CARINA

13: SOON-TO-BE WIFE

DANTE'S POV

"YOU can't give a woman just ten minutes to get ready" she had been complaining since we left her house

"But you were able to get dressed, weren't you? And you are far from being a woman, Carina" I teased knowing she hated it when people saw her as a little girl

"I would have looked better if you had given me more than just ten minutes" she doesn't need to try hard to look good. She looked good no matter what but I wasn't going to let her know that. I liked the looks she made whenever she was angry

And the ones she makes when she's trying to be sexy

"If I give you a whole day, you'd still wear a hideous hoodie and sweatpants and that's exactly what you're wearing now" I smiled smugly "Don't tell me you were going to wear makeup to look womanly"

"You!" She said from her seat and I fought hard to conceal a laugh "Where are you taking me to?"

I didn't feel the need to answer so I left the question hanging and she left it at that too. Probably knowing I wouldn't answer her question

She was quiet for the whole ride and played with her phone until Ciro pulled up to the front of the building. She didn't realize the car had come to a stop as she was still watching a video of a dog on her phone

"Aww you're so cute" she gushed when she looked at the dog. It was such an irony to hear her call something cute when she didn't want to be called one

I leaned forward and whispered in her ears "We're here, Carina" she shivered visibly at the contact of my lips on her skin. I love the reactions she makes whenever I was close to her

She turned the phone off and rushed out of the car. I smiled and went out too "Why are we at the fashion mall? I know you don't like my clothes but I love them" she looked up at me skeptically

"It doesn't matter if you like your clothes or not but you don't expect to wear a hoodie on your wedding day right?" I looked at her

"Wedding?"

"You forgot about our agreement?" I questioned

"No, I didn't" she replied

"Get ready then, your wedding is on Saturday"

"Saturday? What do you mean on Saturday?" She expressed with a horrid look

"If today is Friday then tomorrow is Saturday. So tomorrow"

"I can't get married tomorrow! I never thought of how I wanted my wedding to be but it clearly wouldn't be like this"

"This isn't your fantasy wedding, Carina. Get in there so your measurements can be taken. We're running out of time and my patience" I deadpanned but she looked at me, breathing hard as she stood on her toes with a raised head trying to look intimidated

I wanted to be mad at her but with her looking like an angry kitten, I couldn't even stop smiling. I couldn't remember the last time I even smiled this much. She effortlessly made me smile when she was around me. She stomped angrily into the mall when I didn't say anything 

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

     SHE got her measurements but still wouldn't talk to me so I took her to a restaurant outside the mall for lunch. It was an Italian restaurant and I chose it purposely to get her to talk to me. They only served Italian cuisine and I knew she couldn't read Italian so she'd probably ask me to order for her

When the menu was given to us, she scrunched her nose when she looked at the writings

"È pronto per ordinare, signore?" The waiter came for the order and she still hadn't asked me to order for her (Are you ready to order, sir?)