Wine and Dine

Wine and Dine
Everything was just perfect, the lights were perfect, the music was elegant and the man I'm with is beyond perfect.

I didn't know how we ended up here but here we are, it was kind of strange when a couple of guards just walked into my office and demanded that I go with them.

Flashback four hours ago

"Miss Black, We would like you to come with us, " I keep staring at the three bulky guys in black suits with earpieces on.

"Who let you in?" I ask my hand moving toward the phone to ring my assistant. One of the guys raised his hand and gave a sign that I should stop.

"Our apologies for the inconvenience but Mr. Torricelli wanted us to bring you with us," I don't believe them.

"I would like to speak with Mr. Torricelli first," I pick up my phone and dialed his number. The guards don't make a move, they stay perfectly still.

"Hello, darling," he greets me with his deep voice.

"What's is this about?" I get to the point before I get distracted by his voice.

"Oh, the guys giving you trouble?" he seems distracted by the flipping of pages in the background.

"I don't know about trouble but it would be nice to know they were going to barge in at my office and scare off my assistant," I tell him turning my back to the guards.

"Why are they here Massimo? Why didn't you tell me they were coming here?" I accuse him

I heard him sigh "They are there for your protection and it would make me feel at ease if they were with you when I'm not,"

"A little heads up would have been nice," I grumble signaling them to take a seat but they didn't.

"And where are they taking me?" I was annoyed when they don't seem to listen to me, we were going to have a problem if this continues.

"They are taking you to me, just go with them and you will find out, I can't wait to see you," the last sentence had me squirming

Massimo was on a business trip, it's been three days since his departure, and he told me he would be in Spain by now.

"You should have just told me, I will be on a plane in a few hours, I don't need them to parade around, with them with me people are going to notice even if they are not looking," I argue with him not liking the fact that he does everything he wants to and not give me the benefit of the doubt,

"Will you please just go with them, I can't wait to see you, next time I promise I will let you know," he pleaded

"Fine, just this one time though, next time we will communicate and then make a decision," I tell him being all stern.

"I love you," he confesses, and my anger and irritation just disappear, a smile makes its way onto my face and I replied with the same feeling.

"I love you too," we hung up and I turn to look at the large people in my office making it look little.

"You want some coffee?" I ask trying to lighten up the room but silence greets my question.

I groan and get back to my work, with some last-minute changes and modifications I let my assistant know I would be gone for a while and won't be at the office but if she needs my help in dire emergency, she could reach me on my phone but only for the emergencies. Knowing Massimo he won't let me do anything.

The guards were doing too much guarding around me because I felt like a celebrity due to their alertness. I cover my face with a hat in embarrassment. We walk to the private airport on a private plane, and the plane was beautiful and elegant.

The three guys were sitting far away from me, maintaining the distance, I didn't like the way he does things but Massimo has good intentions and that's what mattered.

It took us three hours to get to our destination, I was slightly excited to see Massimo, and the irritation I felt lingering in the back of my head was slowly fading away.

I walked out of the plane and was greeted by the love of my life waiting at the exit, he had his glasses on with a black suit on, and he looked dreamy, I can't wait to be with him, only the two of us.

I smiled at him before launching myself at him, he laughs when he caught me, and he twirls me around in his arms before putting me down, he kisses me with gentleness, places his arms around my waist, and pulls me closer to himself, and deepens the kiss.

He parts my lips with his then slithers his tongue in my mouth, his thick and delicious tongue takes over the kiss and I let him without any problems, we stop before things got too intense.

He holds me with one arm and pulls me over to a range rover, we take our seats and the car pulls off. I lean into him and place my head on his shoulder, he kisses my head and then pulled me closer to his body.

We sit there in silence, for a while, and then I break it, "I'm still mad at you," he chuckles and kissed me again.

"I know," he says

"Are you ready to tell me what happened or do you need me to find it out by myself, I can do it, you know I can," I tell him, my detective self has made its appearance before when I was looking for his killer, he knows I can find anything out if I have enough motivation.

He lifts my chin to face him, " I have too many enemies, I want you to be protected is that wrong of me to want the last of my family protected," he was guilt-tripping me. He knows it and I knew it.

"I have my security, I don't need you to ambush me with a sudden group of guards barging into my office without any consent, " I yelled at him in a low voice. "I know you have good intentions but this is a little too much,"

"Ok, I'm sorry, I won't do anything without telling you about it, now can you please let it go and enjoy this thing with me, I want you here with me and have the best time when we're together," I sigh and kiss his lips and nodded because at the end of the day it's us and I love us together.

"Fine, I love you," I said cuddling into him.

"I love you," he pulls me into him, and we just enjoy the mood, it's peaceful and more intimate than having sex, I like this, I love how we don't spend every second jumping on each other and just enjoy the warmth the other is emitting.

I don't know when I dosed off but I sleep like the dead, I feel myself being lifted in the air, and he walked off with me in his arms, I woke up in the air, and in the middle of it, I feel great and don't want to ruin the moment so I just stay still. He laid me down in a very comfortable bed and kisses my forehead.

I open my eyes and pull him closer to kiss those lips properly, when we kiss we are in this different world and we love it.

"As much as I want for this to continue I have a beautiful dinner planned and I don't want to miss it," he kisses me one last time before leaving me on the bed, hot and bothered.

I groan in frustration and get off the bed and into the bathroom to freshen up, when I was done with the shower, I see a beautiful red gown laid on the bed. I smile at the dress with more in it, ' Waiting for you in the garden love Massimo,' it was cute.

I put on the dress and do my hair and makeup and rush toward the garden, a waitress waits for me at the elevator, and she takes me to the garden, I love the way it was decorated, the lights were beautiful and so was the table, the table was oval and had this beautiful red roses in a vase, the candles on the top looked amazing.

I walked to the table and didn't find Massimo anywhere around, there was music in the background and when I turned to see where the music was coming from I was shocked to see Massimo I'm his knees holding a red velvet box with a huge diamond ring in it.

"I know I have made mistakes in the past but I want to make them right, so, please Erika Black, will you marry me and make me the happiest person on this earth," he smiled expectantly

"No,"