Note: Mature Contents, at the last parts..

I need to be bold

Need to jump in the cold water

Need to grow older with a girl like you

Finally see you are naturally

The one to make it so easy

When you show me the truth

Yeah, I'd rather be with you

Say you want the same thing too

I could have saved so much time for us

Had I seen the way to get to where I am today

You waited on me for so long

So now, listen to me say:

(Joshua Radin; I'd Rather Be With You Lyrics)

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We reached Adriana's apartment and she got ready while I help Nicolai getting ready. Adriana wanted to help him, but he insisted me to help him and I couldn't be more happier. I always wanted to do this to my own child and now everything is before my hands. It still feels like a dream.

After Nicolai showered, Nicolas help him put his clothes on. Adriana told him that he could do it himself, but Nicolai still seek for his help and he happily obliged.

It was obvious that Nicolai was seeking attention to Nicolas. Catching up for the 5 years of his life, his dad wasn't around.

After like a decade waiting for Adriana. Nicolas already came back with a basket of flowers to bring to Miranda's party and baskets of fruits and a toy for Amadeo, all suggested from Mikaela since Nicolas knew nothing to bring and he's not accustomed to it. Nicolai was very behave the whole time, except when they went to buy some toys for Amadeo since he wanted everything for him.

"Let's go," Adriana said as she step down the last steps of the staircase looking always stunning. She was wearing a knee length blue dress with a keyhole, pleat-detailed neckline and an alluring split-open back add refined flair, while its flowy chiffon silhouette swings buoyantly as she shims along to my direction.

Nicolas tugged my hand and I quickly followed my son who ran to the door.

"Don't cross the road without us, honey." Adriana called out and Nicolai stops and waited for Nicolas outside the door. Adriana looked around for her mom and dad, but she heard nothing in the kitchen.

"Do you know where mom and dad is?" Adriana asked Nicolas who stops and waited for her in the doorway.

"They left an hour ago," Nicolas responded and she nodded.

Nicolas walked to his son's side and hold his little hand as they waited for Adriana as she securely lock the door.

Soon enough, they are all in the limo. Adriana saw the baskets with flowers and fruits and a two boxes of toys.

"Thanks for picking those up," Adriana smiled at Nicolas.

"Don't mention it, moro mou." Nicolas smiled back and he turned his gaze onto his sons who was looking out the window impatiently.

Nicolas thought about his friends words. Whipped Club.

He wanted to laugh at it, but he could feel that he is indeed joining their club soon. Knowing that each time Adriana was talking to the opposite sex, he gets so infuriated and he's very jealous. He's not stupid to realized that those were the signs of being falling into the pit of love.

What a shame Nicolas. He's going to break the promises he swore to himself, since he started bedding women.

When fate slaps you, it is indeed hard.

Nicolas heaved a sighed and he knew he's going to take another path and reevaluate his new goals in life. Winning Adriana back and live happily ever after, even is there's no real happily ever after. He's going to break that rule.

The limo's door sliding to open dragged back Nicolas' thoughts to reality. He was too lost with his thoughts. He noticed the limo was parked right in front of the two story big house.

He climbed out of the limo and help Adriana out of the limo then he carried Nicolai's sleeping form out of his car seat, while Alessi and Lorenzo picks the baskets full of flowers with different hues, the fruits and the toy boxes.

Just as we entered the gate, a tall girl not taller than Adriana walks out the door with a bright wide smile. "Addy, Oh my God ..." she giggled as she strode approaching looking beautiful in her mid thigh jean short and silk sleeveless top.

Adriana meet her and they both shared a hug, while Nicolas with Nicolai sleeping in his hand behind Adriana while watching them hugging and giggling, looking all excited.

"So how's Paris?" Miranda asked sweetly with her giggles died down.

"I already quitted a year ago. I'm now working with Nicolas Petropoulis," Adriana said reluctantly as she moved to the side and introduced Nicolas to Miranda.

"You mean- the Pallos-Petropoulis Hotel's owner? Like the Billionaire?" she asked in confirmation with her eyes bulging looking awed and flabbergasted.

"Yes," Adriana confirmed before Nicolas could speak.

"It was nice meeting you Miranda," Nicolas extend his hand while his other hand was holding his son.

