The Mafia And His Queen

Chapter 10

~ Roxie ~

I jerk my head back and look to my left to see Lily standing there in her pajamas, holding onto Nico in one arm and rubbing her eyes tiredly with her free hand.

I look back to Damon who is frozen, staring at Lily, still in the same position in between my legs. I quickly put my hands on his chest and that seems to snap him out of his frozen state. He looks at me and takes three steps back.

I jump off the counter and make my way to Lily, picking her up and holding her on my left hip. I look at Damon again to see him looking between me and Lily with a confused expression on his face.

"Mama, who is he?" Lily asks with a soft voice as she places her head on my shoulder and looks over at Damon.

I open my mouth to speak but nothing comes out. I didn't want him to see her. He wasn't supposed to know about her.

"My name is Damon." He answers her question as he steps toward us.

My grip around Lily unconsciously tightens as I slightly turn my body, trying to move her away from him. He notices this and looks at me with confused eyes but stops in his place.

Lily raises her head and looks at him for a few seconds before a small smile appears on her lips.

She wiggles in my arms, letting me know she wants to get down. After I place her on the ground next to me, she cautiously walks up to Damon. He doesn't move, just watches as she walks to him.

When she's in front of him, she beckons him down to her level with her fingers. He looks at me before kneeling and waiting for her to speak.

"Did you take my mommy to eat food?" She asks as she hugs Nico.

"Yes, I hope that's okay with you?" He tells her in the form of a question.

She nods her head before saying, "Auntie Nessie told me about you sometimes."

He furrows his brows and looks at me. I take a deep breath and look down.

"I think my mommy likes you." She continues, making my head shoot up. I look at her with wide eyes and my jaw drops open.

I see the corner of Damon's mouth tilt up a bit before he says, "Well, I like your mommy too."

Lily smiles even bigger, "My name is Lily."

"It's nice to meet you." He tells her, returning a genuine smile at her.

Lily yawns so I decide to speak up, "Okay, it's time for you to go back to bed."

She leans closer to Damon and whispers something in his ear. He raises an eyebrow and looks up at me. He then whispers something back to her and she throws her arms around his neck to hug him. He hugs her back before he says goodnight to her and stands up.

I really want to know what they said to each other but at the same time, I don't.

Lily walks to me and I pick her up before looking to Damon, "I'm going to put her back to sleep now."

He nods his head and says, "Go ahead."

I turn around and walk down the hall to Lily's room. I'm sure he'll be gone by the time she falls asleep again.

••••

~ Damon ~

While I was sucking on Roxie's neck, I heard a child's voice speak. I immediately looked to where the voice came from and saw a tired-looking little girl. My whole body froze when I realized she was talking to Roxie.

I had only snapped out of it when I felt the touch of Roxie's hands on my chest. I swear, just her touch alone brings me back to earth.

When Lily had called me to her and I kneeled down, she came closer to my ear and whispered, "He was always mean to me and mommy. Please don't hurt us."

I raised my brow and looked to Roxie who seemed a bit nervous as she watched us.

I leaned closer to Lily's ear and whispered back to her, "I would never hurt you or your mom and I won't let anyone else hurt you both either. I promise, princess."

She smiled the biggest smile and threw her little arms around my neck, giving me the tightest squeeze she could. I returned the hug before Roxie took her back to her room.

I couldn't help but stare as she walked down the hall with Lily in her arms. Walking over to the couch, I sit down and think to myself.

A month ago, I wouldn't have even thought twice about being with someone. I always f****d and dumped them... period. I didn't give a f**k about their feelings but with Roxie, I want her. Only her.

I want to be the only man to touch and kiss her in places no one else ever can. I want to spoil the hell out of her. I even want to put my child in her which is a shock to me since I never thought twice about ever having a kid.

I can't stand seeing other men talk to her and when they try touching her is even worse. Now that I see she has a daughter, my thoughts are running wild. I feel disappointed at the fact that someone else gave her a kid but I also feel even more attracted to her.

Any other guy in my place would probably run away at the fact that she has a child but not me. I've wanted her since I laid my eyes on her and that isn't going to change any time soon.

I'll protect both of them no matter what. I'll kill anyone who tries to hurt them or even makes them cry. I've never felt this before. This need to protect Roxie and now that I met Lily, her too. I want them both safe.

