CHAPTER 13 - ACCIDENTS HAPPEN

Romeo POV:

What the Fuck did I do? The look Alina's eyes, pure hurt and disgust, I tried to run after her but I'm drunk as fuck. "Baby, forget that whore and come back to me, we can finish what we started," Hillary puts her disgusting hand on me.

"Don't fucking touch me if you want to keep your fucking hand you bitch, and don't you ever call her a whore, you fucking prostitute!" I spit at her. Hillary looks at me and still tries to come near me and I pull my gun on her, Luca and Leo pull me back.

"Hillary, fuck off!" Leo screams at her.

"Brother what the fuck is going on with you?" Luc asks me and I shake my head. I see Dario running into the club.

"Romeo, it's Alina, I saw her being put into an ambulance on the way here, she was out cold man, I think she's hurt." Dario says in a panic and running his hands through his hair. What the fuck have I done?

"Call the hospitals, find out where she is!" I shout.

Valencia comes over to me and slaps me. "You better make this right Romeo, I don't know what the hell is wrong with you, but she doesn't deserve this, she's a good girl!" She spits at me and it hits me right in the heart, this is the only woman beside my mother who can get away with this shit, I just nod and run my hands through my hair, unable to speak.

We make our way to the hospital, and I am completely sober, Alina is hurt. We arrive at the hospital and I demand to see her but her emergency contact is Mari, and she is having none of it. I have to calm myself not to shoot her right now. "Just wait here till she wakes up, she hit her head and has a concussion, a stranger by the name of Mark helped her, said she was hysterically crying and bumped into him fell and passed out and he called the ambulance," and that's all she says and goes back to Alina's room.

I sit down alone, I need a moment, I feel like shit, I see my brother coming to sit next to me, out of earshot of the rest of the guys. "Rome, tell me the fuck happened, all of it I may not be able to torture people but I am your brother." Luc says putting a hand on my back.

"Luc, I fucked up. I started seeing Alina, she is the missing Russo princess." Luc looks like he's seen a ghost.

"The one you were supposed to marry?" He asks.

I nod. "Si, it's her, we met at the club, I had no idea, I pursued her, for about two weeks and we clicked. I sent her flowers, requested her to dance for me, I took her on a date, got her a new job. The first night we spent together, was amazing, but the next morning she told me everything, why she was running and her real name, her father killed her boyfriend, because he wasn't Italian and he wanted her to marry me, for business as you know, our fathers made a deal. We spent time together and last night I went over to her place and well you know what happened, but it was different, it's always different with her. You know what mama always says, when you find her you will know. It scared the shit out me, I'm this ruthless Mafia King and this woman can bring me to my knees. I treated her like shit after last night and the ignored her the entire day. I thought if I got with another woman, I would forget about her, or at least what I'm feeling, which I don't even know. I got fucked up drunk and went to The Underground and hooked up with Hillary, well started too when Alina caught us and ran, I have never seen such hurt in someone's eyes and utter betrayal, I felt like dog man. She called me a man whore, I'm not usually but I never helped my case tonight." I confess and I know he's judging me.

"Rome, you can't run from your feelings man, so what if she's a Mafia princess, she's an amazing girl. I get it you're scared, it's like giving our father and hers what they wanted. Fuck them, if you really care for this girl and from what I can see you do brother, then stop acting like a dick and be with her, be the brother I know you to be, not some fucking player. Mama was right though, if you know, you know and brother, I think we both know your in love with this girl already. Why else would you be here right now?" Luc says and I know he's right, but Mafia men are not supposed to love, but when they do its for life.

"Luc I know." I say sighing.

"Then fix your shit up, and treat her with the same respect you would our mamma. Treat her like she's the only woman in the world and make it right, this will take time but, you got to do the time Rome." Luc says patting my shoulder. I nod in acceptance.

"Romeo?" Mari calls. I am up on my feet in a split second. "Alina is awake, the doctor said she will be fine, they are going to keep her for observation till tomorrow, but she doesn't want to see you, at least not right now." Mari concludes and my heart constricts.

"Ok, I understand, tell her I'm sorry and I will be back tomorrow, and I'm moving the opening till Saturday, so she has time to recover." I say feeling hopeless. She nods and walks away.

"Romeo, let me take you home man, Dario and Leo are taking care of some business and Tino is outside." Luc says and I start walking. I pull out my phone and call on a few favours, I get three huge bouquet's of lilies, tulips, roses and orchids sent to her room, with a huge white teddy bear and some balloons. Luc can't help but smile. "Now that's a start brother." Luc says chuckling.

Alina POV:

I woke up to Mari holding my hand in the hospital and I immediately felt my headache and the doctor checked up on me, I'm ok just a nasty bump on the head and a concussion. Romeo wanted to come in and see me but I refused, Marie told me he's sorry and he's moving the opening to Saturday so I can recover. Not fifteen minutes after he was gone I got a huge delivery of three massive bouquet's, a larger than life teddy bear and balloons. I know it's Romeo, the bear says I'm sorry in a huge red heart. "Lina, please tell me what happened, I nearly had a heart attack when I woke up to that call," Mari asks completely confused.

