"You kissed me" says Violet.
"Your lips were asking me to kiss them?" Says Ivanov.
"They were?" Asks violet.
"Yes" says Ivanov and leans down to kiss her deeper but violet places her index finger on his lips and stops him.
"I don't think I am getting paid to sleep with my boss" she says.
Ivanov smiles and kisses her finger and says "then I'll pay you a bit extra" and leans to kiss her but receives a slap.
"What the f.u.c.k?" Asks Ivanov.
"I am not a hooker or like Jessica. I don't give a f.u.c.k about your money. I am here to make an honest living. F.u.c.k you and your money." Says violet and walks out of the room and then the villa.
Ivanov bangs his head with his palm and says "idiot" cause he very well knew what he said.
He wanted to go behind violet but didn't. He planned to give her some space and let her sleep it off. And when she would wake up in the morning she would forget about it.
Well, she didn't forget about it and didn't speak to Ivanov the next morning.
"I am sorry. I know you are not like the other girls. You are very special" says Ivanov.
Violet looks at Ivanov with creased eyebrows and then at Otis who was seated on his high chair eating his breakfast and says "tell you father he is not forgiven"
Otis looks at Ivanov and then back at violet and asks "huh?"
"Tell him he is bad" says violet.
"Dada bad" says Otis.
"Tell her I am sorry" says Ivanov to Otis.
"I m cholly( I am sorry)" says Otis to violet.
"Tell him to go to...." She starts and Ivanov cuts her off and says "okay I get it. You are angry"
Violet makes a face and Otis copies her.
Ivanov laughs and kisses Otis on his forehead.
"Tell me how can I be forgiven?" Asks Ivanov.
Violet thinks and whispers something in Otis's ear.
Otis giggles first because violet's whispers were ticking him.
"Just say what you want" says Ivanov finishing his coffee.
Violet looks at Otis and says "remind me to teach you to listen to my whispers"
"Otey( okay)" says Otis and gets back to his breakfast.
"Take me and Otis to the carnival" says violet.
"The local carnival? No. Too many people there" says Ivanov ready to leave.
"Oh come on" says Violet and picks Otis in her arms and he wraps his legs around her waist and she walks behind Ivanov who was leaving his villa.
"Say please to dada" says violet to Otis.
"Peesshhhh dada" says Otis.
"See even he wants to go to the carnival, right Otis?" says violet and nods and Otis nods too.
"He has become your puppet, right Otis?" Asks Ivanov and nods but Otis doesn't nod and looks at violet for permission.
Violet shakes her head no and Otis shakes his head no.
"See?" Says Ivanov and walks out of the villa.
"Promise you will think about it" screams violet and Otis screams "peesh"
Ivanov looks at them and smiles and says "fine. We'll go day after tomorrow. After Emerald's birthday."
Violet screams in excitement and Otis holds her tight with wide eyes.
"Don't be scared." Says violet and places him down and says "we are going to the carnival" and dances.
Otis smiles and dances with her.
And seeing their madness Ivanov smiles.
Yes, this is what he wants. This is what he wants for Otis and himself.
He wants violet in his life.
..........
"It's my birthday" screams Emerald.
"We know. We know. Sheesh.. can't understand her excitement" says Xavier seated beside Elisio on the pool side chair.
As Emerald's birthday fell on a Saturday the whole family decided to have pool side party with the whole family and in the evening, Emerald would cut the cake.
Emerald was super excited and was having the most fun with Bella.
"You get excited on your birthday too" says Ermanno applying sunscreen on Rose's back.
"Yeah, because it's my birthday. MY BIRTHDAY. What is she so happy about? It's only her" says Xavier.
"She is important too" says Ermanno.
"Papa says I am special" says Xavier looking at Elisio for him to confirm.
"Of course you are. You are MY GRANDSON" says Elisio.
"Everyone is special in their own way" says Sabrina feeding Agnolo Ice cream seated on the chair beside Elisio.
Xavier looks at Elisio and Elisio whispers "you are extra special"
"Yeah" says Xavier and smiles.
Ermanno looks at Elisio with creased eyebrows.
