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Alright, I'm doing this. I'm really doing this.

Five seconds into kissing Ivan I jolt back to reality and try to pull away when his arms come around my waist and hold me close.

I'm stiff as a statue and have absolutely no idea about what to do now, and Ivan is quick to realise this and kisses me back, taking the lead.

So this is really happening.

I try my best to kiss him back and our small kiss turned into a whole make out session. Only when we hear wolf whistles and cheering do we pull away and I keep my eyes closed, afraid of Ivan's reaction, when I hear his voice whisper in my ear.

"Open your eyes for fuck's sake and at least act like you enjoyed it." He whispers huskily and I force my eyes open and look at his stormy grey ones that look calmer now.

At least he isn't killing anyone now.

I force myself to smile and he smirks faintly, taking in my forced reaction and tries very hard not to laugh.

"Keep smiling sweetheart or I'll kiss you again." He grits out and my eyes widen before I throw him my megawatt smile and peck his cheek before pulling away to cover my mini meltdown.

His arm snakes around my waist and both of us turn to face a very stoic Roman Angelo regarding us carefully, although I do see something flash in his eyes, but it's gone as soon as it came.

"Is everything alright?" He asks, keeping his eyes on me and I avert my gaze when Ivan clears his throat.

"Yes, everything's fine." I reply, glancing at him briefly but he doesn't acknowledge anything.

Well... This is awkward.

"I'm sorry, you guys haven't officially met. Ivan, this is Roman Angelo, I work for him." I say gesturing to him and Ivan nods firmly.

"And this is Ivan, my... uh..." I falter and glance at Ivan briefly to see his smirk.

What should I address him as?

"Fiancé." Ivan replies and I suck in a sharp breath and force a smile on my face.

"Yes, he's exactly... that." I reply and feel Ivan's lips pressing on my temple and Roman's jaw clenched tighter if possible.

Roman just hums in response and looks my body up and down, his gaze making me hot all over, before he turns around and simply... leaves.

"Well. That wasn't awkward at all." I say releasing a breath I didn't even know I was holding and Ivan chuckles.

"What?" I ask him and he shakes his head.

"You should've seen his face when I said I was your fiancé. He looked like a kid whose favourite toy had been snatched from him. God, he's got it bad for you kotenok." He chuckled and let go of me, turning around and walking over to the bar to where Alex sat.

What?

He's got it bad for me? What the hell does that even mean? We only kissed like, twice... and even then, it didn't mean anything... Right?

But I can't deny the fact I'm attracted to him. This is going to be really hard if he keeps popping up in places I am when all I want to do is avoid him.

But can I really ignore him though? The tension is so thick you could cut it with a knife. If only...

I shake all my thoughts away and walk over to my friends who all have sly grins on their faces.

"Well aren't you in love?" Matt cooed and I slap his arm playfully, earning a chuckle from him as I caught Jane's hand and led her away from the crowd.

"Was that believable enough?" I asked her and she grinned.

"Definitely, everyone was taken with your make out session. Even I would have believed you if I didn't know you were acting. But what led to kissing him anyway?" She asked me crossing her arms over her chest and I sighed, sitting down on the sand. She did the same and we both sat in silence for a while, staring at the waves.

"I told him everything that happened between me and Roman." I confessed after a while and she looked at me wide eyed.

"And what'd he say?" She asked me and I pursed my lips.

"Let's just say he was not happy, which is why I kissed him. He was about to head over to Roman so I stopped him the only way I could." I said sighing deeply and Jane nodded.

"Was it good?" She asked me and I looked at her perplexed.

"Was what good?"

"The kiss, duh. What was it like?" She asked me eagerly and I scrunched my face up.

"It was... okay... I guess. I mean, don't get me wrong, Ivan is a great kisser, but it just didn't feel right. It wasn't like-.."

"Roman?" She asked me and I refused to meet her knowing gaze, staring off into the distance and biting my lip.

