chapter 8

Rose turned around to leave and saw Ermanno finally recognising her.

Ermanno moved forward towards Rose and she walked back.

Rose hit the wall and Ermanno stood Inches in front of her.

"Hello, Rose. How are you? Why look at you all grown up" said Ermanno.

Rose couldn't speak a word.

"What's wrong Rose, can't speak? The last time I checked you had a big mouth and a lot of things to say" said Ermanno.

Rose looked down unable to meet his eyes.

Ermanno looked at her body and said "you have grown up well little girl" and placed one hand on the wall behind her and one on her hip and continued "you have filled up good"

Ermanno moved his hand up from her hip to the side of her body and was about to move further up and touch her boobs when he heard his name called.

Ermanno knew who it was.

He turned around and saw Sabrina standing behind them.

"Hey, mom. Look it's Rose, Sofia's sister" said Ermanno.

"You are not allowed here Ermanno," said Sabrina.

"Oops. Sorry." Said Ermanno and looked back at Rose and smirked and said "we will meet again" and left the bathroom.

Sabrina looked at Rose and asked her if she was okay.

Rose nodded and left the bathroom too.

Sabrina came out of the bathroom and was looking around to find either Rose or Ermanno but felt two hands circling her waist from behind.

Sabrina smiled and heard "looking for me fiore?"

"I don't have to look for you. You are always near me" said Sabrina.

"My beautiful delicate flower. Come dance with me" said Elisio.

Elisio held Sabrina close to him on the dance floor and smiled at her and said "you are beautiful Fiore"

"I only like it when you say it." Said Sabrina.

"And no one else is allowed to say it to you because you are the only mine. Mio Fiore" and kissed her lips.

Ermanno smiled at his parents and wished he could have what they have. He didn't know Rose was looking at them too and thinking the same thing for herself standing at the other end of the room.

Ermanno, EJ and Ivanov.

Remy and phoenix, Bruce's sons all walked in Ermanno's apartment holding a girl each in their arm.

The apartment was huge with 6 bedrooms and two stories.

It's was an ultimate bachelor's pad. The apartment had its own elevator and worked on code which all the boys had code of.

Everyone gathered in the living room and EJ opened a bottle of wine. Well.. bottles of wine cause everyone was heavy drunk after the bottles were over.

All took separate rooms and well continued their party in the bedrooms.

Ermanno took his girl into his room and the girl started removed her clothes and laid on the bed naked.

Ermanno climbed on her fully dressed and said "why don't get a shut-eye for a minute till I freshen up"

The girl nodded and closed her eyes.

Ermanno watched her for a minute and she had completely fallen asleep.

He covered her with a comforter and moved away from her.

He walked into the closet and picked sweat pants and T-shirt and went into the bathroom and took a shower and walked out of the room to the huge balcony of his penthouse.

He walked towards the balcony and saw EJ seated on one of the chairs.

He sat next to him and picked a cigarette.

"She slept, huh?" Asked Ermanno lighting the cigarette.

"You know the drill. These models don't eat anything and when they drink, they pass out fast." Said EJ.

Ermanno laughed and sat back and relaxed enjoying the cold breeze of New York.

Both sat in silence till EJ asked "you okay? Cause I saw Rose today, she is back"

"Ya. She is back." Said Ermanno.

"I know I have said this a million times but seriously dude. Sofia was responsible for her own accident. You both were broken up when you came to know she was pregnant. And then without giving her a chance to decide, you forced her to say yes for marriage. You pushed it too hard man. Look let the past go and move on. Try making yourself better. Your obsession over Rose has caused you problems in the past. Look, no one knows what happened in the past. As Enrique promised he took care of everything without anyone knowing about anything. Move on from everything and leave peacefully. Rose was trouble for you when she was a child and now she looks even more trouble" Said EJ being brutally honest.

"She is responsible for messing with my mind and creating problems between me and sofia. She will return what she took from me. She took my peace of mind. She brainwashed Sofia. I lost my child because of Rose. Even if Sofia would be alive she would have aborted the child listening to Rose. That little girl is too grown up for her age. She will pay," said Ermanno.

"Did you even hear what I said? It's like you block out what you don't want to hear" said EJ.

Ermanno smiled at EJ and said, "you know me so well."

"Fuck you," said EJ and sat back to finish his cigarette.

Ermanno's obsession for Rose had got him in trouble before. After Ermanno distanced himself from Rose she still managed to mess with him through Sofia. Ermanno was certain that Rose was the sole creater of all the mess in his life.