Betrothed (currently being edited)

Chapter 74-Back to Work

Friday came around and Carina told Dimitri that she was ready to go back to work.  "You know you can take as long as you need?  There's no rush."  He wasn't sure if she was truly ready.  "Even if it's just a few hours I can't just sit around the house all day, I feel like I'm going crazy." She was pleading with him now.  "If it's really what you want but don't push yourself" he said lovingly.  She grinned.  "I would like to take you out for dinner tonight" he added.  "Really?" she sounded excited.  He nodded.  "Bring something to change into and we'll go after work" he finished. She kissed him on the cheek and ran to get ready.

Marco watched and heard the conversation. "The difference in her is remarkable" he said. "Has she asked about what happened yet?" Dimitri shook his head. "She isn't ready yet and I'm not going to push, I will let her come to me when she's ready." Marco nodded. "She actually told me that she doesn't want me worrying about what happened; I told her that I would do whatever it took to make it up to her and she told me she was ready to move forward, that she was given a second chance; she even told me that she had asked God not to take me away from her" he just shook his head remembering that conversation. Marco just reiterated to take it slow with her. Dimitri knew he was thinking about her best interest and knew that he'd grown attached to her as well as Liam and Mattias.

Carina dressed in dark blue skinny jeans, black off-the-shoulder sweater and black heels, she pulled her hair up and kept her make up light. She put her black dress and fresh underwear, perfume and make up in a dress bag and grabbed her work bag and headed downstairs. Dimitri looked up from his phone at his beautiful wife when she walked in. He watched her get her coffee and fix her vanilla yogurt, granola and fresh fruit; he loved seeing her tattoo peaking out from her sweater. He adjusted himself while sitting there or they wouldn't make it out the door. She brought her coffee and yogurt to sit next to him but before sitting down she stood between his legs grinning. "Do you like what you see?" she asked seductively. His eyes fell to her chest as he noticed she wasn't wearing a bra. "I love your breasts dorogaya" he said his voice husky with emotion. She leaned in and breathed against his ear "I hope you're prepared for tonight because I plan on rockin your world!" He closed his eyes and sighed. "You're such a tease" he said playfully. She laughed and sat down to eat her breakfast.

It felt like nothing had happened, all was as it should be until they started getting close to where Dimitri's car "exploded".  Carina had been holding Dimitr's hand when she saw the black markings all over the asphalt and tightened her grip on his hand, her breathing accelerating.  He looked down at her hand squeezing his and his gaze went to where her eyes were locked and then he saw what she saw...the marks on the street from the explosion.  Her eyes were rapidly blinking and moving like REM sleep and then she jumped, like she'd been scared.  "Carina?  Baby?"  He called her several times before she slowly looked at him.  "What happened?" he asked very concerned.  "I...I think I was remembering what happened Monday" she said a little confused.  "You jumped" he continued.  "Yeah, it...I...was hearing the explosion again."  Shit!  "Baby" he started, she shook her head.  "I'm fine, it was just a shock.  Really, it's okay" she said smiling wanly.  They pulled into the parking lot and up to the door.  Dimitri jumped out and took Carina's hand helping her with her stuff.  "Look at me" he said gently.  She brought her eyes to his beautiful emerald orbs and crashed her mouth to his.  "Oh baby" he breathed.  "See I'm good" she said smiling.  "Go to work and I'm looking forward to our date." Dimitri watched her ass as she walked off.  God she was sexy.

Carina and Marco went inside and she got lots of greetings from the staff and Gregor.  "Hey you" he said cheerfully.  He handed me a stack of papers.  "Thanks" I said sarcastically but grinning at him and made my way to my office.  Marco unlocked and opened my door for me.  "Marco?" I said.  He turned to me.  "Can you come in for a minute?" I asked.  He nodded and came in and shut the door.  I looked across the desk at him, drew in a breath, exhaled and began.  "I owe you a huge thanks and a huge apology."  He looked confused.  "I was hateful to you but you continued to take care of me like Dimitri wanted you to, you and Mattias."  His facial features softened.  "Carina I can't even imagine what you went through.  My job was to get you through two days and then Dimitri would be back and explain everything when you were ready.  That man is crazy in love with you and went to great lengths to secure your safety.  All he did was for you.  We all did our part, for you."  Wow, she was taken aback by his confession.  She smiled at him.  "We truly are family aren't we?"  He nodded.  "Thank you" she said as he nodded and left her office.  She got her phone out and texted Dimitri.  I love you so much!  Have a great day.  Oh by the way, I know you were staring at my ass!  ;)  and she hit send.  Her phone pinged back immediately.  I love you too Car and busted!  :). She laughed out loud as she got to work.

Mattias drove Dimitri to his office where he would be in meetings all day about the Paris club.  Le Chic was the name they came up with, next were marketing strategies, advertising strategies, remodeling costs and then the investors.  They took a break for lunch as Mattias drove him to the abandoned office building where transactions that were off the books happened.  His phone rang.  "Alexandrov."  The voice on the other end had information about a missing gun shipment.  "We've tracked the shipment, it has entered your shipping docks and has been checked through customs.  Container number is ACX5578324.  It should be making its way to you now.  We are showing the container is being moved.  I will be at this number, text me when you receive." He hung up.  Mattias opened the door for Dimitri who got out with leather gloves in his hands, walking in to an empty room he took off his jacket and shirt and put on a wife beater.  Mattias brought out a man that was blindfolded while Liam grabbed a chair throwing the man in to it.  They uncovered the man's eyes as Dimitri put on the gloves.  "You were caught stealing from me.  Who are you working with?" he asked looking at his hands.  The man said no one.  Fist to the right side of his face.  "Who.are.you.working.with?" he was asked again.  He answered no one.  Fist to the left side.  This went on for hours until the man's face was bloodied.  He finally gave up his accomplice and got a broken neck for his trouble.  "When will they learn?" Marco said as Dimitri cleaned the blood from his gloves.