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"You do need to loosen up
if you're planning on taking that
elephant dick of his..."

- Jade
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Chapter 16 - Like A Virgin

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Sergey:
"What would you like to eat?"

My eyes were wide as I stared at my phone screen while sitting up in bed. I had read over Sergey's last message at least a dozen times yet I still could not believe what I was seeing.

Holy shit, was he really agreeing to bring me food for us to eat together?

One could only imagine how shocked I was, especially since Sergey had been blatantly avoiding me for the past few days. A part of me was wondering what changed and if this was some cruel joke he had decided to play on me.

The notification sound coming from my device seemed to echo around my quiet bedroom and it caused me to jump, pulling me out of my trance.

Sergey:
"So you basically ask me out
then disappear? Wow!!!
And people say I'm an asshole..."

I scrunched up my nose at his words and thought about how annoying he could be sometimes. But honestly, it was one of the things that I liked most about him.

Snuggling back into my pillows, I replied with a smile.

Natasha:
"1- I didn't ask you out.
2- I was thinking about what
I wanted to eat.
Sheesh..."

Sergey:
"Typical woman... 🙄"

Natasha:
"Excuse you? 😮"

Sergey:
"You never know what
you want to eat!
Why is it so hard?"

Natasha:
"You barely gave me
a chance to answer!
It wasn't even a full 2 mins
before I replied"

Sergey:
"2 minutes too long..."

Even though his words probably meant nothing, I could not help but blush at them, thinking that maybe he was eager to see me. My smile widened as I bit my bottom lip while responding.

Natasha:
"I thought mafia men
were supposed to be patient?"

Sergey:
"Who the fuck says that? 🤨
We're hot-tempered and very
trigger happy!"

I laughed out loud at that, imaging the look on his face.

Natasha:
"Fair enough...
As for what I'd like to eat
feel free to surprise me.
Whatever's more convenient for you."

Sergey:
"Alright, I'll see you
in about 2hrs give or take."

Looking over at my side table clock I saw that it was 12:50am.

Given that Sergey would have to escort Aleksandr home, he probably would not reach my apartment until sometime after three. I covered my face with a pillow and screamed into it, excited to be spending time with Sergey.

I had trouble sleeping on most nights, so I had no problem with waiting up for him. In fact, I could not sleep even if I wanted to as my mind was still reeling at the fact that Sergey was coming over.

Here.

To my apartment.

Where we would be alone.

My thoughts were interrupted when another message came through on my phone. Thinking it was Sergey, I grabbed the device quickly.

Jade:
"Have you heard anything?
Dom literally just untied me."

I threw my head back and laughed as images of Jade scrambling off an X-cross flashed through my mind. Shaking the thought clear, I quickly replied.

Natasha:
"Well given the timing
of everything, we can assume
that their date is coming to an end?"

Jade:
"Fuck! I can't believe Dom
and Aleksandr conspired against me."

Natasha:
"To be fair, you were going to
follow Litizia and spy on them."

Jade:
"Excuse you missy!
Don't act like you weren't
already dressed and waiting for me
to come pick you up!"

I blushed at the truth of her words, for I had been ready and waiting. But when I saw that Litizia was dressed and Jade had not picked me up yet, I texted and called the purple-haired woman only to get her voicemail.

Which was how I ended up contacting Sergey in the first place.

Initially I had messaged under the guise of checking up on Litizia, which was a part of it. I had also wanted to get a sort of play by play of the date as it happened, but being the bastard that he was, I should have realised that he would not have given me any details.

Of course, now knowing that they had flown to New York, I did not think that Jade and I would have been able to follow them out of Aelbank City. It was not that we wanted to invade Litizia's privacy, I was only going along because Jade was dragging me.

I knew that Litizia would have been safe with Aleksandr, but Jade was like a dog with a bone sometimes, she just would not let go of an idea once it popped into her mind.

Biting my inner cheek, my fingers typed out a new message.

Natasha:
"In my defence,
I told you that it was a bad idea
and that we should have just
given them their privacy."

Jade:
"Yea yea!
I can't help it okay?
I just want things to go well for her."

Natasha:
"Well from what I can tell
from the little that Sergey told me,
Litizia is happy."

As soon as Jade had read my message, my phone began to ring and I chuckled seeing her name and picture flashing across my screen.

"Hel–"

I did not even get a chance to properly greet her before Jade bombarded me.

"You spoke to Sergey tonight? Like he actually talked with you while he was there on the date with them?" Jade asked excitedly.

Giggling softly, I said, "Whoa, slow down. We didn't actually speak, just passed a few messages. When I realised that you weren't coming, I had texted him asking how Litizia was doing and was hoping to be able to get a rundown of her date as the night progressed. But unfortunately, Sergey wouldn't budge, he did tell me that they flew to New York City though and that there was a rooftop dinner involved."

"Fucking Sergey, he could have given you more!"