I want them so I'm going to take them. Roxie is my woman and I'm going to make her my wife someday. As for Lily, she may not be my biological daughter but I'll treat her like she is. I'll treat her like a princess... my little princess.

••••

~ Roxie ~

After a few minutes, Lily went back to sleep. I know she was tired. She probably woke up from when I dropped the water bottles on the floor.

I make my way to my bedroom and push the door open. Vanessa is knocked out. She's laying on her stomach with her arms and legs sprawled across my bed.

I laugh silently to myself and shake my head before walking to my dresser and changing into my black satin shorts and lace cami top set.

After I change into my sleepwear, I walk back out in the hallway, close the door all the way and go into the kitchen to grab a snack. I gasp and slightly jump when I catch sight of Damon sitting on the couch.

Shit... I thought he would have left already. Sighing, I make my way over and sit on the other end of the couch.

I could see him looking over my body for a few seconds from the corner of my eye before he turns his head and looks straight at the wall.

We both sit in silence for a few minutes before he finally speaks, sounding like he's talking more to himself than to me, "You have a daughter, huh?"

I look down at my hands in my lap and bite my lip while playing with my fingers, "Yeah, I do."

He turns his head to look at me and asks, "Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

I look up at him with furrowed brows, "Why would I? We barely went on one date."

Damon lets out a sigh and rubs his hand over his face before saying, "I'm not going to hurt you or her."

I jerk back a bit, surprised by his statement and ask, "What are you talking about?"

His jaw clenches as he says, "Lily told me that someone used to hurt you both."

I close my eyes and bring my legs up on the couch, resting my chin on my knees. I could feel him moving closer to me on the couch before his hands grabbed my face gently and lifted my head.

"Look at me, amore." He says with a gentle tone, softly caressing my cheeks.

Opening my eyes, I'm instantly met with his gorgeous caramel brown ones that I could just get lost in. He hasn't left so maybe he still wants me. Just that thought alone gives me butterflies.

I'm not going to lie... I like being around him. When I'm not, I feel a piece of emptiness. I know that it's dumb. I haven't even known him that long but do feelings like this have a time frame? Nope, I'm pretty sure they don't.

The thought that there might be a chance he'll still want to stay after knowing about Lily is enough to make my heart leap. Lily seemed to really like him too.

Right now though, I didn't want to talk to him about my past. I don't know how he really feels. I just want to be near him. His presence calms me and makes me feel protected.

I glance down at his lips, suddenly wanting to taste them again. I see a smirk tugging at the corner of his mouth before he grabs my legs and pulls so that I'm laying on my back while he climbs on top of me.

Damon puts one arm underneath me while his free hand is placed on the couch to hold his body above mine. He brings his face down to mine and grazes his lips against my own. I let out a sigh and he immediately smashes his lips against mine.

I kiss him back instantly and he slides his tongue over my bottom lip, asking for access. I give it to him without a second thought. His tongue slips inside of my mouth and I can't help but moan as his fingers roam my skin.

He nibbles on my bottom lip before saying, "You taste sweet. I'm dying to figure out if you taste sweet everywhere else too."

He kisses me again before I could say anything, then leaves a trail of kisses down my jawline and to my neck. He keeps lowering his mouth until he reaches my chest.

I let out a shaky breath as he lifts up my shirt and his warm fingers make contact with my skin. He dips his head down and leaves scattered open-mouthed kisses all over my stomach.

Shit, I need to stop this but I can't. I don't want to. It feels really nice and I don't want to interrupt what's happening right now. Damn, how am I supposed to tell him? I'm cut off from my thoughts as I feel him hook his fingers over the front of my shorts.

Before he could do anything else, I grab his hands in mine and tell him in a breathless tone, "Wait."

"What's wrong, amore?" He asks, looking up at me in concern.

I bite my lip and shut my eyes tightly. f**k, this is so embarrassing. I take a deep breath in and slowly exhale before I open my eyes again.

"I can't... Umm, I ha-" I cut myself off as I feel the heat rushing to my face. I can't even form a complete sentence.

He's looking at me with confusion written all over his face but he waits patiently for me to continue.

Gathering my courage and clearing my throat, I confess to him, "I'm a virgin."