Chapter 6
(Cristiano's p.o.v)
Hearing her voice sound so soft and innocent made me realize that deep deep down, she was still the little girl trapped in that house. I watched her for a while, she was just staring at the ceiling.
"Rosalia, I know you've only known me for a short while, but, my father is pressuring me into settling down. Do you think you could possibly trust me enough to go on a date with me? Don't feel obligated to say yes, I just feel something toward you and i don't know why. I never worry about anyone, but I worry about you." I say, hoping she'll say yes. I've never been one to sleep around or anything like that.
She looks at me with those beautiful green eyes that make my heart skip a beat. "Under one condition." She says softly, and i hear a joking tone creep into her voice, which makes me smile.
"What's the condition?" I say with a smirk.
"You have to get me the tv remote so I am not incredibly bored while you force me to stay in this bed. I don't think you realize I've been shot before, and i can deal with pain very well." She responds.
"That's an easy request. " I say as I get up and walk around the bed, grabbing the remote off the nightstand. I smille at her and she flashes her crooked smile back at me.
"Alright. I have another condition then. " she says to me as she takes the remote out of my hand. She doesn't wait for me to respond before she continues, "I want you to stay in here with me. Unless you're working, I want you in here with me." The shyness that crept into her voice surprised me. She's probably never felt the touch of a man that wasn't trying to hurt her. I smile a sad smile and simply agree to her request. "What time is it?" She asks as a yawn escapes her.
" it is 10:00 in the morning. And thankfully, it's a Sunday. I don't work on Sundays." I respond, then continue "Can I lay with you?" She nods and pays the bed beside her. I climb in the bed, under the blankets beside her, laying on my back, I stare at the ceiling. I freeze when I feel her lay on her side and snuggle closer to me. I move my arm, making room for her to lay her head on my chest, I wrap my arm around the tiny girl protectively. I fall asleep to her steady breathing.
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(Rosalia's p.o.v)
I can't believe I did that. I'm such an idiot! Why did I get close to him? Why did I ask him to stay with me? God, I'm so stupid!
I grab the tv remote and decide to watch my favorite channel, Cartoon Network. Don't judge me.I flip on the channel and Adventure Time is on. Yes!
I force myself to sit up, propping the pillows up behind me. I watch a few episodes of random cartoons, spongebob comes on.
I hear a groan beside me but I continue to watch my show. I laugh as I see spongebob bouncing around.
I look over at Cristiano and see him smiling at me. His dark hair all over the place, his chocolate brown eyes looking back into mine.
I look back to the tv, laughing more at the show. Then I feel the pain in my abdomen from laughing, I grip me stomach and breathe deeply. I look back over at Cristiano, he has a worried look on his face and i force a small smile on my face. Once the pain fades, I sigh.
"I'm hungry. Think we could get chinese?" I say, wiggling my eyebrows at him. He just chuckles and nods his head. He takes out his phone and orders, I tell him what I want and he nods, telling the guy what we want and where to go.
I start flipping through the channels and find a crime show, Rookie Blue. I leave it on, watching the murder show.
"Oh come on, don't we see enough dead people as it is, Rosalia?" Cristiano asks in a tired voice.
"Yeah I guess. What should we watch?" I ask, looking at him.
"Hmm. How about we watch bobs burgers?" He asks and i agree, handing him the remote.
I hear footsteps coming towards the door and i freeze, automatically going for where my gun would have been, but it isn't there. Then I see Martin and Marcy come into the room. I sigh in relief.
"Marcy. Oh my god, baby. Come here." I say to my little sister, she walks over and sits next to me. I grab her up in a hug and squeeze her to me. She starts crying and so do I, not caring that Cristiano is seeing me at my most vulnerable. I'm not an emotional person, but my siblings are my world. We just cry for a minute in each others arms.
"I'm so sorry you had to see that. Please don't be afraid of me, sweetie. You won't ever have to see that again." I say to her as I pull away from the hug.
"Rosie, I want you to teach me to defend myself. I want to help you do what you do..." Her voice trailed off and I freeze. No. She can't. I can't let her get involved in any of this. I start shaking my head, no no no. "Rosie, I can do this. I know you're worried, and i know you've tried your best to keep me and Martin out of this world, but if something happens to you, they're going to be going after me and Martin. We want to learn to protect ourselves and let you have a life. You haven't been able to have a relationship with anyone, not even just as a friend. You're too cold and short with people. Come on, Rosie. If you don't teach us, I'll ask Vinny."
"Fine. I will teach you, but I'm not going to go easy on either of you. I will teach you the same way dad taught me before he died. Which means, you will get your ass handed to you for the first few months. Dad would attack me and I had to figure out what to do on my own. Be prepared. While I'm healing, I want Matthew and Vinny to work with the two of you. Now, this discussion is over." I state simply.
I then go back to watching tv, once the food gets here, I just start eating.
