June walked slowly to the empty sofa opposite her siblings and a curious looking Dmitri. He did not look angry but she could tell he was annoyed with her.

"Do not worry J we have already introduced ourselves and Dmitri here had kindly decided to join our girls' night." May was enjoying this too much.

"Hey M chill!" April voiced realising that May was having too much fun at her other sister's expense.

"Dmitri what brings you here at this time?" June looked at her wall clock it was almost 10 pm. Dmitri had probably realised she would not come to their appointment.

"Did you forget we were supposed to meet at 8 pm dear?" He said sweetly but his voice stressed on the dear a bit too much.

"Silly me, being sick and all I tend to forget easily especially when it's not really important." June responded just as sweetly.

Her sisters were watching the exchange with animated expressions. Dmitri cleared his throat and stood up. He walked over to June and sat beside her on the love seat. She tried to pull away but he grabbed her hand keeping her locked next to him. June heard a snicker and saw May smiling. The wretch.

"So Dmitri our sister has told us very little and I mean very little about you." May continued using her right thumb and index finger to demonstrate her point.

Dmitri looked uncomfortable for once.

"Fine but Dmitri tell us about yourself." May continued,

"Um what do you want to know?" Dmitri asked.

"First is it true you kidnapped our sister when you first met." May asked sitting Indian style on the sofa.

"M!" June reprimanded.

"It's okay we had a rough start. I guess a beautiful woman walking into your home drenched and muddy saying she is lost in the middle of the night can raise some eyebrows." Dmitri answered and they all laughed except June who had been blushing; relishing in the fact that Dmitri had found her be

"To top it off she walks in on you just coming from the shower." Dmitri continued with a sparkle in his eye.

"So technically the kidnapping was justified." May said laughter in her voice.

"Indeed." Dmitri agreed.

"I could tend to agree." April conceded and June glared at her. She thought at least one of her siblings would take her side. April shrugged her shoulders. June was blushing immeasurably.

"June you never told us that part." May was enjoying this immensely. "You made him into this Sopranos Mafia guy who had his henchmen keep you locked in a basement room chained to the wall with no food or water for days." May was exaggerating beyond belief.

"You are being ridiculous, M" June said finally extracting her hand from Dmitri's grasp.

"Would you like something to drink Dmitri?" April offered breaking the banter.

"Sure after being stood up tonight I need something strong to calm my broken heart." Dmitri was totally annoying her now with his melodrama.

"Beer?" April offered, "Sorry that's all we have for broken hearts tonight."

"Thanks." Dmitri accepted.

"Now June how could you not tell us that you had a date with Dmitri tonight?" May shook head as April delivered the beer.

 "We would have made her go if we knew." May was saying to Dmitri becoming his ally.

"Please until Dmitri appeared you were dissing him as well!" June countered annoyed with her siblings 180 degree turn.

"Dmitri, we were misinformed so we made a biased judgement against you which we have since revised based on current information." May stated with a stoic voice. Her face full of mischief and glee.

"Traitor!" June was fed up with her sisters turning against her. 

What was it with Dmitri and his charm?

"I'll forgive you dear," Dmitri was lounging and tapping the spot next to him "If you wanted to spend time with your sisters you could have told me so, by phone perhaps?"

"Oh please as if you would have listened, you steam rolled into my home and now you are trying to charm my sisters against me."

"Hey J, I am still on your side." April piped up.

"Please!" she countered as May and Dmitri laughed.

"My opinion is still open J so it's ok." April again had her legal cap on.

"Thanks let's disown M." they all laughed.

"I'm curious as to your names." Dmitri asked looking at them curiously.

"It's cool don't you think, we are all born in the months of which we are named. Our parents thought it would be cool and it so is!" June shook her head May was in her element as she explained their name origins.

"Nice, what do you do May?" Dmitri continued his inquisition. Everyone was now more relaxed as the conversation flowed nicely.

"I am a fashion designer, I love fashion and I must say that your suit is definitely a custom made Armani and the shoes are probably custom made as well." May was saying a she used her fashion sense.

"I see you know your designers. What about you April?"

"I work in a law firm and I am in my last year of law school so if you want to mess with my sister I think you better tread carefully."

"I will remember that surely." Dmitri smiled wistfully.

