The Russian Billionaire’s Secret(35)

Shelly nodded and watched him leave, realizing she was going to miss him.

Chapter 7

Marriage To Shelly

Shelly called her brothers to talk to them. They were all happy for her, but surprised at her resistance to marriage.

She knew they didn't fully understand her fears. Vlad was extremely wealthy, and that could mean a lack of privacy that she preferred to have, as his assistant, she was always in the background and no one noticed her.

As his wife, she'd be talked about, and constantly noticed. It brought back anxiety she hadn't felt in years and she sat in Vlad's room sitting on his bed waiting for him. She had her own room, Vlad had wanted her to feel like she had her own space, but had given her free access to his room anytime she wanted.

She'd been sleeping in it while he was gone, hugging his pillow. It had made her realize that she needed him around. He made her smile and he was attentive and took the time to notice her. He'd even stop working sometimes just to press a kiss to her lips and tell her she was beautiful.

Knowing how rare such a good man was, she knew that she shouldn't let her knee-jerk fears stop her, but it was hard not to.

Vlad arrived later than she thought, and she must have fallen asleep on the bed. She was woken up by him pressing gentle kisses to her forehead, down her cheeks until he reached her mouth.

His hands gently fondled her breasts through her shirt as he slowly woke her up and she cracked one eye open and smiled at him.

“They are bigger,” he said sounding surprised.

Shelly laughed softly. “They do that when you are pregnant.”

“I know, but it's really obvious now!” he said grinning at her, and then pressed a gentle kiss to her belly before wrapping his arms around her and holding her close. “Did you make a decision?”

“I did, but I have a couple of stipulations,” Shelly told him not wanting to upset him, but unable to keep it to herself.

“Okay, I'm listening.”

“First, no big wedding, I want a private, quiet ceremony. I don't want to announce we are pregnant, it's between us. Second, I want us to spend Holidays with my family in Chicago, unless you want to fly them out here holidays. They deserve to be a part of our life too, and I miss them,” Shelly told him. “It can't just be you and me all the time Vlad, I have a family too, brothers who miss me.”

“Really? I have a surprise for you then. We can do the rest and I'm fine with that as long as you marry me. I can't promise people won't find out we got married, but I promise to always stick up for you and not let people think bad things about us if I can say a few simple words to make sure it comes from me and not tabloids,” Vlad told her.

“What's the surprise?” Shelly asked him.

“I stopped in Chicago and brought your brothers home with me,” he said grinning. “They are downstairs playing in the game room right now waiting for you. I hoped they could convince you to marry me.”

“You brought my brothers to gang up on me?” Shelly snorted but realized it wasn't a half-bad plan. Her brothers were stubborn and they'd already made it clear they liked Vlad. “When did you get to know my brothers?”

“After I hired you, they all emailed me, and we started talking. I believe your little brother threatened to remove my gonads if I hurt you. I like them,” Vlad said grinning at her. “I promised them I would take good care of you.”

“I cannot believe they are really here,” Shelly said jumping out of the bed, she stopped in the doorway and looked back at Vlad. “Thank you.”

Vlad nodded and let her enjoy her seeing her brother without him interfering. For now. He had the rest of his life to be involved in everything, he could give her a couple of hours alone with her siblings, besides, and he had a wedding to plan.

He flipped open his phone and called one of his friends who were an ordained minister. He'd already applied for the marriage license because he was confident he could convince Shelly to marry him. Or at least, he'd told himself he would be able to convince her she wanted to marry him.

His friend would come by tomorrow to marry them in the privacy of their own home, surrounding by Boris, and her brothers. Satisfied, Vlad unpacked his bags and realized that he'd never been happier in his life.

All the hard work he'd done had gotten him to a place where he could pursue his dreams, but until he'd met Shelly, he hadn't even known what he was missing.

He would spend the rest of his life showing her how much she meant to him, giving her babies, and being there for her. He would need to hire someone he could trust to start traveling for him and give him reports.

Being home with his family would be important. Maybe it was also time to get rid of some of his cars, it's not like he even drove most of them.

Shelly taught him that just because he had money, he didn't need to spend all his money on trivial things. That sometimes the simple things in life could bring the most pleasure.

He pulled out the wedding band out of his pocket and smiled at it. It was a simple diamond; large enough to satisfy his need to spoil her, but small enough she wouldn't be afraid to wear it.

Vlad knew that she would love it. Satisfied, he put it back into his pocket, eager for tomorrow.

Black & White

A BWWM Billionaire Romance

This deliciously dirty story is a part of Aisha Brooks’ super-charged, highly lewd collection of love and lust, written in 2015. Those who attempt to steal any part of this goldmine and take it as their own risk being a fiery, hot death from a hunk bearing copyright notices—and she’s not about to play with you.