ZEMEN ACÉTTA:

"Please welcome the bride!"

My hands clenched beside me as I stood my ground and waited patiently, eyes locked on the door as she could come out any moment now.

She was already my wife but seeing her in her dress, this day along with us, was my dream.

And she fulfilled it as she walked in a straight line.

"Boss there is commotion detected in our secret warehouse."

"Which one?"

She looked like an angel, right out of my dreams as she walked up on the stage, holding my hand.

"The one that's in the salon."

Fuck.

Her white tight dress, perfectly acquainting her beauty, her light makeup, veil that looked perfect around her dark brown hair.

Her lips covered in a slight gloss making them look absolutely kissable.

"Boss, there is somebody in here." I looked over at Levi pointing to a trembling body hiding under the long desk.

"You look handsome, Zemen." She smiled up at me, tilting her head. Oh yeah. She looks like an angel. A definite one.

"Let me go, you vile bastard!" She shouted as she struggled in my hold.

"And you look absolutely ravishing my love... Wait till I get you alone." Her blush and action of averting eyes made me smirk and hold her hand, caressing it.

"Listen, if you kill me, I will haunt you forever."

Everything was perfect. The venue was just like Aera had wanted with our friends and family cheering us and smiling up at us. Some even shedding tears but none of that mattered, I finally have her all to myself.

"You're fucking annoying, tell me why I saved you again?"

"Your fault. I didn't play no damsel in distress. Now did I?"

"Today we are gathered here-"

"We don't have time. Get to the vows."

Aera glared at me but I smiled at her and she just shook her head, muttering a sorry with a small bow to the priest.

"Azariah Serene." Azariah huh?

"Do you, Aera Mun take Zemen Acétta to be your lawfully wedded husband? To cherish him and love him, through thick and thin, in rich and in poor, in sickness and in health?"

"I do- wait...Aera Mun?" She looked at me confused but I just smiled at her.

"Levi" I called out for Levi and he smirked walking to us, handing me the folder.

"I got your name changed legally. My Aera Mun."

Suddenly she grabbed my hand. Her warm soft ones made contact with my cold rough ones.

She tried to retract it back but I just pushed her under the moonlight.

Who exactly is Azariah Serene?

An angel.

"You did w-what?" Her voice tremored as I handed her the files.

"I legally changed your name, amor. You're no longer Azariah Serene. You're Aera Mun.... Soon to be Aera Zemen Acétta."

The perfect pair of lips, eyes, she was utterly beautiful and I felt a pang at my heart.

Fuck no. That can't simply be happening. Can it?

"Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!! I love you Zemen!" She hugged me and her waterfall started, getting some cooes from our audience.

"Uh... Your eyes, they are beautiful. The silver, the Hazel, the emerald. All in all makes it beautiful." My heart beat sped up and I fucking hated myself that moment.

Who is she to dare speak about me like that?

"Do you Zemen Acétta take Aera Mun as your lawfully wedded wife? To cherish her and love her, through thick and thin, in rich and in poor, in sickness and in health?" I laughed at when he said rich and poor.

That time will never come. I'll make sure Aera and our family will get everything they want and need.

I remember meeting an amazing woman that night, coming home and suffering from insomnia, not sleeping and thinking about her.

Just what has she done to me.

"You may now kiss the bride"

And I did. I grabbed her and kissed her as hard as I could as she circled her arms around my neck.

How annoying? Whoever she marries will be one hella unlucky bastard.

"I am the luckiest person, I love you amor."

"I love you Zemen. My savior."

"Real life is not like those fucking fantasies, real life mafia isn't all unicorn and rainbows it's much more than that, the hero meeting the girl and them falling in love and killing and captinsy."

Looking at her laughing and smiling, I realized how much she changed me, my life, the people around me. The effect she has on me, is so wholesome it's crazy.

Real life wasn't a fantasy but if it meant I had to deal with problems but get to come home to her every night, I'll gladly deal hardships, take bullets for her in a heartbeat, solving every worry for her, just to be with her.

My savior. My Aera.

"Aera Zemen Acétta"

I hope you're happy Madré. Cause I know I am.

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AZARIAH SERENE:

Soon the plane took off as I rested my head against Zemen's shoulder.

"The last time we were here, you were jealous of me sitting with Ino." I looked up at him, still leaning on his shoulder.

"Territorial."

"Jealous." I rubbed my nose against his jaw. "It was cute tho."

I looked at him as he rolled his eyes.

For a second we both stayed quiet, just sitting there, us both in our wedding dresses, leaning against each other.

"Never saw Levi sobbing you know?"

I took a deep breath and exhaled, "It was all so beautiful, just the way I always imagined."

"I love you Zemen"

"I love you too, mi Amor"

"My love?" He nodded.

"I wanna call you something too!"

"You call me Zemen. I don't let anyone call me by my name."

"That isn't enough!" I took off my heels, rubbing my feet.

"I wanna call you something cheesy like that too."

He grabbed my foot, swinging them on his lap as a squeal emitted my lips.

He rubbed then while looking at me. "Can I call you snicker doodle?"

His eyebrows furrowed.

"My little nikampoop?"

His eyes squinted as he made a weird face causing me to burst out laughing. "Naah. Mi amor.... I like that. It's mine now."

"We can share, Aera."

I hummed and leaned against the jet window taking off my veil.

"Let's go to the bedroom?" He rubbed my thigh.

"To change, yeah sure!" I took my heels and veil and stood up waiting for him.

"To change...... Yeah" he walked away with me tailing behind him controlling my pig snorts.

God I love teasing this hunky mafia man.

