Doted On By The Mafia Boss novel Chapter 40

"You are more irrational than the irrational number itself.", Ryan complained. No matter how much he refused his friend still explained, "You fancy her, bro. You are gonna make her yours. You are not doing anything wrong... Be a man, Ryan. A MAN!" The boy made sure he stressed the last two words to influence his mind.

Ryan grunted, his friend did have a point. He was sure he will make her his one day, there was nothing wrong in... Personalising her for himself, right. A little body contact won't kill anybody! He massaged his temples and said that he will look into it before hanging up. When he went back to the room the girl was decorating the bed for them; she cleared all her stuffed toys to make space for him. The boy looked at her arrangements and asked, "Umm... What are you doing, Cathey?"

"I am making the bed for us to sleep!" The girl straightened the irregular blankets and sat down before continuing quizzically, "Why do you call me Cathey, Ryan?" The boy pinched her cheeks lightly, her skin was as smooth as butter and seemed to be melting in his hands. He explained, "It's short for Catherine, as a nickname. It is given to people we like..." The girl beamed, "You like me, Ryan?" He sat down on the bed next to her and slowly said, "More than you can ever imagine."

"Hihi... I like you too, Ryan." Catherine made a little heart with her petite hands and smiled. Ryan's heart welled up with warmth, he touched her chin and lifted her head a bit, saying softly, "Grow up quickly, ok?" Before the girl could say anything the boy blinked and turned away; picking up her storybook he waved at her, "Let's sleep, ok?"

"The beast turned back into a prince; Belle married the prince she loved and they lived happily ever after..." Ryan dragged the story to the end in his soothing voice and turned around to watch her sleeping. In the moonlight, she looked peaceful and angelic, out of any worries or regrets.

The boy turned around, Jack's words were still ringing in his head. She was asleep and she won't know, it was a good opportunity for him to express his love secretly to her. The boy's lips curled up into a smile; he slowly leaned forward towards her. His heart raced when he was inching closer to her but he stopped midway. He smiled at her sleepy innocent face and sincerely pulled up her blankets. Ryan's eyes were soft and pure when he corrected her hairs; in a voice that was barely audible, he started, "I don't want to be either of the men; I just want to be your man..."

He took the stuffed toys and arranged them accordingly around her, secured two pillows lest she falls down the bed. He took a last glance at her and murmured, "Good night, sweetheart." He took a pillow and blanket for himself before making an accommodation for himself on the floor.

The boy had a hard time sleeping on the floor as he wasn't used to it, he laid there with a blanket draped with his eyes fixated on the girl's sleeping face. He himself didn't know when he fell asleep but when he woke up it was around two of the morning and Catherine was moving strangely on the bed. Sweat beads covered her forehead and her breathing were escalated; Ryan yanked away his blanket dashing towards her.

"Mom... Don't go... Please..." She mumbled in her slumber; Ryan could guess what she was dreaming about by her panting mumbles. He patted her to consciousness, "Cathey, wake up... It's alright."

The girl woke up startled and stared at him with her teary eyes before jumping into his arms, shivering. It turned out she saw her mom throwing her away and walking while she begged her to stop and not leave her.

"Do you always see such nightmares?" He asked; she silently hugged her Fiona and nuzzled it close to herself. What... Could she say about it?