The Masquerade(Completed)

Chapter 20

It was late afternoon when Stefano came back to the office looking tired. He walks to my desk and I could see that he has something on his mind. "Mona, could you please get me some coffee and bring it to my office." I nod my head, then got up and see him walk to his office. I make his coffee and knock once before entering.

Stefano was busy going through some files at his desk, so I put the coffee on the table. I see him searching for something between the files, then he sighs, so I step closer. "Mr De Luca, is there any..." He spins around and faced me. "Don't you think that we pass the stage of being professional around each other Mona." He steps closer to me and pulled me in his arms. "Tell you what, from now on, everytime you call me Mr De Luca when we alone, I will kiss you senseless."

"Stefano..." I hear him groan before he kisses me and I couldn't help myself, I kiss him back passionately. He pulls me closer as the kiss deepens, then he starts kissing down my neck and I moaned out his name, which resulted in him getting more intimate. While kissing me his hands move to my top to loosen the buttons and I freeze. What am I doing, I can't take things further until I tell him about that night.

So I push against his chest lightly and he looks up at me with eyes burning like coals. "Stefano, we can't..." He pulls me in his arms and hugs me. " I'm sorry, I know its not the right place to make love to you. Its just that I get carried away around you." He looks down at the table and I could see him fighting for control and I was so close to think, ' the hell with the consequences,' but walk around the desk instead and picked up some of the files.

"What were you looking for earlier," I ask while holding the folders up. He looks up at me confused at first, but quickly went back to business mode. "I'm looking for some document and plans from our New York branches." I walk to a cabinet and bend down to take out everything he needs and turned towards him. "Here it is, but why do you need it now. Is there a problem at one of the branches."

He takes the files from me and scanned the papers. "I'm flying to New York tomorrow morning at five and I don't know how long I'll be gone. My parents wants to renovate some of the branches, so now Diablo and I will have to go sort it out. I'm putting you in charge to handle any crisis from this side while we gone, but if you have any major problems, you can contact my parents to assist you. I would of loved for you to go with, but to tell you the truth, you the only one I trust to keep everything  running smooth over here."

I felt so guilty over his words and couldn't even look at him. He must of noticed the change in my mood, because he came around the table and looked at me. "What's wrong, Mona. You will manage things here easily, so don't let it worry you."

"Stefano, I have to te..." How can I tell him about our night together. He will never forgive me for keeping it from him for so long. I look into his eyes and I see him waiting for me to continue. "Uhhh, did you ever find out anything about the girl you were with the night of the Ball." He touch the side of my face, while looking at me. "Look Mona, I don't know what made me sleep with her, but I haven't heard a word from her, even Diablo is keeping the name from me, but I told you before, it was you I was thinking about and the only reason I felt guilty, was because she was still a virgin."

Guilt, guilt, guilt, that is all I felt at that moment. How can I tell him the truth now. Instead, I walk into his arms and kissed him on the lips. I felt like bawling my eyes out. What if he never have to find out about that night, will it be that bad. Stefano pulls me closer to him and deepens the kiss, but at the moment, my guilt was to much, so I step out of his arms and force a smile on my face. "I hope you have a safe trip Stefano, but I really need to get going."