"Hmmm, so Dmitri when June told us about you today." May stressed on the word and looked at Dmitri with a smirk, "I googled you and apart from being a 'rich guy who is a bully' you own a large corporation but as someone with such vast resources and contacts. I have never seen you at any fashion shows or galas? "

Dmitri glanced at June and smiled.

"Ah I see June has been very forthcoming about me." He grinned "I value my privacy and I guess that was one reason I was very apprehensive when I first met your sister. I run a large business and I need to protect my staff and their jobs. I can be a workaholic and my father taught me the value of productiveness. I was not always wealthy so I guess I value hard work. So my effort is not only for me but for those who work with and for me. I confess it can take a lot for me to give up working."

June had learnt something new about Dmitri; the way he spoke about his father showed that he had great respect for him. In addition his work ethic was exemplary. She had seen it herself over the last two days. He was very dedicated and hands on. He ensured that things happened in his company and he appeared to be involved in whatever was being done in any company in any part of the world. No wonder he spoke so many languages; it showed that he wanted to connect more with his companies around the world. Something in her heart swelled for Dmitri. He had shown how caring he was for his employees. June decided that she would tell him about their baby. He would be a good father, maybe he would be hands on.

"June your family are great, I guess I will be meeting more of them tomorrow." Dmitri said waking her from her reverie.

"Tomorrow? Are you coming to the barbecue?" April asked surprised.

"Yes your parents invited me." June could not believe this. 

"Great, we will see you tomorrow Dmitri." May stifled a yawn. "I am wiped out, I need my beauty sleep, come on A, time to say nighty nighty."

May practically dragged April out of the flat. June was left alone with Dmitri who was sipping his beer slowly and smiling.

June closed the door and took a deep breath. She had to talk to Dmitri tonight. "Your sisters are fun. It must have been great growing up with them."

"Yeah it was." June was cleaning up and throwing things in the bin. She was unsure how to begin the conversation. She stood by the sink and rinsed the dishes before placing them in the dishwasher. She turned around and Dmitri grabbed her.

He barricaded her against the kitchen counter.

"So June can you tell me why you keep running away from me?"

June swallowed and lowered her head. Dmitri raised her head and gently kissed her lips.

"You get me so mad by your actions but when I have you in my arms all I want to do is kiss your tender lips and make love to you. You fill my head with your body writhing against mine; I can barely concentrate on my work." He was kissing her neck. "I don't know what you are doing to me June but I have never been so affected by a woman like this." He was now moulding her breast under her shirt. June was putty in his hands. "So June tell me how you have bewitched me." June whimpered as his tongue trailed around her collarbone. June gripped his shoulders as passion zipped through her body. The man was the one who had her in a spell.

"Dmitri we need to talk...." he squeezed her nipples and nipped at her neck.

"....mmmmm." Dmitri had now removed her shirt and his hands and mouth were doing magic to her body.

"We...mmm....need....mmm...to...talk..." June was swimming in sensual pleasure. The man knew how to use his tongue.

"What do you want to say?" Dmitri asked embracing her and carrying her to the bed.

He deposited her on the bed and stood back. He removed his shirt and undid his trousers. He was more than ready and June was speechless.

June could not talk she lay there in her underwear staring at the fine specimen of male before her....her heart was beating so fast. Dmitri came to her, he stretched out his hand and she came to her knees on the bed in front of him. He kissed her fingers and sucked on them.

"June what do you want to say...." He asked again. June pulled him to her and kissed him firmly.

"Let's talk later." She decided as they fell onto the bed and got lost in each other.

June was getting ready for the barbecue. Dmitri had left early to deal with some business. He would be picking her up in 15 minutes. June was feeling much better, the morning sickness had decided to be good to her and it was receding. She was undecided what shoes to wear. She stood in front of the mirror she was wearing a floral box pleat skater dress. It had a high scooped neckline and was sleeveless; so she carried a plain white shrug in case it got a bit chilly. June grabbed a pair of embellished silver gemstone sandals. They were flat and comfortable. She adjusted the straps knowing that Dmitri would be here any minute now.

The door bell sounded just as her phone rang.

"Hi," she answered rushing to the door.

She opened the door and stopped in shock as Dmitri's smooth voice responded, "I'm waiting downstairs."

June was dumbstruck as she stared at Gared in her doorway.

"You look fabulous June." He greeted, pulling her into a hug.