Submitting to My Best Friend's Dad by Scarlett Rossi
Chapter 346 -

*Olivia*

I woke up with the sun shining through the curtains onto my face and smiled in contentment. I felt like a spoiled house cat as I stretched my arms and enjoyed the sun on my face. Before I could roll over, I felt the comforting weight of Gio's arm wrap around my waist and pull me back toward him. He kissed and nipped my neck until I had shivers going down my spine.

"Good morning, gorgeous," he murmured against my ear. His breath against the sensitive skin spread goosebumps along my arms.

I wiggled happily against him, pressing my bare ass against his morning wood until I heard his breathing get ragged and felt him push against me suggestively. I was so glad we hadn't bothered to put on pajamas after our shower the night before.

This was exactly what we had been missing out on by being forced to keep our relationship a secret, and I was so happy that we weren't going to have to skip any more moments of connection together. I had been so afraid that people replaceing out about us would ruin my life, but it turned out that everyone knowing about us was the best thing that had happened to our relationship.

"Damn, you've got a lot of energy," he chuckled as I continued my movements against him. "Aren't you hungry?"

I realized that I was and rolled over to face him. "I'm starving. Maybe because of the workout I got in your shower last night. It was tough to get you cleaned up."

He smiled and pulled me closer so that the entire length of my naked body was touching his. Then, he gently pulled my chin up toward him so he could kiss me. I wrapped one leg around him so that I could gain better leverage, and I was just leaning into the warmth pooling in my core when my stomach rumbled so loudly it made us both break out of the kiss and start laughing.

"Alright," I said, regretfully pushing him away."You need to feed me before we can do any more 'working out.""

Before I could get out of the bed, he grabbed at my wrist and tugged me back toward him. My hunger was forgotten as I let him overpower me. I loved it when he took charge.

"Not so fast, carino," he said, his voice still gravelly with sleep.

Before I could pull away, he was on top of me, his arms caging me in on either side. My breath caught as he leaned forward slowly, so slowly, and pressed a soft kiss against the side of my throat. He kept my wrists pinned down as he moved his kisses lower and lower, finally taking my nipple in his mouth and forcing a soft moan out of me as he used his tongue to send shockwaves through my body.

"Tell me you want to go to breakfast now," he murmured against my breast.

I was too turned on to speak, but my stomach spoke for me by loudly rumbling again. Gio burst out laughing and let go of my wrists so he could press his ear against my bare stomach. His hair tickled me as he listened intently. "Okay, I declare that you do, in fact, need to eat right this second," he said playfully, finally getting up off me and reaching out a hand to help me get off the bed. When I stood up, he gently smacked my ass. "But just know that the second we get a free minute, your ass is mine."

His declaration sent a thrill through me. All our hiding had kept him from being able to be openly possessive with me, but I was quickly realizing that I loved the idea of "belonging" to him, and I wanted other people to know it. Not worrying what everyone else would think, I threw on the same clothes I'd been wearing the day before. They all knew I'd spent the night in Gio's bed, so why bother hiding it? Giovani put on his usual well-fitting suit. It was such a relief to see him back in clean clothes, with his face looking markedly better than it had the night before. The swelling had gone down a bit so that the only noticeable injury now was his broken nose. "What are you staring at, sweetheart?" he asked.

I realized I had been studying his face. "Just the face of the man I love," I said, punctuating it with a kiss.

He grinned at me, looking almost slap-happy. Without saying a word, I took his hand in mine, and we walked together to the breakfast table.

Surprisingly, we were the first ones to arrive for breakfast. The chef was cooking something extravagant-looking, so Gio poured us both some coffee to sip while we waited. He started to pull a chair out for me, then thought better of it and sat down, gesturing for me to sit on his lap. I rolled my eyes at him but happily obliged.

"Now that everyone is allowed to know about us, I replace myself particularly eager to claim you," he whispered softly in my ear so that the kitchen staff couldn't hear him. He chuckled when he noticed the deep blush spreading up my face. "Why is Olive so red?" Dahlia asked loudly as she entered the kitchen, and I felt myself turn even redder.

