Can't Help But Smile

In the back of Reina's mind she thought of how her father would react when he saw the pictures. Demetrius stepped inside the Audi SUV. One of his guards drove off. Demetrius looked down at the angel like woman who was practically sitting in his lap with her arms draped around him. He smiled knowing that more than once he had wondered how she would feel if he had her close to him. Now he knew. Reina sighed his name and it damn near undid him! He already felt his erection. Thank God she was drunk or else he would have a lot to explain for. She stared up at him. "Where are we going?" she whispered. "To my home, of course" he told her. That made Reina sit up instantly making her head spin. "No, no. I can't" she told him. A smile spread across his face. "Why not?" he asked. "Demetrius, my father... and the warning..." she sighed as she leaned back into him. None of what she just said made sense! "Reina" Demetrius gently shook her. She opened her eyes and stared up at him. "Would you rather we go to my parents house then?" he asked, clearly humoring her. She nodded. He gave his driver/ bodyguard the directions to his parents' house. When they arrived he had to scoop Reina into his arms again because she was sound asleep. He rang the doorbell to the house. His mother opened the door. Worry plain on her face. "Take her to her room" his mother told him. Demetrius walked through the house and opened the door to Reina's room. He laid her down on the queen size bed but she clung to his neck. He had to unhook her hands. As he was about to close the door behind him she said his name. He was back by her side in an instant. "Yes, sweetheart?" he asked. "Don't leave me. Stay with me" she told him. Demetrius just stood there looking down at her debating on whether or not to go lie with her. Then the next word tore at his heart. "Please" she begged. He sighed and shrugged out of his jacket and took off his shoes. He got under the sheets with her. Demetrius couldn't help but pull her close to him. 

