Alfresca's POV:

It was a bright Thursday morning when again Ruslan didn't go to work cause he was on his holiday. Not that I was complaining, I was getting to spend the whole day with him.

Thankfully, today he didn't attempt to make me breakfast. I chuckled remembering how cute he looked wearing an apron and covered in flour and batter.

A familiar hand wrapped around my waist from behind. And the voice I love so much, whispered in my ear. "Thinking about me, love?"

I realised I was gazing out of the window in the kitchen, staring at nothing in particular.

"Nope." I decided to tease him as I tilted my head upwards to look at him. "I was thinking about Tom Hiddleston."

His brows knitted together in confusion. "Who?"

I gasped. "You don't know who Tom Hiddleston is?"

"Um...no...who is he again?"

I gently shoved him away and turned around with an angry pout on my lips. "I can't believe you don't know him! How can you not know him?"

He had a perplexed expression on his face. "What does he do? I mean what is he?"

"He's an actor!"

"Oh...I don't watch movies...so I don't know him..." He said nonchalantly.

"But you have a home theatre upstairs."

"Yeah, I do. But...this house belonged to mom and dad initially...and mom liked movies so it was for her." He explained.

"Oh..." I muttered. "Anyway. But you never even heard of him?"

"No." He stated.

"And you never heard of Marvel Studios?"

"Um...I...yes...I have heard of it but I never seen any of those movies..."

"Okay...though Tom Hiddleston has worked for other movies too but his role for a character named Loki in those movies is the best!" I explained to him excitedly and he didn't look interested at all.

"Why do you like him so much?"

"Because he is so, so, so, handsome, hot, smart, sexy, intelligent and cute and--"

"Okay. Okay." He cut me off with a hint of anger in his tone. "I understood."

"No." I whined. "I'm not done yet."

He wrapped his arm around me shoulder and started walking towards the stairs with me beside him. "I'm not interested in listening you talk about him."

How dare he?!

We were near the stairs and I shoved him away angrily. "That's so rude of you! How how dare you to talk like that about the love of my life?"

He deadpanned. "Your what?"

Huffing, I folded my arms. "The love of my life, Tom Hiddleston. Who else?"

He scoffed. "The love of your life?" He pulled out his phone and I saw him typing on it. And he held the phone infront of me. It was Tom Hiddleston's picture he took out from the Google. "He? This old man is the love of your life?" And he started laughing.

I gritted my teeth and stomped past him and walked upstairs as he called me back but I ignored him and entered his personal area but he was quick to climb the stairs catch up with me.

I was about to enter his bedroom when he wrapped his hand around my waist and pulled me back into his chest burying his head in my neck.

"Hey..." He whispered softly.

I didn't say anything and huffed making him place a kiss on my neck. "I'm sorry. He's very beautiful, happy now?"

My lips twitched to form a smile but I bit them instead and thought of troubling him some more. "I hate you!"

"Hey!" He sounded offended. "Don't say that, love."

"You can say whatever you want to the love of my life and I can't say anything in return to you, huh?"

He rubbed small circles on my waist and placed another lingering kiss on my neck. "Aargh. Fine. He's very handsome and sexy. What else do you want me to say?"

God. He's so cute.

A small chuckle escaped my mouth and then I couldn't help laughing.
He slowly turned me around, a sexy frown etched on his face.

He cocked his head. "Are you making fun of me?"

I wrapped my hands around his neck and rested my head against his chest, sighing. I teased him. "Maybe."

He leaned down and pressed a kiss to the top of my head. "Don't do that again. I got jealous for no reason."

I chuckled against his chest. "But still... he's very handsome."

I lifted my head and saw him rolling his eyes. "Yeah. Very." He said sarcastically.

I realised something and I grabbed his arm and tugged him towards the home theatre. "Come on. Let's watch movies."

He groaned. "I don't like watching movies."

"Oh, you will love them."

"Them? How many movies are you planning to watch?"

"All the MCU movies! Order wise."

His eyes widened. "No way! I'm not seeing those many movies. I have work to do."

He removed his hand from mine and turned to his office.

And I whined loudly. "Can't you do that much for me?"

He froze in his track and cursed underneath his breath. He turned around and walked to me. "I think I have some time to...waste on those movies." He smiled tightly.

"Yay!" I exclaimed and grabbing his arm dragged him to the home theatre.

We both sat down on the seats beside each other and he said. "Okay. Name the movie."

"Iron Man!"

"Fine." He grumbled and put on the movie and I sequeled when the Marvel Studios intro came on.

"You are gonna love it." I whispered in his ear excitedly and rested my head on his bicep as he sighed deeply.

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"Ruslan." I groaned as he kept nibbling on my ear in the middle of the movie. "Stop. You are distracting me."

"Glad it's working, love." He whispered huskily placing open mouthed kisses down my ear.

God.

I gently pushed him away but he wrapped his arm around my shoulder pulling me closer to him since he had removed the handle separating the seats.

