"Oh come on, Leo. Don't brood over nothing!" Niccolo stated with exasperation clear in his voice.

Brood over nothing?

"Really, Niccolo? You brought your mistress, a freaking prostitute house worker as your date and you are telling me to give a proud smile?" I raked my hand through my thick hair trying to control my anger.

"This is not the first time though. I'm bringing her with me as my date from almost ten years and I don't care what you think about her. She is and will be my only date further too." Niccolo ended the discussion with a 'no more argument' look.

I know he's vexed up with this discussion. It's been years that we start Christmas Eve or any party with the same discussion. He always prefers a masquerade parties because his little mistress is a shy or most precisely and person with lot of shame to even attend a high end society parties.

I looked over to the other side of the ballroom and found a tall slender woman with a red feather mask, talking with few ladies regally like she belongs here.

"She's a prostitute, Niccolo! She is a used one. She doesn't belong to reputed society for god sake. You need to stop your thing with her and start a relationship with someone really worthy." I said trying to make him see the truth.

I'm not a fool, I can see he's in love with that escort and that's the most absurd thing ever. He can use her for his needs but an escort should not cross her bed sheet limits.

"Mind it, Leo. What are you then?" He asked raising an eyebrow and eyes filled with fury. I gave him a confused look telling him I didn't understand what he's referring to.

"You go to pubs, pick up girls and enjoy nights with different girls. Hell, you have more mistresses than your those strands of hair on your head. You do it, then its manliness and pride. She, for some unavoidable reason, does it then she's shameless? Think about yourself before speaking about my lady." He gritted and strode away to where his lady is standing.

I understand Niccolo is an understanding and philosophical type of person with all the things he went through in his life. But how come he's blind to the fact that one day he will be hurting himself. One day when he should settle down with a wife for his family and for his empire, what then?

Will he be able to take a wife while he loves a person who's not accepted in our society?

Who is treated as mere dirt and with disgust?

Or, will he be happy taking a good breed wife but have feeling for his little escort?

Why can't he see the trouble he will have in future?

I took a glass of alcohol from the passing waiter to calm down my nerves. I took a sip was talking with the approached group of few investors and looked at my watch and noticed it's been hour I arrived at the party but my Lilliput is not yet here who should've come half an hour earlier.

The thought of Lilliput calmed my nerves and made my mood a little better from previous conversation with Niccolo.

How come this short girl is capable of doing this to me? With just a thought of hers made me smile. My Lilliput.

I took out my mobile and was about to call her to threaten her for being late but stopped when I saw her entering through the large doors royally with a royal blue gown and an elegant silver mask which matched her quite beautifully.

I looked at her standing near the doors and playing with her hands nervously trying to find someone. I started walking towards her with a determination to know who she is looking for.

"You are half hour late. You'll be punished rightly tomorrow so don't worry." I Smirked. She looked like she's stopping herself from doing violence which made me chuckle.

"Like someone, I don't have a errand girl to do every little thing for me" She gritted out squinting her eyes and looking dead in my eyes. I chuckled again at her rage filled posture and circled around her assessing how she looked clearly in the dress I selected.

"Ah, seems like my decision is right." I murmured softly looking at her with a mischievous smile.

She raised a brow at me and pointed towards her long gown in which she looks so... Lilliput. If that is even an expression!

"Ah, thank you so much for this beautiful dress, sir. It must've cost you a lot." She stated dryly and smoothed her dress.

She liked it. I can understand from that spark in her eyes that she liked the dress.

"You see that lady over there, in same color dress like yours-"I pointed towards a tall slender and sexy woman who works for me as a marketing executive. Lilliput looked over towards her and nodded slightly.

"You are so short and skinny that looking for a full meters of cloth for you for the dress is a waste. So your dress is made out of cut out and left out from her cloth and look, it was actually sufficient. You are so tiny, Lilliput." I tsked and shook my head in a fake exasperation trying not to laugh at her stunned angry face.

"Thank you so much for your gracious thought and dress, sir. I hope you saved a lot of cloth?" She gritted and walked away, seemingly looking for someone.

How I love to tease her!

~*~*~*~*~*

After taking few steps inside the hall, she looked around as if trying to find someone.

Is she looking for a boy?

Boy? Nah nah... she's not free enough to have a boy in her life. I usually take most of her time in making her work a lot.

'But what if she actually had a boy and was taking comfort from him, while you were busy torturing her?' My conscious side reasoned out to which I had no answer.

What if she really has a man in her life? Is it a bad thing for me?

'A very bad thing because she will not be yours then.' Yet again my conscious side reasoned out.

She is mine? Really?

But how?

'By theory of equality. LHS=RHS, Hence proved.' My conscious side murmured out of nowhere.

What?

What does that mean?

'You fool, is it a theory to prove? Were you disturbed at the thought of a man in her life?' my smart conscious mind asked.

I am not a fool. You are a part of me and you are pointing out things because I'm letting my mind function that way. So don't be over-smart with me.

And to answer your question, yes it bothers me I think. No, it bothers me a lot.

Wait, it bothers me?

'Think how it would be when Lilliput would be dancing with a handsome man. How it would be to see her in another man's arms all cozy and comfort. How it ―'

Enough I get your point. I will be angry. I will break that person's arms that will make her cozy and comfortable. I will kill the person who will make her smile. I will destroy the person who will touch her.

But why? Why is it so bothering me to imagine her with a man?

'Because she's your sister and you are protective of her.' My conscious side mocked.

I internally raised an eyebrow telling it that it's not funny. Oh no! Eww she can't be my sister. The thought alone is so creepy.

'Exactly, then it's clear you have feelings for her. And especially you are so carefree with her though she doesn't think like that. I thought we came up to the understanding that you like her before?'

But I like her because she's good at work. Isn't it?

'Stop fooling yourself and accept that you love her. You even kissed her at the island. Why if you don't have feelings?'

L-O-V-E?

Is it that thing? Damn, the word feels weird in my mouth.

Four letter word stating with 'L' and ending with 'E'?

But it's not possible. I can't fall in L-O-V-E. Not with Lilliput.

Now what should I do? Its first time that I fell in l-o-v-e.