“Stop doing that, your breathing is ticklish,”Nora said with a giggle. They were in bed together where they had spent almost all of the day. Luca smiled and turned so that he had his back on the bed, and his face facing the ceiling, she snuggled close to him and he wrapped his arms around her. “So? Are you going to be with me tomorrow too or do you have to go to work?”She asked and she turned to look at her. “Don’t look so sad, you have me to yourself for the whole of the week, I might go out but I won’t be long and if you want, you can always come with me, you can see how Milian looks like too,”He invited. He didn’t have any schedule right now but he was sure once Ted found out about Maya, he would have to leave the house to take care of her. “You won’t mind if I come with you? I might disrupt your work,”“I won’t mind, and you will just be in the car,”He told her. “We should probably get out of bed, we need to shower,”He told her and she glared at him. “Are you saying tha
“Sure boss, what do we need to do?” “I want you to find her, I made the mistake of letting her go yesterday, once you find her, let me know, it will be easy to trace her. Don’t do anything until I get to you,”He warned. He didn’t want a repeat of what happened with Nora, even after he confirmed that they got Maya, he would not lift his hand on her or hurt her until she gave him a reason to. “Yes, boss,”Ted said and Luca hung up and turned back to see Nora watching him with curious eyes. He walked close to her. “Did something happen?”She asked. She sounded concerned. “Nothing much but you don’t have a help anymore, Maya isn’t coming back,”He informed her and she stared at him in confusion. “Did you fire her because of what I said? I told you that you didn’t need to do that,”She said. he didn’t want to tell her before but he couldn’t have her blaming herself because of Maya. “She wasn’t fired, she quit after she found out I knew what she did,”Luca explained to her. “What di
Waking up next to Luca was fast becoming Nora’s favorite thing and the fact that he liked to hold her while he slept made it even better. Nora smiled when she remembered how well he had loved up her whole body last night. She never came to Italy for a man but nothing has gone according to plan since she arrived in the country and she almost died but at least she was having great sex and bonding with a man whom she might not have looked his way if it was a normal day. She would never have seen herself pulling Luca so if they had met on a normal ground, she would probably have thought he was out of her league. “You look so beautiful in the morning,”Luca said, his breath caressing her neck, she smiled. He was so good at giving compliments that made her feel shy. “Why, thank you, kind sir,”She said as he rolled over and pulled her on top of him. She couldn’t help the butterflies that erupted in her stomach, not when he was looking at her like she was some kind of treasure. He had amaz
“At least now you know your employers do not care about your well-being, it is up to you to decide what you will do and how much services you will give to them,”Luca told her. She already made up her mind, she wasn’t going to give them any fucking services anymore, she stayed with them even though she had a lot more offers from better laboratories, not anymore, she knew her worth and it won’t be hard for her to find a better-paying job elsewhere. Their loss. “I am already made up my mind, I am going to quit once I get back home. That isn’t even my problem now, what do I do with Rose? Telling her the truth won’t make her stop worrying,”Nora let on. She didn’t want to add the part where Rose would ask her to return home immediately for fear of Luca saying that she could leave. She didn’t want to leave him yet. She still wanted to spend more time with him. “Let’s tell her the truth first,”“Aren’t you scared that she might get the police involved or something?” Nora asked. He wasn’t
“Okay, you are going to listen to me, Roseline, I am not supporting a criminal, Luca isn’t a criminal, I told you already that there was a misunderstanding, and yes, what she did warranted that kind of punishment, like it wasn’t even me that she did those shits so and I want so much to find her and sniff the life out of her,”Nora let out. she couldn’t just sit back and watch Rose call Luca's name while he was listening, even if he wasn’t there, she would still have defended him because she knew him better than Rose did. Luca might not have a problem with her calling her names, because he didn’t seem to have a problem with it, he was just listening as if they were having a normal conversation. “Why are you so hell-bent on defending him, Nora? Let’s put that unknown lady aside, he fucking kidnapped you and hurt you so much that you lost the ability to walk and he is also keeping you in his house, do you have some kind of Stockholm syndrome? Is that why you are no longer seeing all the
“Could you both give me some attention too, I am here too,”Nora announced bitterly. Luca reached out for her hand and Rose went ‘Aww’“Sorry, I stole your friend, I should let you both continue talking while go make a call, Rose, thanks again for understanding, I won’t forget my promise to you, I will bring her back home safely,”Luca said as he finally stood up to leave. “I will hold you on that promise man, it was nice to finally meet you, you didn’t disappoint,”Rose responded, gesturing at her face to show that she was referring to Luca’s look, he smiled and turned to her. “Talk to you soon,”He said and kissed her head before excusing himself. “Oh my God, is he out, is this a safe place?”Roseline asked and Nora nodded. She knew what was coming and just watched as Rose got out of her seat to do her dramatic stuff. Nora waited for her to be done. “That man is a god, fuck, he is hot, I know I told you Italian men were hot but he beats all the photos I have seen in movies and o
