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He grabs my thighs tighter, bringing my legs up higher around his waist. His pace is becoming more frantic. “Nina,” he groans, grinding against me. I gasp, holding onto him tighter.
“Come on, baby,” he says, making me moan softly. “Come for me again. I know you can do it. I want to see it.” His words are making it hard for me to even think clearly.
One thing I do know is that same pressure is building up inside me again, waiting to explode. And it doesn’t take long for it to reach its climax again.
When Antonio thrusts into me once more, I let go. I shudder and cry as I come again. Antonio increases his pace as he thrusts harder into me. I don’t mind. It helps spur on my orgasm even more.
Antonio soon comes next, releasing inside me. He groans, pressing his head harder against mine, and I hold him back just as tightly. Together, our bodies shudder and seek their release.
It’s only after we’ve stopped that Antonio sits up slightly, though he still doesn’t let me go. His eyes rake over my face, making me blush. “I think I’m going to be happy being married to you.”
When his words sink in, all I can do is laugh. Antonio joins in and kisses me, smothering our laughter, and soon, we spend the rest of the evening kissing in each other’s arms.
* * *
“I wantto see where you grew up,” I tell Antonio the next day. He hasn’t left my side once since the wedding. Even though we’re sitting at the breakfast table, Antonio still finds a way to touch me. A graze to the knee, a tap to the thigh, a press to my arm. Who knew anyone could be this happy in an arranged marriage.
Antonio’s smile falters slightly when he hears my request. “Nina …”
“I know. But I still want to get to know more about you. There’s still so much for me to learn, and I think seeing where you grew up might help me understand you better.”
“If we do this, then we can’t be seen. My uncle can’t see me.”
“I understand. I just want to see your house.”
It doesn’t take much to convince Antonio to bring me to his childhood home. I get the feeling Antonio wants to see me happy, which I’m not used to. My father never cared if I was happy or not growing up. But Antonio cares, and that means the world to me.
It takes an hour by car to get to his childhood home. He parks a little down the street, so we won’t be seen. “There.” He points at a white brownstone with big windows.
“You really did come from wealth.”
“I wasn’t lying.” He puts his arm around me, pulling me in close. “It’s always weird seeing it, yet being so far away. It would be so easy for me to just walk inside and see my family again, but my uncle would try to kill me, so that’s out of the question.”
“What are you going to do about your uncle?”
“Take him down,” Antonio says bluntly. “There’s no other way. That’s what your father is helping me with.”
“Well, I’m glad. He’s doing one good thing at least.”
Antonio frowns, turning to me. “What do you mean by that?”
“Oh … nothing.” I look away from him. I don’t want to ruin his alliance with my father by revealing how cruel my father can be. My father tried to hurt me growing up, but he won’t do that to Antonio. He’s always valued men over the women in his family.
“Nina.” Antonio gently tugs on my chin to make me face him again. “Is there something about your father I need to know?”
I could tell him. About how my father cheated on my mom. How he threatened to whip me with his belt if I ever told her the truth. But none of that matters in Antonio’s alliance with him. “No,” I say instead. “My father can be cold sometimes, but … that’s it. I’m glad he’s helping you. He must see a lot of potential in you to make a deal with you and entrust me to you. You have nothing to worry about. I can’t wait for you to take down your uncle and get the power you deserve. I’d love to meet your family one day.”
He stares at me a moment before nodding and settling back in his seat. “I’d love for that, too. You’d get along great with my sisters. I know they’d all love you. But we should head back. I don’t want to risk my family coming home and seeing me. Or worse, my uncle.”
With one last look at Antonio’s family home, I turn away as he drives out of the neighborhood. I can’t unsee the pained expression on his face. Antonio misses his family dearly. I can’t wait for him to see them again.
* * *
My father calls me,demanding I return home to see him. I’m surprised because I thought he couldn’t get rid of my fast enough. The only reason I agree is because I want to check on Anna. And I want to make sure I don’t hurt Antonio’s alliance by refusing my father.
“Ok,” I tell my father over the phone. “Antonio and I will come by to see you.”
“No,” he says. “Just you.”
