His Donna. (Under Revision)

Chapter Twenty-Four

I always marveled at how the most cold and powerful man in the underworld Valentino Valerius could go from a bad-ass stern faced tyrant in his world,to the sensitive,caring,loving and understanding father the twins knew him for. Then he would show me his dominating yet enchanting nature I knew him so well for and he would melt my heart. Point is I have experienced Valentino's demonic and angelic aura myself but never would I have dreamed of this... Sitting in front of me was a really nervous and dare I say scared Valentino.
Gone was the cold hearted ruthless mafia and in his stead was an unsure and not so confident man trying to lay all cards on the table.

I know its cruel but i was finding the whole thing extremely comical. If i would i would tape the night for future humor. The look he was giving me at the moment was one I knew too well,tonight he wore his heart on his sleeve... or eyes rather.
I wasn't by far the brightest bulb in the room but even I would tell where this was going. Question was did I want it to go there? Yes, Val and I have been seeing each other for a few weeks. The kids were at the happiest and dare I say I was just as happy,i didn't realise that I was actually lonely,the years I have spent alone raising the twins where awesome but I always had a nudging in the back of my mind that it would be better. I guess I merely opted to pretend the kids were all I needed. So yeah if Valentino brought the remaining happiness my heart sought out for then yes, I would give myself a chance at happiness. I would give my children the family they want and be selfish for a change.

We have been here for a little over 40mintues and Valentino was getting handsy and clearing his throat for the past five to seven minutes,clearly he had something to say and if my hutch was correct he planned on probably asking me to be his Donna. Yeah,I may or may not have spoken to Luciano Valerius during this past week and the old man clearly told me without shame that I was needed at the mansion and that it was not good for Valentino and I to tip toe around the idea of living together. He in detailed word went on to explain why children needed both of us together and that he despite his differences with his wife still stayed together to raise Valentino as did my parents.

Luciano was nosy I could give him that,but he was well within his son's right to push for something he believed in and for that he didn't kiss my beautiful knuckles.

"So Alvin..." *clears throat again*

As he takes my hand,his thumb brushing over my knuckles as he gulps yet another glass of champaign.

Yes,that too. This is our second bottle of the night,mind you I'm still in my second glass from the first bottle.

"per; Fanculo! non è così facile come il padre pensa che sia! andiamo Valentino già crescono dei palloni!" He mutters to himself silently and I just lose it. 
"Oh god Valentino just give me the ring already! I exclaim trying to keep my laughter at bay.

"Wait,you understand Italian?" He asks after just starring at me for a good minute.

"Yes,Val. I spent a few months on an assignment in Italy during my early years as an assassin for the government. I did manage to pick up on a few words but also the twins take Italian and French privately so they practice with me and Dad is fluent as well. I always wondered why it came natural to Ares and Angel and I guess now we know why.

"Mhm. Yeah anyway I guess I don't have to go through all that speech part right?yeah here" he says as he pulls a black jewellery box from his jacket pocket.

Please don't let it be a feminine band please lord. I pray as I clutch the champaign glass a little too hard.

Valentino pulls out a stunning  8mm tungsten carbide band ring that has six white diamonds attached. Its beautiful and i feel my throat close up as i simply stare at the man holding the ring. I gaze into his green eyes and wonder when it was i fell in love with him. His beautiful and his about to become all mine.

"Alvin,marry me" Val just goes out and says it. He didn't ask just made a statement.

I chuckle as I raise a single brow in question.

"Please. Make me the happiest man on earth and accept to stand beside me,around me and behind me" he finishes as he clears his throat nervously.

"Yes. I'll marry you" I say just to put him out of his misery.

Valentino smiles widely as he stands and takes my hands pulling me up to embrace me in a tight hug. I realise in this moment just how alike Val and I are. We are both men of few words and prefer actions to words. However I also realise that neither Val nor I have confessed to how we feel for each other. We have tip toed around our feelings pretending not to notice how our emotions have developed from merely mutual respect to a profound love.

Letting go I stand gazing into his eyes as I seal my heart to his and pour out my feelings. "We are about to be married so in good faith I feel I should say this, I love you Valentino. I don't know when it happened or how but I do" Val swallows as he stares back in my eyes and says " I think I have loved you for a while now Alvin. When I saw you again that day in the street I remembered how I had watched you from the upper level of the club where you sat alone drinking. You were the most beautiful man I had ever seen and I just had to have you. Its safe to say I lost a piece of myself when I couldn't find you after that night. Even throughout the years when father and the council would pressure me to get a wife,i knew that my heart unconsciously waited for its other half. And now you're here and I couldn't be happier. I love you Alvin... So much" He finishes as he lays his forehead on mine. I lean into him as I pull him down to press my lips to his,saying everything I can't put into words in the kiss.

"Mhm hold that thought"he trails as he reaches for the jewellery box on the table. Val takes out another ring which I hadn't noticed earlier.

Its a stunning eternity black diamond wedding band. My breath literary hitches at the sight.
"Wow" its all I can manage to say.
"I was going to get us matching bands but the guy said the eternity band was the only available remaining of its kind and the black diamonds are becoming more scare due to the closing of borders.Hence I  got you white diamonds. Hope you like it" he finishes as he fits the band around my ring finger. He hands me his own and I slide the beautiful band on his finger.

"Perfecto,now what do you say we celebrate our engagement making up for these weeks I have been busy huh" he says as he plants a kiss to my neck enticing a stifled moan from me. "Yes please"