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"Hello!!! Egypt!!" I spread my arms, closing my eyes and facing up the sky taking in the fresh air-

"Fresh air of airport? We just got off." my eyes opened and I rolled my eyes.

Way to ruin a moment.

I tried taking my luggage from his hands but he just grabbed my hand, stopping me before it could touch the luggage.

"Let me, mi amor." I blushed and looked around. "Okay just stop over using it."

He chuckled, taking my hand in his.

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I looked at Zemen to see him standing in the water with nothing but shorts on.

"Get in"

I shook my head, clasping my fingers together.

"It's not deep, I'll protect you. Come." He forwarded his hand.

But I still shook my head, "Why would I risk you protecting me?"

His face dropped and he retrieved his hand.

"Okay okay! Just.... Wait for me." He nodded and looked away squinting his eyes as the sun shone right above us.

"I'll count till three and if you're not in here by then, I'll drop your ass in here."

"Zemen n-"

"One."

"Two- three" that cheater!!

I started backing away but fell face first as something caught my leg.

"Ahh! Zemen! Zemen there's someone biting my leg oh god!"

I started crying as I felt something tickle my leg constantly.

His laughter clashed to the sound of wind and water and I looked up from my blurry teary eyes as he took my foot, de attaching whatever was on there.

"It's a seaweed, Aera."

Huh?

I laid there for a good amount of time with water flowing to my feet as I watched his shoulders shake from his laughter.

I hope no one saw me. Oh no. That's so embarrassing. Let me dig a whole in this sand, choke myself on a seaweed and die embarrassed.

I hid my face into the sand, slightly groaning but heard him coming towards me. He picked me up and wiped the wet sand off my face, before laughing once again.

"God you're a muse to see."

"Shut the fuck up!" His hand was under my butt as I continued to push him off but he begin lowering me.

"No! Zemen no! I don't want to get in the water!" I wrapped my legs around his neck, climbing him like a monkey.

If that face planting hadn't captured attention, this for sure did.

Fuck me.

"Trust me." He stretched out each syllable as he lowered me down and unwrapped my legs from his one hand, the other under my hip.

Soon I felt my legs touch the water and I whimpered, clutching his hair.

"I don't like this!"

My legs were under water as Zemen tightly held my waist, as I leaned on him.

"See? Isn't this fun?"

"What's so fun in this?! I am going back to our hotel."

I took a step but collapsed back on his chest as he back hugged me. "You're going to leave me here... All alone. Your hot husband whom millions of women and girls are looking at?"

I looked around to catch his bullshit but true to his word, every eye was on us.

I looked at one women in particular as she checked Zemen out.

Why do people do this? They can clearly see me beside him!

"Can we leave?" I squinted my eyes as the sun now was in front to me, but behind Zemen.

"No, I like this." He faced my front to the ocean, his chin resting on my shoulder, his hands wrapped around me.

I begin relaxing as I closed my eyes, standing in the water, inhaling and hearing the wind woosh by and the clashing of tide.

"Let's go." Zemen unwrapped his arms from around me with and held my hand making my eyes open.

But I didn't move.

"You wanted to leave?"

"Just a few more minutes." I made him hold me as he did before and looked back at him to see him giving me a lopsided smile.

"Babo"

"You're stupid too. Afraid of the water." His lips touched my ear and he whispered, "coward"

But I just smiled enjoying him get petty.

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"Haah" I sighed loudly and happily as I bit into the piece of steak.

I looked up to see Zemen sipping his fancy champagne enjoying the food but not as much as me. I was in heaven!

We sat on our bed, leaned against the headboard in our hotel, sitting in bathrobes after a hot shower together as we ate on top of the bed table.

"I am in heaveeeennn" I sang "I am in pain" lyrics, but making it my way.

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"Okay, act as if you see me and you're instantly infatuated and you want to get my number. But like I have a boyfriend so I'll reject y-"

"I am not doing this shit."

"-ou....." I finished glaring at him. "And why not?"

He rolled his eyes staring at the street markets.

"Please naa! It'll be fun. Promise. Now go go."

"Aera-"

"Gooooo" I pushed him away and got into character.

I giggled jumping slightly, damn why am I so excited?

I heard his sigh and acted like I was looking at some marigolds in the flower shop.

"Can I get your number?" I turned to see Zemen looking bored as heck as he asked me.

"What the hell? Where's your want, your need for my number?"

"I don't have that. Cause I already got your number."

"Aish! But act as if you don't! And who just plainly asks someone for their number. Where's my "hey beautiful" ?"

"You sound experienced." He said, staring at me.

His stare held so much power, I started stuttering, "w-well.. We never got to do so. And I see in dramas, a woman and man meeting like this. So I just wanted to recreate that." I mumbled the last part now actually looking at those marigolds feeling embarrassed.

"Hey.... Look at me." He slightly made me face him as he gripped my chin.

"Let's do it right this time. Hmm?"

A smile bloomed on my face and I nodded.

"Aye, mi amor." I looked back to see Zemen aggressively biting his lip. I controlled my almost slipping snort.

"Can I get your number, I am lonely and need a bed warmer."

I-....Okay

I pushed his chest with my pointer finger. "Well sir. I already have a husband. So can you kindly leave?"

I turned front but gasped out loud when he suddenly picked me up my legs dangling from his arms and his hand under my neck, bridal style.

"Zemen!"

"That's right. Scream my name. I won't let someone steal you away."

I groaned loud, holding onto him for life. "It was an act and you were playing it! Are you crazy?!"

He nodded and let me down. "Crazy for you." He slammed his hungry lips on mine catching me off guard as I don't even know where we are, but you know fuck it. I loved absolutely every second of this, and I am not stopping.

I hope you're happy omma. Cause I know I am.