Roman-
I had a cleaning crew come and clean my house. Today was the first of many days that Delilah would be coming over. I had a chef make something delicious. My driver was picking up Lila soon, I told him to text me once she was in the car.
"Roman", I turned at the sound of my dad's voice.
He wasn't suppose to be here. What was he doing here?
"Dad", I said surprised.
He nodded.
"Your mother thought that maybe you and I should sit down and talk, so I came to see you", he said.
He looked around and noticed the people cleaning.
"What's going on?", he asked.
I looked at the woman dusting the shelves.
"Cleaning. I can't do it all and I also might have company come over", I said.
My phone vibrated in my pocket and I pulled it out. Opening the message.
"She's in the car sir"
I smiled. Then I looked back at my dad.
"Dad, um", he held a hand up and nodded.
"I understand, we can talk on Monday. I can stop by your work", he said.
"Sure, thanks", I said.
He turned to leave but stopped, he turned back to me.
"Tell Sasha I said hello", he said smiling.
I was about to tell him it wasn't Sasha, but I knew that if I told him it wasn't her, he would stick around and want to see Delilah and talk to her. Well more like interrogate her. I wasn't about to put her through that.
"I will sir", I said nodding.
I walked him out and waved to him as he drove off. I walked back into my house and paid the cleaning crew before they left. I checked in with the chef and then went to shower.
Delilah-
The driver dropped me off in front of a huge house that could probably fit about a hundred people. The front gate was far from the front door, a fountain in the middle of the driveway. I wondered who else he lived with. I knew he didn't have kids because Everly would have said something. I walked up the front steps and knocked. The front door opened and a middle aged woman smiled at me.
"Hello, you must be Delilah. Mr. Reigns has been waiting for your arrival", she said.
I smiled at her and she gestured for me to walk in. I did and looked around at the entrance. My mouth dropped open. A huge living room with a fireplace.
"Have a seat and Mr. Reigns should be with you soon", she said.
"Oh, thank you", I said.
I took a seat on the probably never used couch. The fireplace also looked like he never used it. I set my bag of clothes down by my feet.
"You made it", I stood at the sound of his voice.
He came down the stairs shirtless, his sweats hanging low on his hips and his hair long and wet. He smiled.
"We made a deal, I don't back out once I make a deal", I said.
He nodded and placed his hands on my hips, bending down a bit and kissing me.
"I missed you last night", he mumbled against my lips.
I wasn't uncomfortable with him being all loving and sweet, this was how he was when he came to see me. He acted like more of a boyfriend than a client. At first it was weird but then I liked it, it felt nice to feel this. To feel loved.
"Missed you too", I whispered.
He smiled.
"I have dinner prepared for you. Shrimp Alfredo Linguine, mashed potatoes, and veggies on the side. A nice cold glass of red moscato", he said smiling.
"Red what?", I asked.
He looked at me serious.
"You've never had wine before?", he asked.
"Don't really have the time, is it good?", I asked.
He nodded, took my hand and pulled me towards the kitchen. A chef was serving the plates. He looked up and smiled.
"Mr. Reigns, dinner is ready", he said.
"Thank you, we will be in the dining room", Roman said.
Two girls appeared and took the plates. One served two glasses of water and then the other poured a red liquid into two glasses. That must have been the wine Roman was talking about. He took me to the dining room and pulled out a chair for me, I sat.
"Thank you", I said.
He jogged out of the dining room before coming back with a shirt on and his hair tied into a bun. He sat down across from me and the girls brought the drinks in.
"Try the wine, you'll love it, not too strong and not too sweet", he said.
I picked up the glass and took a small drink. I moaned. It was really good. I set my glass down and smiled at him.
"You know you don't have to get me drunk for me to sleep with you", I said.
He laughed, my heart skipped a beat.
"I'm guessing you enjoyed the glass of wine?", he asked.
I nodded. The girls came back with plates in their hands. Salad, then the plate that the chef was serving.
"Do you always have a chef cooking for you?", I asked.
He shook his head no while slurping a piece of noodle into his mouth. The sauce around his face, I laughed. He wiped around his mouth.
"To answer your question, no, I know how to cook and I do when I can. He's not my usual chef, my mom is the other cook who comes over, usually my whole family comes along. I got the cook for today because I wanted to make this weekend for you special. Next time I'll cook for you", he said.
I nodded.
