Italian Obsession

Chapter 44

Valentina

"I want you to move in with me."

"What?"

"Just a minute."

Tom pulled up to a house and grabbed Jasmine. "It was nice to meet you, sweetie."

"You, too!"

After Tom dropped Jasmine off, he got back in the car and drove to a really fancy hotel downtown. Tom got out and came to the passenger side door, handing me what appeared to be a blindfold. "Put this on."

"What?"

"Listen to what I say, or you will be punished." He said with a smirk.

Nodding, I wrapped the blindfold around my head and tied it loosely. "I can't see anything."

"That's the point."

I felt him grab my hand and pick me up. "Where are we going?"

"You'll see."

"Name, please?"

"Wilson."

"Tom?"

"Yes, sir."

"Your room is on the top floor. Enjoy your stay."

"Thank you."

I heard the elevator door open and shut. "Tom, where are we..."

"Hush." He placed a finger over my lips and whispered, "Be a good girl for daddy."

After a minute or two, the elevator came to a stop and he put me down, guiding me down a long hallway and I heard a door open. "Take the blindfold off."

I took it off and could barely believe what I was seeing. A candlelit balcony, showing a full view of the city below. "Why are we here?"

Tom smiled. "Besides meeting Jasmine, this was my final surprise."

"Which is?"

"Take a seat."

Nodding, I sat on a plush cushion, and he poured me a glass of wine. "Thanks."

"Of course."

"When did you decide to want me to live with you?"

"Not only you, but your children as well."

"Really?"

"I got another place downtown that I own, and it has plenty of room for the four of us. Well, five when Jasmine stays for the weekend."

"Why are we here?"

"I wanted tonight to be special, and I felt this was the perfect place."

"Why do you want me to live with you?"

"I know you've gone through a lot, and I want to be with you. I want to be there for your kids when they grow up, to give Maverick advice when he needs it and although they are not my children, I want to treat them like they are my own."

"Well, Jasmine is an amazing little girl. She certainly got that from her father."

Tom smiled. "I know. And I really have feelings for you, Valentina. We can do this at your pace, but I don't want to lose the opportunity to do this."

"To do what?"

He smirked and grabbed something out of his jacket pocket. "I know I'm getting to the age where I need solid commitment and I think that you'll provide that for me."

"I've tried and it just never worked with Danny and..."

"That's in the past. I know he'll still be in the picture because of your children, but I want to be the father figure in their lives."

"I need a man who can be there for my kids, not one who abandons us for another woman. Or women I should say, because I know he for a fact had multiple affairs behind my back."

Tom sighed. "I know, but I won't do that to you."

"Sorry, I'll stop rambling."

"No, it's okay. We all need to get things off our chests but save that for

later."

"What is the main reason I am here?"

Tom looked at me and revealed a small black box, slowly getting down on one knee.