Even though it was Trinity's first public appearance, Dmitri was the one who seemed more nervous, which showed in the way he kept rubbing his neck every so often and pacing the living space as he waited for Trinity to emerge out of her room.
They'd had breakfast together this morning and he'd been all but floored as he'd looked at Trinity when she'd come into the kitchen and noticed what he'd failed to see last night in the dim lighting of the room.
The woman had looked almost ethereal as she had walked in, taking her usual seat at the kitchen island. There wasn't anything strikingly different about her appearance, but at the same time, nothing was the same. Her hair somehow looked more voluminous and shinier than it had before, and Dmitri had the strangest urge to jump forward and rub it between his fingers to see if it felt as soft as it looked. Her face, though freshly washed, seemed to glow in the bright morning light, a sight so enr
"So, he's finally left your side for a minute, huh? I thought he never would." A man she recognised as Dmitri's best friend, Tyler Moore spoke, taking a seat beside her at the bar.Despite her melancholic mood, she smiled softly at him, "And he sent you here to fill in for him?""Not entirely, no. I was actually waiting for him to leave so I could talk to you properly," he admitted, his bright blue eyes sparkling.Tina had told her all about him. He worked with Dmitri and was his best friend of a few years. He was also a ladies man through and through which wasn't hard to guess given his charming good looks, wealth and easy going persona.It was hard not to like a man like him, so she didn't even try. "And what would you like to talk to me about?"He shrugged, "I'm not sure. I just wanted to see what Dmitri was getting himself into."&
Trinity took in the long winding driveway lined by beautiful lush lawns which seemed to go on forever and the giant mansion which loomed over them with wide eyes.While she'd expected his family home to be nothing less than amazing, nothing she could've imagined would've done justice to the sheer beauty of the place."It's beautiful," she blurted out almost automatically as she got out of the car once it rolled to a stop in front of the large double oak doors."It is," Dmitri agreed, coming to her side and taking her hand in it, kissing the back of it almost reverently as he did so.Trinity's skin tingled like it did each time when he touched her and for a moment she forgot all about where she was and why as he looked down at her with something akin to adoration in his eyes.He lightly tucked a strand of her blond tresses which she'd decided to lea
While Trinity knew Dmitri had a few romantic bones somewhere in his body, the way he'd proposed still came as a shock. And what was even more shocking was that everything he'd said had seemed genuine, true, as if he'd meant every word, so much so that it brought happy tears to her eyes.She fell to her knees, hugging him close, not caring if his whole family was watching as she whispered yes over and over again. Dmitri's arms came around her in a vice like grip as he pulled her closer than was humanly possible.With surprising strength he picked them both up before twirling his soon to be wife around once and settling her on her feet again.And then he kissed her.It was the kiss of a man claiming what was his- hot, hard and passionate, and completely inappropriate when there was an audience watching. But neither cared as they practically devoured each other.
"Do you think this looks okay, Casey?" Trinity asked her best friend as she smoothed her hands down the light summer dress she'd chosen for the day.While Trinity had never been particularly fussy about how she looked or what she wore, she had to be more conscious of what she dressed like from now on because she also represented Dmitri now.Dmitri's PR team had released an official statement last evening once they'd returned from his mother's place saying that one of the most eligible bachelors of Denver was ready to tie the knot soon. Between that and their pictures from the charity event they'd attended together splashed all over the tabloids and local newspapers which she'd only seen this morning after Casey had brought them over, the news that Dmitri was off the market and was set to get married soon had spread like wildfire. While most people had shown interest in the woman who had managed to snag him off and d
"Uh oh. Trinity, hide me. Please," Tyler muttered urgently, ducking behind Trinity as he did so.After dropping Casey off at the diner for work, they'd come straight to the boutique (suggested by none other than Tina) where they were supposed to go to for getting Trinity fitted for her engagement gown. They'd only just gotten out of the car at the parking lot when Tyler did that. It was actually pretty funny seeing how he was both taller and broader than her by a lot."What's wrong, Tyler?""That woman. The one in red. Let's just say we're not the best of friends right now."Trinity couldn't help but laugh. "Hiding away from crazy exes, huh? Why did you do to her?""Nothing!" He answered, offended.Trinity simply gave him a look."I may or may not have slept with her sister the night after I slept wit
The days leading up to the engagement party were everything Trinity had expected them to be and much more.The sudden interest in her was almost bewildering and she felt as if she'd become a mini celebrity all her own if the way she received mails from people she didn't know or knew and hadn't talked to in ages was anything to go by.Of course, Tina helped her jog her memory as to who the people congratulating her on her fast approaching wedding were so she could reply appropriately but it was all still pretty overwhelming to her. She'd gone from having a steady job to having no job at all to becoming the would be wife to a renowned billionaire in the span of a few weeks. But she'd adjusted well.Over the week, her and Dmitri had fallen into a routine. They'd have breakfast together which was cooked by whoever woke up early, text each other through out the day whenever they got time and then have dinner togeth
Many dances later, Trinity was almost ready to call it a night when Dmitri's mother dragged the couple off to meet someone important who'd joined the wedding late because she'd only just come back from a business trip.It was Martha Worthington. After her husband's suicide a few years back, she'd taken sole responsibility of their telecom company and handled their business well, not letting it go under even though the company had been under a shit load of debt after her husband's death. The woman had had no clue how to run a business at that time, let alone manage one that was in shambles but she'd done it all. That was one of the main reasons Valéry respected her so much. That and the fact that she was much wiser and older than her, in her late fifties now."Martha, this is Trinity, the girl my son has chosen for himself and Trinity, this Martha, a good friend of mine," Valéry introduced them.
After the revelations on the night of the engagement party, it felt as if some invisible wall had been broken down between Dmitri and Trinity for they felt that much closer to each other, almost as if they understood each other on a much deeper level than before.It went against the whole I-need-to-distance-myself-from-Dmitri resolve Trinity had thought she would follow ever since the last party they'd attended together. But she hadn't been able to achieve much of it in the week leading up to the engagement and now that her secrets were out in the open, it was near impossible to keep her distance from him. So she gave up trying altogether."I'm gonna have to leave for work after the food tasting, babe. Miranda is going to drop by later to discuss possible venues for the wedding. Do you think you'll be able to handle it?" Dmitri asked as he buttoned up his suit jacket before running a hand through his hair almost absentmindedly.