scarlet's pov:

"i can't believe you're getting married in less than a week and we still haven't found a dress yet " donna whined for the thousand time today as we walked towards the store with three men in black suits behind us

"i already told you, that kristian said that the shop we are going to right now well defiantly have dresses for both us ready so stop panicking. I am the one who should be panicking and as my maid of honor you should be calming me down " I said with a sigh

"anyway , what's with the extra bodyguards ? is something going on ?" i looked behind me to see the three men keep a safe distance from us but still be close enough in case of an emergency

"no nothing, it's just kristian is being extra carful lately , that's all . oh this is the store that kristian told me about..." right as we reached the door , two women in black and white work dresses came forward and opened the door for us and behind him stood and elderly woman in elegant dress and a shawl , on her face was a big elegant , kind smile

"you must be Miss Kristof soon-to-be knight ?"

" uhm, yes that's me !" i said with a small smile as i nodded my head for the woman

"oh i apologize for my horrible hospitality, please come in " the woman said as she gestured for me to follow behind her , me and donna exchanged some looks before we walked in escorted by the girls and the woman

"my name is Leonila brown , i am more than honoured to be able help you find your dresses ladies " the elderly woman said as she opened another door in the huge elegant store , the store was full of white dresses everywhere "please take a seat and tell me what kind of a dress are you looking for and i shall see what i can find for you "

"thank you madam brown and please call me scarlet , and this here is my maid of honor"

"it's a pleasure meeting you ladies , these two girls will be helping you today , there names are Claudia and Lara . now how about we start trying some dresses on , is there something special on your mind scarlet ?" i nodded my head with a smile as i took my phone out of my pocket and showed her the dress that i liked , after a lot of time i was finally able to find a dress that i had fallen for , it was simple yet elegant and it made me feel like a bride , next it was donna's dress which surprisingly didn't take a lot of time , we bid Leonila goodbye and left the store with two dresses already in the car , it was 3 pm and i was starving so we decided to go have lunch with ben at our usual place , before i rode the car i stood on the side walk to write kristian a message telling him what i am doing but right as i was about to put my phone in the bag , a tall woman hit me with force across the shoulder as she passed by me almost making me fall on the ground

"hey , watch were you're going " donna screamed at her as she helped me stabilize my standing , but after a second i realised something , the woman had slipped me a note into my jacket , i looked at Colin and screamed

"catch her !!!" wasting no time Colin sprinted into the crowds looking for the woman who slipped me the paper , donna was looking at me confusingly

"miss please get in the car , it's dangerous her ." one of the bodyguards said as he stood beside me and took a protective stance over me , i nodded my head at him and pulled donna with me inside the car

"scar, what's going on ?" donna asked with confusion written all over her face

"let's wait for Collin to come back and then i will explain " i said as i took my phone out of and started calling kristian , as i waited for kristian to pick up i opened the slip and found a different message on it this time , i felt my body shiver as i read the words on it

"hello " Kristian's voice came from the other side of the phone snapping me out of shock , i considered not telling him , but then i remembered my promise to tell him everything and i just couldn't lie

"hi babe ! are you at work ?" i tried to sound as cheerful as possible

"yes love , i have a lot to do before next week , why something wrong ?"

"no , i just want to come and show you something, is that okay with you ?" i looked at out of the window to see Colin back huffing and breathless from running , but on his face was a frown

" you can come whenever you want principessa , you don't have to ask me first " i chuckled at how cute he was acting

"uhm then i will be there in 10 min " we said our goodbyes and hanged the phone , donna was still looking at me with confusion as Colin apologized for not catching the woman , i told him it was okay and i asked the driver to take me to Kristian's company and on the way i tried to explain to donna what was happening with out freaking her out , which didn't work as she started screaming like a maniac as always .

reaching Kristian's company i bid donna goodbye and asked the driver to take her home and i promised her that i will talk to her soon , i went into the company and as always all eyes were on me as i stood in front of the private elevator , after two minutes i was already at Kristian's doors , i knocked twice but there was no response so i just opened the door and walked in , as i walked in i saw kristian with his glasses on staring with a lot of concertation at a piece of paper that he didn't even notice me enter , i slowly walked towards his desk and knocked on it twice making him look up at me with surprise

