CHAPTER 97: NIKOLAI VERSUS GABBY
LILY’S POV:
“It’s okay… What’s her name?”, I asked.
“Gabby. Her name is Gabrielle”, The maid replied. I smiled at the little girl peeping at me.
“Hi Gabby. I’m Lily”, I said to her but she just stared at me, her round beautiful face peeking from behind the maid.
“Say hi Gabby”, The maid urged the little girl who looked at her hesitantly before looking back at me.
“H-hi”, The little girl managed to say.
I smiled at her and she slowly smiled back.
“Lily”, Nikolai called out to me and I could see the little girl shrink back, clearly hiding from Nikolai. I turned to Nikolai and he didn’t say anything so I faced the little girl again.
“And how old are you?”.
“6”, She replied.
“They was no one to watch her at home as my mother is sick so I brought her here. I-I’m really sorry, it won’t happen again”, The maid continuously apologized, bowing her head.
“It’s fine, okay?”, I assured her.
From the little conversation we shared, it shows that Gabby is her daughter.
‘But she looks so young to be a mother’, I thought to myself.
“Do you wanna have ice cream?”, I asked Gabby, who was still a little shaken up by Nikolai’s roar.
“That mister will get mad”, She responded and I couldn’t stop the laugh that came after.
“Oh dear, don’t mind him… He’s always so grumpy!”, I said and Gabby giggled too.
“And he’s scary too”, Gabby added in a form of whisper but her mom quickly palmed her mouth.
“It’s okay…”, I trailed off, waiting for the maid to say her name.
“Kristen”, She replied.
“It’s okay Kristen, I’ll take her from here. You can go on with what you were doing”, I uttered.
“Lily, I don’t think–“.
“No madam, I can–“.
Nikolai and Kristen tried to say but I interrupted them.
“Let’s go Gabby, there should be some snacks in there… somewhere”, I said to the happy Gabby who took my hand without a care in the world, beaming as she hopped with me to the kitchen.
“I was a girl in the village doing alright, then I became a princess overnight! Now I gotta figure out how to do it right! So much to learn and see…”
I watched Gabby jump on the couch in excitement while singing along to Sophia The First theme song.
My heart was filled with fondness as I saw how innocent and sweet she is. The world is a terrible place for kids like her.
“Come on! Sing along!”, She said to me still jumping happily.
“Fine fine”, I responded as I sang along.
We watched so many episodes that I lost track of time. I also forgot about my dad at the hospital.
But spending this short time with Gabby has really made me feel better than before.
“Is that man your husband?”, Gabby asked out of nowhere causing me to almost choke.
“Uh- Why did y-you ask?”.
“Well, you two don’t look alike to be siblings and you’re nice and he isn’t, so…”, She explained, looking at me with her big round shiny eyes.
I was lost of words, I didn’t know what to say.
“We uhm- He is… is–“.
“He must be your boyfriend then”, She uttered and my eyes grew wider.
“How–“, I tried to say something when I heard Nikolai’s voice from behind.
“Yes. I’m her boyfriend, and right now, you are taking up the time we’re meant to spend together little girl”, He said and I turned to him in shock.
He had both hands in his pocket as he walked towards Gabby and I. The air suddenly turned colder because of his icy demeanor.
Nikolai’s eyes didn’t look at me, but at the little girl who sat beside me. To my surprise, Gabby wasn’t scared as before, she also gazed at Nikolai as he did her, matching his aura.
I quickly went to his side to calm him down, smiling at him.
“Nikolai, she’s just a kid”, I whispered to him. He finally looked at me and scoffed.
“So? You’re choosing her over me now?”, He uttered, I could see the little pout on his lips to know he was jealous.
I slowly smiled and bit my bottom lip.
“What?!”, He asked.
“Are you jealous of a 6 year old?”, I asked.
“Me? Jealous?… She’s clearly insignificant and almost do not exist to me. Why would I be jealous of her?”, He scoffed.
I leaned closer and gave him a quick peck on his cheek. He rose a brow and grinned at me.
“You are supposed to be resting so we can go back to your father”, Nikolai said and I smiled.
