DIMITRI'S POV
"You're tense," She told me caressing my chest.
"How do you know that for sure?" I asked her, tightening my hold around her.
"Your heart is beating so fast," She told me making me chuckle.
"Well, you're here," I told her with a smirk.
"Dimitri, just tell me the reason," I sighed as she told me.
"I was just wondering about ways to finish all this madness," I told her.
"Even I think about it all the time. This bullshit is driving me insane," She told me. I pinched her side making her jump.
"OW!" She looked at me with a complaining face.
"Language," I told her. She scoffed.
"You have no right to tell me that, Mr Dimitri Belikov," She told making me chuckle.
"Fine, I'm sorry, but why do I feel like you have something to tell me?" I asked her. She sighed tightening her arms around me.
"Well, there's this boy," I frowned.
"Boy?" I asked her.
Yes, he's in uni and he keeps hitting on me," She told making me groan.
"Bastard!" I muttered.
"Hey! You don't get to tell me language and then curse out loud," She told standing up. I groaned and pulled her back to me.
"Just give me the name," I told her.
"And what?" She asked me.
"I will kill him," I told her.
"The fuck?" She asked me standing.
"This life is something crazy sladost. On that day when you asked us not to kill innocent, we nodded to make you feel better sladost. But that's not the reality of the mafia. We kill without remorse. We kill when we want to, when we're depressed or when it feels right. We supply drugs and weapons without caring whom they will end up with. We are bad people sladost," I told her wanting her to remember that.
She remained silent and refused to look into my eyes.
"Why? Why would you want to do this when you have everything?" She asked. Her voice was almost a whisper.
"Well, for me, your father, you and your brother, it was passed through the family. We are trained for this. I'm not going to lie but women in the mafia are trained to be good wives now it has changed much but the tradition is still there sladost. A part of me believes that if you didn't leave your father he would probably marry you off to me. But you left and he realised how much you mean to him," I told her.
"What about others?" She whispered.
"Survival. They chose this path to survive," I told her.
"Well, can't you leave?" She asked me after a long silence. I sighed.
"Can, but the threats would be there," I told her.
"I wish it didn't have to be this way," She mumbled. I closed my eyes and hugged her tightly.
"Me too, sladost. Me too," I mumbled kissing her hair.
We embrace the tense silence for a while until I decided to break it.
"Anyway did that boy hurt you?" I asked her.
"No, but he's annoying. He follows me everywhere even calling out to me in the hallways! He knows I don't like that," She told me. I frowned.
"Did you tell him that you have a boyfriend?" I asked her.
"Yes! I did, and he asked me who's my boyfriend. And I told him he's someone out from the uni, but he refused to believe," She told me.
"How about I make an appearance in front of all of them and save you from his wrath? Like you know the knight in shining armour?" I asked her faking a British accent.
She laughed and hit my chest.
"No need. If you do so, everyone might think I got my grades because of you, I don't want that," She told. I sighed.
"Then what am I supposed to do? Do nothing?" I asked her.
"Well, maybe you can come to the library and scare him off," She told smiling.
"Hmm, I can do that, is that all?" I asked her.
"No," She told me.
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ROSE'S POV
My exam week passed sooner than I expected. When I told this Dimitri, his reply was, "I told you, you were stressing over nothing."
After my final exam, I knew I have aced the finals and felt relaxed. Well, kind of relaxed.
I've been feeling oddly relaxed and that's dreading me out.
"Hey, are you gonna stay in there all day?" I looked at the door and saw Ivan standing there.
"What's wrong?" I asked him closing the piano lid.
"Nothing, but I thought that you might wanna join us all down there. We're just chilling, talking shit and doing shit. Besides isn't it too late for you to be awake?" I scoffed standing as he said that.
"I'm not a toddler. The question is, isn't it too late for you to start doing shit? It's 9 pm." I told him stretching my hands above my head.
He laughed. I shook my head chuckling.
"Where's Dimitri?" I asked him, walking out of the room.
"In his study. He'll come later," Leonid told me walking with me.
"Hey, Ivan. Is Mason alright? I feel like he's avoiding me for some reason," I asked him. He tensed a bit.
"No, he's not. But I think he'll be fine. He always is," Ivan told opening the door for me. I smiled hoping he'll be fine.
As I went inside, my nostrils filled with the smell of cigars, beer, gasoline and gunpowder. Oddly enough it felt like home.
The entire room went silent for a second as everyone stared at me.
"Little miss, what are you doing here? It's not a place for you," One of them, Andrew, told me. He's like 15 years older than me but acted as if he has been my father's father. I smirked as I walked further inside the big room and over to him.
I put my hand around him and looked over his shoulder. He was playing casino. I examined the way they were playing for a while.
"Bayan, you should go dear..." He started to tell me and I decided that this is the best time to cut him off. (Lady)
"Go for 293," I told him.
