The Brambilla's, The Beginning

Leone was kept busy over the next couple of days and wasn't able to go and see Eleonora which put him in a bad mood. So on the third day, he decided to go see her at work, but by the time he had gotten there, he was told she had just left moments before he arrived. Leaving the restaurant he got in his car and drove down the street. He saw her with a couple of men, and it appeared as if they were bothering her. Seeing her being harassed he pulled over and got out of his vehicle. Hurrying over to them he yelled out.

"Get away from her, now."

All three of them turned to look at him.

"This is none of your business," the one-man snapped at him.

"I'm making it my business."

"Are you asking for an ass-kicking?" the other one shouted at him.

He then saw the first one go behind her and grab her. This was a big mistake on his part and would pay for touching her.

"I'm only going to tell you this once, get your hands off of her or you will regret the day you were ever born."

"Bug off asshole, this girl is ours to do what we want with."

"I warned you," Leone growled and went to go after the guy holding her but the other one jumped in front and took a swing at him.

Eleonora watched as he grabbed the man's fist just as he was about to make contact and twisted his arm making the guy scream out in pain. He then punched him causing him to fall down and he was out cold. She let out a scream when the guy that was holding her shoved her, causing her to fall. She watched as the two men fought and it didn't take long for Leone to knock him out. But he kept hitting him and didn't stop until she screamed, telling him to stop. She was so sure that he was going to kill the guy and was glad when he finally stopped.

Hearing her yell out he stopped pounding his fist into the guy's face and rushed over to her side and kneeled. "Are you okay?"

She made a face as she rubbed her ankle. "I think I might have sprained my ankle when I fell."

"Here, let me help you up."

When she got to her feet and put some weight on her right leg she felt a shooting pain in her ankle. "Ouch, that hurts." Before she knew what was happening he had scooped her up into his arms.

"I better take you to the hospital and get it looked at."

"No, I'm sure it's just a sprain."

"Then I will take you home and I'll take a look at it. Where do you live?" he asked as he started walking towards the car.

"It's just around the corner, the first apartment building on the right." She didn't argue when he put her in his car and shut the door and drove to her home.

He got out of his car and around to the passenger side and lifted her out. As he walked towards the apartment and opened the door he asked her which one was her place.

"Down the hallway, make a right and it's the third door on the left. I feel silly having you carry me and I probably could have walked."

"It's no problem and besides, if you sprained your ankle you shouldn't be walking on it. We're here, are you able to unlock the door since my hands are full?" He really liked the feeling of having her in his arms. He only wished that he was carrying her to bed instead of just into her place.

She managed to take her key out of her pocket and unlocked the door. He carried her inside, kicking the door shut with his foot he carried her over to the couch. Putting her down he looked around the tiny apartment. There was a small living room, a tiny kitchen and what appeared to be her bedroom in the same area with only a curtain separating it from the living room.

"Thank you for bringing me home and rescuing me from those idiots."

He took off his coat and sat beside her. "A woman should not be walking home this late at night by herself."

"I do it all the time and nothing like this has ever happened before."

"Well there's always a first time, and it could have been a lot worse. If I hadn't been driving by those guys could have taken you into the alley and raped you." He felt bad for saying that when he saw her eyes tearing up. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be so blunt but you really have to be more careful when you're leaving work. You could have taken a taxi or had a friend drive you home."

"I don't have the money to waste on a taxi and besides it's only a couple of blocks from here. I'm home now and I do thank you but you can leave."

"Not until I check your ankle," he said, getting up and kneeling in front of her he placed his hand around her ankle. "Let me know if you feel any pain when I add pressure."

She felt the heat building inside her when he placed his hand on her ankle, his fingers adding light pressure. Looking down at him she couldn't help but drool, he was so handsome with his dark hair and muscular body. Not to mention his scent was sending erotic signals to her brain, and couldn't help thinking dirty thoughts. She could just imagine what it would be like having him touch her body with those fingers and hands, not to mention what was hidden inside his pants.

He checked her ankle and when he pressed lightly on a certain spot she let out a little squeal of pain he looked up at her. He noticed that she was sweating and breathing heavily and put it down to her being in pain.

"Nothing seems to be broken, you just have a nasty sprain. Do you have anything I can wrap it in?"

"There's a first aid kit under the cabinet in the bathroom, it should have something in there." Never in her wildest dreams would she have thought that there would be such a gorgeous man, one that oozed with sexuality in her apartment.

He came back from the bathroom carrying a little first aid kit and got down on his knees and opened it. He took out a compression bandage and proceeded to wrap it around her ankle. "You have such dainty ankles."

She noticed how lightly he moved his hand a little further up her calf before letting go. Just that light touch caused her hormones to soar and she could swear her panties were getting damp.

"I suggest you stay off it for a few hours, at least until morning."

"I will, thank you and make sure to shut the door tight behind you when you leave. Sometimes it sticks."

