The past

Recap...

She puts her head on my chest and starts to play with my shirt. "Sure," she says.

Adonis:

She takes a deep breath and says. "At first I didn't know I was kidnapped. I was kept in what I thought was a hospital room and talked to a nurse. I don't remember much of that because I was kept drugged all the time. After that I was put into a cell and the day after you came. Nothing really happened to me until after you came. I think they wanted you to come." She pauses before she continues again. "Nico and I were drugged and taken somewhere new after that. The first night we were there we were both whipped. The other days Nico was forced to fight Michael's men. He had to last 10 minutes to get us food, if he didn't I got whipped in front of the soldiers." She takes in a shaky breath.

"I was always whipped naked in front of them and they would take pictures and videos of me in demeaning positions. They would touch me but I was never raped. Michael always said that I was way to valuable to harm to badly. At least not until our child was born. The day Nico got us out he somehow snuck in keys. He didn't say how. He set up an bomb using the broiler, some spray paint cans, and a string covered in gasoline. He lead me out and had me run away before he lit the string. I think he ran after me but he wasn't able to make it. No one else made it out alive besides me," she finishes talking. I rub her back and say "It wasn't your fault. You did what you had to."

She nods and relaxed into me. "Can I ask you something?" She asks after a few minutes. "Sure," I say. "Who are Maia and Jennifer?" She asks. "What?" I ask not sure if I heard her correctly. "Who are Maia and Jennifer?" She asks again. A swallow hard. I haven't heard Jennifer's name for years. I wish to never hear it again.

I know I should tell her about my past so I take a deep breath and say "Maia was my little sister. She was the youngest of my siblings and was taken the day my dad got killed. We were out playing at the park that day and we had food at a café. She was only 7 at the time. When we went out to our dad's car I noticed he wasn't around so I put Maia in his car. I went looking for him and ended up finding him. I was 15 and I didn't have my gun on my at the time because I wasn't worried about anything that day." I swallow and continue "I thought it was safe to spend the day out with my little sister. My dad got shot in an ally because I didn't have anything to protect myself or him. I went back to get my sister after he passed but Maia wasn't there. It turned out that one of Stoyan's guards found her and they wanted to move up the ranks in his gang."

I take in a shaky breath and Kiera holds my hand. "They held her for a week and the last we saw of Maia was on a video that was sent to us. She was tied up, beaten, and raped until she bled to death. I found out later that my girlfriend at the time was involved with what happened. She worked for Stoyan and informed him when he could attack my dad at his weakest. It's partly because of Jennifer that I lost both my dad and my little sister to Stoyan," I finish talking. I didn't even realize I was crying until Kiera started to wipe away my tears.

"I'm here no matter what," Kiera says. That's when I breakdown in her arms. She does too and we just cry together. We pull apart when we're done and lay in bed. "When I'm sad I always watch Matilda," Keira says. I laugh slightly and say "That's your comfort movie." She hits me gently and asks "You got a better one?" "Star wars," I say and she laughs as well. "Ok, let's watch both," she suggests and I agree.

We get half way into Malita and an idea pops into my head. I look at Kiera and I decide to ask "Will you marry me?" She whips her head to face me. "What?" She asks. I swallow and ask again "Will you marry me?" She looks surprised and says "Yeah." Before kissing me. "Yeah?" I ask her. She laughs and says "Yes, just not anytime soon. Maybe in like a year " I agree with her. It's a little to soon to get married. We finish the movies happily and spend the rest of the day sitting outside with the twins.

Fast forward to 11:14 pm

I couldn't sleep. I just can't stop thinking about Nico. I am truly happy to have Kiera back and to know that she's pregnant. I wouldn't have this all without him. He didn't deserve to die. My best friend.

A silent tear slips down my face as I look out at the stars.

I'm not going to forget his sacrifice and neither will Kiera and my soldiers. He was a good person. Always helping others. I can't remember how many people he brought into our Mafia because they needed money. Even Alex.

I knew it was impossible to end this without death. I lost many great men the night of the attack. Why did Nico have to die to? My soldiers should've taken him out instead of me. He didn't deserve this. Kiera didn't deserve this.

I just wish it didn't have to end this way. "Adonis?" Kiera says walking towards me. "Why are you up this late?"

"I just couldn't sleep."

"I'll stay with you," she says sitting down. I lay my head in her lap and start to relax. We don't say anything we just sit and watch the sky. We already know what each other's thinking.

2 weeks later

Kiera:

"That is the fetus," the doctor says pointing towards a dark blob on the screen. "Does it look ok?" I ask. "Yes, it looks healthy, there are no complications at the moment," the doctor says. I look at Adonis and he's smiling.

We say goodbye to the doctor and Adonis looks at me. "Did you get a nipple piercing?" He asks. I laugh and say "Yeah, I got it when I went out with Elli." "Can I see it?" He asks. "Didn't you already see it when I accidentally lifted my shirt to high?" I tease him as I go into the bathroom. He follows me in and lifts me onto the counter. I laugh and ask "Do you want to see it that badly?" He nods. "Ok," I say laughing slightly. I lift up my shirt to show him and he smirks.

"They look beautiful μωρό(baby)," he says. I smile and he looks into my eyes. We stare for awhile before he starts to get closer. He stops himself though and says "Do you want to stop?" He asks. "No," I say. "How far do you want to go μωρό(baby)?" He asks huskily. "Just oral," I say and he nods. He moves his lips onto me not a second later and his hands start to glide along my body.

We spent a few hours together before we stopped and laid down on the bed. He picks me up and carries me back to the bathroom to clean me up and I smile to myself. He's still so gentle and caring. I finally found my happiness.  

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