BRUNO
Eight hours later,I return to the bedroom to find Lina sleeping on the oak bed,dead to the world.She must have dozed off because she is still fully clothed with her legs crossed.
I've been watching her sleep for five minutes now and still can't bring myself to wake her.Her beautiful and peaceful face just makes it so hard to.Especially when I know that the instant she awakens,she is going to turn murderous.
I sigh in resignation and steel myself. I had to wake the sleeping beauty up.It was almost time to go.
Sitting on the edge of the bed near head,I start to caress her soft cheek.Then realising that I'm getting distracted,I try to rouse her,softly.
"Lina,"I call,reluctantly recalling that I promised that I wouldn't call her precious.
When she doesn't so much as move a muscle,I shake her body gently."Lina,ypu have to get up,"I tell her.
This time she does stir before hesitantly opening her warm brown eyes.They narrow on me for a second.
"Bruno,"she says, her voice raspy with sleep.
"Yeah babe.It's me.You should get up.We will be landing a bit,"I inform her.
She sighs deeply before sitting up straight on the bed."Shit,I fell asleep, didn't I?"
I nod as she puts her hands on her face.
When she removes the hands,her long brown hair replaces them by hiding her beautiful face.I can't help but lift up my hand and tucking the wisp of hair behind her ear.
When her eyes come to view,I find them fixed on my face,captivated.I freeze,not able to resist her spell and allow myself to get lost in the most gorgeus brown eyes,I had ever seen.I don't know what gets into me but in the next second,I lean closer to her and crash our lips together.
Lina gasps and I take the opportunity to push my tongue into her mouth.I hear her sharp intake of breath which does nothing to stop me.
I can feel my body heating up a bit as our tongues start to tangle together in a beautiful dance of passion.
When she moans loudly,I reach out my hands to cup her beautiful face and continue to kiss her.Hard.
It goes on and on for a while until Lina suddenly pushes me away and slaps me. Really fucking hard.
It stings a bit but I don't concentrate on it but on Lina's face instead.Her hair is a little messy,her lips are swollen, her cheeks are flushed but as usual,it is her eyes that draw my attention.
Although they look a bit dazed,they still flash at me angrily.
"How dare you put your hands on me?"she tells me angrily.
Looking her staight in the eye,I raise an eyebrow.
"Seriously?Are you going to sit and there pretend like you didn't want this too?"I say with a bit of anger of my own.
This woman!
Her jaw drops immediately."What the hell makes you think I wanted you to get anywhere near me?"
"You were giving me the eyes,Lina.And don't deny it.You wanted me to kiss you as badly as I did,"I state,not being able to resist glancing at those swollen, sexy lips.
Her face turns as a slight pink colour.She opens her mouth to speak but nothing comes out.That's when I knew for sure that she is finding it hard to resist me,something which I'm already planning to take full advantage off.She then looks at me with an angry expression but I'm sure she is more pissed at herself than me.
"Let me make something clear to you,Mr Rossini.I didn't want to kiss you despite what you think,"she says,lying through teeth.
She really does need to work on that.
"And secondly,I don't like you and so can never let you put your hands on me.Are you clear on that?"she finsihes while folding her arms.
"We don't have to like each other to fuck,Lina.And second of all,it's too late for you to say that.I've already "touched you",a number of times,remember?"I say.
Her pinks cheeks turn full on tomato red,probably remembering the passionate moments we spent together.
I, on the other hand get upset.The past is something I'd rather not think about,especially since I missed on many moments with the woman I loved for the past five years.
"That was in the past and it will never happen again,"Lina,tells me clearly.
I just smile at her confidently."Never say never."
At that moment the pilot declares that we will be landing in a bit.
"I have to wash my face ,"she tells me in a low voice.
With that, she looks at me for a second before quietly getting up and heading to the bathroom.
"Fate brought us together again,Lina.Why are you hell bent on fighting it?"I ask her as she hurries away from me.
She pauses with her hand on the door knobs.
"Because I dont know you anymore,Bruno.You've turned into this monster who hurts people,"she tells me honestly,still turned from me.
I take a sec to think about what she said and I know she is not exactly wrong.I'm no longer the broody guy who used to adore her in college.I'm an entirely new person who has has developed a palette for violence and blood in these last few years.It's how I kept myself going with nothing else in my life.
"You're right about me being a monster,Lina."I tell her. After a moment,I lt occurs for me to ask,"Are really you scared of me now?"
She says nothing for a few seconds before nodding reluctantly.
"You don't have to be scared of me,Lina,"I tell her."I may be a monster but from now on, I am your monster,"I add.
Lina does not say anything but instead quickly enters the bathroom before closing it with a firm thud.
