November 4, 2021
Thursday
9:30 am

~ Jasmine's POV ~

I woke up, looked up at the ceiling, let out a sigh, I had a hard time sleeping since I've gotten the news. I haven't talked to Massimo since the day I found out he knew about Luciano.

I missed him, he's been busy with work. I had a hard time sleeping without him next to me.

I haven't talked to my Mom since she's hardly around since she's been spending her time with Elena.

Luciano and I have gotten closer, I need a little more time to call him Dad. He taught me a little bit of Italian on his free time.

I got off the bed, do my routine and walked out of my bathroom wearing this:

I walked to the kitchen, greeted Alessia, she greeted me back and I said " Have you seen my Mom? "

" She's with Elena. "

Great...

**

~ Massimo's POV ~

I am here at the warehouse, I couldn't help but think about my bellissima. I miss her, I miss having her in my arms and I can't sleep without her.

I was going to ask her to go on a date with me but I've been really busy that I didn't get a chance to do it. Today I am going to ask her, but I need to do something first.

I walked over to Luciano, looked at him and said " Can I talk to you? "

He nod his head and said " Sure. "

We walked over to my office, I closed the door, looked at him and said " Let's sit down. "

We sat down on the living chairs, he looked at me and said " What's up? "

" I want to ask you something. "

" Okay? "

" Well, you know that you've always been on good terms with my parents and I don't want to ruin that dynamic. "

" Okay? "

" I think it would feel right to ask first before I could do anything. "

" Do what? "

" Even though you just found out Jasmine is your daughter, she and I are closer than ever. "

He nod his head and said " Yeah, I noticed that. "

" I have developed feelings for her and I want to take it to the next level and that is to date her. "

I was waiting for his response, he didn't say anything, I felt myself being nervous. I've never felt this way before.

" How long have you been having these feelings for Jasmine? "

" For a while now. "

He nod his head and said " I've seen the way you look at her and don't think I didn't see you kissing her forehead. I've seen the way she looks at you, you make her happy. "

I smiled and said " Yeah, she makes me happy. I've never felt this way about anyone before. Can I have your permission to date her? "

He smiled at me and said " Sure, but if you hurt her. I'll kill you. "

" I wouldn't do anything to hurt her. I would protect her with my life. "

" Good. "

" I'm going to take her out tonight. "

" Where are you taking her? "

" To the beach. "

He nod his head and I said " Let's get going. "

" Okay. "

~ Jasmine's POV ~

I am here in the living room watching a movie and I heard " Hey mija. "

I turned around, saw my Mom, she walked over to me, sat down next to me and said " What are you watching? "

" She's The Man "

" Are you still mad at me? "

" A little. "

She nod her head and said " I called David and let everyone know that you'll be staying in Italy for a while and that you met your Dad. "

I nod my head and said " Okay. "

A few minutes later, I heard " Bellissima? "

I turned around, saw Massimo, and said " Yes? "

" Can I talk to you in my office? "

" Yeah, sure. * Looked at her Mom * I'll be right back. "

I got up from the couch, walked over to Massimo, we walked to his office, he closed the door behind me, looked at me and said " I missed you so much. "

" I missed you too. "

He gave me a hug, I hugged him back, he kissed my hair, pulled away and said " I missed having you in my arms. "

" I missed being in your arms. "

He kissed my hair again, we pulled away from the hug, he looked at me and said " I have something to ask you. "

" Okay, what is it? "

" Would you like to go on a date with me tonight? "

Wait, did he just asked me out?

I smiled at him and said " I'll love too. "

He smiled at me and said " Great, see you tonight. "

" See you tonight. "

He cupped my face with his hands, kissed my forehead, pulled away, looked at me and said " My bellissima. "

He leaned in, kissed my lips, I kissed him back, he pulled away from the kiss, kissed my forehead, pulled away, looked at me and I said " Where are we going? "

" That's for me to know and you to find out. "

" Okay. "

He walked out of his office to the living room and I sent Isabella a message:

Me: You and Aurora meet me in my room. I have something to tell you two.

Isabella: We'll be right there.

I walked to my room, the girls followed behind me, once we are in my room, I closed the door, looked at them and said " There's something I need to tell you guys. "

" What is it? " Aurora said.

" Massimo asked me out on a date tonight. "

The girls gasped, Isabella smiled and said " No way! "

I smiled back at her and said " Yes, way. "

" How does Massimo make you feel? " Isabella said.

I smiled at her and said " He makes me so happy. I've never felt this way about anyone before. "

" Do you know where he's taking you? " Aurora said.