"You enjoy this movie while I enjoy this." He mumbled, biting down gently on my neck.

I decided to ignore him and continue watching the movie as Tony Stark fought his way out of those caves.

But it became difficult to concentrate with every passing seconds as Ruslan started to suck on my neck and I bit my lips to stop the moan that was threatening to escape.

"Let me watch the movie!" I raised my voice and he only hummed against my neck.

"Can't you watch the movie too? You are no fun." I complained again.

I felt his lips twisting into a smirk. "I can show you many ways in which I can be fun." His voice low and husky enough to make my clench my thighs together. His fingers slipping inside the dress I was wearing, rubbing circles on my inner thigh.

By now my eyes were closed, my lower lips sucked in between my teeth, and my head leaning back on the seat.

"What happened? Keep watching the movie." He teased.

"S-shut up." I weakly scolded.

His fingers inched even more closer and brushed over my pantie making my breath hitch.

But then, I felt nothing.

I opened my eyes in confusion and looked at him to see him sitting in his seat, his eyes focused on the movie and his arms resting on his lap.

What?

He glanced at me. "What happened? Aren't you gonna watch it now?" His tone playfully.

I gritted my teeth. "That's not fair!"

He cocked his head, his eyes shone with amusement. "Is it?"

"Ruslan!" I warned making him chuckle deeply and huffing, I folded my arms and sat back straight in my seat and focused on the movie, feeling frustrated with him.

He placed his head on my shoulder, closing his eyes and I shrugged my shoulder making his head jerk away.

"Hey!" He complained but I ignored him, from the corner of my eyes, I saw him rolling his eyes and he again placed his head down on my shoulder making me again shrug my shoulder.

He growled. "That's enough."

That sexy growl of his sent tingles down my spine and I felt a little scared too as he got up and I yelped as he picked me up in his arms and threw me over his shoulder.

I landed punches on his back. "Let me go! Tony Stark's waiting for me!"

"You are mine, Alfresca!" He growled again. "He can keep waiting." My heart fluttered when he called me his and a blush crawled up my neck and I became silent.

He walked out of the theatre and to his bedroom, shutting the door close behind him and he gently placed me down on the bed.

And wasted no time in climbing on top of me and crashing his lips with mine and my arms wrapped around his neck, pulling him closer.

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He gently traced circles on my bare back, as I laid on my stomach beside Ruslan who was propped up by the support of his elbow staring intensely at me.

I thought of asking him. "You own a company too, right?"

"Yes, I do."

"And what does that do?"

He looked happy to talk about it. "Searlus Industries manufactures automobile parts. And it's a multi million dollar company." He grinned.

"So...um...you earn all your money through it? And what about the money you earn through the ...Mafia? Just curious."

A dark expression fell over his face. "The money I earn through the Mafia is black money and I don't use it."

"Then where does it go?"

"All that money goes in feeding my house help and my men, and yes...I...well...no one knows this but I donate all the money that's left to the charities, hospitals, orphanages, old age homes, etc..."

My heart warmed with love for him. "That's so sweet of you." I whispered in admiration. He smiled in return.

"Um...a little suggestion...if you don't mind." He gestured me to go on. "Why don't you stop this Mafia work and just focus on your company."

"I always wanted to, Alfresca. But was not allowed to."

"But you can now." I stated.

"Thank you. I'll think about it."

I hummed and closed my eyes, cherishing the feeling of his fingers still tracing my back.

"Alfresca..." He murmured softly and I opened my eyes to glance at him.

"Yes?"

He lightly shook his head, a small smile playing on his lips. "Nothing. Your name's just beautiful."

I bit my lips, blushing. "Thank you."

He took my hand in his hand and lifted upto his mouth and pressed a kiss on my knuckles. And continued placing feathery kisses up my palm and all over my hand which was quite ticklish and ended up laughing at his kisses.

He chuckled deeply and shifted closer to me, turning me on my back, cupping my cheek and gently caressing it with his thumb. And continued placing kisses all over my face.

At last, he kissed my lips, softly and passionately. And very slowly. My fingers tangled in his hair, tilting his head as I kissed him back.

He smiled against the kiss and pulled back just a little to whisper. "You drive me crazy, Alfresca. And I love it." And his lips were back on me.

He kissed me for a few more seconds before his lips moved away to trail kisses over my jaw and down to my neck, biting, sucking and nibbling.

And he buried his nose in the crook of my neck, sighing. "Alfresca." He whispered.

My hands moved down to rest on his back. "Hmm?"

"Nothing, love." He again sighed heavily.

"Is something wrong, Ruslan?"

"No, love. I have you, what can go wrong?"

My heart skipped a beat and felt myself getting emotional at his words. I gently lifted his head and stared into his brown eyes which had a dreamy look in them.

Before I could I say something, his words made me froze.

"I love you."

Chapter completion on: 11/9/21