I know that deep down she is aware that a door won't keep me away, not from her and her heart.
LINA
I scrub my face with a towel angrily,wanting to really hurt myself,fucked up as that is.
I let him kiss me.Again.
Like how foolish am I really?
How could I kiss the guy who is literally kidnapping me?What the fuck is wrong with me?Is my brain not functioning probably?
I had been doing a damn good job of making him believe that I had no interest in being with him.But I just had to go mess it by letting him kiss him.
Who knows what kissing him will lead to?
Damn,I refuse to even think about it.
I am so incredibly stupid.
I should have slapped him the minute he touched me but no,I just had to kiss him just because he was he looked at me with eyes filled desire and longing.
If anyone was giving anyone the eyes,it was him!
Okay.Maybe I might have done it too.
I'm so stupid.
Stupid.Stupid.Stupid.
And he is such an opportunist.He saw that I had just woken up and was vulnerable and he took advantage of that.
Bastard.He just couldn't help himself, could he?I think bitterly.
I remember him agreeing that he was indeed a monster.He is so right.But he also said that he was my monster.I don't know what that means but I don't want a monster.I'd would rather have my Bruno but it's becoming increasingly clear that it's never going to happen.
So,yeah,no thanks!
After I finished towelling my face off,I look at the mirror,my eyes instantly going to my slightly swollen lips.Damn it.
I've barely spent a whole day with him and we are already making out.
I have to be extra careful and not to get too close to him from now on.Or else this could escalate to a more dangerous situation.
After I brush my hair with my hands and adjust my clothes,I look at myself in the mirror.A presentable enough image stared back at me and I nodded in approval.
I was ready now.
From now on I would not let Bruno get past my defenses so easily,not matter how hard he tries.
Breathing in deeply,I stepped outside the bathroom and into the bedroom.
Bruno is sitting on the bed and looks up at me with an unreadable expression.
"I'm ready,"I tell him.
"Alright,"he says,getting up from the bed.He reaches for my hand but I quickly snatch it away and make for the door.
As I open the door,I hear him sigh and walk behind me.
Walking back the way we came earlier,I end up in the living quarters again and take a seat where I had before.Bruno sits across me and I buckle in,just so that he doesn't get it into his head to do it for me.
I'm going to break his hands if he does.
"There's been a change of plans,"he declares,startling me from my thoughts.
"What?"I ask,not understanding him.
"We won't be able to pay your parents a visit,"he informs me.
"You promised me,Bruno!"I remind him vehemently.
"And I still intend to keep that promise,"he assures me icily."But because of the weather, our landing was greatly delayed.So it's going to be night time ilby the time we land in Mylari by now.So we can either go now and talk to your parents after disturbing them from their peaceful slumber or we can see them tommorow when they are well rested,"he says to me in a casual voice.
I look at him for a few seconds before groaning loudly.He was right and I hated it.
I definitely did not see visiting my parents during the night going well.Actually I didn't see visiting them( in general) going well at all but I just wanted to get the whole thing overwith.
"We will go to see them tomorrow,Lina"he says,pulling me from my thoughts.
"What if Miles or even Sophie says something before I talk to them?"
I would mention Cameron but according to Bruno he isn't in a condition to say anything to anyone anytime soon.
Bruno just shrugs,as if it doesn't really matter that much to him if my parents learn about us."Then I guess we just roll with it,"he says.
I look at him with surprise.He did not just say that.
"Do you not understand?If my Dad finds out he will come at you with everything he has got,"I inform him,hoping that it will scare him.
He just smiles."Your father is a partner at a law firm ,Lina.A man with principles. I run a billion dollar company that technically goes against what considered legal in the country and there is no line that I will not cross to get what I want which happens to be you.So in short,your father couldn't fuck with me even if he tried.If anything he will be the one who suffers dearly if he tries to put his nose in my business,"he tells me with folded arms.
I'm left frozen after Bruno finishes his monologue.It's not like I didn't know any of it before but to hear him say it...
Now I know I am dealing with a true monster.
"No one else has to get hurt during this Bruno.Let's just do this my way,okay?"
"Fine,"he says."But it has to be tomorrow,"he says."And In the meantime,you can call them,"he suggests.
I give him a suspicious look.
"Why?"
" So that you can find out if they know anything and tell them that we will be visiting them tomorrow,"he explains and for the first time,I fully agree with him.
Staring into space,I find myself nodding my agreement.
"Alright,I'll do it,"I say.
Bruno smiles in a way that let's me that I didn't really have a choice.His suggestions are really orders.
"You can do it on the ride home," he says,pulling me out of my reverie.
Wait,did he just say home?