"Yes well, he said snitches end up in ditches. Besides, you know that Litizia will message the group chat in the morning and tell us everything. Or rather you're going to text her and ask," I teased at the end.

Jade huffed over the phone, "Damn right I'm going to ask! I care about you both, so I'll always want to make sure that you two are alright. Is that all that happened between you and Sergey though? Did you two at least message back and forth a bit more and just chat?"

"We started to, but then he ignored me for most of the night."

"Ugh! He's such an asshole! I mean out of all the men in Aelbank City you really had to like this one?"

Chuckling, I put the speaker phone option on and placed the device on my chest while I lay back and looked up at the ceiling. I was not upset about Sergey's lack of response; he was technically on the clock and I knew how important he took his duties.

The fact that Sergey had even bothered to read my messages at all while he was busy spoke volumes. Even I was not that deluded to not understand the importance of such a seemingly simple gesture.

"You know very well that you're surprised that he even replied to me in the first place."

Jade's soft laugh came through as she answered, "True! I don't know how you do it though, Nat, I barely had the patience to deal with Dom."

"What are my alternatives? Jumping him?"

"Errr, yes!" Jade exclaimed.

Shaking my head, I sighed, "You and I both know that's not really my style. And besides, based on what happened at the boutique the other day, we know that he wants me. I just need to take my time, which works for me because I get so nervous around him. So the more he stalls, the more time I get to build up my courage. I mean, I barely know what I'm doing half the time."

"I'm sorry if I seem pushy at times. I just get so excited knowing the endless possibilities and I had my suspicions before about Sergey's feelings for you. But what happened between the two of you at the boutique really just confirmed everything for me. That man wants you, but he doesn't think that he deserves you. Sergey's definitely like Dom in that way, but he's proving to be more stubborn, which I never thought was humanly possible."

Another giggle escaped me at the exasperated tone in her voice, "Yes well, you're always saying Sergey is a pig-headed asshole. I just worry sometimes that maybe you'll lose patience and attack him..."

"I won't–"

"Come on Jade, you and I both know that you can go from zero to death row very quickly..."

There was a brief silence on the other end of the line before I heard a deep exhale. I wished that we were in person so that I could see the expression on her face. When Jade spoke, the sound of her voice was laced with so much sincerity that it almost brought tears to my eyes.

"I know that I can be a hot head, but I swear to you, Natasha, I would never ever do anything to jeopardise your happiness. I promise! Even if Sergey pisses me the fuck off, I won't kill him. I know lately the way that I've been acting may be scaring him off but I'll do my best to reign it in, I just get so frustrated knowing that he likes you but refuses to do anything about it."

Letting out a sigh of my own, I said, "I'm pretty sure when he finds out the truth about me, I'll scare him off on my own."

"I doubt it, and yes, I know that you're worried about not having enough experience to seduce Sergey, but it's obvious that the man wants you as is."

"Which I'm still surprised about, I mean I thought my sexual history would have bothered him–"

"Why would it? Natasha, what happened to you at the hands of those fuckers was not your fault!" Jade hissed; her voice laced with venom.

"I know, but he thinks that I've been sleeping with some of my clients!"

"So what? He's told you that he doesn't care!"

Looking at my reflection in the overhead mirror I ran an idle hand over my slightly exposed stomach where my top had ridden up a bit. The petrol blue camisole set was a nice contrast against the pale colour of my skin and I wondered if I should put on a robe when Sergey came.

Realising that I had yet to respond to Jade, I quickly spoke.

"I know he said that he doesn't care, but I can't help but worry about how he's going to react when he's found out the last time that I ever had sex was the night that we first met."

Contrary to what others thought, I had been celibate for the last five years.

Jade's voice took on a gentler tone as she said, "Nat, hun, when Sergey realises that you chose him to be the one to take your virginity, God save us all because his ego is going to swell even more than it is and I can't even imagine what an arrogant prick of a caveman he'll be."

"In my mind I may feel like a virgin but physically I'm not though."

"Natasha, you never consented to anything that was done to you! So, in my mind, you're still a virgin, I don't care what society says! No one can take that away from you, it only counts if you let them."

I briefly closed my eyes, knowing that it was useless to argue with her about the issue, so instead, I said, "But what if telling Sergey the truth about my celibacy causes him to close up even more. If you're right in thinking that the reason he's holding back his feelings is because he thinks he doesn't deserve me, won't this revelation overwhelm him even more."

"Fuck, I really can't deal with men and their stupidity..." Jade grumbled then added, "Okay, when you put it like that, I can see where we might have a problem. But that's where you need to convince him about why he's the best choice for you. It may take some persuading, but he'll eventually give in because as much as he's stalling, Sergey wants you for himself and we can use that in your favour."

At her words, I contemplated telling her about him coming over soon, but I decided not to.