"when did you come in? i didn't even notice " he said with a sigh as he rubbed his temples and eyes , he looked really tired and i felt my heart ache for him , i didn't have it in my heart to tell what happened but i knew that if i lied at him it would make things worse , i walked behind the desk and leaned on it right beside kristian to play with his hair

"a minute ago ,i knocked but no one answered so i just walked in "

" i am sorry principessa , i was to focused on this new project that i am starting i didn't hear you coming , anyway ,what happened ? weren't you with donna ?" i nodded my head with a smile

"i found a dress and so did donna , Leonila is amazing she was really kind " kristian smiled as he pulled me to sit on his lap

"i am glad to hear that , and i am really happy that you wore a jacket this time , you're hands are actually warm " kristian said as kissed my wrists

"now what did you want to show me ?"

"I ... it's ..." i couldn't find the words to say , kristian was happy and smiling and i didn't want to change that

"what is it ? you can tell me anything ?" kristian said as he caressed my cheek gently and all of a sudden a smile crept on his mouth and sparks lit up in his eyes

"are you pregnant ?" he asked with a shout , making my jaw drop open , i slapped him across the chest and laughed

"what? no , omg kristian get you're head out of the gutter " i saw his shoulders drop and his smile turn into a straight line

"tch what a bummer " i laughed really hard this time almost falling of his lap

"will anyway , i want to show you something but i want you to promise you won't be mad " after i calmed down i took the slip out of my pocket and showed it to kristian and his once smiling face turned into ice cold as he read the words out loud

"you're going to regret this "

"when did you get this ? who gave it to you ? " Kristian's venomous voice got louder and his hand around my waist tightened making me wince , i was pretty sure a bruise would form later through the day

"kristian your hurting me " i whined as i struggled to get of off his lap

"Shit" kristian cursed as he helped me stand up with guilt clouding his eyes

"mi dispiace amore mio* , i lost control , I ..." kristian stood in front of me with his head hanging low and his hands fisted beside him the cold CEO demeaner was gone in a second , i took hold of his fist and prayed it open , with my other hand i lifted his face so he can look me into the eyes

"it's okay , i am fine , everything is okay love " i whispered with a smile , he huffed out a sigh and hugged me tightly , for a whole minute the silence took over the office as we both hugged each other to prove our existence , to prove that we are breathing and we are together

a knock on the door disturbed our peace , i pulled away from kristian with reluctance as he did the same , holding my hand he helped me to sit down on a seat in front of his desk as he sat on his own chair

" come in " kristian said as his poker face went back on , i can never get used to his business tone or his cold face

" i am sorry sir for disturbing you but Bruce ted is down in the lobby and he is asking to see you " Kristian's assistant said through the door with an apologetic smile

"got it , I want you to go down and welcome him yourself and get him seated in conference room A " the assistant nodded his head before he left the office in a hurry , kristian looked at me with concern , i figured that he didn't want me to be alone at the moment but he had work and if i didn't go now he would neglect his work and i didn't want that to happen , so i stood up and walked towards him with a smile

"you should go and welcome your guest it sounds he is someone important " his hand went around my waist as he stood up and kissed my gently on my cheek

"he is my new business partner and he was my father's friend , but i really don't want to leave you alone and we need to talk about the note..."

"you're not leaving me alone and we can talk about what happened later when you get home , anyway i am having lunch with ben , i need to talk to him about something important " i smiled as i pulled away and took my bag from the seat

"okay you have fun , but please be careful and make sure to let Colin and the guys stick to you like glue , okay?"

"uhm got it " with a laugh i nodded my head and started walking away until a hand stopped me from my wrist and pulled me back , i looked at kristian and saw him frowning

" aren't you forgetting something Mrs. Kristof? " i chuckled

" oh did i ?"

