It was as if I were sleeping on a cloud, and the mattress itself felt like a cloud. Soft. My hands spread across the blankets till I notice—hold on—my eyes open and I find myself seated on a strange bed in an unexpected setting. I look down at my body, two needles pierced through my forearm. I follow the IV till I notice a fluid stand, I lift the white sheets to cover my naked body.

What?

"Thought I finally got rid of you." A dark voice tempers, I look to the corner of the room and see Alexander settled on the chair. He held a glass of Vodka with exactly two ice cubes inside.

"You can never get rid of me." I smirk, I shift slowly against the headboard. "How long have I died for?"

"Three months." My eyes budge out of my head, nearly leaving their eye sockets.

"Three months? Why so long?"

"Your body needed rest; the effect of the bullet was rash." I slowly lift the covers away from my body and I glance down at my stomach. I notice that there was only a scar left. Alexander stands up and settles his glass to the side, before making his way to me.

He leans onto pole of the king size bed with his arms folded against his chest.

"Alexander...where are we?"

"Moscow, Russia." He answers. "I am the new don of the Mafia."

Alexander Solonik is the new don of the Russian Mafia, he looked the part, "but that would mean..."

"We can't be together." Alexander whispers, filling in my gaps. I look away and tuck a strand of my hair behind my ears, my hands graze down my arms as I stare out the windows of the bedroom.

"So, this is goodbye?" I mumble through closed teeth.

A love story ended without even having a beginning.

"No, it's me proposing." My eyes widen, I look back at him and see him getting down onto his knees. He tucks his hands into his blazer pocket and slips out a black box, my hands press onto my mouth as I shake my head. "Marry me, Nova."

"Alexander-what-marry you?"

"We cannot date in the Mafia; it is either marriage or I have to let you go."

"So, you're forcing yourself to marry me?" I laugh, nearly snorting.

"No, I am doing something I've wanted to since I saw you. I know you have a whole life ahead of you, I know you want to graduate, and teach maths to little kids. I know and you can still do that here with me."

"You want me to leave my entire life in Seattle and move here?"

"Nova, let's be honest..." Darn, he got me there.

I had no life in Seattle, I had a life with him. And wherever he is, I want to be right there. I continue to hold onto the covers as I come closer to him. "So, you're doing this because you want to marry me, right?"

"Yes. I do. I do want to marry you. You and your stupid jokes, annoying laugh and I can put up with your snores, but I won't promise I won't kick you off the bed if it gets bad. I'll let you eat my cereal when you want, and I'll try my hardest not to complain."

"And you'll help me with my maths exams?" I slip in, he sighs and looks up at me.

"Fine."

"I have to see the ring before I say yes." I whisper sarcastically, Alexander smirks before opening the box and bloody-fucking-it was beautiful. It was beautiful. "Wow..."

"So, is that a, yes?"

"It was a yes before the ring." I whisper, Alexander takes the ring out and slide it onto my finger. It fitted perfectly, as if it was just made for me.

The ring was so simple, yet so me.

Alexander closes the box and I press my lips against his, my arms wrapping around his neck as he leans me back down onto the mattress. I adjust my body against his, his teeth pull onto my bottom lip as if asking for some sort of entry. Once I open my mouth for him, his tongue begins roaming around mine.

I moan into his mouth, leaning back as he towers over me.

I pull onto his blazer, sliding it down his biceps as he helps me by throwing it to the floor. My hands slide down his buttoned shirt, unbuttoning it one by one as his lips drag down my towards my neck.

I smile and kiss him back, like he expected. I can feel his mouth stretching wider than it should, torn between beaming and kissing. We've done it a few times now, and it keeps getting better.

Alexander's fingertips must be electric, since wherever they touch my skin, it tingles with static electricity. My body experiences a brief paralysis as his hands move over my flesh, my mind unable to grasp the pleasure so quickly.

He moves his head to my left ear and murmurs what's next. 

My body abruptly comes to a halt, and I pull back for a delicate and forceful kiss. I unbuckle his trousers, sliding the belt off before chucking it to the side. 

Alexander sits up and opens my legs by my thighs, he grabs one of my ankles and slowly kisses down towards my thighs.

"Alexander..." I whisper.

His mouth covers over my clit, and he did not waste a second, his tongue licked around my clit. I tighten my legs around his head, he slides of his shirt before getting down onto it. Making me feel every ounce of pleasure, he did it all-sucking, licking and teasing me until I cummed all over his mouth.

He crawls back up to me and kisses me.

Allowing me to taste myself, Alexander has such a strong hold on me.

I love him.

He loves me.

He rubs onto his cock, whilst kissing me he hardens. I feel his tip slide up and down my folds, he then pushes himself in.

My back arches, my mouth falls open as he continues to push himself in and out. My fingers grasp the back of his hair as he fucks me, he pleasured me in all the right times and sometimes he teases me knowing I am close to climax.

My breasts bounce in the movement, I try to hold in my moans-"I want to hear my name Nova." He whispers, tugging onto my ears. He slams himself into me.

"Fuck...fuck..."

My walls tighten around him, giving him the notice that I am ready, close. My fingernails press into his shoulders, "Alexander!" It was the last thrust that made me buckle underneath him, my knees became weak, and I broke down. Our sweaty bodies, heavy breaths surrounded the room.

Alexander takes my hands and rests it onto his back.

My eyes lock with his.

He is finally letting me touch him...

I remember how hesitant he was before.

"Alexander..." I whisper, he nods his head before kissing my lips.

He falls besides me, pulling me close against his body.

He looks down at me and pushes my hair away from my face.

Mrs. Nova Solonik.

I smile and rest my head on his shoulder as he grabs my hands in his warm clasp. "Only you will be able to; touch me, kiss me, cry with me, love me, laugh with me, and smile with me. Nova, I love you."

My lips press against his, "I liked Mrs Solonik." I chuckle, he pulls me on top of him.

And it was this exact moment, where I thanked my mother for following her dreams maybe not publishing the book; but if she had not, I would have never met Alexander Solonik. He would have never met me.

Alexander Solonik became my secret protector.

He chose me when I couldn't even choose myself.

I have never loved blue eyes before, but I loved his, I knew it from the day we met that he would continue to set my soul on fire. When I sat on the top of the slide, I knew. I knew those ocean blue would be the ones I would eventually fall in love with.

So, it's true what they said, happy ever after does exits.

And yes...it is possible.

I finally found the missing piece of my maths equation, and that is to stay with him forever.

My Alexander Solonik.