Knowing Jade, her overzealousness would just make me more nervous. I would tell her about it in the morning. I was anxious enough as it was about Sergey coming over and I did not need Jade making me even more edgy.

Especially if she started rattling off tips on sucking cock, I found myself holding back a laugh at the thought.

As I lay here, I was reminded of the little talk that we had with Litizia when she had asked for advice on dealing with losing her virginity to Aleksandr.

Jade and I had given her vivid depictions of what to expect from sex in general. Unfortunately, in terms of what had occurred during out first times, we had been unable to tell her much about our own experience, seeing as our virginities had been taken from us.

Not to mention that we did not want to frighten her with the gruesome details.

However, Jade was right about one thing though, I did want Sergey to be my first consensual experience. I felt so safe with him and my body came alive whenever he was around.

Just thinking about what it would be like to be with him after experiencing his touch had me squealing internally. I was eager for Sergey to show me what he liked, to teach me how to please him. I just hope he would not be too overwhelmed by my inexperience.

Jade and I would go on to talk on the phone for a few more minutes, reconfirming our schedule for the wedding-related things we would have to get done over the next few days.

"Alright, I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"Goodnight," I replied.

"Night! Don't sprain your wrist too much while thinking of Sergey!"

I choked and shrieked her name.

"What? I'm not judging. I mean, you do need to loosen up if you're planning on taking that elephant dick of his soon..." Jade teased and hung up before I could reply.

Honestly, I did not know how she even came up with such things.

Jade had a habit of making comments like that. For example, Aleksandr was given the nickname of 'Womb Raider' while Sergey supposedly had what she termed as an 'Elephant Dick' which I supposed was a fair observation as anyone with working eyes could see that they were packing.

Laughing softly, I glanced over at the clock. I saw that it was now after two in the morning and Sergey would be here within the hour. I could feel my body shaking with excitement as I eagerly sat up.

Swinging my legs over the side of the bed, I got up and made my way towards the bathroom.

I decided to forgo the robe and after quickly freshening up, I brushed my hair and put it into a loose ponytail. 

The corners of my lips twitched while I used Sergey's black hair tie to secure everything. 

With a smile on my face, I headed into the living room area where I placed my mobile phone down onto the coffee table. There was definitely a skip in my step as I went over into the kitchen to set some plates down on the island.

My two-bedroom apartment had a gorgeous open floor plan and the large windows offered me a nice view of a nearby park during the day.

As I moved about to get some cutlery, I tried to guess what Sergey would bring for us to eat given the available options at this time. With a grin on my face, I walked back into the living room where I lay down on the sofa. 

Picking up my unfinished paperback novel I continued where I left off, curious as to how long King Edric could hold out on his feelings for Lenna.

"I love me a grumpy Lycan King..." I giggled.

In no time at all, I got lost in my book, enjoying the fantasy world the author had created. Before I knew it, it was 3am.

"Sergey should be here soon," I said excitedly.

Putting the book back, I sat up and grabbed my phone, my eyes glued to the black screen as I waited for Sergey to message me any minute, saying that he was downstairs.

Five minutes passed.

Then ten and my right leg began to idly shake.

When the thirty-minute mark began to approach and I still had no word from him, I began to get worried.

Unfortunately, when the clock showed that it was 4:04am, that apprehension soon turned into despair. My brow creased as I thought that maybe Sergey had changed his mind and I was being stood up.

But he would never do that, would he? I silently wondered.

Sergey had always been a man of his word. If he said that he was going to do something, he would. But as time continued to pass, I could not ignore the obvious.

"It's been over an hour; he's probably not coming..." I said, the disappointment in my voice evident even to myself.

There was an ache in my chest either way as my mind began to race and I was glad that I had not told Jade about the potential meet up as it would have been embarrassing to tell her that he had not shown up.

Not to mention having to deal with her unbridled fury was not something that I had the strength to deal with. And I definitely did not want her to feel sorry for me as that would only make me feel worse.

The ringing of my mobile phone a few minutes later pulled me out of my thoughts.

I had been so focused that the sudden sound echoing about the quiet room caused me to shriek and I nearly threw the device against the wall on reflex.

After taking a second to calm myself, I answered, the sound of Sergey's deep voice greeting me.

"I'm sorry, I know I'm late but I left Aleksandr's later than anticipated and I ended up rushing to get us something to eat that I didn't think to call."

It was strange to hear Sergey ramble and I found myself smiling as I replied, "It's alright, how much longer do you think you'll be?"

"I'm downstairs."

"Oh!" I gasped as I stood up and rushed to the door, "I'm buzzing you in now."

"See you in a minute," was all he said before he hung up.

My heart was beating wildly in my chest as I waited in the foyer. I went from being worried to excited in just a few seconds and I was almost giddy at the thought that soon Sergey would be inside my apartment.

It would be the first time that he would have visited since I had moved in.

"Baby steps, Natasha, baby steps..." I softly said.

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A/N: Hmm... 👀

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