*Above is Emilio from the previous chapter... stay tuned for more back ground on him!*
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"I won't let anything happen to you princess, that's a promise, I'd die for you..."

His words sere into my mind, my soul. He'd die for me... Would I die for him? The emptiness in his eyes left me with chills and made me feel sick to my stomach, the pain that wrenched his already fragile state, made my heart ache.

As soon as we finished eating we made our way back to the car, I drove us home as he stared aimlessly out the window, rubbing slow pressured circles over the top of my hand.

Soon his body went limp and his head laid against the window, his dry, frizzy hair flat on his scalp, and his cheeks pale and green with exhaustion.

As I pulled up to the house I slowly parked the car, sliding out quietly and pulling open his door as his eyes flicked open slightly. Throwing his arm over my shoulders. I helped support his body weight up the stairs and into my bedroom placing him on the bed slowly before suggesting, "Luca when's the last time you showered?" I whisper.

"I don't know..." he says weakly wincing at the truth of his statement.

"Okay... it's shower time..." I say hoisting him and bringing him into the bathroom.

As I slowly undressed him, he began to do the same to me, I didn't know we were doing this together...

"DeLuca... we shouldn't. I want to be here for you but I know we don't want the same thing." I state softly but in a sure tone.

"What do you think I want then?" He asks his tone changing rapidly, slight anger lacing his voice.

"I-I dont know but I do know you're not a relationship guy and I'm not a hump and dump girl..." I whisper not trying to be harsh.

He takes a step closer so our faces are just centimeters from each other, his breath tickling against me skin, curls skimming my forehead. He lets his lips graze mine quickly before returning his eyes to mine.

"If that's all I wanted princess, I wouldn't have already told you my deepest secrets..."

I give him a slight nod and my stomach flutters as I carefully pull down my leggings.

Why am I doing this? 

Standing bare and exposed, I feel beyond conscious until his eyes light up for the first time in what seemed like days, "So beautiful... beyond words princess." He growls lowly as we were engulfed by the hot water.

His body leans against the wall from exhaustion, as I reached up and scrubbed his hair and massage his scalp with shampoo, while he lets out small whimpers of happiness.

His hands find my hips and he runs his hands up and down my body, tracing my curves slowly, his eyes wandering me.

Dipping his head low, he kisses me lightly, "I want to do so many things to you right now, but sleeping with you seems much better..." he says sheepishly turning off the water, and wrapping a towel around me.

We climb into my bed and pull the covers up, tangling our limbs together, no Great Wall of China today...

"Thank you princess... I sleep better next to you." He says closing his eyes as his eyelashes flutter.

His brown, bouncy mop of curls back to normal, the color in his cheeks restored and his smoothness of his eyes never looked better.

I lay twisting my fingers through his hair, admiring his strength... his ability to be strong when he is so weak. 

His low unlabored breaths bring a heavy spell over me and my eyes close, falling into a deep sleep beside the bad boy.

When I wake, his chocolate orbs are scanning my face slowly... I smile softly through a yawn before tickling his jaw with the tips of my fingers, "You need to shave..." I say smirking as he does the same back.

"What you don't like it princess?" He says kissing me causing his stubble to graze my skin.

I abruptly stop and stare at him, "What are we Luca?" He almost looks frightened but closed the space between us smashing his lips against mine, "Something good princess... I'm new to this." He whispers unsure of his answer.

I'm afraid of losing him, afraid of him hurting me... afraid of him not wanting me anymore... but somehow I form coherent words, "Okay."

As much as I'd hate to admit it, I'm falling for him and way quicker than I should...

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- littlemixedgirl