Mafia & Coffee

Pancakes

Two weeks later

Katerina's POV

We had officially been back at my family estate for about a week. After I woke up from my coma, they kept me at the hospital for observation for a few days then let me go home. Truth be told though, this place no longer felt like home. The moment my parents died here, it ceased to be my home. Which is why it's only temporary housing for me. I currently am in the middle of buying a new estate. One without the horrible memories I have attached to this home.

I had let all the maids, house keepers and gardeners take a week off, paid of course. I wanted to be here alone with Colby because after the hell we went through we deserved some alone time. So far though we had just spent the week in bed cuddling and watching movies. Basically just enjoying each other's company. We've yet to be intimate since everything that occurred, I know Colby was afraid to make the first move as he wasn't sure how scarred I was. And as much as I physically wanted him in that way, I knew I wasn't mentally ready. Which was okay.

My body was slowly healing, a few of my bruises have faded and my bullet wounds were healing properly. I knew I'd have a lot of permanent scars on my body but they'd serve as a reminder of just how strong I am.

Colby was well being Colby, he was making sure I was being well taken care of. He helped clean my bullet wounds and repack them. He held me at night when I'd have nightmares of the torture I suffered. He gave me all the love and attention I could possibly want.

I was currently in the kitchen wearing one of his shirts that fit me like a dress and a thong preparing breakfast for the both of us he slept. I had kept him up last night due to me screaming in my sleep, I couldn't control it and I hated it. He however kept telling me it was completely reasonable to have these episodes after what I've gone through and comforted me till I fell asleep.

I was flipping pancakes when suddenly Colby came downstairs." Good morning beautiful." He said with a warm smile walking over to me and kissing me lovingly which I immediately returned.

"Good morning handsome, I just brewed some fresh coffee if you'd like some." I said softly as added the finished pancake to the stack on the counter.

"Thank you my love." Colby said grabbing a cup from the cupboard and poured himself a cup then took a seat on the kitchen counter besides the stack of pancakes. I couldn't help but stare at him for a minute as all he was wearing was boxers and he looked sexy as hell." Kat the pancake." He said softly laughing as the pancake batter I had just put into the pan was burning. I innocently smiled and scraped it in the trash then started over.

"In my defense you distracted me." I said softly laughing with him.

"How so?" He asked with an innocent smile as he took a pancake from the stack with his hand and took a bite.

"Really Colby? You couldn't wait till I put it on a plate for you?" I asked playfully raising an eyebrow.

"But they're chocolate chip! You know they're my favorite!"He said innocently as if that excused his behavior." If its any consolation they taste really good, not as good as you but still quite tasty." He said with a playful smirk as he took another bite of the pancake in his hand.

"Well nothing tastes quite as good as me, babe." I said with a smirk as I swatted his hand with my spatula as he tried to grab another pancake with his hand."Detka! YA sdelayu tebe tarelku." I said slipping into Russian without realizing it.

"I'm going to assume you said Colby you're sexy as hell and can have as many chocolate chip pancakes as you'd like." He said quickly grabbing another one and shoving it in his mouth as if he was afraid I'd take it from him causing me to laugh.