𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐛𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐧 𝐋𝐨𝐯𝐞 | ❦

Sixteen - Scarlett

I woke up to the sound of typing which began to annoy me. When I turned around I saw Aleksander, busily typing away on his laptop. "What are you doing?" I asked, frustrated.

"Answering angry emails from someone." He responded, not taking his eyes off his laptop. "Pretty sure it's your family threatening me to bring you back. They think I've kidnapped you." He sighed.

I rubbed my eyes and sat up to look at his laptop as I rested my head on his shoulders. "It's 12 in the afternoon. Why did you let me sleep in?" I asked, confused.

"Because I didn't want to disturb you. You look really cute when you sleep." He smiled while still typing away on his laptop. I couldn't understand what he was typing. It was in Russian.

"Really?" I teased, with a small smile.

"Yeah. You drool sometimes." He chuckled, causing a gasp to leave my mouth.

"Liar." I snapped, wiping my mouth to no drool whatsoever. "I can't believe you'd say that." I mumbled, looking away in embarrassment.

"It's cute, Scarlett, I don't mind." He reassured, turning to look at me. "Are you hungry? I can ask my chef to prepare you something to eat. Breakfast is important."

"Breakfast! It's almost 1." I laughed. "But yes, I am extremely hungry. I'm going to shower though. I feel awful." I explained.

Once I got out of bed the tiny blood stain on the bed reminded my body of what happened last night. "Sorry," I muttered.

"It's fine, someone will clean it up."

Once I came out of the shower he was reading something on his laptop. "Is it still my family?" I asked, coming to sit next to him.

Once I caught sight of email I saw his frustrated face and he immediately shut his laptop. "It's just from my fiance's parents. It's nothing, don't worry about it."

I wanted to ask more about it but then there was a knock on our door and soon after a tray of food entered. It was placed by a nearby table for me so I could enjoy it next to Aleksander.

When she left, Aleksander and I were just left in the room, in silence as I began eating. "Have you spoken with your sister?"

"No, she keeps declining my calls." He shrugged. "She's just being dramatic, don't worry about it."

"And what about your other sister?"

"Zofia's barely 13. I could bribe her into keeping quiet. I don't have to worry about those two telling my dad. I have to worry about my dad hearing it from someone else."

"What am I going to tell my dad? I can't exactly just ignore him if he asks me, I live under his roof and he pays for everything I own." I sighed, dropping the food back on the tray. "Sorry for ghosting you dad, I was at your rival's son's house have sex with him." I mimicked. "I'm fucked," I groaned.

"You don't have to tell him the truth, Scarlett. Just lie." He suggested. I looked up at him as if he was crazy. "Just say I kidnapped you or something. That way he can't get mad at you. And tell him you're also a virgin."

"Do you think he'd believe that? He might get mad if he finds out I was lying."

He thought about it for a bit.

"Not to mention. If he does believe that story, what does that mean for you and your dad? And us?"

"Scarlett, I don't want to stop seeing you. I don't see this as a one time thing honestly. I haven't known you as Scarlett for long but I've known Scarlett for long enough to know I want to be with you."

A small smile made its way to my face. "I want to be with you too, Aleksander. But it's complicated, and you know that." I sighed.

"We'll find a way. But now I need to know how we're going to get you back to your dad's house."

I thought about it for a moment till I concluded. "I'll ask my brother to pick me up from wherever you drive me to." I smiled.

He cringed a little then looked away from me. "All three of them?" He asked. "They probably want to fuck me up, I rather-."

"No. Just one of them. Don't worry, he'd never hurt a fly. He's very understanding, trust me." I reassured, holding his hand gently. "If anything he'd be more scared of you hitting him." I chuckled, as he looked down at me in confusion.

"When are you going to call him?" He asked.

"Once I charge my phone." I sighed, getting up from the bed.

"I charged it for you. Before I fell asleep. It's over there." He said, pointing to the bedside table that I slept close to.

I smiled at how thoughtful he was and went over to my phone to call Calvino. It didn't even ring once and he immediately picked up. "Scarlett, where the fuck are you? Please I need you here with me. Does Aleksander have you? I'll kill him. I've been trying to call you all night but your phone was switched off. Please tell me you're okay."

"Yeah, I'm fine, I promise. Aleksander's going to drop me off at Aunt Ophelia's restaurant. Do you mind picking me up there?"

There was a pause on his end before he spoke up. "I don't understand. Are you hurt? Why is he just dropping you off?"

"I'll explain later. I'll be there in an hour."

"Wait Scarle-." And with that I hung up the call. I couldn't stand being questioned especially if my Dad's questioning would be worse. I could just take Aleksander's advice and say I was kidnapped.

I looked at Aleksander who was staring at me patiently. "You remember my aunt's place, right?" I smiled.

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Sorry for how long it took for me to update. I have stupid tests and I have three more this week but don't worry I have my easter holiday next week so aside from reading my books I'll be updating as much as I can :)

QUESTION: HOW DO YOU THINK CALVINO WILL REACT?