Reina woke up to the smell of bacon and eggs. She realized that she wasn't in her bed at the mansion. She tried to recall what happened last night but it was only coming back in little flashes. She turned to see Demetrius sound asleep beside her. What did happen last night? He opened his eyes to look at her. "Good morning" he smiled. "Did we?..."  she trailed off. Demetrius's smile got even wider. "I have more class than to make love under my parent's roof" he told me. Reina didn't know why she felt so disappointed after he said that. "What am I doing here?" she asked as she touched her head trying to will the headache to stop. He instantly got angry. "Your boyfriend, Malik got you drunk! Then he ditched you because he didn't want you throwing up in his new car! Honestly Rein, I don't know what you see in that guy!" he shouted.  He was getting angrier by the second. "Not so loud" I groaned into the pillow. That made Demetrius smile at her. "Malik and I aren't a couple nor will we ever be. He takes me out because my father insists on it" I said as I turned away from him. "Why?" he asked. I couldn't look at him. Do not tell him -I kept repeating in my head. He turned me around to look at him. "Why Rein?" he asked. "Demetrius there are things better left unsaid" I told him as I got out of bed and went to the bathroom. Demetrius stared after her as she closed the door to the bathroom. He leaned back on the pillows feeling very exhausted. He barely got any sleep last night. Reina would occasionally wiggle closer to him to feel his warmth and she would sigh his name in her sleep which his body reacted to. It took everything in him not to make love to her until he got his fill of her. Reina came back into the room and she realized that the buttons on Demetrius's shirt were undone. She couldn't help but stare at his beautifully made body. Her eyes rove over his well toned pecks to his wash board abs to the line of hair leading into his pants. Was he hard and well- toned down there as well? Her eyes quickly went back up to his face and she knew he realized that she was ogling at him. She felt a blush immediately spread across her face. Demetrius gave her lop side smile. He stood up off the bed and walked over to stand in front of Reina. He leaned down keeping a mere inch between them as their eyes locked on one another. She knew he wanted her to make the first move but her heart was threatening to beat out of her chest and heat flooded her center. Demetrius was testing her. Giving her the choice to either make the first move or step back. Reina was practically panting and he hadn't even touched her yet! Reina was determined that he would have to make the first move. Even though it hadn't even been a minute yet it felt like hours! Demetrius could take it anymore! He would either have her mouth or die! He grabbed her by the waist and pulled her roughly to him before he leaned down and kissed her, swallowing her gasp. He groaned as Reina opened her mouth, giving him entry. Demetrius knew she would be sweet but he didn't think she would be this sweet! Reina moaned as Demetrius's tongue shaped her lower lip. God this woman was exquisite! Demetrius thought, Reina had to grab Demetrius's sleeve to keep her balance. Demetrius pulled back and she realized that his usually sky blue eyes were now a dark blue. He stepped back and smiled down at Reina looking at her slightly swollen mouth and how beautiful she looked while blushing. "T-this shouldn't have happened" I stuttered. Which only made Demetrius's smile widen. "Quite the contrary, Rein. I enjoyed that quite a lot" he told her as he used his thumb to shape her lower lip which sent shivers through her. She stepped back.  Demetrius grabbed her arm and pulled her back to him. "Going so soon, mi corazon?" he smiled as he felt Reina tense as he said that endearment. Reina's eyes widen as she stared at him. Demetrius and his family were Spanish but all the time he has known her he has never called her that before. "Reina. Breathe" he told her as he grinned feeling pretty proud of himself. "Don't ever call me that. And as for the kiss it never happened" I told him as I wiggled out of his grasp and went out the door. Demetrius stood there dumb founded.  What the hell just happened?! He knew she was inexperienced but it was refreshing for once! He knew Reina wasn't after his money which made her even more desirable to him. He cursed as he combed his hand through his hair. Reina went downstairs and saw Antonio and Gertrude sitting down for breakfast. "Had a good night out?" Antonio asked. She knew that tone and knew that what came next was going to be a lecture for sure. "Before you read me the riot act, in my defense I thought I was drinking water!" I told him. "She is right, padre. It is Malik he is a scoundrel. The man has no honor, no value" Demetrius said as he took the seat beside me. "I warned you about him, hija. I told you he was a nasty piece of work" Gertrude said as she put her fork down. "I know" I said as I sank lower in my chair. "Your father called last night. He wanted to know if you were over here. I told him yes. He said you are to phone him as soon as you wake up" Antonio told me. "I'll call him after breakfast" I replied. "I don't know Reiny. He sounded angry" Antonio pressed. Reina was in the middle of putting a fork full of bacon into her mouth when she stopped short and looked at Antonio. The fork stopped mere inches away from her mouth. Why would he be upset? It made no sense! She knew her father wanted her to marry Malik so his business would flourish but would he really be angry if she didn't? And then there was the way he insisted upon Malik keeping her out all night if he wanted to. Was her father selling her to Malik just to get in good with Malik?! No that's not possible. Her father may be many things but he would never do that! Would he? He did beat the living daylight out of her the day he found out she turned down Malik's offer to take her to dinner. She couldn't walk for a day! Lorenzo and Gertrude had to help her. Demetrius realized that Reina was in deep thought by the blank look on her face. What he wouldn't give to find out what was going on in that pretty little head of hers. Her fork still hadn't moved from when she paused so whatever she was thinking about must be pretty intense.  Reina got up abruptly and went to the phone. She didn't realize her hands were shaking until when she had trouble dialing the house phone. "Hello?" her father's voice made her heart start beating fast. "Uh... dad" was all she could say. "Reina? Why the hell didn't you think to call me?!" he sounded angry. "I-I just woke up" I threw back. "Antonio said you were sleeping when I called. Reina why the f**k aren't you with Malik?" her father asked. "I got drunk and your precious Malik didn't want to bring me home because he didn't want to risk me throwing up in his new Bugatti so he left me with Demetrius" I whispered the last part. "Demetrius?!" his voice boomed over phone. "Yes father. Demetrius. The man who didn't care if I threw up in his car because he cared only for MY well being" I tossed back at him. "This is not over Reina Elizabetha Cortes. When you get home we WILL talk about this. I expect you home by evening" he said as he hung up. "Ugh! You can't control my life! I am twenty-one!" I screamed into the dead receiver. I slammed the phone into the socket and walked back to the dining room. "I take it, it didn't go well?" Antonio said. "What gave it away? The screaming you heard or me practically fuming?" I smiled at him. "Don't let your father bring you down, hija. Your room is always here for you when you need it" Gertrude told me. I smiled at her. I could tell Demetrius was staring down at me but I refused to look at him. Demetrius had heard every word of what Reina's father had said. He hadn't meant to eavesdrop but it was eating him up that she wouldn't tell him what was wrong at home! Then she begged him not to take her to his home what was that all about? Rein had been to his mansion already but it was always in the company of her brother, Lorenzo. What was Rein hiding? It intrigued him that even though he probably knew her better than everyone else maybe even her own father she was still a puzzle. He was going to find out what she was hiding no matter what. At that moment Demetrius's cellphone rang. It was always his policy to never answer his phone during meals with his family but it was his executive manager. Why would he be calling so early? "Talk" he said. "Mr. Vassaliadas. There is a problem at the company. One of the jets had a malfunction and it crash landed. No one got badly hurt sir but the news reporters want you to give statement. It is in the company's best interest that you do a press release" he told Demetrius. "One minute" he told Rogers. He put his hand over the receiver. "Mama, I am sorry but I will be taking this call in my room" he said. He got up but not before leaning down and kissing Reina firmly on the mouth before he left. Reina gasped as he left. Antonio was fighting a grin and Gertrude gave her a knowing smile.

Author's Note

When Demetrius calls Reina his "corazon" it's Spanish for "Heart"