A Lifetime With You by Athrhteera

"Matteo... your men, your empire, everything you've built. You can't risk all of that just because of me. Besides,

we're talking about Papa, there has got to be another way." | replied, turning to look at Mama who seemed to be

out of words. However, Mama took a few steps forward as she slightly smiled.

"It's best if you two enjoy the weekend together. We'll think about how to settle this later. How does that sound?"

She suggested, nodding a few times-she knew we were going to get heated up in an argument if we decided to

keep discussing.

All | wanted at the moment was to spend twith my husband after being separated. We needed salone

ttogether because twasn't on our side, we couldn't simply let it fly.

"Great idea, Mama." | responded, smiling back at her.

"Igor will takehome. And here's your phone, Alena."

| looked down at my phone with a frown, "Where did you get this?"

"I knew the passcode from his lock. | took it when he left," she replied.

My eyes

watered immediately as | went in to wrap my arms around Mama, pulling her in for a hug. Despite the situation

we were in, she had always prioritisedfirst-the risks and the problems never seemed to bother her even

though she knew Papa was capable of a lot of things if we got caught.

"Thank you, Mama." | muttered near her ear, snuggling closer.

She chuckled, "Don't worry about it, sweetheart."

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As soon as | broke the hug, Mama was getting ready to leave with Igor and | was getting ready to follow my

husband home. We were going to spend ttogether this weekend, the best we could until Sunday. Then, Igor

was going to cpickup again. "Call or textif there's anything, okay? We will cand pick you up on

Sunday"

"Okay, Mama. Thank you," | said.

Once Mama and Igor had left the office, | heard them stepped inside the elevator.

It was just Matteo and I.

He took a few steps to stand besidebefore grabbing onto my hand, kissing the back of it. Then, we were

heading down the elevator until we reach his car, parked in the basement. Igor's car was no longer here which

meant they had left before we reached the parking spot.

We entered the car and Matteo drove off.

It was a quiet car ride but he couldn't keep his hand away from me. He held my hand the entire drive home, as if

he was afraid if he could loseagain if he let go. | smiled as | continued to watch him, admiring his beauty

During moments like this, | wanted to appreciate our tmore. We didn't have all of the tin the world like

we had expected we would. Therefore, it was better to cherish and treasure these beautiful moments regardless

of how small they may appear. "How much did you miss me?" | asked, breaking the silence.

"What kind of question is that?" He raised an eyebrow.

It was unsual ofto ask random questions but regardless of my character, | was still a regular girl. A girl who

wanted nothing more but love and affection from her partner. A girl who craved to be touched and held close. A

girl who could spend hours with her partner doing nothing as long as they were together.

"A random one. Is it wrong?"

"No, you just never ask those kind of questions before."

| smiled before laughing, "Sorry."

"I missed you a lot, Alena. | missed you so much and don't be sorry. You can ask anything you want and I'll

answer them." He replied, tightening the grip on my hand before pulling it close to his lips, kissing the back of it.

It was a simple gesture but | loved it.

The way he kissed me, the way he madefeel, it was all clear on how much he loved me. | didn't have to ask

the random questions for his answers because | could see from his actions. Men were always going to be simple

creatures, who may not be good with words but they expressed through their actions.

Once we have reached home, the lights weren't turned on and it was dark.

Matteo parked the car before stepping out. As | was about to open the door, he was quicker and helpedout.

My eyes wandered around the area as we stepped inside, entering home.

| watched as he turned on the lights and | could see our hclearer. Everything was still in place just like how it

was when Neft but it also seemed as if nothing had moved. As if the maids cto clean the house and left, as

if Matteo never touched anything afterwards. "Did you not chat all?" | asked, closing the door behind

me.

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He shook his head, "Not really. | only chto take a shower."

| reached out for his face before caressing the side of it, "You need to take care of yourself, Matteo. You'd get sick

if you don't."

"What about you, Alena? Who takes care of you?"

"l do."

"Look at you, baby. You look exhausted," he frowned.

Matteo was right. We both looked miserable as if we hadn't slept for days. | was quick to judge him for not taking

good care of himself but | had ignored my own health-ever since | was forced to leave home, | didn't bother to

get enough sleep or drink enough water. | only ate when Mama brought up food.

Only because | didn't want to starve myself.

"You're right... we need to take better care of ourselves," | breathed.

"I'll run you a bath. So, you can relax."

Matteo walked up the stairs and I followed behind him until we reached our bedroom. Everything was clean and

in place, untouched. | slowly sat down on the edge of the bed as he went in to set up the tub.

I didn't waste any tby taking off my clothes, leaving them on the bed as | made my way towards the

bathroom, seeing Matteo feeling the water with his hand. He was probably testing out to see if it was warm

enough for my liking and he was too focused, he didn't even notice | was already standing behind him.

When he stood up and turned to walk out, he had stopped in his steps.

"Surprise?"

"Surprised." He replied, leaning in to kiss my forehead.

I slowly ran my hand down his, feeling his forearm. "Cjoin me."

"Take a bath with you?"

I nodded, looking up into his eyes.

He couldn't resist even if he wanted to. | reached up to unbutton his shirt before dropping it on the floor and

moving along to his pants, letting it drop as well. Within seconds, we were both fully naked without a single cloth

covering our bodies.

| felt his hands instantly touching my body as he went in to kiss my lips, lettingfeel the butterflies again.

My eyes were closed as he kissed me, passionately.

We were inches apart until he pulledclose, closing the distance between us. Our bodies were smashed

together and | could feel his erection growing bigger, causing myself to grow wet. | smiled as we kissed, letting

our tongues dance to the rhythm. | moaned when he reached down to squeeze my butt.

Then, he went in to trail kisses down my neck, leaving my mouth wide open.

"I missed you so much," he whispered in my ear.

"Mm..." | breathed, trying to control myself.

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To my surprise, he pickedup and wrapped my legs around his waist as he carriedto the bathroom

counter. There was a big mirror behind me, making it easier for him to see us as we drowned ourselves in lust.

Both of his hands cupped my face, deepening the kiss.

| moaned louder when he bit onto my lower lip.

Our eyes

stared into one another as if we could see our souls.

This time, we weren't rushing into it as we enjoyed every moment. As eager as | was to feel him inside of me, |

wanted to cherish the moment longer. He could take his tin the world to pleaseand | wouldn't even

bother to complain. | spread my legs apart, letting him stand in th