"Oh my God, you are so handsome in personal.." she giggled as she took Nicolas hands. Then she just noticed Nicolai in Nicolas hands and she quickly averted her gaze to Adriana quizzically.

"He's Nicolai's dad." Adriana responded dryly and Miranda's eyes widened shocked.

"You're not messing up with me, are you?" Miranda asked still unconvinced.

"Yes, I'm Nicolai's dad." Nicolas said close to snappy tone. He doesn't like her tone. Doesn't she see the similarities of him and Nicolai?

"I'm still shocked. What can I say?" she muttered to Adriana... "You're so lucky, missy .." Miranda suppressed her wide smile, widening her eyes to her teasingly. Adriana only shrugged her shoulder and Miranda turned her attention back to the hunk in front of her.

"Miranda Guidoni," she addressed smiling sweetly. Then, she realized her manners, and invited her guest inside leading them to the back door to the backyard where Adriana's mom and dad was talking to another couple which Nicolas believe was Miranda's parents.

Then a little boy not farther from Nicolai's age, then another brown haired little girl younger than Nicolai's age and Paolo and Guiseppe was talking while barbecuing and another two guys and he wondered who was Miranda's husband.

Alessi and Lorenzo gave the stuffs to Miranda and she sheepishly thank them.

"Nicolai," the dark haired little guy ran to Nicolas and Adriana's direction and Nicolai seemed to hear him since he stirred looking daze and turned his head to Amadeo's direction and he quickly squirmed off of Nicolas' hold.

Nicolas quickly place him on his feet and he ran to meet his excited friend. "Amadeo..." Nicolai's said exuberantly and bounced to his side and they both quickly shared their stories that only them could understand oblivious around them.

Then the little girl, brown hair with sapphire eyes like Adriana and Nicolas realized it was Louella.

"That's Louella, my brother's only child." Adriana introduced and then she pointed on each as she told me their names. Miranda told us to make ourselves comfortable as she went to help Guiseppe's wife in the kitchen.

The two other guys that was helping the other kids in the small plastic pool, was Celso and Eligio, Miranda's cousins. Guiseppe's wife is Anneta.

Adriana led Nicolas to Miranda's parents who was busy chatting with the De Luca couple and she introduced him. Just like Miranda, they are both stunned to meet me in person. Camillo used to work in one of my hotels as one of the supervisors and just resigned a year ago.

Camillo and his wife Amanda felt flabbergasted to finally meet the guy behind the very successful hotel chains owner in the world.

Nicolas also met Eligio's wife Emilia and their daughter Erica.

Soon, Nicolas was chatting with the two couple. Guiseppe seemed to warmed up with Nicolas and joined them as they all enjoyed their drinks.

The girls are busy preparing for the lunch, setting up the tables all the while watching the kids once in a while not going to missed any kid already jumped in the pool.

While Paolo and Miranda's cousins where talking on something animatedly.

Adriana and Anneta were in the kitchen while Miranda and Emilia is outside placing the table mats and arranging the cutleries.

"I'm sorry about your brother's outburst. He shouldn't acted that way," Anetta apologized as she smiled sheepishly to Adriana. They are both across each other at the island counter. The food was sitting on the counter as they both waited for Miranda to bring it outside, to the table.

"No, it's fine. He has the right to burst. I'm his sisters and Nicolas hurt me. He was hurt to.." Adriana explained it to her and she nodded.

"I agree. I still feel embarrass to Nicolas. I don't know how am I gonna face him without feeling awkward." She continued on and I smiled at her reassuringly.

"Nicolas doesn't care. Believe me. He understood him that's why he didn't retaliated," she explained further and Anetta just smiled sheepishly.

"Okay, let's bring the food out." Miranda sashayed in looking exuberant.

Adriana hasn't had the chance to asked her what happened between them and Mariano.

"Okay," Anneta responded and she took the pasta in a big bowl and headed outside. I took the white bowl full of chopped salad with fresh mozzarella and salami In herbed red wine vinaigrette, that Anneta made. One of her specialty.

Just as we place the food on the twelve seaters oval dining table, I heard Francine's voice heading to our direction.

"Hello," she called out as she sashayed into the backdoor.

"Francine!" I called out excitedly as I bounced and approached her gleefully. My vivacious and down-to-earth best friend whom I missed so much and never saw her for long years.

"My oh my, Addy ..." she squealed and launched herself to me as we both hugged and bounce on our feet, giggling non-stop.

