Shoot Me Down

Chapter 10

VITO'S POV

Raffaella dropped me off at the mansion and drove home to get ready for our date tonight. I was really nervous about it because I am going to ask her to be my girlfriend. I don't care about Rowan, I love her like my own and someday I hope to make her my daughter. I head inside and walk to my room. I take a quick shower and get changed for tonight. I put on a white t-shirt, jeans, and a flannel button-down.

I had Sergio talk to Aurelia about Raffaella's likes. I learned she has an obsession with bees. I also learned that she loves picnics. I decided to ask her to be my girlfriend during a picnic and give her a necklace. I finished getting everything set up at the park before hopping in my car and driving to the girls' house. I enter the gates to see Rowan and Gaetana playing in the yard. "Vito!" Rowan screams while running towards me. I scoop her up in my arms and spin her around. "Hey, baby girl!" I swoon, setting her down on the ground. She looks up at me with her beautiful brown eyes. "Are you mommy's boyfriend?" She asks innocently. "I don't know yet baby girl, I'll let you know when I find out," I tell her before kissing her forehead and walking to the door. I ring the doorbell, announcing my presence. After about a minute of waiting, I hear shuffling. Just then, the door opens and Raffaella is standing there in all her glory. "Hi." She says shyly. "Raf you look beautiful," I tell her, making her blush and look at the floor. "You look good too." She replies, looking back up at me. "Are you ready?" I ask her. "Yes, let's go." She replies, walking out the door and closing it. I usher her to my car and open the door for her. "Such a gentleman!" She giggles. I ignore her and hop into my seat and pull out of the driveway. "I hope you like it, I planned it all out for us," I explain as we start the drive to our destination. "You know, you are adorable when you're romantic." She giggles. "Why thank you, m'lady," I say in a fake British accent. She bursts into a fit of laughter, clutching her stomach. We pull into the parking lot of the park. "We're in a park?" She questions. "Yup now let's go to the real destination," I tell her before getting out of the car. She hops out of her side, and I drag her to the picnic I set up. The blanket came into view, along with the sign I made her.

We walk closer to the picnic, so she could read the sign. "Oh my lord, did you do this for me?" She asks, covering her mouth with her hand. "So.... will you?" I question regarding the sign. She quickly jumps into my arms

"Yes! Yes! Yes!" She squealed into my shoulder. I let out a chuckle at her childishness. "Good, because now we get to eat, and I have one more surprise," I tell her as I set her down on the ground. "Surprise?" She inquires, looking up at me through her eyelashes. I take the necklace inside the velvet box out of my pocket. I hand it to her and let her open it.

"H-how did you know I love bees?" She asked me, her eyes becoming glossy with tears. "I had Sergio talk to your sister," I just shrug. "Can you put it on?" I walked over and clasped the necklace around her neck. "You look beautiful Raf," I told her. "Now let's eat." We walked over to the blanket and sat down. She immediately started shoveling food into her mouth. She moaned in content, making Vito Jr. a little too excited. I shifted my seating position. "This is the best sandwich I have ever had!" She exclaimed happily, sighing dreamily at her sandwich. I laughed at her love of food. "What? I don't normally eat that much!" She threw her hands up in surrender. "Nothing, I like a girl who knows a good sandwich when she sees one," I explained to her, effectively making her blush a rosy color. We continued eating and talking about our likes and dislikes. "want to play twenty questions?" She inquires as we watch the sunset. I simply nod my head and let her start. "What's your dream life?" She asks. I turn my head to look into her eyes. "The one where I'm with you," I tell her. To my surprise, instead of asking another question, she kissed me. I kiss her back, matching the same passion as her. She moves on top of me, straddling my waist. She releases her lips and starts trailing kisses down my neck. "Jesus Christ." I moaned out. She stopped what she was doing and returned to my lips. After making out for a minute we stopped. "Come on let's go home and we can continue on somewhere else." I tease. We pick up the blanket and the food before placing them in the trunk. Raf hops in the passenger side while I sit in the driver's seat. I place my hand on the inside of her thigh, rubbing circles with my thumb. She relaxes into my touch as we drive to the house. We pull into the driveway and I hop out of the car. I jog over to Raf's side and open her door. I extend my hand out to hers and help her out of the car.

----------------------------------------------------One Nasty Later-------------------------------------------------------

{Ignore my non-smutty/awkward self }

Raf and I end up falling asleep watching movies and eating junk food. I just stare at the gorgeous girl that I can now call mine. The way she lightly snores and how every so often her nose twitches. How even though she hides her emotions behind a blank face she still shows her feelings with me. Jesus Christ I'm falling in love.