" No, he didn't tell me. "

**

I am here getting my hair and make up done by the girls, Isabella looked at me and said " Are you excited? "

" I'm a little nervous. "

" There's no need to be nervous. It's just Massimo. " Aurora said.

~ Massimo's POV ~

I am here at the beach making sure everything is ready, I really hope she likes it. I asked Ximena what was Jasmine's favorite dish so I decided to bring it.

I also brought something for her, I bought a necklace that I know would look good on her. I can't wait to see it on her.

My phone dinged, I got it out of my pocket, saw a message from Isabella:

Isabella: Jasmine is ready.

Me: Okay, I'll be right there.

I told Angelo and Adriano that I'll be right back and for them to keep lighting up the candles, I walked over to my car, and I am on my way to the house.

~ Jasmine's POV ~

" Are you ready Jas? Massimo texted me that he's on his way to pick you up. " Isabella said.

I walked out of the closet wearing  a black dress that fits me in all the right places.

Isabella and Aurora gasped and Isabella said " You look beautiful. "

" Thank you. "

" You ready? "

I nod my head, grabbed my clutch, we walked out of my bedroom, as we are walking down the hallway, Isabella looked at me and said " Tell me everything when you get home. "

" Okay. "

We walked down the stairs, Massimo is waiting for me holding a bouquet of my favorite flowers, and he said " You look beautiful. "

I smiled at him and said " Thank you. "

" These are for you. " He gave me the bouquet.

I looked at my favorite flowers, sniffed them and said " I love them, thank you. "

" You're welcome. "

Isabella looked at me and said " I'll put them in water. Have fun you two. "

" We will. " We said to her.

I gave Isabella the bouquet, she walked away with Aurora behind her, Massimo looked at me and said " You ready? "

I nod my head and said " Yes, I am. "

" Let's go. "

We walked over to the front door, Luciano and my Mom are standing by the door, they looked at us, Mom said " You look beautiful mija. "

" Thank you. "

Luciano looked at Massimo and said " You take care of my daughter, okay? "

Massimo nod his head and said " Of course. "

Mom looked at us and said " You two have a good time. "

" We will. "

Massimo and I walked out of the house to his car, he opened the passenger door for me, I thanked him, stepped in and he closed the door behind me. I noticed that Luciano is looking through the window, and I felt myself get nervous.

Massimo stepped in the drivers side, he drove off, we are on our way, a few minutes later, he looked at me and said " Cover your eyes, we're almost there. "

" Okay, can you give me a clue to where we are going? "

" No. "

" Okay. " I covered my eyes.

We were driving for a couple of minutes, I felt the car stopped, and he said " We're here, don't uncover your eyes. "

" Okay. "

He opened the door, stepped out, closed the door, opened the passenger door, felt him unbuckled my seatbelt and heard him said " You can't see right? "

" No. "

" Okay, just wondering. Give me your hand. "

I lift up my hand, he intertwined our fingers, bring our hands up, felt him kiss the back of my hand, " Come on. "

I got out of the car, he closed the door behind me, I heard waves crashing, we walked, and he said " Okay, now open your eyes. "

I opened my eyes, gasped at what I saw, there's a dining table two in the middle of the sand, a seating for two, and candles are all around the sand.

" Awww, that's so beautiful. " I looked at Massimo and smiled.

He smiled back at me and said " Do you like it? "

" I love it. "

" Great, let's eat. "

Massimo took off his shoes, I took off my heels, we walked on the sand to the table, sat down, he served us some wine, and said " I brought you something. "

He snapped his fingers, Adriano walked over to us holding two plates of what seem to be my favorite dish, he smiled at me and said " Hey Jasmine. "

I smiled back at him and said " Hey Adriano. "

" Here's your food. * Set the plates down on the table * Enjoy. "

" Thank you. " We said.

Adriano walked away, I looked down at the food and said " This is my favorite dish. How did you know? "

" I asked your Mom. "

I nod my head and said " I missed eating my Mom's dishes. You're gonna love it. "

" The food looks delicious. Let's eat. "

We ate the food and Massimo said " Wow, this is so good. "

I took a sip out of my wine, looked at him and said " Thank you for taking me out. "

" Of course. You deserve a night out. "

Once we are done eating, Massimo looked at me and said " There's something I need to tell you. "

" Sure, what is it? "

" I know we've known each other for a while now and how close we've gotten. I have developed feelings for you. "

I blushed and said " You have? "

He nod his head and said " Yeah, I've never felt this way about anyone before. You make me want to become a different person for you. I promise I'll protect you with my life. I wouldn't let anything happen to you. Do you feel the same way about me? "

I smiled at him and said " I do. I feel the same way. You make me so happy, I've never felt this way about anyone before. "

He smiled back at me and said " I'm so relieved you felt the same way. I have a question to ask you. "

" Of course. "

Is he gonna ask me to he his girlfriend?

