The Mafia Rose

Chapter 13

Sofia's POV

What just happened?

Marriage... a commitment between two people who know and love each other, the problem for me is that the man I'm marrying I've only known one week. They can't seriously expect this of me, it's just to soon and I doubt Ivan will be ready for this either.

We both just stood in the middle of the room surrounded by guest's, what do we do now? My dad and Dimitri were making speeches but nothing was functioning in my brain. My dad said there would be no arranged marriages and now he's just arranged one in front of everybody.
Yes I like Ivan and I would even say I'm developing strong feelings for him but I was not ready for marriage.

I felt Ivan take my hand in his, I looked up at him, I could tell he was as shooked as I was. I didn't know how we was going to sort this out, we wanted to be together but we needed time to get to know each other and to create a proper bond together.

"What are we going to do?" I whispered to him hoping he had a plan.

"I don't know but we've got to do something."

He pulled me with him to the center where our fathers were standing. "We are pleased to announce our engagement but the wedding will take place in..."

"One month." We both looked at Dimitri. What is he thinking? One month to plan a wedding with someone I've known one week, I couldn't plan a wedding in one month with someone I've known ten years. Everyone started clapping and cheering, there was no way out of this.

Ivan dragged me through the crowds to one of the back rooms, "what are we going to do now?" He's asking me what we're going to do? If he didn't want to marry me in the first place none of this would be happening now.

"Well do you want to marry me?"

"What? Of course I do but not this soon." Well it's a bit late for that, his dad has already set a date.

"We're just going to have to make this work, we both like each other and you was the one who wanted to marry me first so..." He walked away from me and lent against the door. "I do really like you, I would even say I'm falling in love with you but I'm not ready for this, not yet anyway." With that he left the room.

I didn't know how to react, do I cry, get angry, I don't know. I sat down in the room, there was no way I could face everybody alone. Ivan had bailed on me, mum and dad would be mingling with everybody, I was alone. Maybe I should just go to bed, Ivan had left already everbody would think we left together. I left the room to go to my bedroom, I could hear everybody happy and joyful, I couldn't help but think about how it could have gone so differently. If me and Ivan just made it work bit instead he's gone and I'm going to bed alone.

"Where are you going sister?" Of all the people who could see me now it had to be Gio, the one who would probably go and kill Ivan in his sleep if I told him how he'd made me feel. "I'm just tired and a bit shocked to be honest so I'm going to bed."

"Where's your fiancee?" Think on your feet Sofia if not he will catch you out. "He felt the same so we are just going to start again tomorrow."

"You know you can't lie to me, nobody can that's why papa gets me to make people start talking." It was true, Dom handled more of the business and deals side where as Giovanni did the hits on people and got anything what they needed to know out of people.

"So are you going to tell me the truth?" Tell the truth? No. Twist the truth? Yes.

"I hope you have all night a womens emotion can be very complicated." He laughed and followed me to my room. We both sat on my bed I didn't know how to start, I loved Gio but he was always so quick to react to stuff, I need to be careful what I say to him. "He hasn't hurt you has he, if he has I will..." Already his jumping to conclusions and I haven't said anything.

"He hasn't done anything, he just isn't ready for all this." Never was I but at least I'm being grown up about it. "So he's dumping you then", for God sake I knew this would be bad.

"No he just needs to think about all of this, I just didn't know how to react to him, I'm not angry or even sad I just... I don't know how to feel." It is the truth I didn't know, I can say I love him and I would make this marriage work but it's not just me who needs to make it work.

"Do you want me to talk to him, I can make him see some sense, marrying my sister is the best thing that could happen to him." I know Gio was being serious but I laughed and hugged him to try and make light of the situation.
"Do you love him?" I lifted my he up, I needed to see his reaction when I tell him the truth.

"I do and he does me." His reaction was surprisingly calm, "what's so complicated then? You both love each other, you should want to get married." The man who has never been in a relationship is giving me relationship advice. "Since when did you become an agony aunt, I've never seen you in a relationship before."

He started to laugh, I was in shook Gio never laughs. "I'm Italian, love runs in our veins and love really isn't that complicated you just make in complicated." Not me, only Ivan.
"And as for relationships, you are all to quick to jump to conclusions."
What's that supposed to mean? Oh my God has he got a girlfriend? Clearly he didn't want to talk about because he just got up and left.

I got undressed and got into some pyjamas, I layed on my bed contemplating whether to ring Ivan or not. I know he needs some space but I just needed a little bit of reassurance.

I dialed his number and waited for him to pick up. "Hello Ivan's a little busy right now can I take a message." I hung up the phone as soon as I heard a women's voice. A sharp pain formed in my chest, my mind was everywhere.
The night had gone from bad to worse in the space of a few seconds, tears started to stream down my face, I didn't feel this bad when I court Jason cheating on me.

I cryed and cryed hoping that nobody came to check on me.

How could he cheat on me when he said he loved me?