Protecting Her

12

Jezzabelle's POV

"You ready to go to the beach with your family?"

Nick asks me excitedly as I nod before going back to eating my fruit bowl while staring at the handsome bodyguard sitting beside me.

"So mister sexy guard, are we about to see you in some sexy underwear or shorts today?" Carla asks making me grip the plastic fork in my hand.

Before I could snap back at my annoying cousin, the soft feeling of Dom's hand on mine made me stop. He knew how to make me calm down by just the slightest touch and it made butterflies in my stomach.

Obviously he couldn't hold my hand in front of my family but he secretly grabbed my other hand that was hidden underneath the blanket I was wearing while we were all seated in my uncles hummer limo.

Why I was wearing a blanket? Honestly the only thing I hated about hanging out with my uncle besides his bitchy daughter,was the fact that he loved to go for a drive with his window wide open. I'm all for the sun and the breeze coming from outside of the vehicle, but when we're driving near the sea it becomes Antarctica in the car.

"Carla leave the man alone. We don't need another family employee quitting their job because of your unwanted and desperate sexual harassments" Nick retorts back at his sister before there was a full blown argument between the two.

"Cut it out! It's already a lot to have you both here until the engagement party but we don't have to add you guys annoying bickering on top of it!" Uncle Carson snaps as they silently glared at each other.

"Still can't believe you're getting married" Levi says scooting next to me as I cringe while leaning closer to where Dom was sitting on my left side.

"Neither can I" I reply while going back to eating my fruit bowl.

"I honestly thought when we were together, I don't know. Maybe, I would've been the one putting the ring on your finger instead of your Russian fiancé" he says lowly trying not to let the rest of the people in the car hear.

It was one thing to come uninvited to my house with my cousin for my engagement party but now this man is desperately trying to drop not very subtle hints about what could've happened in our relationship that ended a long ass time ago.

"Really? Because last time I checked, you weren't ready for a long term relationship and I never fell in love with you enough for our relationship to go as far as to long distance" I reply with a forced laugh before turning my body fully towards Dom who was trying to hide the smile on his face after hearing my words.

"Let's hit the water kids!" Uncle Carson announces when the limo came to a stop at a secluded area of the beach.

"Carla take the towels and extra clothes out. Nick and Levi take the coolers and chairs out to the sand. And you my precious little angel, you can stay here while the boys get our seats ready by the water. I don't want my engaged princess to work up a sweat on this trip" Uncle Carson shouts out before whispering his last words towards me with a kiss to my forehead.

"Your uncle really adores you" Domenico says after everyone got out of the limo and me and him were the only ones still sitting inside.

"A lot of my uncles act like that" I chuckle while finishing my watermelon and pineapple fruit bowl.

"How many uncles do you have?" He asks as I put aside my empty bowl and open my Mocha Starbucks bottle.

"6 including him. My dad has all male siblings so it's pretty obvious why all the female daughters in my family end up being pampered and spoiled the most" I reply as he grins.