"I'm sure Giovani is saying lecherous old man things to her," Tallon responded.

Dahlia punched him in the shoulder, but he just laughed. I pressed the back of my hand to my face, trying to cool it enough to stop the blush. It felt like everyone was in a "who can embarrass Olivia the most" contest. When Alessandro walked in, I instinctively slipped out of Gio's lap and into the chair next to him. Gio looked at me with confusion, but he patted my knee to let me know it was okay. I didn't mind Olivia and Tallon seeing us all cuddled up, but I found that I was still uncomfortable with being too physical in front of Alessandro. It would take some time for me to feel normal around him again.

Once everyone was seated, the kitchen staff served our plates. I was delighted to see that it was a huge American-style breakfast with pancakes, bacon, and scrambled eggs. My mouth watered just looking down at my plate, and I dug in without even waiting for everyone else to get their food.

Everyone else must have been as hungry as I was, because we all sat in silence for a while, nothing but the sound of our clinking forks filling the air. After I had finished two pancakes, half of my eggs, and a strip of bacon, I slowed down enough to speak.

"So, Alessandro and Tallon, are you guys going to be heading home soon?"

Tallon was the first to look up. He had a conflicted expression on his face. I couldn't blame him; I had been conflicted about whether or not I wanted to stay in Italy countless times. "Yeah, I'll be heading home for a bit, but I really have my eye on moving to Florence," Tallon said.

I was glad to hear that the goodbye wouldn't be too permanent. I had started to really enjoy the little family we had made in the compound.

"Nah, I'm not leaving," Alessandro said. "Now that I've finally convinced Giovani not to get rid of me, I'll stick around for as long as he'll have me."

Gio smiled at him. "That's good to hear, man. I've gotten used to having you around."

"I'm glad you'll still be here, Alessandro," Dahlia said. "I'm excited for classes to start, but I'm a little nervous. Having you here will make everything feel a little more like home."

"I think we're going to love it!" I exclaimed. "It'll be amazing to get back to normal life!"

Dahlia nodded, a distant look in her eyes. I could tell that she was thinking about the danger that she had been put in and the trauma that she had endured, and I knew that we would never really be able to go back to normal.

We had both been through too much to ever be the people we were before we came to Italy. But I was determined for us to start moving forward with our lives. We deserved it after all we had been through.

Dahlia loked at me, forcing a smile onto her face. "Yes, it will be really fun. I just hope I can meet some cute guys."

I laughed, glad to hear her joking around. No matter what it took, I was determined to help her have the best time at our university, even if it meant I had to personally go around and replace men for her to date. Although, with how beautiful Dahlia was, I had a feeling it wouldn't come to that.

"Well, I'm more worried about passing all my classes," I said with a pointed look at Gio. "But I think it'll be great."

"Yes it will," Giovani said, putting his hand back on my knee.

Gabriele came walking in, and I wondered if he was going to join us for breakfast, but the serious look on his face told me he was probably about to take Gio away for the day. I was disappointed. I really had wanted to go back to bed with Gio after we were finished eating. Now that we didn't have to sneak around, all I wanted to do was spend time with him.

"Hey, boss," Gabriele said. "Are you about finished? We need to talk."

Gio nodded and stood up to follow Gabriele out, stopping to kiss the top of my head as he went. I smiled as butterflies filled my stomach. I would never get tired of him being able to kiss me whenever he wanted. "Remember who you belong to, carino," he whispered in my ear.

I had to cover my mouth to stifle the gasp that his declaration forced out of me.

Dahlia wolf-whistled, making Alessandro and Tallon both burst out laughing. They were still laughing when Giovani and Gabriele left. I rolled my eyes at all of them and stood up to head back to my room and change into some clean clothes. When I got to the hallway I realized that Gabriele and Alessandro were standing there talking just out of earshot of everyone else. I paused, not wanting to interrupt them.

"I mean, how hard can it be?" Gio was saying in a frustrated tone.

"It's a lot harder than you realize, boss. These guys are fucking dedicated."

They walked off before I could hear the rest of their conversation. I didn't know what they were talking about, but it made me anxious to hear.

I hoped everything would be okay.