I'll always be by your side

Chapter eighteen

Jason betrayal was like a hard blow to her. She couldn't believe he actually asked Elena for a divorce after two weeks of marriage. She thought they were madly in love, she remembers clearly how she always dream about having a relationship like theirs.

The creaking sound of the door brought her back to reality, her room.

"Momma" Ruby called peaking her pigtail hair inside the room.

"What are you doing here baby? Where's your brother?" She asked with her arms stretched out waiting for a hug.

Ruby crossed the room and went straight into her mom's arms.

"Denny is playing with Gaby and Denny says I'm too little to play with them" she replied and pulled her rag doll to her tightly.

Diane sighed. Of course Denny wouldn't want her to get injured playing with him and Gaby.

"Daddy wants to see you"

"Daddy?" Confusion was clearly written on her face.

Ruby nodded her head and pointed at the door. Diane followed her little finger to see Dario standing outside the door. Her heart skipped a beat at the sight of Dario. He was worth drooling over, his bulgy biceps was calling to her. This was the first time she seeing him on singlet.

"Diane" he called in a deep an grave tone as he walked inside. Ruby immediately went towards him with her hands out stretch for him to pick her up, which he did.

"Hey" she greeted

"My parents are celebrating their anniversary and they want you present there."

"I...I." she stammered, she wasn't sure if she could pull off meeting his family without revealing that they are not an item. " When is this?"

"Tomorrow by 6pm" he answered watching her reaction and boy the expression he saw was what he expected.

"What!" She exclaimed her eyes glazed with uncertainty, fear and a partial rage. "Why am I just getting to know about this?"

"My dad just told me. Will you be able to come? I can always cover for you"

Diane placed her palm on her forehead " I need to think about this is too much"

"You'll also be meeting my brothers there, the whole family" he added as a warning

Diane shot glares at him. She was trying to process the information of meeting with his parents as his fiancee (fake wife by law) not just any regular person but Michael Simpson the multi billionaire and he just had to add more heart attacking news.

Dressed in a strapless evening champagne gold gown, black pencil heels and diamond earrings, courtesy of Dario. She sat in the car fidgeting with her fingers, they were already in the mansion but to step out of the car was a problem for her.

Dennis had already dragged Ruby inside the mansion probably to show her off and here she sat with an annoying Dario who was hell bent on making her pee her pants.

"Would you stop it!" She snapped still fidgeting

Dario tried to hold back his laughter but it came tumbling out again.

She glared at him furiously searching for ways to murder him.

"They are human beings just like you... there's no need to get scared"

"I'm not scared" she snapped "I just don't want to mess up this meeting, I don't want to give them a bad impression" it felt like she was meeting her husband parents for the first time, aside the fact it's just a contract.

Dario sighed softly and cupped her face in his palm, his right thumb caressing her left cheeks as he stared deep into her eyes. He found himself being mesmerised by her eyes that he was speechless for some seconds before he got himself back.

"Hey" he said softly sending butterflies down her stomach, she clenched her stomach trying to dissolve the feeling. "You're not going to mess things up, I'm by your side, I'll always be by your side"

She nodded in content, the uncertainty and fear gone. This promise meant more than anything else. She believed him.

He smiled and she reflected it. His gaze trailed down to her lips and he found himself gazing at it more than he should. An itching feeling was starting to form and he couldn't get his eyes off her moist lips. He drew closer wanting to scratch the itch, as he inched closer he noticed she did same thing, they were breath away, he could feel her hot breath fanning on his face which was like a turn on then.....

Tap! tap!!

A knock, tap on Dario side of the window broke them apart.

Dario turned to face the intruder which was unfortunately his sister in law, standing in a lilac long flowing gown grinning ear to ear. She signalled for him lower the glass which he did without questioning, an angry pregnant Catherine he wasn't ready to deal with.

"You can have her all to yourself later. The whole family is waiting for her to grace them with her presence" Catherine said dramatically.

Dario rolled his eyes and stepped down from the car and Diane followed suit making sure to hide her blush which was still visible for Catherine. Dario walked up to Diane and took her hand, he remembered his promise, he'll always be by her side.

"No no no, that's not happening" Catherine said shaking her head disapprovingly. "I'm taking her inside, you've missed your chance" she added and dragged Diane along with her.

Diane was silent the whole time during their interchange. She just watched the lady speaking with Dario, she had seen her somewhere but she couldn't place where.

Catherine gasped " bad manners, I'm Catherine" she introduced smiling as the walked inside the mansion.

"I'm Diane"

Entering the mansion she was overwhelmed with the decorations, the beauty of the mansion.

"And who is this?"

Diane focused her eyes on the blonde hair with blue eyes that held mischief as he walked towards her. He came to a halt in front of her and then repeated the same question with utter resentment

"Who are you?"