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NIKOLAI started to get pissed off as I hear him throwing and breaking objects in his office. I tried to sleep—
He wouldn't allow that.
Clearly.
The noises went extremely quiet. I look at the door as I was under my blanket. It opened and then Nikolai was just standing there with his hair all messy.
I feel like he's still thinking about what happened an hour ago just as much as I do. Dante's dead— I remembered again.
He's never gonna be here again. Nikolai made sure of it. He walks closer towards the bed and went to the other side and slid under the blanket next to me. He scooped my waist and pulled me in next to his body. He nuzzled his head on my shoulder. I looked at him— "you okay.?" I whispered; knowing it was a very dumb question.
"Why would you ask that." His voice vibrates on my body. "I don't know." I replied quietly.
Nikolai sighs to himself. "Elena." "What would've happened if I never woke up." "What would've happened if I didn't make it there in time." He starts to rant; making me feel guilty. "He could've done something fucking terrible to you." He gets out of the bed.
"Nikolai"- I sit up on the headboard "you can't get mad at for something I didn't think was gonna happen." I explained to him. "Yes I can!" He yelled back at me. "It fucking hurts." He groaned; I got out of the bed as well. "Elena don't"- he warned me before I even got close to touching him. I paused and looked at him—
He moves around to do the same. "Elena I need space for right now." He quietly says. "I"- he goes up to me and kissed me while holding my face. "Why are you pushing me away?" I say honestly confused on his lips. He let go of me like he was going to get pissed again.
"Because, I've never felt the fucking way before with anyone!"
"You don't deserve me Elena.." he said— "yes you do." I go up to him once again. I grabbed his neck with both of my hands to make him see me. "You deserve someone who's going to take care of you, love you. Not some fucking boss who kills for you"-
"I only love you." I assure him. "That's the issue gorgeous." He took my hands off his face. "Goodnight Iyubov'" he kisses my forehead walking out of the room into the dark hall.
I stood there. Feeling like I was gonna fall to the floor and start crying. But I won't— I shouldn't. So I walk to the door closing it shut and went straight back to the bed.
Then all of sudden when I went into the bed; tears went down when I didn't want them too.
God..
—
The sun shines through the grayish curtains making me squeeze my eyes harder. "Sweetheart, it's time for breakfast." Massimo opens the door.
"I don't want to get up right now Massimo." I muttered in the pillow. He sighed, and walked over to the bed and sat near me. "What's wrong." He rubbed my back. I stayed silent "Elena." He said; again silence. He shakes my body in the bed— "me and Nikolai aren't on speaking nor dating terms anymore from what it sounds like." I felt like bursting out of tears hearing that come out of my mouth. He was the one silent now— "what." Is all he replied with. "I know." I started wiping the tears on my face.
He removed the blanket off my entire body "then I'll be here to cheer you up." He says softly. "But you'll need to get up." He said.
"Just bring a breakfast in bed." I answered. "That won't do anything." He smiled at me. "Yes it will, if you said breakfast that seems like it to me." I said sassily.
"Someone has an attitude." He rolled his eyes. "Call it 'I'm still absolutely in love with a man I shouldn't be with'" I scoffed getting out the bed. "What the hell did he even tell you." He asked as we both walked out of the room to go down the stairs. "That he doesn't deserve me." I answered dryly.
"That fucking idiot." He scoffed at my response. We both made it to the kitchen and I see Nikolai's mother. "Morning Cora." I greeted her "Good morning Elena!" She smiles at my presence. "W-where's Nikolai." I asked her out of curiosity. "Trying to sleep." She answered "he has two meetings in an hour so I don't know why he's still trying." She shrugged.
"I'll go tell him to get up." I turn around and Massimo grabbed my wrists "your really sure you want to see him right now." He tilts his head. "No, but I want too." I told him. "What happened between you two?" Cora interfered.
"Had an argument last night." I said quickly. "Ah, so like Mo said are you sure you want to see him" she asked as well.
"Yeah, I'm sure." Then Massimo let me go upstairs. I felt like I was going to have an anxiety attack right now. I kept walking down the dark grey halls to enter his old bedroom. I opened it slowly to see him rustling in the bed. "Morning." I knock on the door frame. He looked up—
"Morning." He got out of the bed. His black hair was extremely curled and messy; he was shirtless wearing black sweats. His eyes looked half shut— it was quiet. "Um, your mom wants you too get ready for the meeting then eat breakfast." I point out the door.
"Okay, thank you." He nods his head; I walk out of the room to go back downstairs. Why did he have to be difficult not to look at, my god.
"Elena, we're going to go swim later tonight." Massimo yelled "where? New York has no pools around whatsoever." I said running downstairs.
"Petrov Manor has an pool outside." He laughed. "Oh of course! I didn't even fucking know that." I smile back at him.
"I'll see you later this afternoon after these meetings then?" He said before walking out the door. "Yeah sure." I wave.
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- so.. Nikolai and Elena aren't going very well at the moment.
