Sunset Boulevard

Sofia didn't think her heart had ever beat faster than it did right now as she was slung over Angelo's shoulder. At the same time she had never felt this much excitement in her life. It was such an adrenaline rush. She couldn't help but grin ear to ear, wondering where he was taking her and how he was gonna make her "feel good". Her life went from being dull with all work and no play to adventure and passion in one day. His lips seemed to affect her like a drug, and it scared her how much she would do anything to please him just to experience the same rush again.

As she giggled as they went through the doors and back inside, however, Angelo came to a sudden haunt. He swiftly put Sofia back to the ground. Disoriented Sofia moved in a circle to see the elders of the pack and two woman she didn't recognize.

"Hi mom, hey sis. You didn't say you were coming.", he said sheepishly as Sofia looked back and forth between them. She for the first time was seeing this big god of a looking man seem scared.

His mother and sister were both stunning to Sofia. Good looks definitely ran in the family.

"Just wanted to come and say hi to my future daughter! Hi, honey I'm Marcella, but you can call me mom.", she said engulfing Sofia in a hug. Height must have also ran in the family because she couldn't see as Angelo's mom squeezed her tight.

"It's so nice to meet you! I really appreciate you and your family for allowing me to be here".

"Oh we're happy to have you, sweetie! Ugh, isn't she so adorable, Angelo? And so beautiful, look at this hair!", the mother raved, turning Sofia around by her shoulders to face Angelo, and moving her her hair to one shoulder.

"Yeah she's pretty cute, I think I'll keep her", Angelo responded squinting his eyes.

"Angelo, be a gentleman!", the mom scoffed smacking his arm.

"As if he knows how, mom.", interjected his sister rolling her eyes with a smile. "Hi, it's so nice to meet you I'm Aria." , she said giving her hug, smaller than her mother's, but still squeezing a little.

"Mom, said I get to take you shopping!", Aria said with a huge smile.

"Yes, and you guys better get going, you have a lot of stores to hit!", Angelo's mom added.

"Leaving, now byeee", Aria said looping an arm with Sofia and strolling them towards the door.

"Oh okay.", Sofia said giving a look back to Angelo who mouthed a 'later' with a wink, causing her to blush and smile looking a way.

She couldn't believe she was already acting like a giddy school girl around him, but after going her whole life missing out on formative life experiences, she mentally decided she deserved to let herself have fun and give into the drug that was Angelo. It was the first time she had even the slightest feelings like this about any boy. Probably because Angelo wasn't a boy, he was a man. And if she could finally be selfish while knowing her family would be taken care of, why the hell not experience it all. Maybe being stuck in this situation wouldn't be so bad after all. It wasn't like she wanted to date anyways, now she could just be set. Or was she stupid to trust someone she just met today. How can one mans kiss screw with her head this much.

Aria closed the door behind them and let Sofia to her super cute red convertible.

As soon as the front doors to the house closed, Angelo's mother turned around and smacked him again yelling, "What the hell is wrong you Angelo!"

"Ouch! What did I do?", Angelo winced grabbing his arm as if his small mom could ever hurt him.

"You realize we could see everything through these glass windows. I won't have you chase my future daughter in law away by you doing what you always do!", she said throwing her hands up in exasperation.

"What do I always do?", he said knotting his eyebrows together.

"You think your mother's dumb, Angelo? I know the reason you never have mates with someone is because you hook up with them before you've even gotten to know them! Then you're over it because you don't even know who they are. You need to build a friendship first!"

Angelo frowned, so had his mom been as disappointed his father was with him this whole time. He thought he had made all these steps in the right direction to change, but his mother was now making him feel like was still the same disappointment. He felt like anyone else's parent would have been thrilled to have a child who graduated from medical school, but all his family saw him as was the person who abandoned his family. Shouldn't their son who wants to heal people, be their pride and joy?

One of the elders stepped in, "We all just want to make sure you're taking your time, son. This is a lifetime of marriage we're talking about. You'll have a higher chance for success if you don't rush things."

He felt so stupid for not thinking of this before. He was so focused on proving to Sofia that he could create chemistry, that he didn't realize sex won't make her fall in love with him. He really had no idea what he was doing. It's not like he'd been able to make anyone fall in love with before, but at the same time he'd never wanted to try until now. Maybe if he watched more of those old movies she liked so much he could give her the romance she wanted and then they could mate. He really was gonna need all the help he could get on how to be a husband.