Everyone stops at their doing and watched the two best friends. Nicolas watched Addy and her best friend Francine whom he remembered meeting her at their resort, 6 years ago but left a faint recollection of her face.

Addy was taller than her, but she's also as beautiful as Addy. With blonde hair and a fake tanned skin, gray eyes and slender body.

Adriana introduced Nicolas to Francine and she saw how Francine was staring at him like she was going to eat him up. Adriana can't blame her. He's very tempting and deliciously looking with just his gray jeans and showcasing his buff biceps and chiseled chest in a tight black shirt.

Adriana wanted to rip off those shirt and just trail his fingers and his tongue on his taut chest. Adriana felt a warm moist sensations leaking in between her legs.

She shook the thoughts off and followed Francine to the dining table since the lunch is ready and Miranda has been calling everyone.

Nicolas sat beside Adriana and Miranda on his other side. Francine sat beside Celso and then Emilia and then Emilia and her husband Eligio. The two old couples sat together at each others and Guiseppe and his wife sat across Addy.

The kids has their own small plastic table like a toy table with their separate food.

Nicolas looked at his son and he looks so happy.

"Try this chicken barbecue, it was good." Paolo offered to Adriana obviously flirting with her and Nicolas sitfled the urged to grab his hand and break it.

Much to his dismay, Adriana smiled and nodded her head in agreement, flirting back at him.

Nicolas grip the fork tightly as he pick some salads and put it in his mouth holding his temper at bay.

Paolo put a piece of chicken at her plate and she cuts a little piece and ate it. "This tasted so good," Adriana commented happily as she savoured the piece of chicken and thank Paolo.

Paolo was smiling ear to ear as he watched her with adoration and Nicolas control is slowly slipping away.

"I made it. I could make you often if you want?" Paolo said as he grinned with his tone held so much meaning.

"That was very nice of you, Paolo." Adriana responded, smiling sweetly to Paolo. She could feel Nicolas' vexation radiating off his body and Adriana was enjoying it so much.

Nicolas nerve was tightening as he gulped audibly trying to vent his spleen. Nicolas tightened his fist as he clenched his jaws.

"I heard that you are going to buy the highest hotel in Dubai, Nicolas?" Camillo asked as he made a sip of his red wine. He looks comfortable talking to Nicolas, after a while.

He was a bit edge at first since all the rumors about the two owners, and especially Nicolas. But then, he proved it wrong. The guy was absolutely charming and really smart and entertaining.

Not the cold stoic, impassionated man.

Nicolas answered Camillo politely, all the while sensing the two beside him. "We wanted to. But, Tariq wanted the name of the hotel to be the same. So we didn't agreed." Nicolas replied in nonchalance.

Miranda was trying to get his attention, but he was too focused discreetly with Paolo and Adriana flirting at each other.

Finally, Camillo's attention averted to his friend Sergio.

"Before you leave to Greece maybe we could go watch a movie, Addy? There's a new movie that Nicolai could watch too," Paolo entreated as he smiled warily to her.

"Let me ask Nicolai if he wants to." Adriana responded cheerfully and Nicolas temper just flared up.

Nicolas hand landed on Adriana's thigh underneath the table and she squirmed, surprised and at the same time a lust flickered in her eyes. Nicolas knew she's affected.

His intention to just get her attention and send her a disapproval on their topic, flew into the thin air when their skin touched. Nicolas palm resting on her thigh made his head blur. He gently lifted the hem of her dress and he slip his hand inside it caressing her soft silky thigh.

Adriana gasped inaudibly and discreetly look at Nicolas sending him to take his hands off her thigh, although her body is raving-up with the sensations it created to her body.

"Are you alright?" Paolo asked Adriana when he saw a slight worries in her eyes.

"Ye-ah" she trailed off and Adriana force a smile to reassure Paolo that she's fine, all the while stifling her mouth to open and utter a soft moan.

Nicolas grinned. He was glad the table cloth was long and everyone are too animated with their topics.

Nicolas ran her fingers heading to her underwear, while Adriana tried to kept her legs tightly pressed together as she felt Nicolas' persistent fingers making it's way in between her legs.

Adriana grab Nicolas' hand to stop him and she glared at him briefly and averted her eyes back to Paolo who was busy slicing his chicken.