"I don't know." I whispered and placed my head on Jane's shoulder.

"Don't worry. I'm sure you're driving him nuts too. You should've seen his face when you kissed Ivan." She said chuckling and I looked at her.

"Really?" I asked her hopeful and she gave me a sure smile.

"Really." She said and I nodded, getting up.

"Come on, I want to go for a swim." I said as Jane grabbed my hand and got up as well.

"You go ahead, I'll catch up in a while." She told me as I walked towards the water, my feet touching its coolness and calming me instantly.

I looked around me before walking in further and dove in, swimming away from the beach and to the only other place I knew here.

I saw it right there at the edge, behind the large boulder and smiled, swimming towards the huge rock when something, actually, someone, caught my hand and I was pulled back, my back hitting the large rock.

Oof, that'll hurt.

"What the-..." My words didn't come out when I felt a hand cover my mouth and my eyes widened when I saw the familiar green ones.

He placed a finger on his lips and I nodded when he removed his hand slowly, making sure I wouldn't scream or do anything stupid.

Would I though?

"What the hell Roman? What do you think you're doing?" I demanded as his arms caged me between himself and the rock. He cocked his head to the side and studied me carefully, his eyes raking my body and lingering on my chest for longer than necessary.

Pervert.

"Cazzo." He whispered and came closer to me so that our bodies were touching each other, my heartbeat increasing with each passing second.

But he's so hot.

His hand came up to cup the side of my face faintly, his thumb stroking my cheek so softly and I couldn't help but lean into his touch.

"You look so hot baby." He whispered huskily in my ear, his lips trailing a small path down my earlobe and all the way to my collarbone. I whimpered slightly and felt his hand move to my hair and tug at it. His face came back to mine, our lips now an inch apart as he looked at my lips.

"Tell me something. Does he kiss you like I do?" He whispered so quietly I wouldn't have heard him, but I did.

"W-what?" I said and he smirked, looking into my eyes.

"Does he? Kiss you like I do?" He repeated and looked at me carefully, trailing his fingers down my arm and all the way to my waist, then my thigh, and all the way to my inner thigh.

His fingers touched my most intimate area carefully and I gasped at the contact, but then bit my lip.

"Touch you like I do? Hmm?" He asked me and I bit my lip harder when he started rubbing my area slightly, making me whimper.

Why am I enjoying this?

"What do you want?" I managed to speak after a few seconds of silence and his smirk grew wider as he dipped his head low, his lips touching mine very faintly.

"You." He whispered and crashed his lips onto mine. My protests drowned out with the sound of the waves in the background and before I knew it, I was kissing him back with equal passion.

Fuck it.

He nipped at my lip, seeking access to my mouth, but I didn't give it to him so easily. His fingers moved to the top of my panties and pulled at the waistband and before I could stop him, his hand had slid inside.

I refused to open my mouth for him, and he understood it quite well as his fingers started caressing me, rubbing my clit, earning a moan from me. I felt his smirk against my mouth when he slid his tongue inside and started exploring my mouth.

Oh god.

I bit his lip and pulled at it, making him hiss and run his fingers over my entrance, making me whimper.

My hands fisted his hair and pulled at them as his grip on my waist tightened, and in one swift moment, his finger thrust inside me, making me moan into the kiss.

His mouth left mine and he started trailing wet kisses towards my jaw and neck, leaving me a whimpering mess as his fingers moved at a steady pace inside me, pressure building up inside me rapidly.

"R-Roman." I whispered, closing my eyes and heard his satisfied grunt.

"Just like that baby, say my name just like that, only mine." He whispered huskily and I opened my eyes, looking into his green ones as he worked me and left me squirming in his firm hold.

So possessive.

"Please, I- I'm about to-..." I tried speaking, arching my back as his thumb rubbed my clit and his fingers moved inside me faster.

"So fucking tight and so wet for me." He said huskily when I moaned and bit my lip when I heard the sound of someone shouting my name, my eyes widening a fraction.

