Bride Of Hades

But these were not the only things he forgot or were not accustomed to, there were more. 

Big things like not responding to her messages all day because he was busy was a valid excuse, not sending her home because he was busy was okay too, but good morning and good night text messages were compulsory because she wanted to be the first and last thing on his mind every day. She was being silly, but he indulged her anyway. 

One thing she would not forgive was Nicholas forgetting to compliment her on a new dress, or accessory she wore that day. It was as if she expected him to memorize her whole wardrobe. She would parade in front of him to give him hints, touching the accessory or dress that he should notice.

It was a game they would play, and as soon as he noticed, she would pretend to appear modest. "Oh Nick, stop it, I'm not that beautiful for you to compliment me every breathing second."

He just rolled his eyes at her shamelessness.

When it came to going out, Nicholas did not understand why she had to take a picture of every dish they had. 'Why would anyone want to know what you are eating, what you are doing, or what you are shopping for anyway?' He asked one day when he got a headache waiting for her to finish taking all her pictures. 

"I'm a celebrity, and I have a ton of followers, so I have to make them happy. I show them the food I eat and the things I shop for because I'm also an influencer, I get discounts when people buy the same things I do." 

Adelyn complains that she gains weight because of Nicholas bringing her to amazing restaurants, and she could not help herself from sampling all the dishes. Even though she knows that she could just exercise more to keep the pounds off, she still blames him. So next time they go out, he orders smaller portions and gets accused of being stingy. He just shakes his head because he knows he will never win. That is what he is paying for falling in love with a silly girl like her.

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Nicholas was waiting for Adelyn to get inside the house when she looked back at him, "Did you want to tell me something?" he asked.

Adelyn bit her lower lip, "Uhm… do you want to come inside?"

Nicholas looked at her questioningly, so she added, "I bought new movies, do you want to check them out." He said something to his driver and walked towards her with his laptop bag.

When they entered Adelyn's house, Nicholas was surprised that there could be so much of the color pink in one place. The walls were white but the sofa, the pillows, the carpet, some of the paintings, and other accessories came in varying shades of pink, some lighter and brighter than the others that his eyes had a hard time adjusting. On top of the color, there was also so much glitter that he was scared to touch anything just in case they adhered to his skin. 

"Make yourself comfortable. I'll be right back."

Nicholas removed his coat and tie, folded his sleeves back to his elbows, and searched in her fridge for something cold to drink.

Adelyn came out wearing simple pajamas. But ten minutes after they started the movie, he got bored and started checking his emails. She watched the movie half-heartedly and annoyed him instead, trying to break his concentration, trying everything from poking his cheek, sleeping on his shoulder, writing words on his arms, and asking him to guess the words. But he wouldn't budge. 

"Oh, you know what, Nick, I saw Viggo today," she suddenly remembered about their encounter. Nicholas' fingers froze on the keyboard. Just hearing that guy's name made his blood boil.

"But you know what's strange is that he did not even pester me. As soon as she saw me, he lowered his head. Then when he bumped into me outside the dressing room, he kept apologizing that it was his fault. Don't you think that's odd?" Adelyn asked.

Nicholas relaxed as soon as she finished her story. He smirked, knowing that Viggo will never cause her trouble again.

"Hmmm… I think it sounds good that he's not bothering you anymore. If anyone else does, then let me know," he replied.

"Of course, my boyfriend is from the mob. He will beat you up," she said proudly. He chuckled and ruffled her hair.

Nicholas had warned Viggo's father to talk some sense into his son. Tell him to stay away from his girlfriend. Viggo's father got scared when he got the call. The Russo's were powerful and dangerous, and he did not want to go against them, so he scolded his son, instructing him to stop finding proof that  Nicholas and Adelyn were together because they were. And if he didn't want his allowance taken away, he would stop bothering her as well.

Viggo had decided that Adelyn was not worth the trouble, he could get another woman that would pay attention to him, true that she was beautiful than the rest of the women he's dated, but he cannot do without his allowance. Without money, he can continue with his lavish lifestyle, which meant he won't get women to fall at his feet.

With that issue solved, Nicholas could now breathe easier and not worry about Adelyn.

They ordered take-out food for dinner so they could just stay in and spend more time together. When it was time for Nicholas to leave, Adelyn asked him if he could stay the night.

Nicholas sighed and placed his bag back on the table. He pulled her closer and asked, "Why are you being so clingy today?"

She pouted, "Well, it's because you're going on a business trip in two days… and I will miss you." He understood ho,w she felt because during his week-long business trips there was no time to contact her, they were in different time zones, and he did not want to disturb her schedule by calling at all hours of the day.

After a couple of minutes, he asked, "Do you want to come with me?"

Adelyn cheered, "Oh really? Nick, I can?"

"Only if you can spare the time," he replied.

"Of course I can. I'll go with you," she said excitedly.

"But what about your projects?" he asked. 

She smugly told him, "I just finished the last one, and I can do whatever I want. I can get more jobs when I come back."

He nodded, "I will be very busy, and I won't have time to accompany you anywhere."

"Don't worry about me. I can go sightseeing on my own, and I bet there'll be a lot of shops to look around," she said, trying to convince him to take her.

"It's settled then. Pack your bags, and we leave in two days," He kissed her before heading home.