My Love

XVII

Serena's pov.

I woke up panting, sweat dripping from my face and i was gasping for air.

I looked at the clock to my right and ot say 1:15am. I laid back down and closed my eyes but all i could picture was him. The man who tried to rape me. I couldn't get him out of my head. I thought I would have been alright but I wasn't.

Even thought i was far away from him i still think at any moment he would come for me. For the rest of the night which was about 4 hours i just laid there hoping it would all go away.

It totally didn't work. I just laid there an was overthinking for the entire time. Too many things were on my mind, and everything happened just yesterday.

After I slowly got up from bed, quickly grabbed the glass of water on my bedside and gulped it down.

I got up from my bed and hopped in the shower. After finishing my daily routine i looked into the mirror and saw the bags under my eyes and the gruesome bruises.

I quickly took my concealer and tried my best to hide the marks. After i was done it was still noticeable but not as bad as it was before.

I grabbed my bad and headed off for work. Hopefully today is better than yesterday.

~•~•~•~•~•~•~•At work.~•~•~•~•~•~•~•

I walked into my work space and my eyes caught alessio's ones. He was signing papers by the looks of it.

Seconds later he glanced up and saw me staring at him. I blushed furiously and turned away as quickly as i can. He immediately got up from his chair and walked out his office to stand infront of me.

"You know, it's not nice to stare at someone like that"  he whispered in my ear, sending chills down my spine.

"I know, i just couldn't help myself." I said looking into his eyes.

"I'm sorry, for what happened yesterday" he said, placing his hand on my cheek that was not bruised and stroking it lightly.

"I told you already, it's not your fault" and that is the truth, he didn't cause anything.

"But if i was with you that wouldn't have happen."

"Alessio, it isn't your fault, atleast it didn't happen to a helpless girl who couldn't defend herself." That also was true, since I know how to fight because of my gruesome past.

He didn't say anything after that, he pulled a chair by my desk and we began to talk about all sorts of thing. It was nice to get my mind off of everything and he was actually really funny.

Both of us barely got any work done so we decided to stay a few hours late to so some.

It was about 6 in the evening, when we decided to head out.

Alessio was kind enough to give me a ride home since I don't have a car. I was thinking about gettin one soon, but not as yet incase I have to move again because I don't have alot saved up.

~•~•~•~SKIPPING THE DRIVE~•~•~•~

"Would you like to come in?" I offered.

"It's late, but why not" he said and I gave him my apartment number then he went to park his car. I smiled to myself as I walked back into my apartment.

I decided to make us something to drink while he parked.

About 2 minutes later he came back inside and began to take off his jacket.

You could see his muscles under then and my eyes widened. He was really buff.

"If you didn't have your own company what was your life goal?"  I asked him as we sat down on the sofa.

"Well honestly.........I have never thought about it. I was raised to become who I am today." he said with a small smile.

"What about you, where would you see yourself"

"Before all this, i actually wanted to become a nurse."

"So why didn't you?" Before I could answer that questions he turned to rest his coffee on the table but stopped when he saw the pictures. The pictures I forgot to move.

"What are these?" He questioned as he placed down the coffee and picked up the pictures. His eyebrows were furrowed and he looked confused. He should be, I mean who would randomly have pictures of themselves that someone else took outside the window.

"Ammm...those are candid" I stupidly said and gave him a fake smile.

He looked at me with a serious face but before he could say anything else I interrupted him.

"I was better at business stuff, the nurse job didn't suit me" I said, my eyes pleading for him to drop it and thankfully he did.

I lied through my teeth. I got through to study nursing and finished college and almost finished my studies in the hospital but he happened and I had to move once again. It's hard to finish your nursing degree when you don't give the last hospital you were at an explanation why you left.

"Are you happy where you work?" He asked making a smirk appear on my face. I was happy he didn't talk about the pictures again but I knew he would bring it up soon.

"Yes, except i have the worst boss, he's really mean and horrible at his job"  i said and waited for his reaction.

His face fell for a bit but he caught on with what i was saying.

"Oh really?"  He questioned with a raised eyebrow.

"Yes"

"Well i have this one employee whose really stubborn, and barely does her work, she's my assistant but i can't fire her , she's too beautiful." He said and looked into my eyes.

He began to lean in and so did i. We were centimetres away when his phone rang interrupting us.

I heard him curse under his breath and pull away, walking to the corner of the room and answering it.

He came back minutes later, but we didn't talk about what just happen. We almost kissed. WE ALMOST KISSED. I couldn't believe it.

It was tense for a bit but i put on the tv in hopes to ease the tension, and it did.

A few hours later an i was fast asleep, the last thing i saw was alessio kissing my forehead and he saying he was sorry once again for yesterday.

I honestly don't know why he blames himself. He shouldn't. He really shouldn't.