Chapter 19

The next morning, I woke up feeling fully rested and refreshed. I turned my head to where Ivan was sleeping to see his side empty. Getting up anyways, I walk into the bathroom and do my business before brushing my teeth. Once I finished, I quickly washed my face and used Ivan's comb to untangle my hair leaving it down.

Stepping out of his room, I maneuver my way through the maze of hallways to the kitchen. I hear Ivan's voice and smile slightly until I also hear a feminine voice. Reluctantly, I walked into the kitchen to see Ivan sitting in one of the stools facing away from me and a women sitting across from him. Confused, I cleared my voice effectively snapping them out of their conversation. Ivan quickly got up and made his way over to give me a sweet kiss before wrapping his arm around me.

"Mama, meet Amelia Winters, my assistant and girlfriend. Amelia meet my wonderful mother, Giada Stone" Ivan explains to her while looking at me lovingly. I blush and lean into his body before giving the woman a smile.

"It's very nice to finally meet you Mrs. Stone" I tell the woman with a grin. She was beautiful with honey brown hair and mesmerizing hazel eyes. She had the same high cheek bones as Ivan but that was about it for similarities.

"Please, call me Giada. It's nice to finally meet someone that's dear to my son" she replies with a thick Italian accent.

"Don't we have to go to work Ivan" I ask slightly alarmed when I see the time but Ivan's chuckle makes me relax.

"Actually, I was thinking you could go take the day off and go to a spa or shopping with my mom" he tells me thoughtfully and my heart swoons at his words.

"Are you sure? I can help sort stuff out with you at the office and we could go some other time" I tell him not wanting to abandon him with all of the work.

"Nonsense mia cara, you go and have a relaxing day with my mom, I can handle it" he tells me and I immediately jump into his arms before attacking his face with a bunch of kisses.

"Thank you, thank you thank you" I exclaim in between each kiss before kissing him lovingly on the lips. I hear Giada laughing in the background and slide down Ivan's body blushing furiously. I look down embarrassed, using my hair to cover my face as Ivan and Giada laugh at me.

"Mia cara, how about you go get dressed and then you guys can head out" Ivan tells me grinning and I nod before running up the stairs. I giddily skip into his closet and grab some clothes from the bag I always leave in here for whenever I stay.

I pull out an oversized maroon knitted sweater and pair it with a pair of denim jeans. I add a fuzzy grey infinity scarf and pull out a pair of combat boots. Stripping from my clothes, I grab the sweater and was about to put it on until all of a sudden the doors fly open. Standing their in all his glory was Ivan and his eyes immediately darken as he takes in my state. I use the sweater to cover up my underwear clad body from Ivan's wandering eyes. He stalks towards me like a predator and I slowly begin to back up until my back hits the wall. Startled at the cold surface against my back, I drop the sweater on the floor leaving me in only my undergarments. My face goes scarlet and I try my best to avoid Ivan's gaze. He stops in front of me and uses one hand to tilt my face towards him.

"So beautiful" he whispers huskily before smashing his lips against mine heatedly causing me to gasp. I try to bring my hands up to his hair but he uses his other hand to pin mine above my head. I moan into the kiss as his mouth dominated against my own. My entire body was ignited with lust and his close proximity wasn't helping. He uses one hand to trail up my body teasingly running his fingers across my breasts. I moan even louder and begin to whimper as his hand slowly massages my breast. He pulls away completely leaving me cold at the loss of contact. I open my eyes to see him gazing at me with a smirk and I groan in irritation.

"You can't just kiss me senseless and then completely pull away leaving me unsatisfied" I snap at him and his chest rumbles in laughter. Feeling annoyed, I wait until he's done before speaking again.

"If you think you can get away with that, you've got another thing coming" I explain to him as my eyes light up in excitement.

"Whatever do you mean, mi amour" he asks feigning innocence and I smirk before slowly sauntering over to him, swaying my hips slightly. I stop in front of him and cross my arms across my chest making his eyes immediately follow my movement.

"Tu descubrirá pronto lo que quiero decir, Iván" I reply in Spanish making sure to add a seductive wink at then end. (You'll find out soon what I mean, Ivan)

I turn around and walk back into the closet before getting dressed. I put my hair in a low ponytail before walking back out to see Ivan standing where I had left him. I smirk while putting on my boots before standing up straight.

"What's the matter, cat got your tongue" I ask innocently propping my hands on my hips. He finally snaps out of his daze before glaring at me.

