Chapter 18
Morning rays crept through the curtains of the presidential
suite, as Royal and Dmitry lay wrapped in each other‟s
arms snuggled comfortably in their king-sized canopy bed.
Dmitry snored lightly, and Royal listened to the grandfather
clock in the corner tick the seconds away. She had been
awake for nearly an hour, tossing moderately under the
strain of Dmitry‟s long arm wrapped protectively around
her waist.
Twirling her fingers in her tangled hair, she thought
about where she would have her blonde bodyguard Davyd
take her today. She had seen many the sites in the last few
days, even though Dmitry had cancelled on her repeatedly.
He apologized everyday promising also to spend time with
her the next, but everyday he left her in Davyd‟s care. To
her surprise, however, Davyd had been quite the tour guide.
Plus, he seemed to enjoy doing something other than taking
orders from her anally-retentive boyfriend.
Today, she planned on shopping. Dmitry had given her
the American Express Black Card and told her to "knock
herself out". She was going to do just that. Evropeiski Mall
was supposedly the superior shopping experience, and their
stores would give her insight on what new things she could
bring to Dmitry's Closet. Then she would go over to Tverskaya
Street, which was filled with hundreds of shops and
boutiques, where she would do more shopping, and then
dine at the finest restaurant that she could find. She might
even buy her bodyguard something nice.
Strangely enough shopping had become a well-proven
stress reliever for her. She relished in the idea of seeking
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out bold statements made with expensive fabrics. Accessorizing
with precious gems, bold bags and beautiful shoes
made her giddy with excitement and temporarily satisfied
some insatiable lust for more that dwelled inside of her. It
was bizarre to her that such materialistic things brought her
comfort, but they did, especially when she was not receiving
ample attention from Dmitry.
Rolling over on her, Dmitry nuzzled his face down in
her hair and pulled her closer to him, grunting as he did so.
Royal looked over and touched his face. He growled,
acknowledging that she was already awake. Sparkling
diamonds emerged as the slits of his eyes opened. He gave
her a content smile. She turned towards him and slipped
her arms around his neck.
"Morning," she whispered.
"Good morning." His deep baritone voice cut through
the silence.
"I‟m glad that you slept later than normal."
"What time is it?" He raised up a little.
She pulled him back down. "It‟s early. Don‟t go yet. I
miss you."
"Umm…I miss you too." He kissed her lips.
"Do you have plans today?"
"I have a few meetings."
There was silence.
"When are you going to start our vacation?"
"Soon. Isn‟t Davyd showing you a good time?"
"Yes, but I want you to show me a good time."
"Name a morning that I haven‟t."
Royal laughed. "I mean outside of the bedroom."
"Oh…I‟ll be finished with all of the madness very
soon."
"What have you been doing over here?"
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Dmitry eyed her curiously. "I‟ve been consolidating
some of my businesses."
"How many do you have?"
"Here?"
"Period."
"Many, love."
"Maybe I could help you with some of your businesses
if you‟re having troubles, since I did an okay job with the
boutique?" Her eyes were eager with anticipation.
Dmitry smiled and rubbed his hand down the side of
her neck.
"Business is good, but thanks for the offer. I may take
you up on that one day soon."
"Well, I just wanted you to know that the offer is always
there, especially since I‟m about to spend up all your money
today with your little black card."
Dmitry smirked. "Spend as much as you like. It won‟t
break any of my banks." He looked at his watch and sighed.
"I better get up."
"Okay. I‟m starving. Will you have breakfast with
me before you leave?"
"Dah," he said, standing up naked beside the bed and
stretching. "Come take shower with me first."
Pulling herself out of the bed, Royal followed Dmitry
into the bathroom and closed the doors behind them.
She felt his arms wrap around her as she did. He pulled
her close to his body.
"Are you ready for that good time that we were talking
about earlier?" he asked, picking her up off the ground.
She giggled. Of course, she was.