"Are you guys serious ? Does mom even know? Well she must know since they took y'all for a picnic. Send me the pictures, I want to see " I said shocked. I was currently on the company's private jet, going through some files while on FaceTime with my sisters, Lisa and Melisa the twins . They were telling me about their white 'twin ' boy friends they met at one of their dance classes.

"Mom doesn't know and we're definitely not telling her and neither will you , you know how she is . Besides we fee-- I feel like me and Kyle, we're still getting to know each other so it's not official yet. We both agreed to take things slow, I don't know about her and Kevin " Lisa said shrugging before looking at Melisa

" We're also taking it slo-- I don't know, Kevin is giving me mixed emotions,one minute he's so into me and the next minute he's pushing me away. I don't know what's up with him, he just can't... express his feelings. He can't open up to me no matter how much I try , I don't know what to do " Melisa said breathless with tears threatening to come out. Her situation with ' Kevin' is the same as mine and Leonard- well not really but it was similar in some ways .

" I don't know what to tell you Melly except for ' give him time ', let him adjust, he's probably new at this." I said getting up from the bed I was sitting in and walked towards the front of the jet.

"Yea, that could be the case but we'll just have to wait and see" she said shrugging. My sisters were growing so fast and it saddens me that I can't be with them when they go through or experience such stuff .

"I'm still shocked at the fact that you guys have a ' love life' waaaay before me, it's so bizarre " I said pouting as they laughed their ass off, I guess that's it for the day with these two.

"It's not funny, keep laughing and I'll tell mom about your love interests" they instantly stopped laughing causing me to burst out laughing, " You guys have to get to school " I said before sliding in one of the chairs, looking out the window, the rain was still pouring hard.

"Have a good time in Russia ! And we love you sis " Melissa said while blowing me kisses

"I'll SEND YOU THE PICTURES" I heard Lisa shout in the background

"I doubt if I will but I'll talk to you guys later when I land, I love you" I blew kisses at them before ending the call. I stood up and went to the food section of the jet to make me a cup of coffee.

"Morning" Leonardo said as he walked into the jet, scaring the shit out of me.

"Jesus Leonardo,usandinyengerere zvakadaro" I said with my hand on my chest, I tend to speak in Shona when I'm pissed or serious.

"Want to translate that neonata ? " he said sounding amused with one of his eyebrows arched

"Care to translate that ? " I asked leaning on the counter, he chuckled before sliding onto the chair opposite the one I was previously sitting in.

"We have a meeting when we lend, let's get to work" he said going back to his usual cold self, dang! His moods change fast as hell .

"Yea, let's get to it " I said before walking towards him, this is going to be one long flight.

m confused, is this how hotels look in Russia?" I asked while scanning the building in front of me

"No, this isn't a hotel. It's my house " he said before turning to look at me. House? We're going to be staying at his house, by ourselves ?

"Is there a problem Ms Gaffley ?" he chuckled huskily and leaned in closer towards me

"N-No ! of course not, there isn't a problem" I said with lack of confidence before giving him a tight smile, OF COURSE THERE IS A PROBLEM YOU Idiot .

"Perfect ! Hotels are nosy, we would never get any work done " he said smirking before unlocking the door and going in. Me and Leonardo landed in Russia about 30 minutes ago and now we were currently in front of one of his houses in Russia, how many houses does one need ? I don't know how to feel about me and Leonardo living in one roof, it's not appropriate and neither is it professional . I need to get a body bag because I know for sure that I'm going to kill him way before this trip ends . I marched up the stairs, dragging my luggage with me. I entered the house and found Leonardo waiting for my at the bottom of the stairs. He gave me a tour of the house and I couldn't deny how beautiful and spacious the house was. The interior was breathtaking, the walls were all black and the roof and floor were made out of wood. Some of his furniture was black and some of it, such as the tables were made out of wood.

There were plants in some areas of the house, the house was just beautiful.