Luca let out a sigh, they found her, he just finished speaking with Nicho and they found Maya while she was out clubbing. It was late already and he didn’t want to leave Nora alone in the house neither did he want to drag her out of the house. He told them to hold her until morning when he could get to her. He wanted to be the one to speak to her. As he didn’t want a repeat of what had happened before even though he was sure that there was no way his men could mistake her for someone else. He hoped that she would not give him a hard time because he already promised Nora that he wasn’t going to hurt her but if she didn’t tell him what he wanted to hear, he would not be able to keep the promise he made to Nora and he really wanted to keep that promise. Earlier, when he had walked in on Nora looking so worried, he had feared that something bad had happened until she had told him what happened. He had been relieved that it wasn’t what he had thought. He had sat through her explaining ev
“Why are you calling me so late? What business do we have that you think you can just call me anytime you want and I will pick up? I told you already that I will find you on my own and deal with you, stop calling me,”Luca said in anger. “Yet, you still have my contact saved, how else would you know it is me if my contact isn’t saved on your phone? Luca, don’t fall in love with me,”The bitch had some nerve to say that shit to him. “Shut your unwashed mouth,” Luca let out. He didn’t want the bitch to make him angry but just hearing her voice was enough to ruin his mood. “Luca, don’t be so worked up, I promise, I am going to let you know why I called, I just wanted to know how my favorite man is doing,”She was trying to provoke him on purpose and he was failing at keeping his emotions in check, she always managed to get under his skin no matter how he tried to not get worked up. every word that comes out of her mouth makes him so mad. “Just tell me why you called me, I am not in
“I am three months pregnant, we are going to be parents too, I told him last night and Luca is so excited about being a dad again,”Nora told Rose. It was Rose’s turn to tear up. “Oh, baby, I am so proud of you, congratulations my love,”Roseline said, hugging her again. “Thank you, Roseline, it feels so good to have you here with me at a time like this, it makes it even more special,”Nora told her. “You know that I won’t give up an opportunity to see a place like this, this house is a literal castle and Luca said I could take a tour around and he even agreed to be my tour guide, payment for stealing you away from me, he also agreed to one more thing but I am not telling,”Roseline cheered; “Both of you are crazy but I love you guys, let’s go up to the room that you will be using,”Nora said and they both walked upstairs to the room she had prepared for Roseline, they spent the whole day chic-chatting, and even when Luca came back, she didn’t leave Roseline. They had dinner toget
Nora woke up in a happy mood. Last night was one of the best nights of her life. Not only was she going to be a mom, but she was also going to marry the man of her dreams. She reached out for him but the space next to her was empty, she opened her eyes and the bed was empty, she checked the time. “Fucking hell,”she yelped and got out of bed. She had to go pick Rose up from the airport in less than an hour. “You are finally up,”Luca voiced, he was all dressed while she still had morning. “Luca? Why didn’t you wake me up? Rose will be in soon, I am going to be late,”She let out as she rushed out of bed, she couldn’t believe she overslept. “Relax, don’t be in such a hurry,”He said; she gave him a dirty look, it was all his fault that she slept in. “You had one job, wake me up, and you didn’t do it, don’t tell me to relax, you don’t know Rose, she will be super upset if I don’t show up,”Nora let out. “She is already here, I am just coming back from the airport, I went to pick h
“Oh my God, he has a ring,”She whispered and tried to get up from her seat. “Stay,”He said in a shaking voice that he had never spoken in before. “Is this why you have been so nervous?”She asked and he nodded, he was still nervous, if she said no, his world would crash. He suddenly didn’t know what to say. “Aren’t you going to say anything?”Nora asked after a couple of minutes. “Don’t tell me you didn’t rehearse what you were supposed to say,”She continued, he did think about what he wanted to say to her but right now, he couldn’t remember anything. “I don’t know what to say, I just know that I love and want you with me, I am not good with these kinds of things, I didn’t know what it was like to feel like this until I met you, I can’t get the words out that would properly describe how I feel for you, how desperate I want you to be mine forever,”He told her. “You are doing just fine right now, you don’t need big fancy words,”She encouraged him. Her words helped to reduce h
