Legally Bound To The Mafia Boss

“I don’t want it,”

She answered.

“Why?”

“First of all, I don’t have any friends, do you even know what a bridal shower is about?”

She asked.

“Not really, but I thought it is part of the wedding, I didn’t know you need to have friends for that, why don’t you have any friends though?”

He asked and she turned away contemplating her answer.

“I don’t have a friend because, I was too busy trying to live to have time for friends, and the one friend that I used to have became too big to be my friend, I don’t blame her though, no one wants to associate with poor people,”

Ariel said.

“Weird, I don’t have friends either and I am rich,”

Luciano said and she glared at him.

“So you don’t have friends and you are asking me why I don’t have one? We are the same,”

She let out.

“Not really, I don’t keep friends because they betray too much, and you don’t keep friends because you think being poor makes people not want to associate with you,”

“Can’t deny that, but can I ask? Have you been betrayed by someone you called your friend before?”

She asked.

“Yeah,” was all he said in response, she wanted to ask him what happened but figured if he wanted to tell her he would have elaborated more.

“What’s the second reason?”

He asked. He must really be in a talking mood today because he was engaging her a lot more than he used to.

“Second reason is that, this isn’t a love match, I am not an excited bride ready to spend the rest of her life with the love of her life and have beautiful babies and memories, nope, I am bride by circumstances,”

She finished.

“What?”

She asked when he kept watching her.

“For a moment I thought you were going to say bride by force,”

He said.

“I can’t say that, since you didn’t force me, maybe pressure, but certainly not forced,”

She replied.

“Good, Deda wanted us to come over to his house, he has extended family members over that he would like to introduce my bride to,”

He revealed.

“What? I, I don’t think I, do I have to, I mean I am sorry, I know I have to meet your family but really?”

She asked, she wasn’t sure she wanted to meet any more people from his family.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“Calm down, no need to look so scared, I told him no, I told him you were already so stressed with the wedding preparations and that everyone can meet you during the wedding, I mean, you don’t think I am going to drag you to the mansion tonight right? We literally have a busy day ahead of us tomorrow,”

Arielle let out a sight of relief at his words, she was damn not ready to face his family but if they were going to meet tomorrow at the wedding, it would be better than having to deal with them on a closer range, at least tomorrow, she would be busy being a bride and no one will have issues with it.

“Thank you,”

She mouthed.

“Oh, wow, that’s a first,”

“What is?”

She asked.

“You said thank you, Arielle I think you are starting to like me a little too much,”

He said and she whipped a long look, he was either drunk or out of his mind.

“Are you drunk?”

“I am not,”

“You seem drunk, I don’t like you, Luciano Siegel, you are the man who robbed me of my freedom, you are the man who made me a debtor even though I didn’t do any business with you, you are the one who..”

“Okay, I know, I know all those details and I don’t have any regrets,”

He said cutting her off.

“Good, because we are not about to change history and I can never like you,”

She added.

“You lie, you like me, you like me kissing you, and you want me,”

He said and Arielle concluded he was really drunk, she stood up and stood in front of him, he watched her, she knew she might regret it but she wanted to confirm, so she bent and kissed him, it was as if he expected her to and yup, he did taste like alcohol.

“I knew it, you are drunk,”

She accused.

“I am not, I had a few bottles but that’s not enough to make me drunk, plus you did not deny wanting me,”

He stated.

“Yeah, I do want you, but it is just sex, all adults want sex, except the ones who choose not to, I choose to and you are a fine man, who wouldn’t want you?”

She said sincerely.

“Is that a compliment my lady?”

“See, you are drunk, you should go get some rest, you don’t want to be hangover tomorrow,”

She said as she made to walk back to her seat but he pulled her to him and placed her on his lap.

“You don’t start something like that and walk away,”

He said right before he kissed her, she wrapped her hands around his neck, enjoying the feel of his mouth on hers, yup, she knew she would definitely enjoy this part of their short marriage, and she admit that it was the part she was most looking forward to, she didn’t mind that Luciano would be the first man for her.

“Oh, we are gonna like being married,”

Luciano said when the kiss ended, he didn’t let her go.

“What do I say, I need the experience,”

She whispered.

“Oh, I am going to do a good job being your teacher,”

He responded. They stayed like that in each other’s arms for a couple of minutes before he excused himself and left her, Arielle ditched the flower field only after twenty minutes after he left and retired to her room, hoping to get enough sleep so that she doesn’t look stressed and sleep deprived on her wedding day…