Mine

Chapter 8

Soft lips touched my bare shoulder as a warm hand started to rub my tummy. Hmm, I snuggled deeper into the warmth behind me making a deep growl rumble. The lips kissed up to my ear as a deep voice said "Princess wake up we need to talk."

"Daddy" I whined because I am still tired. He started to kiss my neck again completely ignoring my complaint. Grr, I open my eyes making the sun hit them full force. Groan, I rolled over and hid into Cole's chest. He chuckled at me and kissed my hair as he pulled me closer to his warm chest.

I wrapped my arms around him as I muttered "What is wrong daddy?"

"How are you feeling?"

Tired but that is just because I woke up from my nap. My face is sore but not throbbing and my headache is gone. I looked up at him and said "Ok why?"

Cole caressed my cheek and said, "That party I spoke of happens to be tonight." I internally groaned and rested my head on his now bare chest. Why doesn't he have a shirt on? Hmm, his skin is so soft I thought as I snuggled deeper into his body. Cole chuckled "Are you comfortable?"

"Very. Do you want to go to the party still?" I don't at all being I probably have a bruise on my face but if he wants to go I will. Why couldn't this party be in two days? No, give me three so I can recover and make sure I have everything I need to get ready. "No, but I should go." I propped myself up and gave him a questionable look. Why go if you don't want to go? That makes no sense. I would never go to a party I don't want to go to, then again that is every party. I hate parties.

"It's my aunt's engagement party but this is her fifth engagement party."

That sounds like too much work. She must be one of those women who get bored of their man easily but is obsessed with being married. My aunt is the same and it is annoying being a bridesmaid four times within two years. "O, so she is one of those women who get bored easily."

He moved his head to the side to think. "Hmm I guess or she just like the money" he looked at me "Normal the men care for the woman in our family but my aunt refuses to follow our rules. Meaning her father stopped caring for her." Rules, what kind of rules? That sounds weird but Cole seems weird. I suppose it would make sense his family was. "What do you mean by rules daddy?"

He clicked his tongue before he said "We should get ready." He gently moved me off and got of bed leaving me confused. No point in pushing the question because it will just make him mad. Grr, I slipped out of bed and went into the bathroom to slip on a robe and started getting ready.

My curling iron was almost ready when Cole came inside with an older woman. She looks like him almost so maybe his mom. I turned to them and gave a soft smile. Cole smiled back and said, "Stella this is my mom Lucia, mom this is Stella, my girlfriends." She came over to shake my hand and said "It is a pleasure to meet you, Stella."

"You as well ma'am" I muttered as I looked around. His mom laughed "You are adorable." I started to blush, making Cole come over to kiss me on my forehead. All I could do was bat my eyelashes at him and smile. "Mom is going to help you get ready."

Soon enough he was gone and Lucia was curling my hair. She finished the last strain of my hair as she said "How did you meet my son Stella?"

"I...A party my friends dragged me to three nights ago I believe, maybe four. I ran away but turns out he is my boss so..."

"Running got you nowhere."

"Yeah, I have a habit of running when things get stressed or serious but Cole refused to let me run for the hills." She hummed and turned my curling iron off to look through my drawers. As she did she asked, "How did you take the news about the mafia?" Mafia! What the hell is she talking about? I knew Cole was hiding something from me but not something like that. "I...What are you talking about?"