Luca watched his woman sleep, she looked so beautiful and peaceful sleeping beside him. He didn’t know what he did to deserve her but he couldn’t thank the universe enough for sending her to him. Now he couldn’t imagine a life without her. two months, the past two months hadn’t been easy for him but with her by his side, he could do anything, waking up each day to her made everything bearable, he had to relearn how to do everything but it wasn’t so hard for him when each time he looked around, she was there cheering him on. He didn’t know how best to pay her back. She came into his life and never looked back, not even when he told her to leave, she vowed to be with him, believed in him even when he had doubts; her words of encouragement, the way she was there each time he was so close to giving up, telling him just how much she loved him. He could say her love healed him. She never asked anything in return but he vowed to take care of her for the rest of their life. He already had pl
“You bet I will, thank you so much, I will come around soon for registration,”She told her and walked out of the office, it was almost one pm; Luca would probably be looking for her already, Nora didn’t know how he was going to take the news of the pregnancy since they hadn’t talked about having a baby. Maria did say it would be good news so she hoped Luca saw it that way too because even though she just found out, she already loved the baby. “Amore, what took you so long? I was waiting for you,”Luca let out when she walked into his room, he got out of bed and walked to her, wrapping her in a welcoming hug. He could walk now, he was still healing. “The second hug I am getting today, today must be my day of hugs,”Nora mouthed, Luca broke the hug and gave her a look. “Who else are you getting hugs from?”He asked in a jealous tone, Nora laughed. “Don’t look so jealous, I got a hug from Maria,”She replied and went into his arms again. “Maria gets a pass, no one else is allowed t
“Yes, I am sorry for what I said the other day, I regretted it the minutes the words came out, I was only trying to get you to leave, I feel stupid for doing that, I love you so much, please say you have forgiven me,”He said. she smiled; she already forgave him but she needed him to know that what he said was wrong on all accounts. “Apology accepted, don’t do it again, no one wants to be called a gold-digger by the one they love, that shit hurt like hell, I can’t lie to you and say it didn’t, I am glad you talked about it and apologized,”Nora said and planted another kiss on his hair. “Thank you for coming back, Amore, it won’t happen again, I promise,”He replied. “So, you are feeling good now?”She asked him, lifting his face so that she could see him properly, he nodded. She hugged him and they stayed like that for a couple of minutes before she helped him get back to his room. The days turned into weeks and then months, and every day, Luca got better, it was a lot of work an
Nora didn’t know what to expect when she walked into Luca’s hospital room after three days away, she set her mind to him asking her to leave again, telling herself that she would turn back and leave without a backward glance if he said anything like that but knowing she would not be able to do it. The last three days were spent doing nothing, she ate, tried to sleep, and talked with Maria who came to visit Luca yesterday. She did tell her that Luca looked down and even asked about her but that doesn’t mean he still wants to see her. She went to his hospital room but he wasn’t there. She saw a nurse who told her he was getting fresh air and pointed her to where she would find him, she saw him before he saw her. There were a few other people in the healing garden but Luca was all alone, he looked up and saw her, his face lit up for a moment before his expression went unreadable again. She saw the few seconds of delight and hoped it was a good sign. “Hey, Luca, how have you been?”Nora
“I haven’t been to the mansion since and I haven’t seen her, I thought she was here with you, did she leave? Should I call her here for you?”He asked. If she was still at the mansion, calling her to come to the hospital when it was already late wasn’t a good idea. “No, you don’t have to do that,”Luca responded. “Boss? Did you make her angry? Did you both fight?”Nicho asked in a scolding voice. Luca thought about just letting it go and not telling him what happened, he didn’t have to tell him but Nicho was the only other person he could ask about her, and Maria wouldn’t answer him. “Why are you scolding me? I already know I made a mistake. I don’t need you rubbing it in, I kind of told her to leave and she did, I haven’t seen her for three days now and I am starting to think she really decided to leave me, not like I blame her, I said some really hurtful things to her, told her she was around for my money, don’t look at me like that, I regret it,”Luca said when Nicho gave him an
Luca looked up when the door to his hospital room for the ninth time that day but once again, it wasn’t the one he wanted at the door, Nora, he hadn’t seen her since he told her to leave two days ago, and for the past two days, he had waited for her to show up, he felt like an helpless child waiting for his mom, the problem was he was the one who sent her away, it was his fault and now, he feared she might have taken his advice and actually left him for good. “Why did I even say something like that to her?”He scolded himself; he should have called her back and apologized to her but he had stupidly let her leave. Maybe he thought like before that she would be back. When she didn’t come back that first day, he had thought she would the next morning but up until this moment, he still had not heard from her and another day was almost over. Luca looked up when the door opened, hoping it would be Nora this time but it wasn’t her, it was Maria, the older woman smiled when she walked in, i