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Chapter 21

Olivia's POV

Enough. I've had enough of all of them. The person that has never been a father to me, his wife and their daughter, they have all lived a good life off my grandparents legacy. It is time they learn that you don't take what don't belong to you and you treat people with dignity and respect regardless who they are. I use to fear my dad and always thought that if i am a good daughter he will notice me and want to be a father to me. I was yearning for his attention, love and acceptance but that was just a pipedream. Why it never happened? Only he will be able to answer that one. I never could understand how people don't take resposibility for the consequences of their actions. The actions that caused me to be born into a loveless childhood.

Meeting Marco caused my life to go in a direction i never knew existed. People that love you for who you are as a person, flaws and all. They are seen and known as cruel by the outside world, but they have shown me nothing but love and appreciation. With Domenico by my side i have nothing to fear because he will go to the depths of the earth to protect me. This he has proven to me, over and over again. If this is'nt love, then i don't really know what love is.

After everything Domenico told me, from when he found me to when i opened my eyes made me realize who my real family is. It also made me realize that you don't have to be blood related to be called family and sometimes blood means nothing. They came to visit me yesterday and even though i took naps on the couch in between conversation, they showed me nothing but love, even though Domenico was figuring out ways for them to leave, so we could be alone and i could rest.

Domenico informed me of the countless calls and messages from Mia and Tessa. I don't blame Mia and Tessa because i am an adult and they are their own people. You can not expect other people to stop their fun just to keep an eye out for you. They were just trying to enjoy life as college kids would. I'll make contact with them when i'm fully well, mentally and physically.

I am comtemplating taking my studies online instead of attending classes. It will give me more time to focus and getting my life on track. I'll discuss this with Domenico to get his opinion on my idea.

"Babe! Olivia!"
"In here! I'm in the bath!" I shout as i hear Domenico making his way to his room from the hallway.
The door creeks open "Olivia, what do you want to eat for lunch?"
"So, you made all that noise just to ask me what i want to eat?" I ask him with a smile as he's staring at the top of my beasts peeking out above the bubbles making me blush.
He clears his throat "i have to make sure you eat and get back to health"
"How about we make some pasta with a side salad? I'll come help as soon as i'm done with here" I say as i look up at him.
"No, you are supposed to rest and recover. You woke up yesterday and i won't allow you to do anything but rest" i nod because i won't win against Domenico's protective side.
"I'll be out soon" i say as he comes over, place a kiss on my head and make anfast exit.

Once i was done drying off and getting dressed. I make my way downstairs and i'm assaulted with the lovely smell of Domenico's cooking. He's very good at it.
"Mhmm it smells delicious"
"Thank's Babe, i made it speciallt for you" he says while wrapping his arms around my waist and giving me a soft kiss on the lips.
He holds me in his arms a few seconds longer before releasing me from his grip.

He pulls out my seat and wait for me to take a seat and then bring my plate of deliciousness. He takes in his place next to me and we start to eat. After we were done eating we decided to go and sit in our favourite part of the house, the lounge and talk about everything that happened in detail.
I can still feel the after effects of the drugs and the toll everything took on my body to keep my alive. My chest feels like someone was beating on it with a hammer and i am black and blue all over.

"When can we move your stuff here?" He asks while my head snaps in his direction.

"Why? We already spoke about this" i tell him.
"Did you forget the last part of our agreement that you so boldly suggested" he says"
I scrunch up my face "what last part?" i ask.
"Marco" is the only word he utter as my eyes goes wide in disbelief.
"He agreed?" I ask internally excited because i love this man before me and can't imagine a life without him. I'm just too shy to tell him about my feelings.

"Yes he did, but with conditions"
"And what are they?" I ask.
He has a nervous look on his face thwn he starts to rub the back of his neck which is an indication that this is something serious and he's nervous of my reaction.
"We have to get married as soon as possible" he says while waiting for my reaction.
I just sit there mouth agape for a few seconds taking everything in "you don't even love me, so this does not make any sense" i say as i look at him in disbelief.

"I do, i really do love you. I didn't have the oppertunity to say it to you because of everything that happened but now i do. i love you Olivia" he says as he slightly bends over in my direction and kiss me on the lips while holding my one cheek in his hand.

Why am i such a softy? I'm looking at him in disbelief. "I love you too, Domenico" i say as there is no reason i should keep this from him. He has shown me time and time again that he love and care for me.

"You do" he asks with a huge smile on his face.
"Yes i do Mr. Mancini. I love you" i smile back as i wrap my arms around his neck as he pulls me on his lap.

"Now, we can get the marriage out of the way and make a lots of babies" he says.

"Why should we get married now? We've not been together for that long and babies? I'm still a fullblown virgin" i say.

"As you already know i'm the Don of the Italian Mafia and being in the Mafia comes with rules. We dont date but if we do, we tend to get married as soon as possible. If we decide to remain as girlfriend and boyfriend than you could become a liability to me and the Mafia as some other people might try to harm you to het to me. If we are married they won't touch you because Mafia's believe in family above everything and that count foe rivals as well. Oh, and the virgin part, we can fix that anytime" he says while making suggestive facial expressions.

I sit and digest everything i was just told and after a few seconds i ask "if we decide to get married, how soon should this happen and does it have to be a big event?"

"We have to get married in the next couple of days and normally it's big but if you want to do small, we can do small. We just have to anounce it to everyone in the mafia and the people that is here in the country will have to be invited."

"Lets get married then" i say with a huge smile as i've made up my mind. Nobody has ever been this honest about their feelings toward me besides Domenico and his family.

"Yeah? Do you mean it?"

"Yes" i say smiling while looking into those grey orbs of his.
The rest of the afternoon we discussed everything that happened in detail and i asked him to not hold what happened against Tessa and Mia but he said that he'll think about it.
He also said that he went to the Scott's following up on the progress of the project and was offered breakfast but he dis not eat. He said he was too scared they might poison him.
He also mentioned seeing Julia and her daughter and told me about their tricks. The fact that we are invited to the opening of the project in a week and that he thinks it is time for them to meet Mrs. Mancini.

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