My Addiction by Ida Gonzalez (best ereader for academics .txt) 📕

I drove to Paula's apartment. It was getting dark and Katherine had fallen asleep in the back seat. It is logical that she sleeps a lot as she was still weak. When I got there I carried her up to the apartment, taking her to her room and placing her on the bed whereas Paula took her shoes off and I covered her with a blanket, leaving a sweet kiss on her forehead. I left the room first to wait for her in the living room until Paula arrived next to me after closing her sister's room.

I was nervous about everything I have to tell her. I hope she accepts and that she doesn't send me to hell and tell me I'm going too fast. But with her, I want it all fast.

“Is she asleep yet?” I asked patting the seat next to me. Paula nods and sits down next to me. It's the medication that makes her sleep a lot. It's normal, the specialist told me. I nod, holding her hands.

“Beautifull, we need to talk," I changed the conversation. My pulse pounding.

She looked at me scared and surprised.

“Don't be scared love. It's nothing bad, it's just... I don't know how to say it,” I scratched my head in a clear sign of nervousness.

“Dante, what's wrong?” she lightly squeezed my hands.

“Paula, what we have now for me is something very important. I love you. You are the first woman I've fallen in love with. You are very special and I want to have you always in my life,” I confessed with all the sincerity in the world. She had notexpected it. Her eyes were wide open. A thousand things were going through her mind, I guess.

“Paula, I want to take you to meet my family tomorrow,” I suddenly confessed and she let go of my hands and I didn't like that.

“Are you serious, Dante?” She blinked repeatedly. My heart was beating so fast. I had never felt so nervous about someone's reaction.

“Yes, my love. I've never been more serious in my life than I am now. If we are going to be in a serious relationship, I want everyone to know that you are the woman I love. You will be my wife,” I added.

“Wow, Dante” she exclaimed, staring blankly at one point. And I began to tremble.

“What if your family doesn't accept me, Dante? I mean look at me. I'm nothing. A simple waitress. What can I offer you besides my love?” she bowed her head again and I just wanted to hug her.

“Baby, your love is more than enough for me and that’s all I want from you," she was so genuine it drove me crazy.

“Love!!” I exclaimed, holding her chin and made her look at me.

“My family will adore you, believe me. They are not pretentious, on the contrary, my mother always wanted me to find a woman like you. Who is not interested in my money but who loves me as I am with all my defects, and I have a lot of them," I said giving her a smile.

She smiled too. And boy, does her smile light up everything in me.

“It's okay, Dante. I will meet your family, although it scares the fuck out of me," she covered her mouth for the rude things she just said and I just laughed.

  “Let me see who gets Katy and I'll organize, okay?”

“Love, that's what I wanted to talk to you about too,"s he raised an eyebrow, looking at me again in surprise and frowning.

“What, Dante?”

“I'd like to hire a full-time nurse for Katy. A professional to take care of her exclusively so you won't be so worried about her," she blinked again and again without saying anything. She was struggling inwardly.

“Look, Dante, I don't think I can afford a nurse, I'm not in....”

“I've already told you that you don't have to worry about the money. I never said you'd pay for it.”

"And I already told you that I don't want to take advantage of you, Dante. I need you, that's clear, but I'm not going to take advantage of that. I already owe you enough for Katy's treatment, for the hospital and now I owe you for something else. I can't pay you neither in this life nor in the next," she declared desperately. I took her hands to reassure her.

“I don't need anything back. It's little or nothing for me. What do I have money for? if I'm not going to spend it on something or someone I love?”

She sighed heavily, tired.

“ You won't take no for an answer, will you?” I shook my head.

“uh uh uh no-no," I knew she didn't want to accept my help, but she needs and I'm happy to help her and take some of that heavy load she's been carrying on her shoulders for a long time. She is an amazing woman. At her young age, taking care of a child, leaving aside her youth, her life, is to be admired.

"Have you been told that you are the most infuriating man on the planet?" she let out a laugh. That's right, I'm Dante De Luca, I always get what I want.

"Mmm yeah, baby I've been told so many times," I laugh and lean in to give her a tender kiss.

"It's okay, Dante. I know that with you it is black or white and arguing with you would be like arguing with the wall, right?” I affirm several times smiling, well, it turned out better than I expected. I thought she would yell at me a thousand things or close the door in my face.