Back in Aria's convertible, Sofia had been asked a million questions about her life and interests.

"I'm just so happy I'll finally have a sister! And we can talk crap on Angelo when he's not around", she giggled as the pulled into the parking lot of a luxury mall complex.

They entered their first store and Sofia was in awe by all the gorgeous items on the mannequins. She looked at one of the tags out of curiosity and felt like all of her blood left her face.

"Don't worry this an all expenses paid day, Sofia! I don't know if anyone told you this, but even if Angelo wasn't a doctor, our family is like super rich", she said jokingly with a wink, "but really we're gonna treat you like family now because you are family now, love."

Sofia still felt uneasy, but allowed Aria to help her pick out clothes.

"Let's see do you like this one? Ooh this would look stunning on you and I know it would go so well with this one suit he wears all the time."

After trying on dozens of outfits for every possible different occasion, Aria said she had a great starting wardrobe set. 'Starting?!', Sofia thought. She had never owned this much clothing at once in her life. Aria had sent one of their family's workers to pick up their bags and go hang them up in her closet.

Somehow, Sofia also got roped into doing a full "self care makeover", as Aria called it.

This included getting her nails done with her, eyebrows waxed, a blow out, and even her lashes permed. "This way you even look glam in the morning".

Sofia hater reeling poked and prodded, and this all superficial, which wasn't her at all. At the same time, despite being a bit materialistic Aria was being so nice and after all their family was doing for her, she didn't have it in her to say no. And she couldn't lie, she did feel really pretty when she saw herself in the mirror.

"Okay, now we have to get you waxed everywhere, and I mean everywhere", Aria said look her up and down.

Sofia's eyes got big, "oh no, I'm fine, thank you though!"

"Trust me, Sofia. You'll thank me later. And I know a special place where it doesn't even hurt."

An hour later they'd left the place where Sofia, had the worst pain she'd ever experienced. 'This better be worth it', Sofia thought regretting agreeing to it.

"One last stop then we'll get you back to your new home!", Aria chirped as she pulled up to their last store.

As Sofia walked in her mouth dropped. Aria has brought them to a fancy lingerie store. To most people this would seem tame, but Sofia had never even considered wearing anything like the items in this store. Her mind flashed to wondering what Angelo was doing. Did all the girls he dated wear stuff like this?

Turning to Aria she blurted out, "do all guys like lingerie?"

"Yes Sofia", she laughed realizing how innocent this girl was, "they drool over it. Also you have to make sure you're always wearing a really cute bra under your clothes, that's essential cause you never know when you're gonna want someone to see it".

Aria helped her pick out all sorts of lingerie. Sofia asked which she should wear first.

"Hmm... she dug through their bags as they sat in the car", I think this one will be good to start. It would have made Sofia less nervous, since it was a one piece, but it was see through and her face turned red just looking at it. Still, if what Aria said was true, it was worth it if Angelo liked it. She bit her lip trying to decide what to do.

When they got back to the house, someone came to take the bags in through the back and put it in Sofia's closet.

"Aren't you gonna come in?", said Sofia.

"Nah, I'll see you at family dinner. They're every Sunday. You and Angelo got some getting to know each other to do. Bye future sis!"

Sofia hugged Aria and then they waved their goodbyes. When Sofia, walked in she didn't see Angelo anywhere. She went upstairs to see if he was in his room. When she came in she didn't see him, but heard the shower running, she bit her lip thinking maybe this was the universes sign she should surprise him and put Aria's words to the rest. She went in her closet and found the lingerie Aria recommended to be her first choice.

She looked in the mirror and examined herself. Sure she wore dresses and liked make up, but she never felt more feminine than she did right now. She also felt so vulnerable at the thought of anyone seeing her like this and nervous of if he'd like her body in this state, where everything was exposed. She really hoped Aria was right about all guys liking this stuff. She put on a cute silk robe over the lingerie, it being her favorite thing they got from that store.

When she left the closet she quickly tried to think of where to be when Angelo got out. When she heard the shower turn off she realized she had no time and just decided to sit on the bed.