"Um.. what?" He asked me. I nodded to the board.
"293," I told him. Everyone looked at him and he gulped before moving his hand. And then he looked at me again.
"You're sure? Cause I bet 10000 and he 20000," He asked me. I smirked.
"Go for it," I told him.
He did it He placed his bet on 293 and moments later the screen displayed the number.
"Yahoooo!" He shouted as the number 293 was displayed. I laughed.
"Your welcome in advance," I told him.
"But how?" He asked me. I just tapped my forehead smirking.
I moved away from there to the kitchen counter to grab something to eat.
"Ms Rose, we're playing poker, would you like to join?" Andrew asked me.
"Sure, but I'll settle to watch," I told them.
Dimitri's POV
"Boss Miss Rose is down with the men," Peter told. I nodded.
"Thank you, Peter, and tell me that Ivan is also there," I told him and he nodded. I sighed in relief.
"Let's wrap it up for today," I told him getting up.
I wanted to go to Rose first but then realised that I smell like shit by now after all of the work.
So I decided to go to take a shower. Once I came back, I got dressed in some pants and a sleeveless hoodie. I went down and opened the door to a loud noise.
They all were singing holding their cups in the air. And my sweet little sladost was on a table dancing.
I leaned on the railing placing both hands on it smiling softly as she danced.
She is a light to my life. Carefree, young, so beautiful and most importantly super smart. She didn't care where she is, or whom she was with except for having fun. She was jumping, flipping her hair and singing alone without giving a damn. I went down slowly watching.
Men made the way as I went to her. They slowly stopped singing and she after a second noticed that. But she turned too fast to know what happened and lost her balance.
I caught her in my arms and her eyes lightened up the moment she saw that it was me.
"Dimitri," She said my name wrapping her arms around my shoulder.
"Having fun?" I asked her. She nodded and I carried her to sit down.
"continue," I told others and gladly they didn't sing but started their conversation or playing casino or whatever the shit they wanted to do.
"It's nice to see you having fun," I told her placing her on a table. She smiled bringing me closer and hugging me.
"You took a shower?" She asked me. I nodded inhaling her sweet scent.
"Could've called me. I would've loved to join," She whispered making me chuckle.
"Later," I told her placing a kiss on her shoulder.
"Dimitri," She called me.
"Hmm?" I asked her.
"Be a dear and make me something to eat?" She asked. I looked at her and saw that she was pouting. I chuckled.
"You're a big baby, you know?" I told kissing her pouty lips and unwrapping myself from her.
"What're you gonna make for me?" She asked me.
"Just a small snack. I want to take you out for dinner tonight," I told her. She raised an eyebrow.
"A surprise?" She asked me. I nodded.
"How should I dress?" She asked me.
"Fancy," I told her smiling thinking about the place.
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ROSE'S POV
"A date? Absolutely not. You're not going anywhere with him," Eddie told me. I rolled my eyes while applying blush.
"I'm just informing you, Lil bro. Not asking for permission," I told him. He scoffs making me smirk.
"Now leave, I need to wear my dress," I told him throwing him out of the room.
I got dressed in a light green dress with a slit and spaghetti-chained straps. I matched a white fur shawl and a clutch to it. But for the accessories, I wore emerald earrings gifted by Mrs Dragomir for my 21st birthday and Dimitri's promise rings. I wore white heels with green straps and let my hair free but took a green scrunchie as I hate eating with my hair free.
I checked one last time before going down.
"Sladost, you look breathtaking," Dimitri told me as he helped me to get down the stairs. I smiled and blushed slightly as he told me. He was wearing a dark green suit as we decided we would go green tonight.
"You too," I told him. He kissed me softly.
"Stop it," We both pulled apart when we heard baba's voice.
"Baba, before you tell anything, we'll be fine. I'm a big girl," I went to him and told him. He sighed and hugged me.
"Be careful," He told me and I nodded.
I then saw Mason coming from the kitchen. He stopped walking as he saw me. I smiled, happy to see him fine.
"Mason, are you feeling alright now? I heard you were feeling unwell," I asked him. Just then Dimitri came, wrapped an arm around me and I leaned to his side. It felt natural for me to love his touch. Mason's eyes went to that small action before smiling and looking at me.
"I am. Enjoy the date," He told me before smiling and leaving.
"Shall we sladost?" Dimitri asked me and I nodded smiling.
"Oh, I've missed your car! Can I drive?" I asked him as I saw his car parked in front of the door.
"You sure?" He asked showing the keys. I nodded smiling. He chuckled throwing the keys to me. I caught it chuckling.
Even though I wanted to open the door for myself. He beat me into it and opened it to me. I got in and then he did too.
"To where?" I asked him.
"Start driving, I'll give the directions," He told me.
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