The Croesus' Bride [Completed]

Laura Conti's POV

I was packing up my stuff when Talia came into the bedroom. She sat on the bed while I was packing up my clothes, even though I don't have much into the suitcase that was provided by Lucca. We shared the luggage now.

"I'm going to miss you, sister Laura," Talia said as she was sitting on the bed while looking at me walking from the closet to the suitcase.

"Aww, I'm gonna miss you too, Talia," I said as I finished packing up my stuff. I went to sit by her side and took her hands into mine.

"you know what, maybe I should ask Brother to come with you," she said.

"no, you may not," a voice coming from the door. We looked at the door and it was Lucca. figures.

"But, why? I just want to visit for a couple of days?" Talia begged as Lucca shook his head.

"a no means no, Talia. Besides, you need to prepare for your new semester. Help dad or something," he said as he went into the closet to get something.

"But I hate to be trapped in a cubicle," she said as she crossed her hands.

"Welcome to my world," he said as he put on his jacket.

"you're done?" He said as he looked at me and my suitcase. I nodded.

"Okay, let's roll," Lucca said as he went to pick up the suitcase and went downstairs. We followed pursuit.

Everyone was waiting downstairs at the foyer, including Lucia. She was talking with aunty Sofia before looking at me and Talia when we were going down the stairs. Matteo and Lucca were loading the suitcases in the trunk. Everyone was waiting for Lucca. As Lucca finished, Lucia was the first one to hug him.

"I'll miss you. You should come to visit my place next," she said as she was caressing his chest.

"we'll see," Lucca said before went out of her touch. He went to his mother and kissed her goodbye. Her mother was crying a little bit when Lucca promised to come by often afterward.

"you better, Mio Figlio or I burn down your house," she said before letting Lucca go. I went to hug her when she suddenly went inside the house with Lucia glared at me murderously.

"it's fine, Laura. Let her be," uncle Lorenzo said as he went to hug me.

"come again, okay? And bring Lucca out of his office, he has been quite the workaholic," he said as he was hugging me. More, like bear crushing me.

"I heard that dad," Lucca said as uncle Lorenzo released me from the deadly hug and hug his son. Talia hugged me as she said to visit her in France if we had a chance later.

"we'll see. Your brother isn't exactly the traveling type," I teased.

"that's what I thought. Finally, someone saw the way I did," Talia said as Lucca was messing with her hair. She hissed at him as he laughs before hugging for the last time.

"Bye, see you soon!" we said as we were in the car and waved at them. Lucca started the engine and drove out of the foyer.

it was not a long drive as the sun was setting in on the Amalfi Coast. It was Monday evening when we hit the airport to go back from our short weekend. Lucca parked the car at the plane hangar and went to open up my door. He gave me his hand and I took it to get out of the car. We were walking through the same procedure and later we were on the plane. It will be departing at 7:30 PM and I was too tired to think about anything. I went to the seat and immediately my eyes feel heavy.

"sleepy already?" Lucca asked me as he took his seat beside me.

"Leave me alone," was the last word that I said to him before darkness took over me.

Someone was walking in front of me. It was dark and distant as I can see anything at all, only the person that was walking in front of me. I tried to grab it when it disappeared into dust. I turn around and around. Nothing was there as I was standing alone in the dark. I was looking around my surroundings until I saw Lucia Ricci was walking toward me with Lucca by her side.

"I told you, I always get what I want," she said as she brought Lucca's face closer and kissed him. He was smiling at her before kissing her back.

"No!" I said as I was running toward before they all disappeared.

"NO!" I screamed at the top of my lungs. My body jerked up from the bed and sitting up straight, my hand was in the air. I was breathing heavily when I opened my eyes to see my surroundings. I was in a bedroom that was not my own. I forgot that I already moved in with Lucca and was staying in his bedroom. I looked around me as nothing was changing, the room was neutral, not a bit like my old bedroom except bigger and more spacious. I sighed before I was parched. I get off from the bed to see that I was wearing my leggings and t-shirt from the travel. At least, he did not touch me when I was still sleeping. I smiled at the thought of him being a gentleman.

I went out of the bedroom and went to the kitchen. There was no one in the living room and I went to get some water from the fridge. I drank it all because I was so thirsty. After I finished, I went to explore the penthouse as it was big and I don't a chance to properly explore it on my own. I only stepped inside it for a while before traveling to Amalfi Coast for the weekend. It was Tuesday in the morning, around 2 AM as I was walking around the penthouse. I saw a kitchen with a dining table, living room with sofas and tv that was hanging on the wall, a grand piano on the side, some bookshelves and other shelves with pictures and awards.

I was walking along the hallway when I saw a door was ajar and the lights were coming from the inside. I went to see who was in there and saw that Lucca was typing something on his laptop as he was looking back and forth of the papers and his laptop. I wanted to get in before thinking of making something for him. I went to the kitchen again and boiled some hot water to make some coffee for him.

I make a black coffee and put it on the tray before putting some sugar and creamer on the tray as well. I carried that tray to his study and knocked on the door.

"come in," he said as he was busy writing on the paper. He looked up and got up from his seat.

"No, it's okay. Do your work. I just might think that you want some coffee to help you stay alert." I said as I put the coffee on the table.

"Thanks," Lucca said as he took the cup from my hand.

"sugar? Creamer?" I asked him before he was shaking his head.

"I like it black, thanks," he said before sipping on the coffee. I put some into my cup and put 2 cubes of sugar. I liked it when it tastes sweet.

"so, what are you working on?" I started to converse with him to make him stop doing the work for a little. He rubbed his face before taking another sip of the coffee.

"you know, the usual. sales, stock, deals." He said as he was smacking his lips after drinking. Something turned on inside me as he was doing that.

"so, I was thinking. There was something that I meaning to ask you," he said before looking at me with his late orbs. Man, those can run me for miles. I nodded, urging him to continue.

"my friend from Denmark will be coming to our country next week and he was asking about us if we will be able to make to his party," he said as he leaned in his chair.

"Are you free?" He asked me.

"when because I don't think I can cancel any more classes," I asked.

"Well, luckily it's on Friday night. Can you make it?" He asked again, expecting me with an answer.

"well, it's on Friday night so I can make it," I said as I put my cup down.

"Great!. I tell him that I will bring a +1," he said as he went to type something on the computer. I was looking at the clock and it was almost 3 AM. I knew that we will have our break tomorrow but he was working too hard.

"come, let's sleep," I said, not realizing what I just said. Lucca smirked at me.

"Are you inviting me to your bed, dolcezza?" He said as got up and went to caress my cheeks.

"I mean, we already sleep together in bed and there's only one bed and you know we need to make it look real and… and…" I stammered before he kissed me and all my thoughts went away.

"you never to cease me," he said before pulling me out of the study and went to the bedroom to sleep.