Chapter 20 - 19

Dimitri could not contain the euphoria he was feeling. His life was now complete. The woman he had been dreaming of for the past 5 years is now in front of him. He wanted to hold her in his arms, yet he knew he had to take it slow. 

He tried to stop himself from staring at her but then noticed that she hadn't touched the food on her plate. How could she when she was not feeling too happy right now? She was pondering about their situation.

"Mr. Santori, I do not blame you for what happened that night, nobody is at fault, we were both drugged, and we were not thinking clearly. There is no point in dwelling in the past. I am not here to ask for compensation. I suggest we forget that it happened and let us both move in with our lives," she suggested.

This was the best solution she came up with. Time has already passed, and she was content with her life with Enzo. She did not need his help, and she was not going to hold Dimitri responsible for what happened. He probably has someone in his life, and she would not want to intrude on his life.

"What? No!" he said angrily, banging his hand on the table. "Do you know how long I have been searching for you?" he asked as he stared her down. 

"How can she just disregard me like this? Why isn't she even giving me a chance?" he asked himself. Now that he found her, he was not willing to let her go. 

"No, I don't, but we both have our own lives to live. We don't need to be together just because of one mistake we made 5 years ago," she said as she stared back.

"Never call it a mistake," he said as he came closer, glowering at her. He was getting frustrated, "Why is she so infuriating?" he thought. He needed to get his message across before he got too mad because who knows, he might be mad enough to kiss her to shut her up.

"Listen to me carefully because I will only say this once. I have been searching for you for the past 5 years. Looking for you drove me nuts, and I will do everything possible not to lose you again. You do not know the anguish I felt every time I turned around, and it was not you. 

I know we do not know each other that well, but we have all the time in the world to learn about each other. We don't need to rush, we can do it at a pace that you are comfortable with.

I know the idea sounds bizarre, but you made a very big impact on me, and I would like to know more about you." Dimitri, for the first time in his life, was willing to be patient just so she would agree.

"Well... What about your wife or girlfriend. Surely they will never agree to this," she was grasping for straws, anything to get her out of the situation. After all, she has Enzo to think about too. She can't just jump into this without consulting his feelings.

Dimitri laughed aloud, "That's what you are worried about? It may be hard to believe, but searching for you kept me from having any other relationships. I kept myself pure just for you," he said while he winked at her.

Aurora blushed, that was not her question, but that's good to know if she indeed wanted to get into a relationship with him. 

"I'm sorry, but I'm sticking to my decision," she said. She was not ready to be in a relationship right now., or ever. 

"Do you have a man in your life? Is that why you're rejecting me? Are you in love with someone else?" he snapped. He knew she was single, so why wasn't she accepting him?

"What? No, it's not like that…," she trailed off. She was pondering if she should tell him about Enzo.

That's good, he thought, "I have nobody to contend with, not that they're going to win anyway." He relaxed in his chair.

"Aurora, do you want our son Lorenzo to grow up without a father?" It was time to use the last trick in his bag.

"How… how do you know about Enzo?" she turned pale, and her eyes grew large. "No! Not my son. He's mine" she thought.

"I know everything about you, and it seems like you had no intention of telling me about our son, am I right?" he inquired, his eyebrows coming together, "Are you hiding him from me?"

"No, please... I was not.... Please don't take my son away," she pleaded as she grabbed onto his hand, "You wouldn't be that cruel, would you?" she asked, tears swimming behind her eyes. Enzo was the only one who gave her happiness and the courage to live on and go through with life, no matter how bad it was. It would kill her if Dimitri took him away because she knew that she would never be able to fight him.

Dimitri cupped her face as her tears started to fall. "Shh... Aurora, don't cry," he said as he wiped them all away.

"I cannot live without him," She said between sobs.

He scolded himself, he shouldn't have been too harsh talking about Lorenzo, now she thinks he was there to take their son away.

"Shh… that's not what I meant. Here drink this," he said as he gave her another glass of water. But she ignored it. She was too heartbroken right now.

"I'm not taking Lorenzo from you," she looked up into his eyes, "I want you and my son together with me. I have no plans to separate you, instead, I promise to take care of you both now that we're all going to be together."

She was surprised, she could not believe this man would just walk into their life and accept them.

"I just learned about him last night and I want to be part of his life if you will let me," he continued.

He had a point. Her son did need his father, and she cannot prevent him from staking his claim. He would probably take Enzo if she objected. He seemed genuinely earnest about his intentions. 

"Okay, I will agree, we can try to be together for Enzo, and if it doesn't work out between us, we should part on good terms. Our son will not be subjected to any bad experiences. We should never force him to choose, and no fighting in front of him," she wanted to state her terms beforehand so there wouldn't be any confusion. She wanted to give him a chance, for her son's sake.

"No! That will never happen. We are going to stay together, and everything will be fine," he snapped.

"You're that confident? What if you get to know me and discover you don't want me after all?" she asked.

"Yes, I am very confident. What you're saying is never going to happen. I know what I want, and I always get it," Dimitri stated, with an evil glint in his eye.

She did not know what to make of him and his comment. For a second there, he looked very sinister. Was she really prepared to be in a relationship with this man?

"You're all grown up but still crying like a little kid," he chuckled.

"I…," embarrassed, she lowered her head.

"So cute," he muttered and planted a kiss on her head.

"What was that for?" she thought as she looked at his face questioningly.

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