"yes , yes you did " kristian said as pulled me from my hand until our chests collided and he kissed me , hungrily , lovingly . . .

we pulled away when we couldn't breath anymore

"never ever leave without giving me my goodbye kiss " he whispered against my ear , i nodded my head as i smirked a bit and took a step back , we said our goodbye and i left the company , I asked the driver to take me to ben's place it was a 30 minute drive and i had to fight Colin for him to wait for me outside the apartment and not inside , i finally reached ben's place with Colin beside me already guarding the house like his life dependent on it

i knocked on the door but no one answered , i knocked again but still nothing

after a couple of minutes i decided to just leave but the moment i turned to walk away the door snapped open and in front of me stood a half naked dude with a wet towel on his shoulder and pissed off look on his face

"hi " i said as i stared at him strangely " who are you ?" Colin was already on full alert staring at the man with cold eyes as he tried to notice anything strange happening

"who the fuck are you ?" the man said as he looked me up and down with disgust , my eyes snapped wide as he swore at me for no reason ,Colin took a step forward ready to fight but i pulled him back not wanting to make any trouble for ben

" oh now I remember you , i saw you on tv , you're that singer who is dating the billionaire , the gold digger haa?" the man said as he crossed his hands and leaned on the door frame and with a burst of anger i slapped him , really hard making my hand go numb and his face turn red in a second , he stared at me with anger

"you ... " before he could continue speaking a voice from behind him snapped us both inside the apartment , where ben stood with wet hair and only a short on

"who's on the door babe ?" ben asked the man before he saw me and when our eyes met a huge smile cracked on his face until he saw the situation we were in

" scar ? dexton , what's going on ? " ben asked as he came towards us with a concerned eyes

"who is he ?" i asked with a frown as my chest heaved up and down catching my breath

"he is my boyfriend , what's going on ? why are you mad ? and what the hell happened to your face ?" ben asked dexton with a frown

"the bitch hit me " ben eyes turned dark as he heard what dexton called me and it all happened in a second , ben slamming him against the door and punching him in the face

"ben ... " i shouted as i ran towards him and held him back before he could do it again

" don't you ever call her that , do you hear me ?" ben screamed on top of his lungs making me shocked at how can my gentle ben get this wild in a blink of an eye

"did you just punch me ben ? for her ? " dexton said as he stood up and cleaned his split lip with the towel

" you should leave " ben said as he looked at him coldly and i stood beside him with my hand on his

"haha ! i am not staying even if you beg me you asshole " dexton said as he walked into the apartment and took his stuff and ran out of the apartment while cursing , i looked at ben who was shivering from the cold , i walked into his room and got him a hoodie

"here, wear this " i handed him the hoddie and went to close the door ,when i came back i saw him slumped on the couch while staring at me

"are you okay ? " he asked me as i sat down beside him

"shouldn't i be the one asking you that ?" i said with a chuckle

"god my hand hurts " ben said as rubbed his hand with a laugh , i laughed at him as i took his hand to check if there was a bruise

"it has been a while since you hit someone ?"

"hey i just noticed something even the last time i punched a dude it was because of you " ben said with gasp making both of us laugh out loud after we stopped laughing i looked at him and saw him staring at a shirt that was laying on the other couch with a sad smile

"i am sorry " i said sadly as i hugged him tightly and laid my head on his arm

"what are you apologizing for little one ? it's my fault for dating assholes like him " i smile at the nickname that he hadn't used in so long

" you haven't called me little one in so long , i loved that name "

"it has been a while hasn't it ? " i nodded my head with nostalgia

"hey ben ?"

"yes little on ? " ben answered with a smile as he pulled me to lay down on his lap and he played with my hair

"would you ... would you walk me down the aisle on my wedding ?" i asked hesitantly as i felt ben stiff behind me and his hand stop moving

"hmm, i would be honoured " ben said with a sniff letting me know the tears that are falling from his eyes are present, encouraging my own tears to escape my eyes and leading us to a peaceful silence

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to be continued . . .

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