"So-Someone's coming." I whispered and Roman grinned.

"I know." He replied and licked his lips before capturing mine and kissing me hungrily.

"Now tell me" he spoke when he pulled away as his fingers worked their magic. "Does he kiss you like me?" He spoke harshly and thrust his finger in deeper, taking me closer to the edge as I tugged at his hair.

"Does he touch you like me?" He demanded once again and thrust in harder, making my stomach to twist into knots.

"Does he make you feel like this?" He asked huskily and I looked into his eyes, noting the fury in them when I saw how dark they were, like a forest at night.

And so beautiful.

"I-.." I couldn't form any words when he pushed his fingers in deeper.

"Does he?" He growled and I quickly shook my head.

"No..." He let out a satisfied grunt, his fingers moving inside me faster and in the next moment, I came.

"Roman!" I said his name as I entered a state of euphoria. I couldn't feel anything as I slumped onto him, his arms going around my waist and holding me flush against him.

"You'll only say my name like that, get that princess?" He said and I nodded, still in a daze, trying desperately to calm down my beating heart.

"Words." He said and I took a deep breath.

"Yes, Roman. I'll only say your name like that." I spoke, breathing heavily and he gave me a satisfied smile that melted my heart.

"Good. It better stay that way princess." He whispered as he pushed my hair off from my face and placed a lingering kiss on my lips, then my forehead before his arms left me.

"I'll go first. Come after a few minutes. Understand?" He asked me and I nodded.

"Yes." I replied and he nodded, leaving me in a daze as he swam back to the beach.

That was... absolutely freakin' mind blowing.

I waited there a few minutes, my back against the large rock as I tried my very best to calm myself down and after a good five minutes, I swam back towards the beach.

As soon as my feet touch the sand my eyes wandered around automatically and when they fell on the desired person, I saw his small smirk before it was replaced by his usual stoic face and I quickly averted my gaze, looking towards the bar where I was startled to see Ivan's eyes already on me as he sipped on his drink.

Shit.

His lips were set in a straight line as he beckoned me to come to him with his finger and I complied, walking towards him slowly. He stood up from his stool and picked his black dress shirt up from the other stool which he was wearing when we came here.

He made me wear it on top of my swimsuit after I had dried myself off, and I tied the bottom of it together.

"Why do you look so flushed?" He asked me and I snapped my head to him and patted my face with my hands, shaking my head.

"I am?" I asked him and he raised his eyebrow at me.

"Drop the act." He said sternly and I pursed my lips and looked away.

"Did you have fun?" He asked me after a while and I looked at his furious eyes.

"W-what?" I asked him and he chuckled darkly.

"You can't fool me sweetheart, I know you inside and out. You can fool around with whoever you want as long as no one finds out, but not him." He said lowly and I gulped and nodded quickly. Too quickly.

"Good. You just confirmed you did fool around with him kotenok. I didn't expect you to be a rebel." He said dryly and I frowned before my eyes widened when I realised I had indeed just confirmed his suspicions.

Great.

"It's not what you think it is." I spoke quietly and he scoffed.

"What? That you didn't let him touch you, Thea?" He asked me and I bit my lip.

"Thought so." He said before downing his drink.

"I have to meet someone, so I'll be leaving with Alex." He said and I nodded once.

"Okay... I'll be home in an hour or two." I told him and he nodded as he typed on his phone.

"Good. Stay safe." He said and kissed my head before walking off, leaving me standing there and thinking of what I could've told him differently.

He would've found out anyway.

"Can I get you something?" The bartender asked me and I snapped my gaze up to him and forced a small smile to my face.

"Uh... I'll have a martini, thanks." I said and he nodded.

"Which one?" He asked me and I shrugged.

"Surprise me." I replied and he grinned, clicking his tongue as he got to work while I sat on my stool, waiting patiently to drown my sorrows in my drink.

Wasn't today just interesting?