Adriana looked around her friends and family and she was thankful, everyone was busy and so focused in their food and their topics.

Nicolas found his goal and Adriana felt Nicolas fingers caressing the side lip of her core. She felt so lost and her resolves was slowly disintegrating. She tried to squirmed her legs to shooed his hand away, but instead, his fingers slip inside her lacy sexy underwear. Adriana felt her heart skipping. She felt the radiant heat blossoming inside her, coursing down to her core. Her within trembled suddenly with desire.

Adriana tried to compose herself and ignore Nicolas' fingers in her core, but the sensations was too much to bear.

Nicolas was too satisfied when she didn't fight back, instead she enjoyed his fingers playing, teasing her nub. He was grateful she wore a dress. He loves teasing her and she seemed so lost now..

"Are you sure you're alright Addy? You look flustered." Paolo's worried tone brought Adriana's wild thoughts back and Nicolas pulled his fingers out of Adriana's core and feigned to be busy with his food.

Adriana felt disappointed when Nicolas' finger left her feminine part.

Nicolas felt himself fully erect and he has to tamed it before he stood up otherwise everyone would see it and he'll be embarrass.

"I'm fine. I think it's the sun." Adriana reasoned out and Paolo seemed to buy her crap. Paolo looks so sincere and Adriana felt remorseful. She curse Nicolas in her head.

Accept it Addy, you enjoyed his little dirty action.

Adriana couldn't believe he just did that. She knew he was jealous and she thought he did well in diverting her attention.

The lunch went well and Addy was still under euphoria. She couldn't get herself recovered from that short dirty stunts Nicolas did to her.

Now everyone is in their swim suits, except for Addy, Francine, Nicolas and Anetta. And they are all in the rectangular pool splashing and swimming happily.

Francine and Addy was talking under the gazebo with their wine, while Nicolas was chatting with Miranda, Anetta and Emilia at one side of the pool. Miranda is obviously flirting with Nicolas.

"Are you not afraid with Miranda flirting with Nicolas?" Francine blurted out with her eyes glued on the group animatedly talking while occasionally laughing.

"If Nicolas wants her then I couldn't do anything. It's not like we are dating." Adriana explained bitterly as she tried to brush the thoughts off.

"Well, Nicolas is a smart guy." Francine remarked as she made a sip of her wine then she turned her gaze to me.

"I'm glad that you and Miranda was now friends." Francine changed the topic and I just smiled. Miranda and I used to hang out a lot when we were in high school. We were close too, just how close we are and Francine. Francine goes to an expensive school that's why Addy spends more time with Miranda, until she caught her with the guy she was dating for a week.

She was supposed to accept his love, but she found them kissing behind the women's washroom door.

Their friendship broken and Addy avoided her like a plague. But when she graduated University, before she was impregnated by Nicolas, she forgave her and they started hanging out again. She seemed to changed and was getting married at that time.

Now She wonder what happened to her husband. She didn't mention anything and she doesn't want to ask her, since she doesn't want to give her the idea that she is prying on her life.

"Yeah. We are mature enough. Besides, that was done long time ago," she replied as she made a sip of her wine.

Francine just nodded her head.

Adriana felt her bladder full. "I'll just go to the washroom, Fran. I'll be back." Addy excused herself and sprinted to the back door heading to the washroom.

Nicolas saw Addy dashed to the backdoor inside the house. He excused himself to the girls and made his way to where Addy walks in. He saw her heading to a door and what it seems a washroom door and he grinned.

His dirty thoughts gone wild and he will tease her, thinking she will give up tonight. He won't leave Italy without having another baby on the way..

He leaned on the wall beside the door while waiting for her to come out.

After a while, he heard a flushing and then a water running. When it stops, he stood up on his feet and waited for the door to open. As soon as it opened, he quickly nudge her gently back inside and he locked the door.

"What are you doing?" Adriana asked, surprised and curious.

"Having you for myself." Nicolas grinned, and he pinned her to the wall.

"They are going to find us Nicolas." Adriana breathes with her head going haywire.

"That's why let's make it quick, moro mou." Nicolas whispered huskily and he claimed her sexy, delicious lips..

Anything that Adriana wants to say, muffled in her throat and before she knew it, she's responding to Nicolas' aggressive kiss with the same intensity, both too eager to taste each other.

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A/N: Damn I felt so hot!! lol...

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