"That wasn't very nice Amelia" Ivan scowled with a pout on his lips. I giggle before going over and grabbing his hand, leading him out of the room. He continues to grumble behind me about how much of a tease I was but I keep walking ignoring him. We walk back into the kitchen causing Giada to look up before standing up with a smile.

"Are you ready to go Tesoro" she asks me and I nod with a grin.

"Here's my card, buy whatever your little hearts desire and Amelia I mean it. If you see anything that catches your eye, buy it" he tells me pointedly while handing me his card.

"If I bought every little thing that caught my eye, I'd end by buying the entire shopping center" I joke taking the card and putting it in my purse.

"If it'll make you genuinely happy, then so be it mia cara" he tells me seriously and my eyes begin to water at his gesture. I pull him into a hug before whispering a small thank you. Pulling away, I turn to Giada with a mischievous smile.

"Well you heard what he said Giada, buy anything that our hearts desire" I tell her deviously and she laughs.

"Let's go Tesoro, we don't want to be late to the spa" she replies while walking towards the door. I turn to Ivan once again and give him a quick peck before rushing out the door as well. Walking down the pavement, we get into her car and she starts the engine.

"You know, you're the first girl he's ever introduced me to" Giada tells me while driving. I look at her confused knowing Ivan dated plenty of women in the past.

"Hasn't he dated several women before me? Wouldn't you have met them at one point" I voice my confusion while looking at her.

"I know he's dated many women but I guess none of them were important enough for me to formally meet them. I'm glad, I don't think I would've enjoyed talking to any of those air heads" she explains momentarily taking her eyes off the road to look at me. I giggle at her remark, my stomach fluttering at what Giada had told me.

"It's nice to know that this isn't some fling and that he wants to be with me just as much as I want to be with him" I tell her turning my attention toward the fleeting scenery out of the window.

"Oh Tesoro, you're very important to him. I can see it in the way his eyes light up when you walk into a room or how he's always wanting to touch you. It warms my heart knowing my Ivan has found someone worthwhile" she tells me her accent becoming more prominent as she said his name. My smile becomes so big that my cheeks began to hurt but I didn't care.

"I really care for your son Giada, he's finally given me something worth looking forward to everyday of my life" I tell her as a tear slides down my cheek. I sniffle trying to keep calm and my little sniffle doesn't go unnoticed by Giada. She pulls into the parking out before stopping and turning her attention to me.

"What's wrong Tesoro" she asks alarmed and I shake my head before smiling.

"Nothing, I just get a little emotional thinking about certain things" I tell her trying to dismiss the topic and thankfully she does. We both get out of the car and make our way into the spa. Walking into the lobby we're immediately greeted by a small woman.

"Good afternoon ladies, do you have an appointment" she asks with a friendly smile.

"Yes we do, under Stone" Giada responds and the women immediately checks us in before guiding us into a room.

"You guys will be starting off with a full body massage. After we will proceed to the skin soothing facials and will end with the sauna" she explains to us and we both nod before she continues.

"I need you to take off your clothes and put on these robes. Your masseuse will be with you shortly" she tells us before leaving us. We follow her directions and both strip from our clothing and get into the robes. I fold my clothes and set them aside before sitting on one of the beds.

"Have you ever been here before" Giada asks me and I simply shake my head.

"I wasn't really one for luxury all the time and would much rather sit at home watching movies" I tell her with a smile remembering my collage days. Not long after, two women arrived to gives us massages and our day of relaxation began.

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We left the spa at around 3:30pm and decided on grabbing a quick lunch. My body felt relaxed after our session and my skin felt like it was glowing.

We decided on going to a cute outdoor restaurant we stumbled across while looking around. Getting a table for two by the windows, we take our seats before picking up the menus. I browse the options for a few moments before settling on a chicken Cesar salad with a glass of lemonade. Giada ordered a lemon and pesto pasta along with a sparkling water.

"What was Ivan like as a child, if you don't mind me asking" I ask Giada curiously waiting for her response.

"Ivan was always a creative child growing up. He often sat with his toys trying to find ways to put them together while the other kids would play outside. He was our only child for quite awhile until I gave birth to a baby girl. From then on he made it his duty to make sure his little sister had everything she could ever imagine. He's obviously the CEO of the largest business in the country but he never once became arrogant about his success" she tells me and I nod remembering him telling me about his sister. Our food arrives and I dig in utterly hungry.

We made small talk as we ate, but we were both too hungry to keep a conversation going for too long. After we were finished, we paid and walked back to the car, ready to go home.

