CHAPTER EIGHTEEN
To Be A Donati
Nico
I am still in disbelief. I knew making love to Reese would be amazing, but what just happened out in the pool. That was more than amazing. I have never had anything come close to it.
I meant what I said. I love her. I have loved Reese for a long time now and it is like a weight being lifted off my chest to finally be able to say it and feel it, without feeling like it is wrong or hopeless.
“What are you thinking about,” Reese asks as she draws circles on my chest. I comb my fingers through her thick, damp hair. I toweled her off before we climbed in bed.
“You,” I sigh. “You are what I am thinking about. I want to take you to Italy. I want you to see my other home,” I reply.
Reese squeals and lifts to her elbows. “Oh my God, I have always wanted to go to Italy,” she pauses and the wind leaves her sails. “I can’t go right now. I have the clinic about to open and I haven’t told my parents about my divorce, they are going to kill me.”
“You still have a month before the clinic opens and we can go to your parents and tell them together,” I shrug.
“Oh hell no,” Reese replies and shakes her head.
I lift to my elbows and look down at her. “Are you ashamed of me,” I tilt my head at her. “It’s the accent isn’t it?” I tease and smirk at her.
Reese rearranges herself, so that the leg I have been holding against my abdomen moves to my side, so she can straddle me. She bends over me and place a kiss to my shoulder where one of my exit wound lies.
“There is nothing about you that I am ashamed of, Nico,” Reese says with love in her eyes, and I feel my chest squeeze.
She can say this now because she doesn’t know me. She doesn’t know the truth of my family and what she has really just signed up for. I frown and draw in a breath.
Reese’s smile falls as she watches my reaction. I rub my hand up and down her back. “Did I say something wrong,” she asks softly.
“No, that is not it. There are things you still don’t know about me, about my family. Things I would not tell you if I weren’t completely serious about you,” I answer.
Reese slips off of me and sits beside me. I can see her pulling into herself as she wraps her arms around herself. I think about what I am about to say for the millionth time. This is only right. Reese is more fragile then she lets on. I will not have her run from me because she doesn’t know about my family.
“I was not shot in a robbery,” I start.
“Right, the news said it was a robbery, slash attempted kidnapping,” Reese murmurs.
“No, that was what we told the news reporters the story was, that story was made up. Well, for the most part. My Uncle slash stepfather had a serious grudge against my family,” I run a hand through my hair. “Baby, what I am about to tell you is between you and me. The kind of life or death, type of between you and me.”
Reese shakes her head. “Then maybe you shouldn’t be telling me. Oh my God, Nico. I knew we rushed this,” she starts to panic.
I sit up and cup her face in my hands. I place a kiss to her lips. “Listen to me,” I whisper. “We didn’t rush things. I planned to tell you all of this sooner or later. I want you in my life. That means you need to know about my life.”
“Nico, you are scaring me,” she says with trembling lips.
I capture her lips and kiss her deeply. Relishing the fact that I can. I groan into her mouth as I get lost in her amazing flavor.
“You never need to be scared. I would never let anything happen to you,” I say against her lips.
Her big brown eyes search mine for reassurance of my words. I lean to kiss her lips softly this time. When I pull away Reese nods. “Okay,” she says.
“Good, Baby,” I smile down at her. “My family has old world ties that run deep. You are already in deeper than you know. You became involved the minute you went into business with Uri.”
Reese brows wrinkle in question. “Uri,” she asks.
“Yes. Don Uri Donati. The Don of the Caprisi family. He would have become the Don of the Donati family had my father not been murdered in the streets right in front of him. Uri was a small boy then. But that’s a whole other story for another time.
“What you need to know is that the same uncle that sent men to kill our father and kidnap Uri as a boy, is the same uncle that sent men for Valentina and Vita that night I was shot. They were supposed to kidnap Val and Vita,” I frown.
“Oh my God, Nico,” Reese gasps.
I nod. “Big mistake. Before my brother became the Don of the Caprisi family, he was what we in the families call a hitter. What you would know as a hitman. Valentina was also a hitter, for the Caprisi family. Which is unheard of by the way, but I watched her in action.
“I completely froze when I was supposed to protect Val, Shannon, and Vita. I am a footballer, don’t get me wrong. I was never meant to be a killer or to run a family, but Uri still made sure I learned enough to protect my family and myself. But I froze. I didn’t even help her.
