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she sat and watched as he continued to place poker chips, stacking an insane amount of money. she knew he thought she wasn't there; he knew she was.
he didn't look at her, he felt her presence. it sounded crazy, but every one of his hairs on his body lifted when she entered the room. her smell was what gave it away. not just her perfume, her aroma. it was like a canine instinct.
"okay, its been 30 minutes, im buying out." he said to jordan who was playing dealer.
"you piece of shit. you took everyones money and now youre buying out?"
"i called my 30, so yes. its the game." he chuckled getting his cash and putting it in his pocket. "dont worry, you'll live."
he looked over to where she was, she was near but not close. he just had a mental radar on her. she sat there on the couch, drinking a martini with her friends.
"lets go." he said walking up the table where they were.
"pardon me?" she said and looked up him.
"i got you a present." he said and she raised a brow and her friends encouraged her. "its under the christmas tree."
every year, their friend group or their known people did a christmas party. most if not all of them were family friends or knew eachother from wayyyy back, but instead of being family parties, the kids hung together.
it was their own le-bal. some of the families hated eachother but these were some of the worlds most powerful families.
charlotte's parents owned the worlds biggest diamond distributor. they ran all jewelry companies and did it under hidden names. no one knee what vinnies parents did. but they all knew one thing : vinnie and his family had enough money to buy every single one of them. seriously. he could buy their lives, their houses, their cars. but no one knew what vinnies last name was. and everyone knew their name definitively had a price to it.
she walked up to the christmas tree and opened the red box with a red bow, she knew it was hers.
merry christmas eve my love,
this isn't your only present. tomorrow, ill remind you all you mean to me. ill love you forever.
"i love it." she said holding up the ring. "where the hell did you get this?"
"what a rock." said one of her friends in shock. "thats one hell of an emrald."
"vinnie. where did you find this?" she said looking at it in awe. "its a painite"
a couple of her friends gasped. there were only two of these rings in the world, and less than a dozen known of in history. even her father didnt sell painite. the only way to know real painite is because when touched—it hurts a bit. not crazily, but its so cold than it almost burns. and she felt her finger burn.
"whatever you dream of, ill find. every time." he said helping her up. "lets go."
she grabbed his hand and they walked forward towards the exit.
you might be wondering whats going on between these two. truth is ; theyre dangerously in love. and vinnie, is too dangerous. she doesn't know why. vinnie has an obsessive personality, and he happened to be obsessed with charlotte. sometimes to a bad extent.
vinnie many times thought about throwing it all away, changing their names, and moving to a small farm town. where they could raise a family, and never be found. he was too scared of seeing any of his family is harm, especially after seeing his mom murdered.
when vinnie was 11, he has to witness his mom die on the bathroom floor with multiple gun shots. needless to say, his life was never the same. and he was terrified of charlotte being hurt. he would have rather dug his own grave.
but he loved her, he was in love with her. and whatever she wanted, he wanted to give to her. he would burn all his cash to keep her warm.
he leaned over the edge of his balcony smoking a cigarette. he hated doing it, but his body asked him to feed the addiction. alongside nicotine, he had a couple more addictions.
how can a person who has everything not abuse of what they shouldnt have?
"vinnie." she said standing behind him. he turned around to see her nude body except her stocking and heels.
***
they laid in bed together under his sheets, dialing down from what they had just done.
"im your christmas present. sorry, i thought this way would be more fun, no wrapping needed. its priceless."
"i can imagine." he said gliding him hand down her hips. "char...before anything. i need to ask you something."
"anything."
"i want to marry you."
she smiled and her cheeks flushed red. "you're adorable."
"no im serious. i dont need a ring or anything." he said grabbing her hand.
"all it took was to see me naked and now you want to get married?" she smiled.
"all it took was seeing that look in your eyes when you put on that ring. and i want my life with you. but i cant risk you having my last name. i want to marry you, i want to change my name. i want a life with kids and safety for my family. i want to see you everyday as soon as i wake up. if i could have it my way, youd be called by my name. but i need to sacrifice that to keep you safe. marry me, start a family with me." he said to her.
her eyes were tearing up. "yes. everytime yes." she said pulling him in for a kiss.