"How long are you staying in the city" I ask her as she was driving.

"I leave in about a week and will be going back to Miami" she tells me and I nod before leaning my head against the window. The drive back to Ivan's house was comfortable, both of us engrossed into our thoughts. In about fifteen minutes we pull up outside of Ivan's house. I turn to Giada and pull her into a hug.

"Thank you for today, I enjoyed spending time with you" I tell her pulling away from her warm embrace.

"You can come to me for anything Tesoro. If Ivan is being an ass, just call me over and I'll happily smack some sense into him" she says smiling and I laugh before nodding. I bid her good bye before closing the car door behind me and walking up to the house. I knock on the door and wait until Ivan opens up. He opens the door a few moments later and immediately pulls me into the house.

"I missed you mi amour" he whispers into my ear making me gasp as his warm breath fanned against my skin.

"I missed you too" I whisper back taking the time to stay in his embrace. He pulls away to look me in the eye and goes to kiss me. I tilt my head to the side making his lips come in contact with my cheek. He looks at me confused and I smirk before pulling away from him completely.

"You're punishment for earlier is that you can't touch me for the next 24hrs and that includes cuddling as well" I explain to him deviously and run away before he can protest. He chases after me and I squeal before quickening my pace. I run into the piano room and hide behind the piano. I hear his footsteps come into the room and I try my best to calm down my breathing.

"I know you're in here mia cara, I can hear your breathing" he says his voice getting closer and closer. I feel a pair of arms wrap themselves around my waist before he whispers in my ear that he caught me. I struggle against his grip trying to wiggle free but to no avail.

"That's not fair you're not taking your punishment seriously" I pout looking him in the eyes. He chuckles before setting me down but still holding onto my waist knowing I'd run if he let me go.

"Mia cara I can't go 24hrs without touching you, it's a wonder how I went 4hrs. Please I'll take any other punishment you have in mind" he tells me, his voice becoming husky at the end. I blush at his suggestion before shaking my head.

"Fine then you have to cook me food whenever I want" I reply before sauntering out of the room with him hot on my trail.

"Don't I already do that" he responds cheekily and I spin around before glaring.

"Listen asshole, it's either you sleep on the couch tonight or you go into that kitchen right now and cook me food" I snap at him faking annoyance before cracking a smile at the end.

"Aye aye captain" he salutes me before rushing into the kitchen. I giggle before walking in behind him and hopping onto the counter.

"So what're you making Chef Stone" I interrogate him watching while he pulled out ingredients.

"I was thinking maybe some butterfly chicken breast with a light salad and some sautéed mushrooms" he explains while cutting some lettuce and the mushrooms.

"Ok well while you do that, I'm gonna go put on The Notebook" I exclaim excitedly before jumping off the counter and towards the living room.

An hour later Ivan comes into the room with two plates to see me sobbing.

"Mia cara what's the matter" Ivan asks me worriedly and I sniffle before turning from the screen.

"It's so romantic how even though she left him, he still built her the house she wanted and waited for her while she fooled around with some other guy" I explain to him wiping away the remainder of my tears. Ivan laughs at me and I glare at him before taking the plates from his hand to set them on the coffee table. He comes back with a bottle of wine and pours us each a glass as we begin eating.

We talk about our days while we eat and I learn that Ivan fired an employee because they had been stealing money from his company. I told him about my day at the spa and he smiles at me while I told him.

"I'm tired as hell even though I haven't been very productive today" I giggle while taking the plates towards the sink.

"I'm exhausted so I would've forced you to sleep so I could cuddle with you anyway" Ivan tells me and I laugh before following him up the stairs.

Walking into his room, I began taking off my clothes before walking into the closet. I grabbed one of Ivan's shirts and slipped it on quickly not wanting a repeat of this morning. I put my hair up into a bun while walking out to see Ivan's bare torso. I ignored his beautiful body and instead jumped onto the bed face first like a child.

"Was that really necessary mia cara" he asks with an amused expression and I look at him sheepishly before nodding.

"Doesn't matter if it were necessary or not, it got me on the bed didn't it" I snap playfully and he chuckles.

"I can think of various ways to get you on the bed love" he suggests sending me a wink.

"Shut up and come cuddle with me you brooding idiot" I say while snuggling into the comforter waiting for him. He chuckles before laying down beside me and pulling me into his chest. His warmth brings me a sense of safety and I fall into a blissful sleep to the sound of his heart beat.

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