I tell Mari the whole thing from start to finish and then waking up here. "Well Lina, it's clear he cares about you, the big bad Mafia King was damn near to tears outside your room. Take your time and speak to him when you are ready, there has to be some kind of explanation, the man is crazy about you, dare I say in love?" Mari says and I feel like the breath got knocked out of me.

"If he loved me, he wouldn't have been with Hillary. Well that aside, he treated me like shit Mari, how could I forgive him? I don't even know what we are for me to have reacted the way I did." I answer exhausted.

"Well Lina, you are a lot more than you think you are to him, but I admit I would be pissed too if I slept with Leo and he went for Hillary or any other woman, label or not," Mari rubs my hand and tells me to rest and that she will be back in the morning and she puts my phone on the nightstand beside my bed. I turn around to sleep when my phone beeps.

Bella, I am so sorry.

Please give me a chance

to explain. That's all

I ask. I miss you,

I was such a fool.

Romeo

I don't answer and turn my phone off, and drift off into a deep sleep. I wake the next morning facing the window and below that huge cream couch with shopping bags on it. Gucci, Prada, Victoria Secret and what looks like shoes, LV? With a bag of toiletries. What the hell? "I see you're awake," I shut my eyes I know that voice, "I can still see you bella." I groan and sit up putting my hands over my face. I feel his hands pull mine down.

"Who let you in? What time is it?" I ask angrily, but taking him in, he has a dark blue Jean and black jumper, with a boot on, hair slightly ruffled and very sexy, he has a slight stubble but he looks amazing.

"I have my ways, it's eleven am, I give a lot to this hospital for charity." Romeo answers smugly and I can't help it I throw him with a pillow, and he laughs. "You can't get rid of me that easily." Romeo jokes. My head aches and I hold my temple, Romeo comes to me and cups my face, and I pull out of his hold.

"Why are you here?" I ask angrily.

"To make sure you're ok, and because.... I care bella," Romeo says shrugging.

"You treated me like shit, and even though I don't know what we are, you come to me saying you basically need me, fuck me and treat me like I'm a fucking disposable piece of ass, then you nearly fuck Hillary! Hillary! Of all the fucking whores, and well I guess it doesn't matter it could have been someone else, but it hurts all the same Romeo. I opened myself up to you, I haven't done that in years, and now look where it got me, tears and a fucking concussion. If I sleep with someone, I'm exclusive I don't fuck around on that person, it's called morals." I say huffing and wincing from the pain in my head.

"Alina, let me take you home and I will discuss this further, I don't want to do this in a hospital." Romeo says, his eyes soft and pleading.

"Mari can take me home." I say being childish.

"Alina, please, I have a hell of a hangover and I'm trying here, give me a break, I got you some clothes and stuff so you can freshen up. Yes I actually went shopping myself." Romeo says and I blush, seeing the Victoria Secret bag.

"Fine, let me get ready." I say getting out of bed, and Romeo tries to help me so I don't fall over, and I push his hand away and he sighs. "I won't be long," I say excusing myself taking my bags into the bathroom.

"Need some help?" Romeo screams.

"Oh fuck off," I say and I hear him laugh. I see I'm in a suite, this can only be Romeo's doing, I roll my eyes and step into the shower and wash the night off me. I dry myself and my wet hair putting it in a bun. I take out the underwear and I giggle, he bought me a black lace barely there cup bra with red trim, and it actually fits, I wonder how he knew I'm a C-cup, nope I'm not dwelling on it, I pull on the panties and it's a very tiny black lace thong with red trim. It's beautiful but quite revealing. I shake my head. I dig through the other bags, a dark blue skinny jean, a black chiffon shirt with a black silk underlay. It all fits like a glove, I take out the shoes and it's black knee length high heeled boots. I look amazing, he has style.

I put some natural make-up on and I'm ready. I just realised, we are matching, and shake my head. I walk out and Romeo is speaking on his phone. "Tienimi aggiornato, non disturbarmi a meno che non sia veramente necessario". He says ending his call.

(Keep me posted, don't disturb me unless it's really necessary)

"You look beautiful bella," Romeo says and I roll my eyes.

"Yeah because we are matching," I say shaking my head and wince. "How did you really get into my room?" I ask him.

"I said I was your fiancé, I didn't want it bring attention to you or myself, I have a lot of enemies." I blush at hearing that and I see his signature smirk. "Well come on, let's go, you have to sign the release papers." I nod and Romeo gathers all the bags in the room and I make my way to the front desk and Doctor Whitney hands me some painkillers and I sign my release.

Romeo leads me to a dark blue BMW M4, I raise my brows but don't say anything. He packs everything into the trunk and opens the door for me. "You're actually driving?" I ask shocked.

"Yes, I do drive from time to time bella," Romeo says rolling his eyes and smirking. I can't help but glance watch him drive, it's the second time and yet it feels strange. He turns to wink at me and I turn to look out the window. This is going to be a long ride.