Dedicated to SmartnSassy

NIKOLAS

Throughout the week I painfully watched her wallow in self pity. It hurt me to see her this way. At first, I had to accept that it is a phase that would pass but on the 5th day of her self pity and annoyance, I gave her a seven days mark. If it gets to the 7th day and she is like this, then I would have no option but to act and that I did.

The seven days mark is why I'm currently on a call with the boys.

"Is the yatch free?" I ask them as we progress into our conversation.

"I'm not using it so on my side it is." Lucas says.

"Same here." André adds.

"You should know my answer already." Fabian says. I knew he wouldn't be in need of it, he has no one to take there by the way. Not like I am being mean or something, it's just that we all know what went down after her death.

"Alright. I will be going there today." I announce. "With Amethyst, of course." I add.

"Man, welcome to the Husbands club." André says, resulting into a hiss from Fabian.

"Dummy, I have been married since." I point out, I would smack his head if he was here right now.

"It seems you've finally met your match. You are clearly into her." Lucas says in a cheerful and teasing voice.

"Yes, I am." I find myself admitting to them. If there's anyone I stay real to, it's them.

"I know I am anti-marriage right now because of you know who but she seems like a good person. Guard your heart but love her while you still can." Fabian says, catching us off guard. There was momentary silence on everyone's end of the phone before I decided to speak up.

"Alright, thanks. I know I can always count on you all." I say.

"Shut up, we did nothing. Go woo your woman." Lucas says and the call section is brought to an end.

Why not spice up this outing a little? Instead of having lunch out, I will cook. And that was how I spent the next two hours cooking Lunch and Dinner for our outing. Mrs. Brian assisted a little but I did majority of the work. Let's not even talk about the way she constantly teased me of being a man in love. A man on a mission to win a woman's heart.

"You know, you have actually changed but have not noticed it." She says.

"Really? Indulge me." I say.

"Well, for starters you have stopped going after anything with boobs and ass." She deadpans.

"It was not all that bad." I reply. Really? Not that bad? It was. I guess hearing it from her makes it look a whole lot of percentage higher.

"It was. Even when you got married to her. You brought in someone on your wedding night. That was cruel." She admonishes.

"And she saw her. She was clearly hurt that day. If you would ask me, this girl has always loved you. You were just blind to it and I guess she was just guarding her heart." She points out. How she figures all these out is still amazing. It probably comes with the age.

"Thank you for this piece of information. I am glad I have you." I smile before giving her a side hug.

"You're welcome. You know you're like a son to me and I know when you are confused about something so I had to help you clear the path. Tell her how you feel. I am glad you both have started afresh but you need to tell her how you feel." She pats my back as she finishes the final packaging of the food.

"I have called the driver to come pick it up and take it over there. Go wake her up for your trip." She nudges my arms and smiles.

"What will I do without you, Mrs. Brian." I say with fondness, grateful to have her.

I exit the kitchen and head for her room. On entering, I see she went back to sleep after speaking with her mom this morning.

"Get dressed. Pack lightly for a night's change of clothes. We're going out." I say, tossing the blanket off her body.

"Hey. What if I was naked?" She asks in shock.

"Shush. I knew you weren't." I reply, shrugging.

"Where are we going?" She asks

"A place you only get to know when you arrive. I'm tired of you sulking. I mentally gave you one week to loosen up and your time is up. So, get your ass up, freshen up and get dressed." I drag her off the bed and shove her into the bathroom.

"Let me know when you're done." I say over closed doors and take my leave.

I head back to my room to have my bath. There's no need for change of clothes because I have spare clothes at the yatch. I put on my grey joggers, not sure of what shirt to wear.

A knock sounds on my door and I open it to Amethyst who helps me pick a shirt and then we head out.

"Where are we going?" She asks again.

"Have you heared the story of the cat?" I shoot back.

"What has a cat got to do with this?" She asks.

"Curiosity killed the cat. So, patience my cat." I wiggle my eyebrows, nudging her waist with my elbows.

"Spike." She retaliates leading us into a teasing contest on funny characters.
We stop at a restaurant halfway to have some light breakfast.

We arrive at a destination and I get down from the car to open the doors and blindfold her until we get to the yatch. She was so excited and I am glad I did something to improve her mood.

"I love it. Thank you." She says, hugging me tightly. If only she knew what simple acts like these did to me.

As we eat, I tell her a little about the boys and how we formed LETHAL.

"What you all do is amazing. Maya told me how y'all uncovered a trafficking ring." She commends.

"Yeah. They had André's wife." I shrug.

Later that evening, after dinner and a glass of wine, we watch the movement of the waves and enjoy the cool breeze as the yatch moves steadily inside the water.

"Amy, moro mou, I have been in denial since it dawned on me but the more I fight or deny it, the stronger it gets. I know this is not the right moment to say this considering the things going through your mind." Should I really go on? I ask myself.

"Nikolas." She calls out.

"I love you, Amethyst. I have loved you for a while now and it's completely okay if you don't feel the same." Even though Mrs. Brian says she loves me, I still need to play the safe card.

"I love you too, Nikolas. I always have." She says shyly, completely enchanting me in her beauty. We meet halfway as we kiss each other passionately.

"Let me show you exactly how much I love you. How about that wedding night we ditched?" I break away from the kiss to speak before sweeping her off her feet to my room on the yatch. This will be one long and amazing night.