Chapter 11
1008 Words
I woke up tangled in Luca’s warmth, his arm heavy around my waist and reality crashed back in.
We pull apart quickly, pretending we weren’t just wrapped around each other. The silence was heavy but not awkward. We’ve crossed a line and can’t unsee it.
Leon’s excited voice broke the quiet. "Snow! More snow!" He ran into the room, his little feet thumping against the floor. Luca and I exchanged a look before we started scrambling to get dressed.
Luckily he didn't look our way because he was very much excited to open the windows and show us how much snow there was today.
The storm is hell bent on keeping me trapped, but I don’t mind.
It's crazy that I've only been here for 3 days but there's some kind of rhythm that's already happening because I was actually the one who bathed Leon while Luca made breakfast.
I know I've been chiding myself to not get attached but I think I'm already Too Deep.
Leon wanted to go outside but today the storm was even worse than the last couple of days and Luca thought it was better that we played board games.
Unfortunately, he is terrible at losing. He glared at the cards like they personally offended him, and I couldn’t help but laugh.
"Don’t be a sore loser," I teased.
He smirked. "I’m not losing. I’m strategizing."
Leon giggled, and the sound was like a melody to my ears. This easy joy, this messy, real comfort, it’s dangerous. Because it feels good.
Later, when Leon was napping, Luca pinned me against the couch. His hands were rough and warm, his mouth hungry.
"No strings," he growls against my lips, like he was reminding himself more than me.
"None," I whisper back.
But when he kissed me slowly and deeply it didn't feel temporary. It feels like a promise.
We practically ripped each other's clothes while trying to be quiet and the s*x was even better than the first time. l felt him everywhere and l didn't want it to stop.
Until l heard an unfamiliar sound. It was a sound I heard often when I was back home but ever since I came here my phone hasn't rang and it's mostly because of the network coverage but somehow and guessing today there was coverage.
There were no words exchanged between the two of us and I just felt him almost go soft inside me and I pulled away.
l quickly put on the t-shirt I was wearing and stumbled into the main room where Leon was sleeping as I grabbed my phone as my life depended on it.
But when I touched it I didn't know if I should answer or not because I'm not sure I want to leave anymore and tomorrow is Christmas.
Do I want to spend Christmas alone wondering if I should have or should not have answered the call or do I want to spend it with the two people who've made my life in just 3 days?
Unfortunately, the caller wouldn't stop continuously calling and I had to answer at some point because Luca and I made an agreement that this was just no strings attached until the storm is over.
Out of all people I was expecting I didn't expect it to be my brother who also happens to be an ass who doesn't speak to me unless he wants something.
"Where are you." That was the first thing he asked me despite the fact that I haven't been answering my phone for 3 days the only thing he is worried about is where I am not whether or not I'm safe and how are you would have been a great start.
"Do you need something." l asked a bit out of breath because of what l was doing before he disturbed me.
l didn't even get to organism.
" I don't know where you are what you're doing but you better come back or have you forgotten that you're supposed to be getting married today." He said bringing me back to reality because it's quite clear that I've been floating in some kind of horny dream.
I haven't even spared Gary on my wedding a minute ever since I got here instead I have been completely enamored with Luca.
" I don't know if you've heard but the wedding is off." I said and I got terrifying the excited because my father and Gary decided to continue with the wedding knowing quite well that Gary cheated on me because they assumed that I would be the perfect that will go who would just forgive and forget.
All along I've been thinking of myself as unbreakable and unshakable because I'm a boss b***h but it turns out I'm just a puppet to my father and Gary who will do as they say but at least today they will get a taste of their own medicine.
" Ava this is not the time for your games you know everything depends on this wedding and Dad will never forgive you if you don't get married today." he said.
" well I'm wishing you guys good luck finding new partners because I'm not marrying Gary and in fact I wouldn't be able to attend the wedding even if I wanted." I said hanging up and I even switched off my phone.
They need me just because I'm a pawn in their game and just a means to a business deal to my father.
I couldn't go back to Luca
Not because I don’t just want his touch anymore.
I want him.
And that terrifies me.
It terrifies me more than knowing exactly what will be waiting for me when I go back home because my father will make me pay but I looked at Leon sleeping on the bed completely unaware and innocent and l knew it was worth it.
But I also know for a fact that I will never be the same person when l leave this place.
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