CHAPTER 90

Luca slowly drank down a glass of water, tapping his fingers on the glass as he swallowed

She watched him, as he breathed, as his Adams apple moved

He placed the glass on a table, and proceeded to stand casually in front of her

He was teasing her, punishing her

“Luca—”

She called, growing impatient

Her legs were spread in front of him, and she could feel herself drip

Her hands were fastened together, so there was nothing she could do, absolutely nothing

Finally, he knelt between her legs

And kissed her from her toes, up to her thighs

He used his teeth to slowly drag down her panties

Sharon tried to close her legs, but he was kneeling between them.

“You wanted this Baby girl”

he said as he kissed her inner thigh

His eyes found hers, but she looked away almost immediately, out of embarrassment

“Look at me”

He ordered

Reluctantly, she turned to look at him. Her cheeks were flushed red

“It's beautiful

He placed a finger on her clit, and rubbed it back and forth

Has anyone touched you here Baby

“Ummmn— Ugh— No”

He smiled

Because that would've been another reason to kill the man

Luca replaced his finger with his tongue, and sucked on her.

She tried to keep still, tried to get a hold of herself. But she was falling apart, he knew she was close

He ran his tongue through her folds, and lifted her thighs. He felt her arch her back

“Luca!”

She moaned

She felt him slip his tongue inside of her

“I'm going to—”

“No Baby girl, not yet”

She ground her hips against his face, as she felt herself slipping to the edge

He placed his finger on her clit,

“No one is allowed to touch you Baby”

He whispered against her soft, delicate flesh

“No one but me”

“Uhh— “

He sucked on her hungrily, and she couldn't hold it in any longer

“Luca”

She pleaded

“Cum for me Baby girl”

She felt herself pulsate, felt her legs twitch, felt her head spin

And her quiet release came

She felt him lay next to her, as she struggled to regain her senses. Her breaths were ragged, until she breathed steady

Her eyelids flickered, as she beheld the man beside her

Luca dragged her to himself, and placed her head on his chest

“You're so beautiful Baby girl”

Sharon gave him a shy smile, still overwhelmed from what had just happened

He traced her freckles with his index finger, and kissed her forehead

He saw tears build up in her eyes, and he cradled her cheeks

“What's the matter?”

“I'm not— I'm never going to be able to make you feel this way. I'm bad at everything, and—

I'll never be able to treat you the way you want—”

“You don't have to do anything Sharon—

I love you for being you”

“But you've been with a lot of other women, and they're way better than me”

Luca pressed a kiss to her lips

“You’re the only woman I've enjoyed being with Sharon

Always keep that at the back of your mind”

Sharon looked into his eyes

“What if things could remain like this—

Me and you, just me and you. Maybe we could live in a small house, have a bakery—”

“And seven kids”

Luca whispered into her ear

“Seven kids is crazy”

“But you like kids”

“I love kids, it's just—

I never really thought about them until now. I think it's the atmosphere of the place, or the fact that I don't hate you that much anymore. But the idea of living with you and starting a family doesn't quite sicken me anymore”

Luca placed his hand on her stomach

“I happen to love kids too”

It was just their wishful thinking. They both had their families, who had their lives controlled on a string. Their stay in Italy was temporary, and soon they would have to face reality as it was

Yet for a while—

They wanted to act like it was going to last

“I love you Luca”

“I love you too Sharon”

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A few weeks later

Three, two one

Open your eyes

Sharon gasped, as the blindfold came off

Not only had her flowers grown, he had somehow managed to get some of them to bloom

“Luca—”

Sharon went on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on his cheek

He had tried his best, to make sure that she didn't see the garden again until that time

“You're the sweetest person”

“That's quite new, no one's ever called me sweet before”

He scooped her into his arms

“Put on the blindfold, I have another surprise”

Sharon put on the blindfold back, and struggled to bottle up her curiosity. What did Luca want her to see so badly?

She could only hear his feet as it trudged through grass

She suddenly perceived the sweet smell of flowers, lots of them

He lowered her unto the ground, and took off her blindfold

Sharon stared wide eyed, at what her curious mind had been trying to conjecture up

Flowered, walls were all around her, and beneath her feet were the petals

The walls led her to a circular partition, that had two chairs and a table

She walked straight to the table, and examined the food

He had probably cooked it himself

There was a window that captured the sunset. It was perfect timing

But what for?

“Luca—”

She turned around, to see him down

On one fucking knee!

“Listen, I'm bad with words

But I want you to snuggle up to me every night. I want to take care of you, and I want to cook for you. I want to feed you, and protect you—

And I know I'll never be the knight and shining armour you dream about, I'll never be good enough for you. And we'll fight half the time, but I love you, and I want to be with you anyway

I never really got to give you a decent proposal, or a decent life.

“But I want—

I want you to be my wife”

“Luca—”

“Marry me”