"Can you cook or am I the cook in this relationship?", he asked.
Relationship?
"I mean arrangement, sorry. I didn't mean to freak you out Lila", he said, looking at me worried.
I shook my head no.
"I'm not freaked, just caught me off guard is all", I said.
He smiled gently.
"I can cook, but I love baking more. Everly loves to help me bake for the holidays. Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, Easter, Valentine's Day. It makes her happy", I said.
His smile grew.
"My mom and sisters love to bake, every time they get together. I gain at least fifty pounds over the holidays", he said chuckling.
"I honestly can't tell, I guess if you're still into me when the holidays come around, I'll get to see for myself", I said.
"You'll be around, I'll make sure of it. You aren't dropping me that easily baby", he said.
Again, my heart skipped a beat and I felt butterflies in my stomach. Don't fall for him Lila, don't. I took a fork full of the linguine.
"So how many sisters do you have?", I asked, changing the subject.
"Three older sisters and one older brother", he said, wiping his mouth.
"Do I get names or is that all I get?", I asked.
"Oh sorry, Summer, Kayla, and Lisa then my brother Matt", he said.
"You're the baby?", I asked.
He nodded and I laughed at the express on his face.
"And you?", he asked.
"I have a older sister, Aria. She's married and has four kids", I said.
"Why wasn't she at Everly's business fair or did she go and I just didn't see her?", he asked.
I looked down at my plate.
"I'm sorry, did I say something wrong?", he asked worried.
I looked up at him and shook my head no.
"After I got pregnant with Everly, my parents and sister yelled at me, called me stupid and careless. Then my dad kicked me out. I could tell my mom and sister didn't want to take it that far, but there was nothing they could do. What my dad said was the final word. My mom and sister apologized and said they couldn't help, they haven't tried to contact me. I had Bayley visit my sister and mom for me, they told her they wanted nothing to do with me, probably scared my dad will find out", I said.
I shrugged.
"I'm sorry", he said.
"That's life, besides Everly and I turned out fine. I didn't need them and I don't need Antonio", I said, smiling before taking another bite.
He smiled.
"About your car", he said.
I stopped him.
"If you took it back I would completely understand. I accused you of working for my ex and", he stopped me.
"I was just going to say it's at your apartment. I had it dropped off for you", he said.
"You know you really didn't have to do that, right", I said.
"But I wanted too", he said.
We finished eating and talked a little more. Once dinner was done they brought over a slice of cheesecake and opened another bottle of wine.
Roman-
I stood and she watched me.
"I hope you brought comfortable pjs or sweats?", I asked.
She nodded. I leaned over her and brushed my nose against hers.
"Good, go get dressed for bed and then meet me by the fireplace", I whispered.
"Where can I get dressed?", she asked.
"I'm sure they took your bag up to my room. Upstairs, down the hall, take a right and it's the first door on the left", I said.
She nodded and I let her stand. She walked out and I took our cheesecake to the living room. One of the girls helping the chef helped bring the wine and I set out a soft blanket on the huge rug. Turning on the fireplace for the first time, I saw her looking at it. She came down about thirty minutes later.
"I sort of got lost", she said.
I chuckled.
"Yeah, that's happened to my sisters and my mom too", I said.
She giggled and seeing her in shorts and a tank top, she looked amazing.
"You turned on the fireplace. I was wondering if you used it", she said, coming closer.
"First time turning it on", I said.
"Really?", she asked.
I nodded.
"Never had an excuse to turn it on, did it just for you beautiful", I whispered.
Her green eyes looked into mine and she blushed, it made my heart race.
"So um, are we alone now?", she asked.
I nodded.
"Chef just left and now it's just us", I said.
We sat down on the rug and I covered our legs. She looped her arm through mine and laid her head on my arm.
"So are your sisters and brother married?", she asked.
I nodded.
"Yup and they all have kids. Usually for Christmas we take turns hosting parties, this year it's my turn", I said.
She giggled.
"By your tone it doesn't sound like you're too excited", she said.
"Not one bit", I said.
I watched her finger run up and down my arm slowly. I slowly exhaled.
"Lila", I whispered.
"Yeah?", she asked.
"I like having you here, with me", I whispered.
Her finger stopped.
"I like being with you, Roman", she whispered, she lifted my hand to her lips and kissed each of my finger tips.
She then laid her head on my arm again and we just sat there in silence.