"The meeting starts in an hour, go get ready " he said without turning to look at me as he walked into his room, which happens to be next to mine. I went into my room and shut the door behind me, locking it. I grabbed my toiletries and walked into the bright spacious bathroom, I stripped out of my clothes and stepped into the shower. I closed my eyes and let the water pour onto me, the warm water relaxed my muscles. I washed my body with my vanilla scented body soap until I was satisfied. I stepped out of the shower and wrapped a towel around my body, I then brushed my teeth while thinking about what I was going to wear. What does one wear to a Russian meeting / dinner ? I rinsed my mouth and stepped out of the bathroom. I dropped the towel to the floor leaving me nude, I sat on the bed and lotioned my legs and the rest of my body. After I finished, I walked towards my open suitcase on top of the bed and pulled out some underwear and a black dress. I got dressed and put on my black heels.

I walked towards the mirror applied some eyeliner and lipstick,i was too tired to put on my makeup .

I grabbed my purse which also contains my work files, this meeting was to convince the Russians to partner up with us in building one of the biggest malls here in Russia. The Reigns were drowning in money, I don't know why they still expending their business. I heard a knock on my door and I knew it was Leonardo's impatient ass,i walked towards the door and opened it locking eyes with Leonardo. I scanned his attire, he wore a white dress shirt with a Grey suite and black tie,he wore a Grey cotton coat to top off the look.

"See something you like tesoro ?" he asked smirking while leaning on my doorframe. I rolled my eyes at him pretending like I wasn't checking him out just a minute ago

"I'm not even going to bother " I said before pushing past him and heard him chuckle behind me. I walked down the stairs and grabbed my phone off the dining room table which I left it on top of. I checked my phone and I had two messages from my sister Melissa, she finally sent me the pictures.

These boys were cute, I never took my sisters as the type to date ' white' guys. Not that there's anything wrong with that but they've never showed any interest in white guys. I shoved my phone into my purse and turned to look at Leonardo, who was already looking at me.

"What ? " I asked looking at him puzzled. He only smirked at me

"Lock up the house, I'll go start the car " he said before reaching out for my purse which I gave to him without hesitating. I grabbed the house keys from the big bowl beside the door and followed behind him as he walked out the door into the car. I locked the door before heading towards the passenger side of the car, I slid in and the door closed instantly after . Leonardo drove out of the driveway of the house onto the road. This house, just like the ones back in New York was in the middle of nowhere. It was surrounded by giant trees and mountains, the road was dark because there weren't any street lights. The sky was clear and a full moon was out, which brought light. The drive to town was silent, not the awkward silence but the ' I'm too tired to speak' silence . Every now and then I would feel Leonardo's eyes on me, and I would also steal a few glances of him. One of his hands was on the stirring wheel and the other, he used to pull his chin hair. I continued looking out the window until we arrived at the restaurant which the meeting was supposed to take place at.

"Next time take a picture, it will last long" he said smirking wickedly before turning the car off and gathering his stuff

"I could say the same about you Mr Reigns" I said returning the smirk before reaching for the door handle and getting out of the car. He got out the car still smirking at me, he led the way into the restaurant and one of the waiters escorted us to the table. We reached the big round table which had 14 gentlemen sitting in it, they all raised to their feet when they saw us - well Leonardo approaching. We shook hands with them, all 14 of them .

"I'm glad you made it, i can already imagine how tired you both must be" a middle aged gorgeous man said, his Russian accent laced on every word while looking between me and Leonardo but mostly at me . He smiled displaying his white teeth and one dimpled popped up on his left cheek. His eyes scanned me up and down before he reached his hand out for me to shake, I smiled at him before reaching out my hand

"Who may you be?" he asked when I placed my hand on his, giving him a quick handshake before I let his hand go

"I'm Amanda Gaffley, I work for Reigns Inc . Nice to meet you Mr..." I said while looking for the appropriate name to call him

"No need for formalities, Antonio is fine" you sure are , Leonardo cleared his throat beside me.

"Let's get to the actual meeting" Leonardo said sounding irritated.

"Of course, this was Ms Gaffley" Antonio said putting his hand on my waist leading me to my seat and I swear I heard Leonardo groan behind us.

To all my African American readers : I love you guys and stay strong, we'll keep y'all in our prayers ❤️

#BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd #icantbreathe