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2.3

THAT NEVER HAPPENED I always made sure that I had condoms and when I didn't have one, I make sure not to come inside but with Nellie I didn't even think about it.

"There should be a drug store close by right? I will just take a morning after pill." Relief came over me but a small part wanted to have children with her, oh fuck, I don't know where these thought are coming from. We aren't even together.

"There should be one nearby, we could go after you are done with eating." She nods at that and continues eating but my mind is filled with having kids with Nellie.

"Do you want kids?" I suddenly ask. She raises her head and looks at me, "I wouldn't want one now but maybe later down the road." I wouldn't let anyone take her away from me to give her kids.

"I would like to take you out on a date." I've been thinking about it since I want her to officially be mine but I would need to ask her permission. She freezes at the question, "a date?"

I chuckle to hide my nervousness, "yes, bellissima. A date. You know the thing people do when they're interested in the other person." This is the first time where I'm telling her that I'm interested in her.

"And you're interested in me? Is it because I said that we need to be more like friends?" She doesn't believe me at all.

"Yes, is it truly hard to believe that I'm interested in you?" I lower my voice, "all the thoughts in my head about you are nowhere near platonic, bellissima."

She gulps, she moves a strand of her braid to the back of her ear. "Our contract was only meant to be sexual." She doesn't mention the last part of the sentence.

I thought that our feelings were on the same stage but with the way she's acting I don't think so. Maybe I haven't made it clear that's why I want her to accept my date proposal.

"Then let's discard the contract, our relationship is past the sexual level, or am I reading everything wrong?"

Her eyes widen, "just discard the contract so I won't be singing for you?" Once again she ignores the later part, "the contract was necessary so that it wouldn't be messy but I trust you."

"And I'll still like you to sing but when needed I'll just ask you if it's possible for you. So, once again I'm asking would you like to go on a date with me?" Unknowingly I was holding my breath.

The ball was now in her court. Would she take this step.

A thick silence fell over us, her mouth would open to say something but then it'll be closed back.

"Yes." She finally says, relief washed over me. A smile forms on my face before I catch her lips against mine, "I'm going to make you mine, bellissima." This is the only warning that she will get.

"Can you promise me something?" She softly ask, "anything, bellissima."

"This might be hard but can you promise not to hurt me? My feelings for you are becoming stronger and stronger day by day and...I don't know what I would do if...you hurt me."

My mind flits to Lily but I squash them away.

"I promise, bellissima."

• • •

She stayed in the morning before she left to go back to her apartment.

I went back to my work and whenever I had time, I tried to perfect the date that I had in mind. She'll need to pack some clothes, if we leave Friday we can come back Sunday. Right on time for work.

There were some reservations that I needed to do but with my connections and status it went quick. Money speaks a lot.

I don't know how I manage to make plans for our date while having meetings and conference calls. I will also need to go to the building tomorrow to make everything ready for my departure to China.

It will be the week after the date so I can maybe even invite Nellie, after I'm done with the business meeting in China, we could go out there. The country has beautiful places and I'm sure that Nellie would like that.

I wrote them all down in agenda, I can send some of them to my assistant. Since it's his job.

By ten I was done with the business calls, the different time zones really fuck up a lot of things due to that most of the time I finish work late and now with Nellie consuming all my being I always change the appointments.

And then they all pack up in a day and I then have to do a lot despite all of that, work still goes efficiently. I started working on the paperwork in front of me before my phone started ringing.

Valentina's name flashed on the screen, "sorella, this is a shock. Calling me so close to each other?" A chuckle was heard through the line. Since her schedule tends to be hectic, we don't call each other as often. We occasionally send a message, to check how the other is.

"Maybe I'm just missing my big brother."

"Like you didn't  see me a couple of weeks ago, when you bombed my time with Nellie."

"As a sister isn't that my job? And talking about Nellie, I miss her. She should come and visit me."

"No we won't be visiting you." I reject her offer, "but did I ask you? No, I'll just send her a message. I'm sure she will gladly accept." The urge to roll my eyes was strong.

I turned my attention back on the paperwork while listening to her.

"Mamma also wants us to visit." I do miss my mom so I should make some plans to visit her. Nellie could even accompany me.

"Hmm, whenever you want to go tell me and we can go."

"My schedule is really hectic so I won't be able to go for a while. So, you'll have to go with me."

"Are you getting more offers?" I ask, "yes! A lot of the celebrities talk about me so I have been in demand lately." Her voice turned giddy at that. I'm really glad that it's going well for her.

We talked more for a bit, we wouldn't be able to visit our mother for a while but I would be calling her. After the call with Valentina I finished up some work before heading out.

Writing Vincenzo's point of view is hard 😭 so I think that I'll maybe write more Nellie pov but I'll see.
No songs today!

Sorella • sister [Italian]