Untamed (A mafia story)

Chapter 55

Cora

"You're right, you're beginning to show" he muttered looking at my stomach and I just nodded, playing with the board puzzle in front of me
"What are they saying"? He asks and I just shrug

"Nothing, they aren't saying anything, personally I don't really care what they would say" I tell him and he just nods.

"I'm sorry" he blurted out and I look at him, his green eyes have gone back to the original dull look they always carry

"It's fine" I whisper looking away

"No it's not, it's not fine, I shouldn't have...." He paused searching for the right words "I shouldn't have done that to you and nothing can excuse what I did" he ends looking at me

I just give him a weak smile
"Seriously Dimitri, it's fine" I breathe out "I wanna hate you for it, I should hate you for it, infact I did hate you for it, but I just.... I guess I'm too nice and I couldn't keep hating you for it" I mutter out

We both fall into silence before he speaks up "you know he told me" he says making me look up at him "Ivan, he once told me that I had the wrong person, but I didn't believe him, I thought because he liked you, he was trying to make me let you go" he adds

"He did"? I asked in surprise and he nodded

"Yeah, he was so sure it wasn't Cara but I wouldn't listen" he whispered
"Does he know"? He asks and I just nod

"He does" I mutter out looking away from him "he knew before you did" I add going back to my puzzle

The room falls silent again as we both just focus on the puzzle, my mind is not on it but I'm still fixing it

"Do you wanna talk about it"? He asks making me look at him again.

"Dimitri, we are talking about it" I mutter and he just shakes his head, with a small smile on his lips

"Not that, the night at the club, do you wanna talk about it"? He asks making me tense and sweaty, my palms have suddenly become slippery

I quickly look away from him, he had to go and bring this up now
Goddamn him

"Oh you mean the uhm... The uh... The kiss"? I stutter and he just nods

"Yes the kiss"

"It's just a kiss, there's nothing to talk about, I was trying not to blow my cover that's all" I rush out and I see his lips tug in a smile, he's enjoying this

"Okay, if that's what you say" he says as if taunting me

"That's what it is" I mutter before closing the board and getting up

"Where are you going?? He asks and I just awkwardly point to the kitchen

"I'm going to get water, you want some"? What the hell is wrong with me, I mentally face palm myself

He chuckles before shaking his head "no, not really"

I just turn and rush into the kitchen before he sees the blush on my cheek or hear how fast my heart is beating.

I thought he'd never talk about it, I thought he'd never ask about it.
I thought we had a secret agreement not to bring it up, but no.
He just did.

Now I'm going to be avoiding him because everything is going to be awkward again
Way to go Dimitri.

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