" Would you like to be my girlfriend? "

Oh my God, he just asked me to be his girlfriend. Answer him!!

I smiled at him and said " I would love to be your girlfriend. "

He smiled back at me, leaned in, kissed my lips, I kissed him back, he pulled away from the kiss, looked at me and said " I have something for you. "

He took something from his suit jacket, it's a box, he gave it to me, I looked at him in confusion and said " What's this? "

" Open it. "

I opened the box, gasped at what I saw, the most beautiful necklace I have ever seen, I looked at him and said " This is so beautiful. You don't have to- "

" I want to. I want to show you how much you mean to me. "

I blushed and said " Thank you, I love it. "

" Let me put it on you. "

He got up from the chair, walked behind me, grabbed the necklace, I moved my hair up and felt Massimo's warm hands as he put on the necklace.

Once he put the necklace on, he kissed my temple and said " It looks beautiful on you. "

I smiled and said " Thank you. "

I got up from the chair, looked at him, he cupped my face with his hands, and said " I can't believe you're finally my girlfriend. "

" And I can't believe you're finally my boyfriend. "

He leaned in, kissed my lips, I kissed him back, wrapped my arms around his neck, and he wrapped his arms around my waist. Pulled away from the kiss, looked at me and said " Come on, I have something to show you. "

I followed him, we walked to the candle path to the beach bed, the candles are around it and there's a projector, I looked at him and said " I love it. It's perfect. "

He smiled at me and said " I'm glad you love it. Come on, let's watch the movie. Go lay down on the bed while I set up the movie. "

" Okay. "

I laid down on the beach bed, Massimo is setting up the movie and I said " What movie are you putting? "

" I heard it's one of your favorite movies. "

He laid down next to me, played the movie and it's one of my favorite romantic movie.

( A/N: I'll let you guys pick out a romantic movie they should watch. )

I looked at him and said " I love this movie. "

" This is my first time seeing this movie. "

I let out a gasp and said " Really? Well, you're gonna love it. "

He unfolded the blanket, set it on our laps, cuddled him, he wrapped his arms around me, kissed my hair and we watched the movie.

**

The movie is over, I moved my head away from his chest, looked at him, kissed his lips, and he kissed me back. He pulled away from the kiss, looked down at his watch, looked at me and said " Let's get going. It's getting late. "

" Okay. "

We got off the beach bed, I looked at him and said " What about the- "

" I'll have my men deal with it. "

I nod my head and said " Okay. "

We walked over to his car, we are on our way home, once we got there, we walked in the house, I looked at him and said " Thank you for tonight. I had a great time. "

" You're welcome and I had a great time as well. "

" Hey you two, how was your date? "

I turned around, saw Luciano and I said " We had a great time. "

" Where did you guys go? "

" To the beach. " I said.

He nod his head and said " Okay, I'm going to sleep. Good night you two. "

" Good night. " Massimo and I said.

Luciano walked away, once he left, Massimo cupped my face with his hands, kissed my lips, and I kissed him back. He pulled away from the kiss, looked at me and said " Let's get ready for bed. "

" Okay. "

We walked over to our bedrooms, once I turned on the light to my room, I jumped when I saw Isabella sitting down on the bed. I rest my hand on my chest and said " You scared me. "

" Sorry. "

She got off the bed, walked over to me and said " So, how was the date? Tell me everything. "

I told her everything, once I'm finished, she smiled and said " Awww, that's so sweet. Who knew my brother was a softie. I can't believe that you two are now boyfriend and girlfriend. * Mumbled * Took him long enough to pop the question. "

" Huh? "

" Nothing, I'll let you get to bed. Good night Jas. "

" Good night Bella. "

She walked out of my bedroom, I do my nightly routine, once I am done, I walked over to my bed, and laid down. Go through my phone and noticed that tomorrow I'm going to start my period.

" Fuck.. " I said and let out a groan.

I heard the door opened, Massimo walked in the room, he closed the door behind him, walked over to me and said " Hey bellissima. "

" Hey amore. " I said and set my phone down on the nightstand.

He got in the bed, leaned in, kissed my lips, I kissed him back, and he pulled away from the kiss. I rest my head on his chest, he wrapped his arms around me and kissed my hair.

" Good night girlfriend. "

I smiled and said " Good night boyfriend. "

He kissed my hair again and we fell asleep.

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