Sebastian was the first to wake up with his phone going off. He groaned grabbing his phone heading towards the living room. The sleeping redhead was unfazed by the noise. "Hello?"

"Sebastian, so glad you answered! It's Vincent!"

"Oh...hi Vincent. Glad to hear from you so soon."

"Glad you finally answered. I was wondering if you wanted to meet up with the family for dinner? You could bring your girlfriend."

"Fiancée, actually. Look, we need to talk about this before having us meet up again."

"What's wrong? You don't want to meet your nephews? You haven't seen them in person."

Sebastian didn't know what to say as a response. He took a moment opening his mouth. "I need some time for this. You can't just make plans and tell me last minute."

"You've been distant since we were children! Can't you love your baby brother?"

Sebastian stayed silent getting frustrated. "Tell them I said hello and sorry to not show up... Tell Claudia I said hello."

"Can't you just call her Mum?"

"I will when she starts to act like one." He hung up groaning out of frustration.

"Is everything alright?"

He turned around seeing his financée hugging onto the door frame. "Hey gorgeous. Sorry, it was my half-brother." He approached her kissing her head.

"Oh, Vincent? That's his name right?"

"Yeah. He wanted us to meet up but made plans without telling me."

Her hand ran along his shoulders, massaging his back. "It'll be okay. Maybe we can make proper plans later?"

Sebastian kept his gaze on her. As much as he wanted to vent it out his frustrations with her, he'd rather enjoy their time together. "How about we have some breakfast?"

She smiled kissing his lips. "I think I can handle that."

Sebastian held her hand taking her out onto the balcony. He took in the fresh air of summer morning. "It's so nice outside."

"Isn't it? " She pulled out a seat kissing his cheek. "Relax and I'll get some coffee started."

"What about breakfast?"

"As delicious as I look darling, I want real food."

He chuckled giving her a playful spank as she left. He grabbed a cigarette from the pack on the table. Lighting the tip, he took a long drag, relaxing comfortably.

She came back with a tray of coffee, sugar, and cream. "We can start on this. Do you want me to make us some French toast?"

He got up, letting a long puff of smoke leave his lips. "I got it, babe. Relax and I'll make it." He handed her the cigarette kissing her cheek.

Grelle sighed staring down at the burning end. "You know I'm trying to quit, right?"

He laughed shutting the door behind him. With that he quickly made what he promised adding his own flare to it. Making a thick chocolate coating for hers.

She took the last drag of the cigarette in her hand, snuffing it out." You made sure I couldn't quit, didn't you?"

He kissing the top of her head, he handing off her plate. "I'm not forcing you to quit or continue."

"That's what they all say."

"More like, it's something you don't want to hear."

She carved into her food relaxing against the morning sun. "Thank you for breakfast. I could do lunch for us if you want?"

"If you want to. I thought you were going out with Angelina later?"

"For dinner. We agreed she'd be, hopefully, done with surgery by then."

"What's she doing today?"

"A nose and boob job. She's making sure that woman looks more like a barbie doll."

He started laughed trying not to chock on his food. "Must you always be so judgmental?"

"Maybe." she replied with an upset voice. "I think I'm perfectly fine...don't you think so?"

"Have I ever lied to you about being so damn beautiful?"

She smiled grabbing his hand. "You know exactly what to say."

"Is it that obvious?"

She blew him a kiss as they continued on with their meal. They stayed out on the balcony for another hour or so before coming back into their home. Grelle played with her ring gushing over it.

"Are you sure you like it?"

She laughed holding it to her chest. "I wouldn't act this way if I didn't. It's so beautiful...you know me so well..."

Sebastian pulled her into his arms leaning his head onto her own. "Stop that." he said petting her hair. "I don't want to see you get teary-eyed."

"It's a good cry." She spoke softly into his chest. "I love you so much."

"I love you too."

The next couples days were spent with relaxing afternoons lingering in romance and wine. Legs caressing legs sharing the bed and couch space as they read their books.

Grelle's nose buried into an erotic novel while Sebastian went through his thriller. A ringing of Grelle's phone broke the comfortable sounds of Chopin.

"Hello?" she answered rather annoyed.

Sebastian decided to have a little fun closing his book. He pulled her into his lap holding her waist.

"No dear, I told my assistant to have the week off."

He slid his hands along her body, groping her skin wherever it was exposed.

"I don't know where Ronald spends his time off...maybe a club or something social."

He slipped his hand into her shirt cupping breasts. He massaged them pressing their bodies tighter together.

"Call his phone!" Grelle didn't want to get excited on the phone trying to push his hands away.

He decided to let her breasts going getting into her shorts. She gasped with his hand now in her underwear. She covered the mouth piece glancing at him. "Sebastian..."

"Ignore me."

"I can't." She kept her cool getting back on the phone. "Call Knox and talk to him instead of me."

He slipped his fingers inside her rocking his hips with hers. His lips caressed the shell of her ear with a breathy chuckle. "Don't act as if you don't enjoy it."

She shivered backing herself against him. Her free hand moving back to cup his face. Her nails raking into his hair. "Call Knox. I'll let you go."

Sebastian took the phone away ending the call. "What a bothersome woman."

"You have no clue."

He chuckled taking off her shorts and panties. "I think you need someone to release that stress."

"Don't you mean, something?"

He shook his head breathing against her neck. "I meant someone...specifically me."

She bit her bottom lip, letting him play with her body. Maybe both of them had been starved of sex. "Oh Sebastian..."

"You should've known I'd be making you mine every chance I'd gotten. I won't let you go anywhere unmarked."

He continued to work her body with his lips leaving dark marks along her throat. Each one dark with the colouring of a bruise. She would hate him for it later but, he didn't care.

" Darling, you're so bad. " she said in weak voice.

" Am I really? "

" More than you'll ever know...though, I'm sure you have an idea."

He waited until she was near at her end slipping his fingers out. With a chuckled he moved her to his side kissing her cheek." I hope that made you feel better."

She huffed, flustered with her body in a desperate state." How could you do this to me? " she whimpered. Her legs rubbing together for some friction.

"It's simply not going to be as exciting if you get what you want."

She got up from her seat grabbing the front of his pants. "You're hard my love."

With an almost mocking tone she let him go moving towards the bedroom. "Than again, it wouldn't be exciting if you got what you wanted."

Sebastian couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh. "My love, you are absolutely ridiculous. Are you trying to get me to ravish you again?"

Shaking her hips she moved closer to the archway that led towards their bedroom. "I'm not doing a damn thing to make you do so."

He kissed her neck holding her from behind. With little to no effort he took her from her standing place moving back to the bedroom. He wasn't going to allow small things ruin his week with his beloved. After all, next week he would have to sign up for a sequel to his next box office smash.