one problem. Zever in the living room with a ripple face so cold and gray eyes that stared half-empty arranged miniature joints on the table. Rose repeatedly took a breath just to steady herself sitting next to her husband. "Zever," Rose called out, wanting to make sure he would respond or not. Z
"I'm done, Theo. Now it's your turn—" Rose thought, after stepping out of the bathroom and changing there. She would find Theo keeping all three of their babies in their proper positions, but that big body—in his sideways sleep—seemed to be deeper than the three babies who were snoozing peacefully. Exhausted. That's how Rose interpreted it, because these days Theo was often busy in the middle of the night—looking after their babies, while Rose was forced to rest. Rose smiled slightly as she rubbed the top of Theo's head. It was only for a moment that she turned to her triplets to transfer them to the trolley. Rose would take them for a walk in the back garden. Finished with the transfer she returned to Theo simply covering her husband's body with a thick blanket. "We're leaving first." Rose briefly kissed the corner of Theo's face. She pushed the trolley carefully towards the elevator. Rose already knew where the elevator was, it was quite hidden—and Theo had no
"I got a lot of grandchildren." O'Douglas laughed like a pirate captain who had just discovered a historic treasure. Each of the middle-aged man's arms flanked two tiny babies, while the other was in the arms of Verasco, who continued to hold them, occasionally bringing them closer with a lighthearted joke. There was no telling what Rose would say as she watched her children being swarmed as soon as Verasco and O'Douglas walked into the ward. She had just finished breastfeeding, so the satiated babies would just sleep through the day, and not trouble their two grandfathers. "You never stopped looking at me," Rose said quietly. Most of the time Theo had a glare on his face, but right now the gray bead was shining something different. It was so loving and some of it Rose couldn't interpret correctly. How could Rose stand being shot at so closely. Theo had to, just once, look away from her. "Thank you, Sugar." A gentle touch on the skin of Rose's face made her
Rose didn't expect Theo to take her to the island of Ortogia, the historical center of the Sicilian city of Sirakusa, to enjoy the beauty of the Mediterranean sea. The scents by the sea were soothingly beautiful. Rose had not forgotten that Theo had not once let go of her body on the man's broad shoulders after walking along the old buildings on the islands of Ortogia. "Whose house is this?" asked Rose looking at a sturdy building that looked like it was meant for two people to live in. "Our house." There wasn't much Rose could say, except to bury her face deep in the hollow of Theo's neck. The masculine scent was still very much present, even after they had spent the whole day entertaining the guests, as if the perfume was very much at home on Theo's clay skin. "Want to go straight to bed or shower first, Sugar?" In front of a door Theo stopped and let Rose get on the floor. Between hesitation and the need for something fresh she finally looked up at Theo.
"Ready?" Rose nodded as Theo spoke over the top of her head. She was indeed standing with her back to Theo, holding the handle of a long cookie-cutter knife, while Theo's large fingers grasped each of her knuckles warmly. The multi-tiered cake, or not much different from a fragile tower, was being split open. The blade slowly descended downward to symbolize sharpness. Rose smiled almost melting into laughter when Theo whispered something funny to her, funny but Rose wouldn't tell anyone. Let her keep it to herself and make it an important fun moment. After the first slice of cake Rose and Theo should have been feeding each other. Instead Theo scooped out the cream and immediately applied it to Rose's lower lip. Rose's face was a mess, but that was exactly what Theo wanted. He took Rose's lips like he was taking a delicious cake. The sweetness of the sugar and butter mixture seemed to make Theo insatiable. He licks Rose so intimately—there's no end to it—that Rose
"It's enough. I'm full." Again Rose had to restrain herself as Theo's big fingers tried to push away the bowl of white porridge in her hand. "Just a little more, Theo. You have to finish your porridge." "Come on." Rose brought another spoonful of porridge closer, but that face refused. "Don't make me eat bad porridge, Sugar. It's tasteless." "That's why if you eat while looking at me, you'll get some flavor." "One more bite. I promise after this is over." "I don't believe it. You said that earlier, don't you remember?" Rose's wide grin completely fooled Theo. The man was exactly a child who had lost his appetite. It was very difficult to persuade him to open his mouth. "This time I'm serious about the last one. Ahk... open wide." Rose thought Theo would immediately accept her bribe. Instead, the man moved the elbow of Rose's hand, moving the bow of the spoon to Rose's own lips. "You should eat too." "I ate earlier," Ro
One day after Theo regained consciousness, Rose finally decided to return to her home, the place where she once lived alone next to her small restaurant. At the moment there wasn't much for Rose to do other than prepare to meet Theo at the hospital. Rose immediately drove her father's borrowed car. On the back passenger seat she placed a medium-sized box with several holes in it that was wrapped very beautifully. While beside her sat a cute little dog with curly hair and white color like cotton. Yesterday Rose had just bought the poodle breed at the pet shop. Intrigued. That was all that drew Rose's desire to bring home the poodle named Cocomelo. "We've arrived." Rose prepared a special backpack to carry Cocomelo on her shoulders, so that when she first entered the infirmary Theo would not immediately meet her Cocomelo but Rose would show him. And in her hand, she carried the medium-sized box and walked into the hospital. Not just daring, but Rose had already ob
Coming back from the bathroom, Rose thought she would be faced with the same situation. She had warned against it by waiting longer in the humid room until some of the noises from outside faded away. But everything Rose had expected was not true. The blood seepage on the floor when she opened the door was gone. Verasco's subordinates... even Verasco himself was nowhere to be seen, in his husband's infirmary. All that was left was Lion waiting very quietly, arms folded across his chest as he watched Theo silently. "Are you still here, Lion? Where are the others?" asked Rose as her steps brushed the side of the blanket. "Mr. Verasco asked me to wait here, Miss." Lion's attention was finally diverted. Rose suspected that he had just returned from the police station and helped Verasco and Elijah to execute George. As for George's betrayal, perhaps it was a wake-up call for Verasco to be more intolerant of hidden intentions and whatever else might happen. "Where is my
"On the way home. Their story has a happy ending. Finished." Rose closed the 400 pages book and placed it on the nightstand. Reading sweet stories had become her routine in the past few days. Rose smiled slightly at her husband's face who was lying so quietly. This morning the breathing apparatus had just been removed indicating Theo's condition was getting better after the bloody spear incident. Luckily, they immediately brought Theo to get the right treatment. Theo had to undergo surgery three times. He had lost a lot of blood and needed transfusions as soon as possible. Rose remembered that some arguments happened between them regarding Theo who had very step blood, even Verasco was helpless about it. Just a Wench .... That's what Verasco said at that time with a trembling tone of voice. Like he was so regretful. Really regretful, until finally Travis suggested the few people who were still left in Italy to bring some bags of Theo's blood that were taken two