I reached out and put my hand on one of his. He immediately covered it with his other hand.
“No. I always wanted you, Dimitri. Happy…angry…I always wanted you.”
He sucked in a deep breath and let it out slowly. “Okay…” he said. “Okay.”
“They didn’t tell you how I cried for you when they took me away? I screamed bloody murder.”
His eyebrows went up. “No. No one told me.”
“I’d decided to tell you who I was before I left, even if it cost me the money. I fell asleep waiting for you and the next thing I knew I was blindfolded, gagged and hauled away.”
“Gagged? I’ll kill him!”
“Oren wasn’t there. I wouldn’t stop screaming for you, so…”
We were silent for a long moment.
He looked at my front door. “I’m glad you kept your house.”
“I know it doesn’t seem like much to put up such a fight for, but—”
“Tanya, I own multi-million dollar mansions, but prefer to spend much of my time in my grandparents’ ancient apartment.”
“I guess that’s not common in your circles.”
He shook his head. “Can we start again?” he asked suddenly. “Wherever you want to. We can pretend we just met. I can wine and dine and romance you…sing under your bedroom window at night…”
I laughed. “You wouldn’t do that!”
“Just watch me,” he said. He handed me the folded contract. “This is where I’m staying and there’s my cell number.” He pointed to the information he’d written on the back. “You have a lot to think about. I’ll be there until I hear from you—however long that takes.”
He was leaving me? I’d thought about nothing but him every minute since I last saw him and he thought he was going to leave me alone now?
He turned and walked down my steps. By the time I stood, his long strides had him half-way across the street.
“Dimitri!” I yelled, as loudly as I had the day they took me away. He stopped and turned back. Tears blinding my eyes, I ran as fast as I could, down the stairs, past my mailbox to where he waited. He put his arms out for a hug, but I grabbed for his shoulders and threw my legs around his waist like a chimp. I pressed my lips to his and pushed my tongue into his willing mouth. I’m not sure how long we stayed there, making out in the middle of the street, but a car finally pulled up and honked at us until we came to and got out of the way.
“You’re staying with me,” I said.
“I thought you’d never ask, my darling,” he whispered into my ear. “God, I love you.”
I realized people down the block were gathering on their porches. For once, I didn’t care. I didn’t need to be innocent, timid Tanya anymore. I had nothing to hide. Dimitri knew all of me.
And he loved me.
The End
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