ADELINE'S POV
Dante's taking me to the zoo today because it's my day off and I don't have to go to the office today. It's Tuesday, two days after my double date with Liam and Naomi and four days after Adrian came into my office and threatened me.
He said I had a week to decide or else he was going to run my family to the ground. I thought about it for a while yesterday and I decided that Adrian was bluffing. He was trying to scare me, and it worked but after a moment of thinking about it, I've come to the conclusion that Adrian wouldn't do anything to jeopardize the partnership he has with my parents.
Adrian might me rich but so are my parents. They are accomplished with already one flourishing company and they're in the process of getting another. I'm absolutely sure Adrian has been threatening them too and that's why they've been so pushy about me marrying him. I'm sure he's been threatening to pull away his investment from my parents' company but I know now that he'll do no such thing.
Adrian was willing to partner up with my parents before he even met me and he has so much to gain considering the fact that my father never fails and this new company will no doubt be a success. He can't risk losing that much money all because he didn't get the woman he wants.
This isn't about me or the money. This is about him proving to Dante that he's the alpha male and he can't stand a bruised ego. He cannot and will not be able to play on my psychology that easily so I'm willing to call Adrian Wellington on his bluff.
He gave me a week to decide but he won't receive an answer from me. And when it's finally Thursday and he's still in partnership with my parents, I'll know I'm right.
Adrian Wellington is nothing but a coward and he can go rot in hell.
"Ready?" Dante says walking into the massive room, his hands in his pockets as he looks me up and down. I flash a smile at him and nod my head.
I walk towards him and wrap my hands around his as we walk downstairs and towards his car.
"Have you ever thought about babies?" The question leaves my tongue before I can stop myself and my cheeks immediately glow red from embarrassment as Dante pulls open the passenger's seat for me, widening his eyes at me with a surprised look. He shuts my door and walks to the other side, getting into the driver's seat with ease.
I immediately scold myself mentally for asking such a question when we haven't even been together for more than two months but there's just something about Dante that makes me feel like I've known him in forever and our relationship feels like it has been going on for the longest time even though I just recently met him.
"I'm sorry for asking that. It just popped in my head and-"
"Do you want to make babies with me Adeline?" He asks and my cheeks get even redder and hotter. Ever since Dante and I started having sex, I went on the pill to make sure I don't get pregnant and complicate everything about my life. I've always lived on one principle growing up.
'Never get pregnant before marriage.' It's just something I've always had stuck in my mind but I can't ever imagine having a kid with someone I'm not married to. Children deserve to be born into stable families.
"I-" I trail off mindlessly, not knowing how to approach Dante's question. How do I tell him that I fantasize about building a family with him? How do I tell him that without sounding like a psychotic girl who's already clingy only after literally a month of knowing him?
"Because I for one know I want to make babies with you." He says and my heart beats rampantly in my chest.
"Wait, what?" I ask him with wide eyes.
"Do you think I'm joking around here Adeline?" He says looking me deep in the eyes. "I've known that you are the woman I want to spend the rest of my life with from the moment I set eyes on you. And when I decide I want something Adeline, I really want it. With every single fiber in my being. I know it's weird and creepy cause we haven't known each other that long but I want to make you feel like the queen that you are. I want to guard your body and your soul. I want to spend the rest of my life at your mercy, making you the happiest woman alive."
He cups my cheek like he always does. I suck in a dep breath, my heart beating like a drum in my chest.
"And yes princess. Of course, I think about having babies but when I think about it, the only woman that comes to my mind is you. I'm going to marry you one day Adeline Fitz." He pushes a lock of hair away from my face.
"Then you'd be Mrs. Adeline Russo. It has a nice ring to it don't you think?" He says making me laugh lightly but I stay frozen in place because I don't know what to make of all what he just told me.
I feel exactly the same way but I'm just so surprised that Dante reciprocates my feelings. I have no idea to explain the chemistry between us and I don't even want to explain it. I just want to live it, experience it and completely drown in it. What we have is a once in a lifetime thing and I don't want to waste any time second guessing it.
I want to savor it and enjoy it for as long as it lasts which I hope is forever.
"You know I love how reassuring you are. You always make me feel better. You always clear every single doubt I have ever had about us and I love that about you." I say with a smile.
"Always princess." He says pulling me close to him and kissing me softly. "Always."
I don't even know why I have doubts about Dante. I mean I guess it's only natural since I don't know him that well but every single one of his actions has proved to me just how serious he is about our relationship.
He even asked me to move in with him and I know that might not be a big deal to others, btu for someone as private as Dante and with all that he has lost, I feel so special that he's letting me in as much as he is.
"Now tell me." Dante says starting the car engine. "Do you like snakes?" He asks with a smile as he drives out of his house.