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God, I missed her.
I wasn’t even gone for that long of a time, but I couldn’t bring myself to pull away so easily. Even though work hadn’t been too stressful lately, I never wanted to be away from her. I could have nipped and kissed along the edge of her jaw for hours if time allowed me.
However, we had a flight to catch in the next two hours and I needed to break the news to her.
Against my better desire, I slowly pulled back. I kept my hand curled in her hair while the other framed her face. I glanced down at her adoringly.
Our kiss left her breathless and slightly dazed from the spaced-out look on her face. Her lust-blown eyes had me wanting to throw her over my shoulder and take her up to the bedroom. I could have easily spent the next several hours worshiping her body and listing the ways she ruined me.
I grazed the pad of my thumb over her bottom lip, wanting to lean down and kiss her once more.
“I have a surprise for you,” I whispered.
The whites of her eyes grew wide with excitement.
“What kind of surprise?” she asked me.
I didn’t mean to make my smile as devious as I’m sure it looked. But I couldn’t help myself from getting lost in her light-hearted expression of pure wonderment. It filled me with so much joy, knowing that I possessed the ability to give her these kinds of experiences.
“We’re going on a trip for a couple of days.”
As expected, Natalia’s face lit up with elation which made it difficult to keep a straight face.
“A trip where?” She lightly nudged me. “Tell me.”
My smile deepened into a playful smirk. “Ah, sorry, no can do.”
I started to pull back and watched her face fall into slight puzzlement. She narrowed her eyes on me.
“Why won’t you tell me where we’re going?”
“Because that’s part of the surprise,” I told her. “What fun would that be if I were to just tell you?”
Natalia puffed out a breath and rolled her eyes up.
“Tallon, if you don’t tell where we’re going, then how am I gonna know what to pack?” she questioned.
I wanted to string her along in this little game for at least another hour. When I glanced down at my wristwatch, I knew that I would not have that luxury this time.
“Well, will you at least tell me when we’re expected to leave?”
I gave her a curt nod. “Of course. We are set to fly out of here… in about two hours.”
Natalia’s mouth flew open, her eyes widened in unfathomable disbelief. I could easily tell that her heart must have skipped at least two beats as she stuttered over her words.
“W-what?!”
She quickly shut the book she was reading and tossed it away. She scrambled to find her balance while running through a list of questions.
“Two hours? Two hours!” She threw her hands out around herself to collect her bearings. “How the hell am I supposed to pack a bag for a trip that starts in ‘two hours,’ a trip where you refuse to even tell me where we’re going?”
I know I shouldn’t take any pleasure in her distress, but she was so cute when her mind was in complete disarray. She was jumpy and spry on her feet, still trying to figure out what she could possibly throw in a suitcase so that we wouldn’t miss our flight. I suppressed a chuckle.
I couldn’t bear to watch her lose her sanity any further.
Just as she was about to fly out of the room, I snaked my arm around her waist and swung her back into my arms.
“Tallon! Please, I need to go and figure out what I need to pack before we—”
“Sweetheart, please calm down,” I said, trying to soothe her.
She vigorously shook her head and continued to try and get out of my arms. “I can’t calm down, I need to pack!”
I couldn’t hold my laughter back any longer. I threw my head back and chuckled till my sides were starting to hurt. Natalia stopped trying to get away and instead went stiff in my hands. For a moment, I was thankful that we weren’t facing each other because I was fairly certain that she would be glaring at me.
“Tallon.” Her voice grew stern. “Tell me where you’re taking me.”
I tightened my hold on her and lowered my face to her neck. Placing a lingering kiss over the sensitive part below her ear, I spoke softly.
“I refuse to tell you where we’re going,” I hushed. “And before you break out into a complete panic once again, you must know that everything has already been taken care of.”
Natalia twisted herself around to better face me. Her expression of worry and fret graciously melted to something resembling bashful excitement. Natalia wrapped her arm around my neck and pushed herself up on the tips of her toes to reach me.
“You are mischievous sometimes, you know that?” she said with a smile.
I rolled my brows and proceeded to swing her around the room, spreading kisses all over. She giggled and hummed in eager anticipation till it was time to leave.
By the time it came ready to head to the airstrip, I made sure we both had our phones and everything needed.
I couldn’t wait for her to find out where I was taking her. The flight from Venice to Tuscany was a little over an hour, but went as smoothly as possible. We were set to arrive in about ten minutes.
Natalia stayed glued to the window on her right side for the entire flight. Her gorgeous eyes searched our surroundings until it came time for our descent.
A small gasp escaped her lips. “Oh my God, Tallon,” she breathed. “Tuscany… you brought me to Tuscany.”
I took a glance out the window to see the gorgeous foliage that greeted us and instantly felt a familiar sense of warmth. I was so glad to see that Natalia felt the same way I did about visiting. Her features were alight with enthusiasm.
I wanted to make that wondrous expression become permanent on her face. So many things were new to her and that only made me want to do it all. I wanted to fill her schedule with trips like this where the two of us would travel and experience new things together.
I couldn’t wait to ask her to marry me.
*Tallon*
Natalia and I were greeted with the soft green hills of Tuscany as the sun was finally making its way towards the horizon. The sky was painted in several shades of violet, gold, and pink. It was the perfect way to end the day as well as start our wonderful trip together.
Natalia could still hardly believe that I had chosen this specific location for our destination, the place where we’d first met. For the past several minutes, I was listening to her adorable boasting excitement for having a chance to really see some of the incredible sights that she hadn’t enjoyed before when her family had controlled her.
And she was right to be excited. Tuscany was home to a multitude of museums, galleries, and plazas. Her thirst for exploring made me want to dive straight into our schedule as soon as we got off the private jet.
The pilot informed us over the intercom that we were clear to land and that we expected to touch down in a couple more minutes. I watched Natalia lean back in her seat and fasten her seatbelt. Her smile hadn’t left her face since we’d left the compound.
Hopefully, I would be able to keep that smile on her face once we got to the villa. It was far too late for us to do any sort of sightseeing, but I was determined to make sure we were well-rested and prepared for the following day.
As excited as Natalia was, her little yawn did not go unnoticed. I found myself smiling while she tried to hide her exhaustion. I’d tried to convince her to take a short nap while we were still in transit, but she persistently refused.
