Rich and Dangerous (ON HOLD)

Fifthteen

"Like I told you I was in a gang and she always told me she didn't want to be involved with it she never wanted anything to do with it." He sighed and lifted his head up to try and keep the tears in.

"But a couple months ago I had a leader of some gang on my back and he found out about Nikita, he tortured her and started ruining her life little by little first with her job, then her family, and this started getting worse for her.....I tried to help her I really did." He couldn't hold it anymore and the tears started flowing he looked so broken and I felt so bad for him.

"You don't have to keep going." I say if he doesn't or can't talk about it I don't want him to keep going.

"No." He nodded and tried to control himself "I need to let it out and tell somebody."

I nodded and waited for him to continue.

"I found her dead in her apartment I was going to take her out to her try and distract her and tell her that I was going to take care of the man that was doing all the damage to her but when I got there it was already to late I got their and found her dead." He looked back at me before continuing "she was gone and it was the most pain I've ever felt. Those last days she was alive she said she felt as if she didn't have anybody anymore or anything and part of me felt like I was included I wouldn't give her attention or time I was always stuck in this shitty life and dragged her along with me so she thought she was alone and when I found her dead and knew she would be gone forever I then felt the same loneliness she'd been feeling."

I got up and went over and hugged him he held me tight and cried i rubbed his back a bit and just let him cry on my shoulder. I had tears rolling down my self I felt sad for him but I definitely didn't compare to what he was feeling.

We stayed like that for a while until he pulled away and looked directly into my eyes.

"It hasn't been long since she's been gone and I feel like I've been a mess ever since she's been gone, but Gabriella since I've been around you I have a need to protect you to be around you when I heard your father had enemies and that you could possibly be in danger I didn't want the same thing that happen to Nikita happen to you I couldn't let that happen....not again." He took my hands into his and kissed each one of them.

"I don't know what I feel yet I don't know if it's the void I feel for Nikita but I do know that I like you I want to have you all to myself and I know that i want to protect you. I also need time though like I said I want you but I think we should take it slow." He gave me a smile and I laughed at his attempt.

"Okay, and I agree that we should take it slow I just got out well more like I need to get out of a relationship and your still healing but if you feel like it's just the void and you don't feel like this anymore just tell me and please don't lead me on." I like him but to let another guy play with me or hurt me like everybody else would just break me.

"Like I said I'm not sure what I feel yet but I do know that I want you in my life and I would never do anything to hurt you." He leaned in and gave me a small peck on my cheek.

I couldn't help but smile and he smiled back.

"So how about you sleep here with me tonight?" He asked and I nodded. He pulled me down to lay beside him and we lifted our legs to get under the covers.

I laid on his chest while he rubbed my back and we both just stayed in silence and we didn't need to say anything because we both knew that at this very moment we both wanted to be just like this.

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The next morning I woke up before Damien did he looked so peaceful so calm he didn't have the cold hard look he always has.