"I'm not going anywhere tonight."

Her eyes grew wide when she looked at him. "What do you mean you're not leaving?"

"I can't very well leave you here alone and helpless. You will need to lock your door behind me and you can't do that on a sprained ankle. So I will stay here tonight and make sure you stay off your feet. Don't look at me like that, I'm not suggesting anything sexual. I will make you something to drink and then I'll carry you over to the bed where you can change into your nightgown and I will sleep here on the couch."

"You can't stay here."

"Sure I can, or are you afraid that you won't be able to keep your hands off of me?" he asked with a smirk on his face.

"Oh please, that's the last thing on my mind right now."

"Okay, where is your nightgown?"

"Excuse me."

"I just want to get it so that you can put it on and be ready for bed after I've made you some tea. Oh I don't plan on undressing you or anything like that unless you want me to."

"No, thank you and It's on my bed, along with the robe."

With a grin on his face he walked around behind the curtain and saw her night gown. He picked it up along with the robe and took it out to her. "Put this on."

"Not with you standing there watching me I won't."

He let out a chuckle. "Okay I'll go make you some tea and get you some aspirins while you change."

After he had made the tea, filled a glass with some water and grab a couple aspirins out of the bottle that was sitting on her counter he went back into the tiny living room. "Here take these Tylenol, it will help with the pain. I hope you don't mind but I made myself some tea too."

She took the glass of water and Tylenol from his hand. "I can't picture you as a tea drinker."

"I'm not, but I noticed you didn't have any coffee in your cupboard so this will have to do. I'll just put your clothes in the other room for you and I'll be right back."

"Sorry about the coffee but I ran out and haven't had a chance to buy any yet."

"That's quite all right, the tea will be sufficient for tonight."

"You know you really don't have to stay the night, I'm quite capable of taking care of myself."

"I don't mind and it's not as if I had anything else to do tonight. I must say that this is a very small place but it's really clean."

"It's all I can afford and I like it."

"It's cozy so I can see why you would like it. My bedroom alone is bigger than this whole apartment."

"I have to ask you what were you doing here in my neighborhood?"

"I came to see you at your workplace but they told me you would just left for home. I'm just glad I got to you in time."

"I thought you were going to kill that man."

"I very much wanted to. If there's one thing I can't stand is a man harassing a woman and knowing what their intentions were."

"You said you came to my workplace to see me, what did you want?"

"Nothing really, I just wanted to see you. Actually, I was going to ask you if you would like to have dinner with me on your next night off."

"I guess since you rescued me it would be the polite thing to do is to say yes."

"You've made me very happy so how does Saturday night sound to you?"

"It just so happens I'm not working this weekend, so that would work out perfect. It's late and I'm tired so I think I'll go to bed now."

He picked her up and carried her over to the bed and laid her down. "If you need anything I'll just be over there on the couch."

"You've done more than enough for me."

"Believe me when I say this, it was all my pleasure." When he went to walk away she called out to him and with a smile on his face he turned back around. He was so hoping that she would ask him to join her in the bed.

"You'll need a pillow and a blanket, they're in the closet."

"Oh yes, thank you," he said and walked over to the closet and opened it. They were on the top shelf so he reached and pulled them down. He was very impressed with how neat and organized she was.

"Leone, I really appreciate everything you've done for me but I'm sure you would be much more comfortable in your own place rather than on my old couch."

"I'll be just fine. Get some sleep and remember if you need anything just holler out." But before he left he looked at her with a wicked grin on his face. "You know if you're worried about me sleeping on the couch I could always sleep next to you in your bed. I mean it looks like it's big enough for both of us."

She rolled her eyes as she smiled in him. "I thought you were going to be a gentleman and not suggest such a thing."

He shrugged his shoulders. "Hey, you can't blame a guy for trying can you?"

"Good night, Leone." Since the curtain was open she watched as he went over to the couch and removed his jacket and shirt. His back was to her and she could see his muscles rippling as he started undoing the belt on his pants and removed them, now he was only in his briefs. She couldn't stop staring, he was drop-dead gorgeous and his body was out of this world.

He could see her reflection in the TV and could see that she was watching him so he deliberately stretched, causing his back muscles to flex even more than they were. But then when he turned around she quickly ducked down onto the bed, pretending she hadn't noticed him. He laid down on the couch, pulling the blanket up to his waist and his hands behind his head he stared up at the ceiling.

She was not like any other woman he had met before, she didn't try to seduce him into bed nor was she giving in to her desires. He knew when a woman wanted him, and she did but was not the type to jump into bed with a man without knowing him. He respected her for that, and could hardly wait until she gave in to him. But of course, it had to be on her terms, not on his. By this time he was horny as hell but was forcing himself to calm his raging boner. Sure he could have picked up any woman and had his way with her, but it was the blonde beauty that was sleeping not far from him that he wanted. He was already picturing a life with her and knew that it would be full of passion and excitement.