♕—Delilah The second I stepped out of the shadow, someone slammed me into the wall and gripped my neck, "What the fuck are you doing here?!"My eyes squeezed shut on their own accord, my heart drummed against my ribcage as if to fulfill a thousand beats. He jerked my body once more and I finally opened my eyes, looking into his green ones, "I asked you a fucking question!" I tried to remember his name, I thought hard about every single name that had left Lorenzo's lips, then I did. Scott. Scott Mancini. "Lorenzo..." I managed to say, "Where is he?" He gripped my neck harder, shoving me back into the wall even more, "What about him?" I glared into his eyes, if he thinks he can scare me then he has another thing coming his way, "Lorenzo, where is he?" "And what do you fucking want from him? What more could you possibly fucking take from him?" I took in his words, his tone. He sounded protective of him and the way he talked made me realize that Lorenzo must be here, he was aliv
♕—Delilah ╭───────────────╮ Unknown: Go home, Delilah. ╰───────────────╯I stared at the message for a few moments, blood boiling in my veins, if I didn't have my daughter in my arms I would have broken something. Or maybe turned the bed upside down. The nerve he has! I know I have made some mistakes—okay, a lot of mistakes but how the hell am I going to make it up to him if he doesn't give me a freaking chance. How am I going to make him believe that I truly and selflessly love him and I won't make those mistakes again? We have a baby girl now for god sake! And he doesn't even know about her! He doesn't even know about her because he won't talk to me and won't give me a chance to explain myself or give him the good news. So, I decided to reply to the unknown number. ╭───────────────╮ Me: Lorenzo?╰───────────────╯╭───────────────╮ Me: If it's you then please tell me I need to talk to you, it's important and you will never forgive yourself if you don't
♕—Delilah “You look like you’ve been crying,” Virginia said as she whipped up our breakfast. I had been crying.My tears had been flowing freely. My eyes were puffy and swollen; I was desperate to keep my emotions contained, but Lorenzo's rejection had unleashed them all. I could feel the pain and sorrow within me, begging to be expressed.I was overwhelmed with grief. Even the thought of eating was too painful, as it brought forth tears that were welling in my eyes."A lot," I just answered. "It looks like it's time to make a decision," she spoke, her voice stretched taut with tension. "Maybe it's time to let go, perhaps he doesn't care anymore."I remained motionless, my gaze fixed on Virginia, my thoughts in turmoil. "We could always call it a day... I'm tempted, so tempted, to do so. Although I swore to stand by him no matter what, he's making it almost impossible for me to keep that promise.""Did you speak to him?" she inquired, a hint of tension in her voice."That's right, j
♕—Delilah It was exhilarating, exciting, and fun. I glared at him, my gaze unwavering as I watched his arms tense up when he clutched the railing behind the glass.I was so frustrated with him that I couldn't help myself and gave him the middle finger. He's such an irritating jerk and yet somehow I still care for him so deeply that it breaks me apart. I love him so much that it physically hurts. I beamed with joy as I glanced at all the people around me, having the time of their lives. I saw them dancing, chatting, and sipping some drinks, and I couldn't help but join in the merriment. With my body liberated, I let my limbs loose, turning and swaying to the beats, and hopping up and down - determined to have a blast while also making Lorenzo angry, and he was getting madder with every passing second! It was the happiest I had been in years!"So, what's the plan, Virginia?" I asked, swirling around the dance floor while holding my drink. "Time to turn up the heat," she grinned, nudg
♞—Lorenzo I slammed Niko's door and strode inside, I threw the files onto his desk and faced the window, raking a frustrated hand through my hair. I just saw the woman I love getting eye-raped by every single pervert in the nightclub downstairs and it fucked me up. It fucked with my sanity, it fucked with my emotions, it fucked with my brain. I have no idea what she was trying to prove, coming here all dressed up like a fucking barbie and then getting felt up by random men. No... Not my problem...Delilah Regina is not my fucking problem anymore! Delilah Regina means nothing to me... Delilah Regina can... can fuck off! Or else she is only going to hurt herself! "What did I do?" Niko asked, eyeing the crumpled-up file. "Nothing!" I snapped, pacing back and forth in his office, I'm not going back out there, I'm not, or else I'll lose my shit. Niko laughed, he fucking laughed. I glanced at him, my eyebrows furrowed and my frown deepened, "What's so funny?" Niko waved his hand
♞—Lorenzo "Come here," I said to her as she made a hmm sound in her half-conscious state. I pulled her out of my car, picked her up, and walked to my private elevator. I needed a shower, she needed a shower. I have no idea how will handle myself around her. It's exactly why I didn't want to see her because I knew that if I did, I'd lose myself. I'll become weak, she just fucking had something about her that even if she had shot me I'd still find it in myself to forgive her. But I don't know if I want her to forgive me. Maybe, I'm not a family man, I can't take care of or protect my family. I don't fucking deserve it, given my track record with the women in my life. I have let every single one of them down... The elevator opened into my apartment and I walked inside, taking her with me. She kept mumbling gibberish, throwing around Aurora's name once in a while, I couldn't understand a word. I took her to my bedroom and straight into the bathroom, I made her sit on the counter an
♕—Delilah My head felt so heavy as I slowly opened my eyes. My brain throbbed against my skull, peeling one eyelid open at a time, an unfamiliar bed and bedroom came into my view, and I frowned before my eyes went to another person present in the room. Lorenzo..."I slept comfortably the whole night if that's what you meant," he said to someone on the phone and I shot up from the bed. He was here, Lorenzo was here. Oh my god, oh my god, Aurora. I looked down at my clothes and noticed only a white shirt on me. I spent the night here, I remember Giuseppe being an ass to me and then I puked on Lorenzo. And then nothing... Oh my god, Aurora! Joseph was with her, he must have taken care of her. He probably fed her formula the whole night, I wasn't so alarmed for her safety because Joseph and Virginia loved my daughter like their own. I felt Lorenzo walking towards me and I stilled freezing in my spot, he stopped just beside the edge of the bed, way too close, close enough for me to g
♕—Delilah Lorenzo took a step back, frowning, giving his head a gentle shake as shock washed over him, "What?" he whispered. I wiped my tears, a smile forming on my face at the mention of my daughter, "We have a beautiful daughter, Lorenzo. You want to know why I didn't come to you sooner, you want to know why I waited, why I completely went into hiding? I was trying to save our daughter. I was trying to save her from the world so they don't mistake Alexander for her father. She's your daughter and she needs you. She needs her father in her life..." I gave his head another shake as if he was in denial, "You're not lying to me, are you?" My eyes widened at the insinuation, "Lying to you? Do you really think that I'd lie to you about something like this?! Are you crazy?!" He looked down at me, and for a moment, he seemed out of his senses, "Why didn't you tell me?" "No!" I pointed my finger in his face, "You don't get to put that blame on me! I tried, again and again, and again, ov