Until Her Reign

11

Zephyra Audaz

The thud of knuckles pounding against the door of the room penetrates through the walls as Gio mumbles 'shut up' beside me. His hands wrapped around my waist tightly and my back faced his chest. 

I slowly open my eyes, as the pounding continues waking me up from slumber. 

"Gio, somebody's at the door" I whispered close to him, as I tried getting up. His hands were quite muscular but not strong enough for me as I break his grip around my waist and straighten my back. All he does is groan, and mumble "don't go"

On the couch, next to us my gown from yesterday sat there in a crumbled pile as I quickly get to the door to peep through the hole. 

Dad. 

Shit. I curse to myself as I stare down at myself in just a lingerie corset and matching shorts. I look around the room, to see Gio's white shirt lying on the couch as I recklessly button up his shirt, which covered my shorts. thank god. 

"Zeph?"The voice from the other side of the door called out, as I peek at myself in the mirror to rub off the smudged lipstick. 

"yes, coming"I call out, as I look behind to see Gio still sleeping with the blanket on. Dad can't see Gio half-naked in the same room as me, so I pulled the blanket and he falls off the bed to the other side, as he groans, "sorry, Dad's here"I say, as his eyes widen and he tries getting up just for him to fall again and brings to fall me with him. "Stay here, he won't come inside. ok"I said, as I got up and dust off the shirt's creases.

"Dad? What a surprise," I said in a high-pitched excited voice as I opened the door to him. 

bad news it wasn't just him. 

There was Romano Triste beside him, and behind Romano was his son. All of them scan me from top-to-bottom, as I fake smile in discomfort. Dad cleared his throat and said, "We are having breakfast with Romano and his family in the lobby, and a few others, would you like to come?"

"yes, I will um- be there in few minutes" I replied, as I lean against the door frame to prevent Dad from coming inside. "very well then, we'll see you there" Romano added as they left the doorstep. 

"you look like a mess"Diceneo comments, as I glared. "did I ask?"I snapped, as his eyes quickly dart to the floor. "That's what I thought, " I say while slamming the door shut in his face. 

Gio lifts his head up slowly, "is he gone?"He whispered, "yea" 

"wait you went like in that in front of your dad?"His eyes dilated, "like what?"

"your uh, the shirt's first button it's open" He points as I look at myself in the mirror. "no, it wasn't broken when I looked in the mirror earlier- must have broken, while I was talking to them- oh fuck"I thought to myself as I realized why Diceneo started staring at the floor weirdly. "It's okay, you look hot!"Gio cheers as he tries wearing his pants. 

"but this is so embarrassing, why do you buy shirts whose buttons break so easily?"I whined. "come on, you can't be blaming me, you ripped the buttons yesterday, Zeph."He raises his brows and takes a towel from the cupboard, going towards the shower. I hated that he was right.