Love Isn't The Way.

Chapter 18

I was frustrated all the way home because of the second asshole of the century. He maybe the the CEO  of an amazing company but then so am i. I bet I am even better than him. And well,Alec he is, who am I kidding,The best of both of us.  When we reach my building, I don't even wait for James to open my car door. I practically storm out of the car and into my penthouse. As soon as I get in I freeze in my tracks. The penthouse had a very eery silence. 

'Alec' I call out for him. I move to my room upstairs and hope to find him but he wan't there. I check the whole penthouse but find him nowhere. I call him 5 times but I cry with irritation when its switched off. Where did he go ? If he had gone to a meeting, he would've at least texted me.He is a tough man, he can handle himself. I chant that in my head like a mantra and wait for him. Meanwhile, I do some office paperwork and order lasagna. Its 9 and he still isn't home. And I can't even do anything, I've called his office but they said he left at 2 from there. What if he lied and he actually hadn't left the mafia. NO! He has  never lied to me and probably never will ? So, if he isn't home then it only means one thing. He is in trouble. I can't even send a search party for him considering the whole Media thing going on right now. After two shots of scotch, I try to sleep. 

I wake from a sudden jolt, someone is in my room, I am almost about to shout and alert James when I recognize the scent and body figure. 

'Where the fuck have you been, Holy fuck what happened?' I nearly faint when I see blood on his shirt. He is completely fucked up. He was wearing a white shirt which was now completely red and his knuckles were completely wounded. I dash for the first aid kit and make him sit. 

'What happened ?' I ask softly and unbutton his shirt, when he touches his hand with mine. 

'I thought you wanted to take this slow' he teased. 

'Do you seriously have one thing on your mind' I unbutton his shirt and wince when I see a long cut across his abdomen. I start cleaning his wounds slowly and he only winces slightly. I can feel him staring at me when I tend to his wound. 

'This must hurt like a motherfucker' 

'Not anymore' he said so softly that despite our situation I offer a small smile. 

After cleaning his wound I make him take a bath to clean him completely. 

'It's ok, I don't need to take a bath' 

'Yes, you do and We are taking a bath' 

'What?Seriously?' It's like he heard that I got him a christmas present on that.

'Yes, only the difference is that you will be lying down and I will be cleaning you. Ok ?' I say and start filling the tub with water and motion for him to get in. 

'I can't bend Zenda, you're gonna have to undo my pants' he smirked.

I bend down and quickly undo his pants, leaving him with only his boxer briefs. He gets in and I start to clean him slowly. I start from his toes and slowly move upwards. I can tell that he is enjoying this too much. When I catch him grinning at me, I gently punch him on his stab mark which then starts to bleed  but I quickly stop it by using my T-shirt which makes me leave me with my bra only. He groans and then stops when he sees me in my bra . He licks his lips and I can tell he is thinking about kissing me right here right now. 

'Careful, Alec, stop your dirty thoughts right now or I will leave you like this' I stop and warn him. 

'Fine, sorry' he chuckles and stops immediately. 

I mind his business and completely finish the job. I wrap a bath robe around him. 

'Wait here, I'll get some clothes for you ' I tell him and rush out of the bathroom to get him some clothes. I opt for pyjamas and a black T-shirt. I put his clothes on and help him lie down on the bed. 

'Would  you like to eat something ?'

'You and I both know you can't cook so it's ok' 

' No, but I can heat some lasagna for you' I hint and go tot the kitchen after he nods. 

'Here,' I hand him the plate' Now tell me what happened?' 

'Well, ....' he starts to say something but just stops and that's when I realise the issue. 

'Look I know it's hard enough for you to tell me but know that you can trust me and that I genuinely want to know what happened,  so please tell me' I say and sit closer to him. 

He sighs and starts' Ok, well remember I told you that Once you're in the mafia, you're in it forever, I've left it but a few years ago I Had killed someone and his brother wanted revenge, he's been trying to find me ever since but he never could. I don't know who but someone tipped him off and told him about me.That bastard' he took two big bites and then continued.' Anyway,we got information that someone is  trying to destroy one of my warehouses. Boris and I rushed to save it because that's our Mafia warehouse. But, when we were almost there, I felt it was an ambush, I told Boris to send backup for the warehouse. When we finally got there my hunch was proved, it was an ambush and if not for my men and Boris, I would've been dead by now.' I winced at that thought.' We killed everyone  there but I got stabbed.Hey,it's ok. It's all over now' he said soothingly when he saw me shaking from anger. I just nodded. 

'Can I get some water?' he asked and I complied immediately. I gave him two painkillers and some water. He gulped it all down. I cuddled next to him and realised that today when he wasn't there, the house felt so empty. I turned out the lights and he took both my hands in his.

'You love me ' he stated. I waited before answering him. 

'I don't like it but yeah, I do' I said and kissed him' And I too can't stand the thought of anyone hurting you' I whispered. 

' I love you too' Even though he was here, I wasn't sure that I would be able to sleep all night. I just kept staring a him till his eyes closed and he drifted off.