“I just stood there and watched her move on shear killer instinct. She is amazing. Something truth unreal to watch. I think I was more in disbelief that I was watching a female version of Uri.
“When the bullets came flying at me and Vita the only thing I could do was shield her little body with mine. Even if I never play again, I would do it again, protect Vita with my life.
“The same goes for you. I will protect you with my life. I love you. I don’t send Tony with you because of sports fans or some unseen threat. I send him with you because my family is the third most powerful family there is in the mob world and my brother runs the second.
“Valentina is never joking when she offers to kill your ex-husband. She means it and she would get away with it. I know and am friends with some very powerful and lethal men as well as women. No one in my life is who they seem, but you will always be safe and cared for. No one will disrespect you or allow anyone else to,” I draw my words to an end and search her face for a reaction.
“Can I just have a minute,” Reese holds up her hand and asks.
“Yes Cara,” I nod and gulp down a breath.
I can see her thoughts racing. “Wait, is Ty still alive,” she asks and bites her lip.
I throw my head back and laugh. “Yes, barely, but yes. I just beat the shit out of him. I let him get in a hit or two but I wanted to get back home to you so I beat his ass and left,” I shrug.
Reese’s mouth pops open. “Seriously,” she gasps.
I shrug again. “He wasn’t just going to walk away from what he did to you.”
“I don’t know if I am delirious from the sex or if I have finally lost my mind. But…all of what you just said is kind of… hot,” Reese smirks and crawls into my lap.
I cup her full ass in my hands. She is so gorgeous. I love her big brown eyes and all of her brown skin is so smooth and flawless. I don’t care that her thighs are thick or that her tummy is soft. Those are things she points out. I see it all as perfect.
I roar with laughter. “I knew you were crazy. Just what I need,” I tease.
“Be careful what you ask for, Nico,” Reese purrs.
“You’re so beautiful.” I nip her bottom lip. “I want you,” I whisper.
“Mmm,” she wiggles her ass against my growing arousal. “Again, be careful what you ask for.”
Reese lifts to plant her little feet into the mattress. She then grabs the base of my cock as she slides down onto me. The face she makes while I enter her is priceless. It is a mix or passion and awe.
I love how tight she is around me. I smile up at her as she starts to bounce up and down on me. It is when she throws her head back and starts to grind on my cock that I lose it. This is not like the first time, sweet and slow. No, I won’t be able to hold back like that again tonight. I grab her full breasts and bring one to my mouth.
Planting my own feet, I begin to thrust up into her. I have never had sex without a condom. I marvel at the feel of her slick walls sucking me in. I suck harder on her tightly beaded nipple as she grinds hard and bounces faster.
I let her nipple pop free when she gushes around me. “You feel so good, Cara. You feel like you were made for my cock,” I grunt.
“Oh shit,” Reese drops her head and looks at me. “Nico, please don’t stop. Talk to me.”
I groan and smirk at her. “Does my angel like that? You like it when I talk dirty to you,” Reese nods frantically and bites her lip. I chuckle and grab a hold of her hair. I move my lips to her ear, licking the shell before I speak into it. “I’m going to fuck this sweet pussy until you can’t walk anymore. When I am done with you, you won’t want another cock. You won’t want anyone but me.”
“Yes, Nico, yes,” Reese cries out and she shivers from my word.
“Shit,” I growl as she gushes around me again.
I flip her onto her back and pin her legs back. I wince a little, but I look away so Reese does see it. She is right, I did overdo things between beating her ex’s ass and our tryst in the pool. That is not going to stop me now though. Reese will be pissed tomorrow when she has to work on my muscles.
I lunge into her pussy, reaching between us for her slick nub. Reese’s eyes roll into the back of her head. I lean into her ear as I continue to thrust and roll my hips. “Questo figa e mio,” I growl. “Quando cazzo voglio sentirvi urlare il mio nome.”
“Nico,” Reese screams and I smile wide.
“Good girl,” I grunt. “You like my cock inside?”
“Yes, I’m going to come. Nico, please. I’m so close.”
“Good Baby, I’m right with you,” I grunt.
Three more hard thrusts and I feel myself spill inside of her just as she tightens around me, screaming my name and clawing my back. I have never come so hard in my life. I roll onto my back taking her with me.
“Stupefacente,” I murmur into her hair.