“I know, but I promised one more episode of Sophia The First to Gabby”, I pouted.
“Well I don’t fucking care–“.
“Hey Nikolai! Language”, I corrected, smacking him on the chest.
“You just said a bad word!”, Gabby accused, pointing her tiny finger at Nikolai.
“Yeah. What’s going to happen?”, Nikolai scoffed, moving to Gabby. She didn’t flinch back but maintained eye contact with him and I gotta hand it to her, she’s brave.
The whole world is under Nikolai’s feet and he scares the living daylight out of people but Gabby was different.
“I will tell my mommy!”, She said, her brows still with a huge frown.
Nikolai’s menace laugh filled the room. He laughed so hard like Gabby just said the joke of the century.
“Oh that was a good one kid”, Nikolai responded, cleaning an imaginary tear.
Nikolai clearly doesn’t know how interact with a kid. The way he was brought up was always harsh and straightforward. He doesn’t know how to be nice, not even to a kid.
He was about to respond like the way he would to a rival and I wouldn’t have that.
“That’s enough Nikolai”, I stepped in and said.
“What? Me?… She clearly started it”, He uttered.
“And she’s just a kid. Let it go, okay?”, I said and he sighed. I turned to Gabby and caught her blowing raspberries at Nikolai.
“Gabby”, I called out to her.
“Sorry Lily”, She quickly apologize and pouted.
I sighed and went to her side. I squat to her height as she is seated on the couch.
“I want to upstairs and rest for a while. Can you go back to your mommy?”, I said to her.
“But you promised me one more episode of Sophia!”, She whined while pouting.
“I know, I know. I need little rest… I’ll play with you next time okay?”, I persuaded the more.
“But my mommy is always busy with chores to play with me and my grandma is sick and there’s no one to play with me”, She said in the most heartbreaking voice and I felt bad for her.
She is such a sweet girl and I couldn’t say no to her but Nikolai was right, I need to rest.
“How about this, I will rest for just an hours, then you can come wake me up, okay?”, I suggested.
“Lily, I won’t allow tha–“, Nikolai tried to say but Gabby spoke immediately.
“YEAHH!!”, She jumped in joy making me chuckle.
She ran away, calling her mom.
“That’s not going to happen Lily”, Nikolai said, walking away and I followed behind him. I grabbed his hand and turned him to face me.
“Pllleasseeee!!”, I stretched, pouting.
His eyes moved along my face and settled on my lips, he gave a little growl and looked away while licking his lips.
“Kukolka…”, He trailed off in a hoarse voice. I know too well what comes after that.
I quickly ran upstairs, leaving him there.
“Lily? I will still get you…”, I heard him say.
I got to the room and closed the door, with my back pressed against it. I don’t know why I ran but I was feeling excited.
I heard a firm knock on the door and I know who it was.
“Lily?”, Nikolai called out.
“No”, I responded.
I heard him chuckle and I could imagine his cunning smirk.
“Open up”, He uttered.
“I won’t”.
“I need to come in”.
“Go somewhere else”.
We went back and forth with the conversation. I could only guess how he would devour me once he come in.
“I need to rest and so do you. Aren’t you jetlagged?”, He explained.
He was right. I need to rest for a while before heading back to the hospital to see my dad.
“Fine”, I replied, opening the door with a little pout on my lips.
He grinned and caught me by my waist, coming inside and shutting the door. Before I could think it through, he had his lips on mine. He ate my lips and tongue like he was homeless and starved.
“Mhmm–“, I moaned as he bit my bottom lip. I tried to struggle my way out of his grip but he was ten times my size.
His hands moved to my buttocks, squeezing and caressing it. I could feel his cock rubbing on my thighs.
His mouth moved to my neck, giving me tiny marks, enough to leave a hickey.
“Why didn’t you tell your father about us?”, He suddenly asked and I froze. Eyes wide open.
He could sense I wasn’t responding to his touch, he stopped and looked at me.
I didn’t know what to say to him.
“I… I-I don’t w–“, I stuttered.
“It’s okay. Let’s get you to bed”, He said and gave me a faint smile.