章 33: 33. Being Engaged

I was sleeping like a baby until I was woken up by the throbbing pain in my arm. Alex wakes up at that same moment, feeling as I stirred from his embrace.

"It's on your bedside table baby, here let me get it. Just stay still." He kissed my temple and got my pain meds. He helped me to sit and gave me my meds.

The sun shined through the curtain, making me squint my eyes.

"Tough I like seeing you naked, I'm going to get something for you to wear this morning. Then we're going to announce our engagement to my family."

He came back minutes later with some clothes his mom gave him. We took a quick shower and let him re-bandaged my wound, and I get dressed in his mom's clothes. It was bigger but doable than prancing around naked in front of his family.

He was looking fresh and handsome with his casual low rise jeans and shirt.

Then he was kneeling in front of me, I shed my tear from his gesture. He was serious about this, it was definitely not a spur of the moment question.

"Princess, I've been keeping this for days. I was waiting for the right moment, I was going to ask you to go to our a sexy beach getaway and propose to you there. Maybe celebrate with a sexy cake from the little old lady that sells them on her beachfront cake shop." He smirked and winked at me deviously, remembering the naughty cake that we saw she sold for a bachelorette party.

He opened the velvet box, revealing the most beautiful diamond ring. It was bold and beautiful at the same time, just like him. I let him put the ring to my finger, my tears kept on falling. Then I dropped to my knees and hugged him tight, then feeling the pain in my arm making me winced.

"Adriana love, come on you're still hurting." He looked happy as he kissed my tears away. He helped me up and held me tight for a while. Until I calm down, and we finally decided to join his family for breakfast and announced our engagement.

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"Oh my! Alexander! I'm so happy for you my child. And I'm so sorry about Liza. I was so afraid that you would never forgive me if something would happen to your fiance. Come here Adriana, give me a hug. I'm so sorry about our first encounter." She was like a brand new person after last night.

It had been so long that I've received so many hugs in one go. It definitely overwhelmed me. His father, then Nate they all gave me their hugs and congratulated us.

We stayed for breakfast then came back to his place an hour later. He called Drew about our news, then he came to Alex's with champagne as we celebrate and had our lunch all together.

"None of that for you Addie, you're still on your meds." Alex went to the kitchen and get my coffee refilled. Then he was by my side and put his hand on my lap and caressed my hand in his.

Drew was shocked when he heard about our engagement. But was even more surprised when he heard about what had happened to me.

"God! Adriana are you sure you don't need to go to the hospital?"

"It's Dr. Michaels he is the top surgeon in the state hospital, so I'm good Drew. He had given me the best pain meds." I grinned at him, he knew about my pain tolerance.

"Right then one less matter I need to cover up. We just said that she had an accident, I really don't want to be bothered with the inquiries for the gunshot wound. Now, on to your engagement news. You want it out or covered up, then straight to the wedding?" He pulled out his phone and started typing on his notes. I looked up to Alex and waited for his reply. I really didn't want to be involved in his business. I've got my own to think about.

Damn...I really need to talk about my business with Alex. Definitely not good for his family image.

"Just kept everything quiet, also the wedding. If words get out then let them munched on it. But if not, we're keeping it quiet. Right, Addie?" He stroked my hair, pulling me back to his question.

"Yes, yes please Drew. I'm still not used to his celebrity status. And I'm not sure about the wedding, meaning ceremony, and all that. I'm thinking about my business, I know I had to let it go once I'm married to Alex. So, yeah...my mind is all over the place now Drew, it's all happening too fast." I squeezed Alex's hand in mine. He kissed my temple and started to get up.

"We will talk again Drew, I don't want to overwhelm Adriana. Just call me if you have any questions." I got up and said goodbye to Drew and hugged him. Then Alex escorted him to the front door.

I was washing the dishes when I felt him behind me. "Just leave it for the maid baby, come I need you to relax. Let us talk it out." He took a blanket from the sofa and took my hand and guided me to the outside balcony sofa.

He lights up the outdoor fireplace. The air was warm, the sun had just begun to set. He took our coffee and set it on the table, then he told me to sit and rest my head on his chest. I snuggled in closer to him, taking in his warmth and inhaling his scent. He rubbed my arm, and kissed my lips, and sighed as we took our time, and enjoy the view, the air, and the surrounding.

"It's a simple thing, Addie, it's a marriage between two people in love, where they share their happy day with their closest ones. We could do it in the city hall and have a close family dinner afterward. Some women go crazy on their wedding day with their invites, while I just want you. And only you Addie. So, it's up to you."

"I like the city hall thing, I'm good with that and the dinner afterward. I just wanted to get it over with and carry on with the sexy honeymoon and the happily ever after with you." He chuckled and kissed me.

Then it turned to a really hot kiss seconds later, where I dry hump him and he finally groaned and carried me to the bedroom and have the sweetest and most sensual sex we ever had. We were sated and relaxed hours later.

"It's you, Alex, I only want you and no one else. I love you, baby." I kissed his chest and rested back on the crook of his arm.

"I love you too Addie, only you. We're definitely having it the sexy honeymoon and the happily ever after." He kissed my temple then we both slowly dozed off to our deep slumber.