"Stop admiring me. I know I am extra handsome" says Elisio without looking at Ermanno.
Ermanno rolls his eyes.
"And full of yourself" says Arlo and sits on the chair Sabrina was seated with Agnolo.
"Want me to rub sunscreen on your back flower?" Asks Arlo.
"I am still alive to apply sunscreen on my fiore's back." Says Elisio.
"Hahaha.. some things never change. And kind of gets funny after some time" says Isaiah seated on the other side of Elisio after Ermanno left with Rose to play water volleyball.
"Hmm.... What's happening there?" Asks Isaiah looking at Aria and Brad getting cosy.
"They are in love" says Sabrina smiling and handing Agnolo to his nanny.
"He is a good boy. I don't see how this will end but for now they are doing good" says Arlo.
Sabrina looks at Arlo beside her and says "don't think negative. Think positive. I see wedding bells. And I am almost always correct"
"Really? So you have become relationship expert?" Asks Arlo.
"Yep. Ivanov called me cute cupid. I think both Brad and Aria will end up together and marry and have a dozen kids" says Sabrina and giggles.
"I think they'll have one. You know Aria is a doctor and then there is ... Brad. Yeah... So one" says Elisio.
"Guess we will know soon" says Isaiah pointing at Aria pulling Brad away from the party.
"God" says Arlo closing his eyes.
"Glad I have only one problem" says Elisio and Sabrina looks at him puzzled.
"He means Ermanno" says Arlo.
"He's my baby" says Sabrina.
"And you are my fiore. Come sit with me not Arlo" says Elisio and pulls Sabrina to sit inbetween his legs.
"So, what more couples have you got together, cute cupid?" Says Arlo and gets a death stare from Elisio.
"I am shipping violet with Ivanov and look they... OH MY GOD" says Sabrina and covers her mouth.
All three brothers look at what Sabrina was looking and smirk.
"Girls are getting bold nowadays" says Isaiah and laughs with Elisio and Arlo.
Ivanov was seated with EJ and Remy having beer looking at the kids playing with the girls in the mansion.
Girls including the wives and nannies.
"We hire some really hot nannies for our kids. Why aren't we banging them again" asks EJ and reserves a hit on his face by the ball which Martina threw on him.
"Keep your focus on me. Don't look anywhere else. Don't forget I own a gun" says Martina and walks back to the kids.
"She doesn't know that I removed all the bullets from the gun" says EJ and all three laugh.
"Hey Mr boss. Mind to apply sunscreen on my back?" Asks violet and Ivanov nods.
He keeps his bottle aside and takes the sunscreen bottle from her hand.
She sits inbetween his legs and Remy and EJ smirk at Ivanov.
Ivanov rolls his eyes and squeezes the sunscreen lotion bottle a little extra seeing violet untie her bikini top.
"F.u.c.k" says EJ and looks at violet.
"What are you doing?" Says Ivanov and holds the strings of her bikini top.
"Don't be an oldy Mr boss. I am not going to flash anyone. I am just untying the back so that you apply the lotion completely on my back" says violet and laughs.
Remy and EJ laugh but soon look forward and see their wives looking at them so they get up and go to their wives who were hell angry.
Ivanov applies the lotion on her back and asks "am I forgiven for yesterday?"
"Not yet. We will forgive you after you take us to the carnival" says violet.
"We?" Asks Ivanov tieing her bikini string.
"Yes. We. Me and Otis. Your little stunt could get me to leave the nanny's work and Otis would have lost me. So we. Take us to the carnival and we will forgive you" says violet and walks away.
Ivanov smiles watching her leave.
"I am not getting laid for few days" says EJ sitting back on his place next to Ivanov.
"Me too" says Remy and Ivanov laughs at them.
They three were still taking when a guard tells Ivanov a girl is here asking for him.
"Who can it be? Hope it's not Jessica" says Ivanov and gets up to meet this girl the guard said wants to meet him.
Remy and EJ join him to see who it was.
The ground beneath Ivanov's feet started shaking seeing the girl in front of him.
"Diana" calls Ivanov completely shocked.