CHAPTER 100: UNCLE?!
LILY’S POV:
Nikolai and I were both in the car, headed back home in silence. Nikolai had the same look in his eyes as in the hospital. It was that familiar look of thirst for blood and it scared me.
“Nikolai?”, I whispered his name and he turned briefly to me before focusing back to the road.
“Hmm”, He replied.
“Di… did you really mean it when you said you w-were gonna hurt Olivia and Troy?”, I asked, playing with my fingers. He didn’t respond and we sat in silence for a few seconds before I heard him sigh.
“Yes. And they deserve it”, He attested. I nodded and looked through the window, watching as the street was busy with pedestrians and cars.
I paused again before looking back at him, then I said, “Was that why you went to see my Papa?”
He looked at me in shock and shook his head.
“Absolutely not. He called me to come to the hospital”, He clarified.
“Then why didn’t you tell me, why did you go on your own?”, I pressed on.
“You were deep in sleep when I left and I didn’t want to disturb you”, He explained and I believed him. He wouldn’t lie to me.
“Are you planning on doing the same thing to your brother?”, I asked in a whisper, not sure how he would react.
“Roman?! Oh no. The punishment he’ll receive would be far worse”, He laughed like what he just said was something normal.
“Nikolai–“.
“No Lily. He messed with you and that is something I will never forgive. Even though he’s my blood”, Nikolai said in all manner of seriousness. He had death lurking in his eyes.
“I know, but isn’t there another way to make him pay? Like getting him locked up in jail or–“, I tried to reason with him but he was out of it. He laughed louder.
“The only language my dear old brother speaks is that of pain and torture… and luckily for him, that was my favorite language growing up”, Nikolai seethed and I bit my lips and nodded.
One thing I know about Nikolai is that he never makes empty threats. Once he sets his mind on something, he would see it through and I don’t want to know how.
We got home and Gabby came running to me.
“Lily!!”, She exclaimed, with her arms wide open as she embraced me tightly.
“Oh- hahaha”, I laughed and patted her head, “I’m glad to see you too”.
“That’s enough”, Nikolai said, trying to separate Gabby and I.
“Hey!”, The little girl pouted once Nikolai succeeded in his plans, he grinned at Gabby.
“What? You were holding her for too long and I didn’t like that”, He uttered.
Gabby stick out her tongue to him and he did same. I couldn’t help but laugh at how petty Nikolai could be sometimes.
Nikolai went to his study room to do some work and I stayed down to play with Gabby for a while. She told me how the ‘grumpy’ uncle is actually nice.
Apparently, Nikolai gave a month off or more to her mom and I was in complete awe.
‘What came over him?’, I asked myself.
Gabby and I watched movies, ate cake, sang karaoke until she fell asleep on my lap. I smiled down at her, brushing the hair off her face as I admire how beautiful she is.
“Why don’t we go upstairs and make ours”, I flinched when Nikolai whispered to my ear, behind me.
“Shhhh”, I could only respond, getting all red.
“I’m sure she wouldn’t hear me as I whispered”, Nikolai responded, coming from behind the couch to face me. I looked up at him and bit my lips.
“What? I thought you didn’t like kids?”, I gave the lamest comeback.
“I don’t. But I like them if you do”, He replied, touching my cheeks and I giggled.
Just then, Gabby mother came from the worker’s quarter, dressed in a casual way.
“Uh- I’m ready t-to leave sir”, She stuttered, too afraid to meet Nikolai’s eyes. Nikolai only nodded and went to sit across me.
“I’ll really miss Gabby”, I said to ease the tense atmosphere, but I meant it.
Even though Gabby and I just met, I’ve grown attached to the little woman.
Gabby’s mom smiled and moved to pick the sleeping child from my leg.
“Gabs? Gabby wake up, let’s go”, She whispered to her daughter.
The girl steered in her sleep, murmuring something inaudible.
“Wh… where are we… going?”, She asked, scratching her eyes with the back of her hand.
“To see grandma”, Gabby’s mom replied, picking her up and patting her head.
Like magic, Gabby became alert.
“Grandma?!!”, She asked her mom in surprise and excitement, to which her mom nodded, “Will she make me her delicious cookies?”, Gabby asked again and her mom said yes but with a bit of sadness in her eyes.
I chuckled at the mom and daughter duo, how adorable they were.
A part of my heart ached, I was robbed of the chance to enjoy the love of a mother, twice. But I don’t regret anything. For one, I was blessed with the most amazing dad a girl could ask for. Now, I’m also showered with love by Nikolai’s mom.
“Tell Miss Lily bye”, Gabby’s mom instructed her to which she waved at me.
“Bye Lily, I’ll miss you!”, She said.
“I’ll miss you too”, I responded.
“You too uncle Nikolai, I’ll miss you”, She added and Nikolai who was distracted by his phone, furrowed his brows and quickly look up.
“Uncle?!”, He asked in confusion, to no one in particular.
Gabby giggled and her mom quickly left before Nikolai rained hell on them.
“Could you believe that kid. Uncle??”, He muttered, shaking his head but I heard him. I stood up from where I sat and went to him, I straddled him and put my arms around his neck and he smiled.
“Do you know… once Galina have a child with uhm Lev or… whomever, you’ll be it’s uncle”, I said, avoiding any mention of Roman.
Nikolai didn’t have any reaction on his face, just a bored look.
“That will be the only child then because I’d break every bone in the man’s body”, Nikolai responded and I stifled a laugh.
“What? You’d leave our children with one cousin then?”, I asked without realizing what I just said.
“Oh wow”, Nikolai grinned, bringing his hands to my buttocks and squeezing the cheeks to which I gasped, “You really want to have kids now?”.
“Uh wh-what? huh?”, I struggled to make a sentence. Realizing what I said, I tried to get down, “Oh I… I mean, I– you–“.
“Shhh, you’re not taking back your words”, Nikolai said, giving a deep growl before leaning in and claiming my lips.
I could feel his hunger from just the kiss. It was urgent, like he needed to be inside my mouth and me… right now.
I gave him way and opened my mouth for him to have more access. His tongue dived into my mouth, sucking my tongue and tasting every bit of me. His hands were caressing my butt as my hands were moving all over his body, trying to undo his buttons.
It has been a while we made love and I was going crazy by just this kiss. We were both loosing control, we wanted each other badly and we could do it right now, right here.
‘Right here?!’, Realizing where we were, I immediately pushed Nikolai off me but he didn’t like that, he gave a low growl with his eyes closed.
“Shit Lily, I’m fucking starving”, He pointed out.
“W-we can’t do it here. We are in the living room Nikolai”, I replied, looking at our surrounding.
What if someone walks in on us? What would they say or think?
“So?”, He responded like it was not an issue.
“Nikolai?!”, I called out in shock.
Nikolai sighed, with his hands around my butt, he abruptly stood up. I gasped, wrapping my hands around his neck to secure me from falling down. He smirked in satisfaction.
He then headed to the direction of the stairs, carrying me like an infant as he climbed the flight of stairs.
He got to the room and closed it, placing me on the bed. My heart was racing fast like I just ran a marathon, I was also hungry as he was.
He hovered over me and I could see the lust in his eyes.
‘Fuck! He really was starving’, I said in my head.
“Come here”, He said, dragging me to meet his face and slamming his lips on mine.