IT was a cold dark night. Somewhere in the city was the opening of the new Opera house that Vincenzo Armani created. The business mogul wanted to expand his business. In front of the Opera house there were a lot of people in front it waiting to get...
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MY HEAD POUNDING is what I wake up to, this is the reason why I barely drink but I needed to forget everything for a night even if it was a temporary solution. I start to groan before the memories of yesterday appear.
"Oh fuck." Vincenzo was here, in my childhood home. Right next to where I was sleeping. I raise up and make a beeline to the bathroom. I make myself presentable and head downstairs. There I hear chatter between familiar voices.
The sight that I see when I stand in the kitchen warms me up, the taller frame of Vincenzo was standing next to the smaller frame of my dad. My dad is not a small man but next to papa and Vincenzo, he is small.
Papa and Vincenzo are around the same height.
The kitchen was filled with its usual chatter but this time only with unusual sight but I would be lying if I deny that Vincenzo being here pleases me.
"Nellie, you're awake. Why are you standing there, come and eat." Papa announces. Dad and Vincenzo's eyes turn towards me but their is only one pair that is burning me up. My eyes flits towards him before I look at dad.
"Good morning." I greet everyone, they all reply back with their own greeting. "What were you guys talking about?" I ask while grabbing a plate.
"About nothing and everything." Papa says. "Let me help you." Vincenzo softly says, my body shivers at his voice being this close to me. I give the plate to him, even though this is my childhood home it seems he has made himself familiar with the house.
"Just casually getting to know our future in-law." Dad teases. I swear to God just a couple of days ago, he was angry at the man in our kitchen now they're buddies. My papa glares at him, "Sam." Dad shrugs at his name being called.
Vincenzo fills my plate with a lot of food, he then sets it on the table. He grabs food for himself and sits next to me. Every nerve in my body was in tune with his.
I ate in silence while they chattered around.
"When you're done with eating, can we talk?" He asks. Since he's here, we might as well talk. I nod in confirmation. Suddenly his phone started ringing and being the nosy person that I am I looked at the screen but it was Valentina's name, a relief left me.
I don't know what I'd do if I saw Lily's name. I wouldn't have the strength to talk to him.
"Excuse me." He said while going to the hallway to talk to his sister, the moment he was gone my dads turned their focus on me.
"If you don't want him here tell us and we'll kick him out but we think its a good idea if you talk with him." Dad says.
With the way they're chill with him being here, he must have explained it to them. "Has he talked with you guys?"
"Yes, he explained the situation that's why we think its best if you talk to him. He also explained it to Zoya after we forced her to listen." Dad explains.
"Nellie, we have told you countless times that communication is important in a relationship." Papa comments. "I know that but my face being plastered everywhere and feeling like I had been lied to, I needed space."
Papa sighs, "I understand, Nellie. Just know that we'll always be in your corner. Your happiness is of utmost importance to us and I'm sure its the same for Vincenzo."
• • •
During his phone call, we had the chance to talk. I'm glad that Zoya and I made the choice to come here, it truly helps to talk with them. They make me see everything clear.
"That was my sister." Vincenzo announces when he comes back in the dining room. But my parents have already left so I was the only there.
"Is there a problem?" I liked Valentina, I couldn't be angry at her. It was her brother's secret to tell not hers.
"I've been evading my mother since the news about Lily and you came out." He says. "Did your mother not know too?"
"It's not as simple as that."
"Now is the opportunity to explain then."
"I want to apologise first, Nellie. It was never my intention to hurt you. Sooner or later I'd have told you the truth but I wanted to clean up the mess before I told you but now its too late."
"The last few days have been hell without you, I need you in my life." He stares intensity at me, it was too much. I casted my eyes downwards.
"Please look at me." He softly grabs my chin and turns it upwards. "You're the only woman in my life." He drops his hand from my chin.
"Lily and I are friends. We have never been in any romantic relationship." That made me happy to know, "but why did the media announce that you guys are soon to be married?"
"My father." Annoyance flashes before his eyes. "I shouldn't have refused his numerous calls after the auction. He's the one that has been pushing this marriage, Lily's parents have accepted that she doesn't want to get married to me."
"She is at the house right now, so we'll use this opportunity to work together to bring him down. I don't want him to ruin what we have." Jealousy flared in me, "will...will she be staying long?" The house has become our home right now.
"I love that you're jealous to me it means that you still have feelings for me."
I let out a bitter chuckle, "how would my feelings for you be able to leave you. Like I said, you have me bewitched, Vincenzo."
"As you have me enchanted Nellie. You're the only one in my sight."
"Lily won't be staying long, she also wants to clean up the mess that my father created." He continues. "Have you talked to him?"
"If I did, the situation would have worsen. But I'll be contacting him soon enough. He should know that he doesn't have any power over my life."
"I'll be alongside you." While I understand where he was coming from he should have told it to me sooner, I didn't want to know the truth from the fucking radio. "I don't like my face being plastered around tho." I frown.
He shakes his head, "I've been working on it. You shouldn't be linked to the ordeal anymore." He must have a lot of connections to be able to do something like that.
We sit in silence for a while, he then comes closer to me and caress my skin.
"I've missed you so much, bellissima." He inches closer to me, our lips skim over each other. My hands form around his waist.
"Just say the truth in the beginning, Vincenzo. I felt like I was being played with, I didn't like to feel like that at all."
"There won't be any next time. I'm sorry, I'm sorry." He plasters kisses on my face.
"Will you come home now?"
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