Inizio (COMPLETED)

41. DDUM

We'd fallen asleep soon after. Not before Marco showered me in soft kisses. He left lovebite-

Voice1: Hickeys

Right. He'd left hickeys all along my neck and some on my lower back. His warm mouth had teased my poor nipples, rolling them around and sucking them. My body was extremely sensitive and I had to stop him before another orgasm crashed through me.

We practically kissed ourselves to sleep. The last things I remembered hearing were 'thank you's'. Exhaustion got the best of us because currently the clock on the bedside table read 10:07 am, Friday; we'd arrived the day before a little before 9:00am.

A large arm held me in place and I felt my hair tangled in Marcos hand. I tilted my head to look at him. His brows were close together, probably because of whatever he was dreaming about. I looked up at the ceiling, thinking.

Is it normal to sleep with your boss? I mean, yeah the first time, sexual tension, blah blah. But again? The second with such ferocity and intensity that you couldn't help but want more.

Forever.

"No," I whispered to myself. I can't think that. Nuh-uh. It's too soon for that. Plus, he's got a shit ton of baggage. His families in the Mafia, he's next in line to be king, his life's in danger constantly because of that, and...

Rosalie.

Who the hell was she? My mind replayed the conversation I'd heard in the car the first time we'd arrived in Italy.

"Rosalie back at the same time as us? Fishy or no," Stephan said.

"Maybe she didn't expect us to be back. If she knows whats good for her she'll stay away," Marco's deep voice mumbled.

"Well, she was always quite stubborn. Only woman I know who wasn't scared to speak up to you," said Caleb.

"Rosalie be- is the woman who...Ohh. Well, from what I have heard, chances are she did this on purpose, spoke Jessica.

"How would she know? Not even the guards at the houses know. I'm with Marco on this one. She didn't mean too. If anything, she saw that you guys left and took the chance to swoo-,"said Caleb.

"Okay say she did that- say she only came cause she didn't expect us back," said Stephan. " What does that mean then? Was she going to try to take your deals? Get them to merge with her. Cause you know what that would mean right? She's a conniving bitch—."

"No, but seriously. If Rosalie's in town, then soon she'll find out we're back. My money is she comes to see you. If 9 months is enough for a boy to grow balls, then 2 years—imagine 2 years for Rosalie."

"She sounds like the type of bitch to show up and act like nothing happened.." said Jessica.

I took in a deep breath.

Why were they so worried by her presence? Who was she to Marco? He did defend her when Stephan had insulted her, so probably someone important. A lover, perhaps.

I frowned. Stephan had mentioned that she might be here to merge with them. Wheels spun madly in my head.

If she was possibly a lover, then she must have known Marco was in the Mafia. Things ended badly, from what I gained in the conversation. Maybe she felt betrayed and in spite she tried to get another business to merge with her instead of Marco.

"Hmm."

Mafias make business deals all the time. Chances are, Stephan was referring to her making deals with someone in another mafia behind Marcos back in an attempt to piss him off—or get back at him. What'd he do?