Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Don’t worry, I very much like you alive. Eating you out is much more tasteful, flesh-eating can’t compare to it.”
“Seriously!” Rhea hit him on the chest and pushed him away, however, he didn’t let go of her and still held her waist securely.
“What now?” She groaned, knowing that it wasn’t over yet. The distraction didn’t help. Damn, why did he have to be so smart?
“I have a much better idea,” Lukas said, taking off his long sleeve shirt and wrapping it around her waist while Rhea threw her head back and sighed. She shook her head mentally, what a life.
Lukas took a step back and examined his hand’s work, a grin grew at the corner of his lips, “Much better now.”
Rhea rolled her eyes and stared at him instead. Having given up his shirt to her, Lukas was only wearing a sleeveless sports tank top, revealing his muscled arms and yummylicious body. Alright, mind out of the gutter, Rhea chided herself.
Focus on the picnic!
“Let’s go!” Lukas took her hand and led her to the car. He helped her climb into the car before walking around to his side of the car and entering the driver seat and started the car.
“Are we the only ones leaving?” Rhea turned back, finding out there was no other car following after them as they left the car.
Lukas looked through the side view mirror to understand what she was talking about. He nodded at her, “Yes, no one’s coming with us. I know how uncomfortable you get when I have someone follow after us. So I thought, it would be better just the both of us this time.”
“Really?” Rhea was touched by his consideration, “Thank you so much,” She smooched him on the cheeks and Lukas was grinning from ear to ear like a kid who stumbled on a penny on the way.
There was a comfortable silence between them, smiles on each of their faces until Lukas turned on the radio, a tune blasting out and Rhea sang to it.
“This is nice!” Rhea shouted at the top of her lungs, spreading her arms wide, the wind whipping her hair around her face.
Lukas looked at her contentedly, a smile appearing on his face without even knowing it. If he had the power, Lukas would freeze this moment and let it play in a loop forever. It was just peaceful and there was no one to ruin their happiness. Just the both of them spending time together.
However, even if he had the power to freeze time, Lukas knew he wouldn’t do it. As much as the unknown was scary and the road ahead looked dark, he would love to know how the future turned out between the both of them. The good and the bad memories, he would treasure them all.
The journey was fun and by the time they arrived at their destination, Rhea was surprised to discover that it was a public park. It had been a long time since she was free in the open like this with a lot of people.
“Why?” She asked him, her brows furrowed with confusion. Lukas always kept her close to him and carefully protected her at the base because he was scared of Elijah or any of his enemies coming after her.
“This is a public setting, none of them would be stupid enough to attack in broad daylight. As much as we have a few of the police force eating out of our palm, we are still not above the law,” said Lukas.
So in one word, they were safe because they were in the crowd?
“Also, do you not have faith in my abilities?” Lukas asked her. He stepped closer and clasped her cheeks, “I would rather die than let anyone get to you, I promise you.” He said with so much conviction Rhea did not tempt his words.
“No one’s dying today,” Was all Rhea told him before she went to the car and took out the basket while Lukas handled the others.
They found a suitable spot and Rhea spread the picnic blanket on the floor. Together, they worked as a team and helped set up the picnic to Lukas’s taste – yeah, he was that picky.
“Babe, come here, let’s take a picture,” Rhea said, crawling over to his side and pulling out her phone.
“Why?” Lukas looked at the phone suspiciously. Was it compulsory to take pictures on a picnic?
“Ugh, men,” Rhea rolled her eyes. However, she didn’t give up till she was sitting beside him and posed beside him while switching on to the front camera. She said, “Because that’s what couples on a date do. Now, say cheese”
Rhea took a picture of the both of them, their cheeks pressed together cutely.
When she was done, Rhea stared at the photo, pouting, “Why do you look so much prettier than me?”
“Is that a crime?” Lukas asked without thinking while eating strawberries straight away from a bowl.
When he didn’t get a response after a while, Lukas turned around suddenly only to see Rhea glaring at him. Damn, that was scary.
Lukas swallowed, what did he say wrong? He was merely correcting the stereotype that women had to be prettier than a man. It was a miracle Lukas didn’t choke on the strawberry that made its way down his throat from the shock.
He blinked, “How about we take another picture?”
And Rhea jumped at the offer.
Just like that, Lukas found himself taking over a hundred pictures in different postures just to satisfy his woman. Although he had to admit that it was fun – and even managed to steal a kiss from her lips right before the camera went off. So while Rhea was sorting the photos, Lukas was busy feeding her.
“Which of them do you think looks better?” Rhea showed him some of the best photos while he fed her midway.
Honestly, none of the pictures looked as good as the one where he stole a kiss from her. Her eyes were wide during the surprise and it looked pretty hilarious, not that Lukas was going to tell her that – although he was going to use it for his wallpaper later.
“What are you even going to do with that?” Lukas was curious. She was serious about it.
“Post them online and brag about my handsome boyfriend,” Rhea muttered, while typing down. “Done.” She showed the post to him.
[Picnic with Mr. Handsome] She tagged it.
Lukas smiled at her and returned her phone. He said without looking at her, “You, women are fascinating creatures, “He didn’t point out that he was touched by the gesture – and almost moved to tears.
Damn, he wasn’t this emotional.
This was the first time a woman was bragging about him online. This was his first attempt at dating and it felt surprisingly good.
Reaction To Trauma
They were so full they couldn’t move.
Yeah, Rhea and Lukas had eaten quite a lot and right now, laid on their back, watching the clear blue sky as they rested. They lay side to side, with their hands tightly intertwined and making quite a cute couple. At that moment, Rhea and Lukas were nothing but ordinary couples having a good time in the park.
“I heard what you did for Victor,” Lukas finally brought up the conversation the both of them had been steering clear of. It was part of the reason he had taken her out of the house, to discuss it with her privately.
Rhea turned to him, folding her arm and placed her head on it. She said, “It was nothing.”
Lukas let out a deep breath. It was obvious he didn’t think of her gesture as little.
“What is wrong with Victor?” Rhea asked him. Although she had her suspicions, she needed to be sure.
Lukas turned to her, holding her gaze as he said, “More like whose fault is it he turned out that way?”
“What do you mean?” She was curious to know the whole story.