Total pages in book: 34
Estimated words: 32402 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 32402 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 162(@200wpm)___ 130(@250wpm)___ 108(@300wpm)
Nikolai shrugged. “It’s not stopped us from living our lives, and trust me, it was even worse in the early days when Alexey took over from his dad. Everyone thought we were all fucking pushovers. We had to teach them we were not going to be told our place.” Nikolai took a bite of his apple. “Now, what’s for breakfast?”
“Nikolai,” Alexey said.
“He’s right. I’m making breakfast.” Jane cupped Alexey’s shoulders. “I’m not trying to nag or cause you stress, or any of those things. I just worry about you.”
Nikolai let out a little sigh. She couldn’t help but laugh as Alexey rolled his eyes.
“If I beat the crap out of him and bury his body, you’d lie for me, right?” he asked.
She held her hand up with the engagement ring on. “Of course. I follow your lead.”
“Oh, shit, is that turning anyone else on?” Nikolai asked. “I think I need to find myself a good woman like the one you’ve got. She is really something.”
Jane laughed and turned her attention back to Alexey, and he was looking right into her eyes.
“Yeah, she really is.”
It was the strangest sensation, but it literally gave her goose bumps. She wasn’t expecting it. He cupped her chin between his fingers and kissed her. She closed her eyes, and for the briefest of moments, she completely forgot Nikolai was there, until he let out a little sigh.
She pulled away, and when she glanced toward him, he had his hands together, looking all dreamy.
“You two steal my heart.”
Jane laughed, quickly averted her gaze, and grabbed some bacon and eggs out of the fridge.
“Shut the fuck up,” Alexey said.
“So, what’s on the agenda for today?” Jane asked. She had a feeling it would result in her staying here at the apartment, working on that dreadful sweater that seemed to develop more holes as she worked.
“I’m taking you to go and look at dresses,” Alexey said.
This surprised her. “Dresses?”
“Yes, you’re going to want a wedding dress, aren’t you?” he asked.
“Well, yeah, I guess. But I figured you’d have them come to me.”
“Nah, we’re going to them. Also, be warned, you won’t be having any girlfriends with you. It’ll be me, Nikolai, Makar, and Igor.”
Jane frowned. “Isn’t it bad luck for you to see my wedding gown?”
“I can always turn my back, and you and the guys can choose which one is the favorite. You can name them, one, two, three, or something like that without me knowing.”
“Have you always imagined what your wedding day would be like?” Nikolai asked.
“No, I haven’t.”
Jane cracked each egg into a jug before adding them to the bowl. She absolutely hated getting shell into her scrambled eggs, so she was always careful. Also, there was one time she didn’t do it this way to save on dishes, and one of the eggs had been off and had ruined the other eggs in the bowl. She had never gotten a bad egg since, but that memory had stayed with her.
She looked back at the two men, and they looked confused. “What?” she asked.
“You never thought about getting married? Or imagined walking down the aisle?” Nikolai asked.
“Are you telling me you two have imagined getting married?” Jane asked.
“No.”
Jane laughed. “Look, I know the books and movies paint a picture of all women looking at wedding photos and pretty dresses and all that. I just wanted to have a family, and seeing as from a young age I was blatantly told that was never going to happen, you kind of cut off everything other people have.”
“That’s just sad.”
“But it’s true,” she said.”
“It can’t be true,” Nikolai said. “Otherwise, we wouldn’t be enjoying this breakfast and about to go and find you the perfect wedding dress, would we?”
That was also true, and she couldn’t argue with him.
She got the breakfast underway and couldn’t help but wonder if this could be her chance to get to that pregnancy test kit without Alexey knowing.
****
Alexey had never taken time in a wedding dress shop. This had never been something he thought he would ever experience himself.
Nikolai, Igor, and Makar were delving into the experience and had even opened the expensive bottle of champagne. Jane had declined a glass, while his friends each filled their glasses to the rim.
Jane had already been out in two dresses. Both had been pretty, but none gave him the wow factor.
While his friends sat on the small sofas the large changing room provided, he kept guard.
His men were outside of the shop, while he had another within the shop. He’d paid extra to have the shop to themselves, so Jane could enjoy the whole experience. She didn’t have any female friends, in fact, she didn’t have any friends. She never kept in touch with anyone from her past.
Jane stepped out from behind the curtain. This dress didn’t have any straps and looked quite tight around the bust. It had pushed her tits up high, and she seemed to wriggle a little.