Heirs Of The Lombardis

Rosalie's Being Followed

Rosalie arrived at the nightclub, dressed in an eye-catching dress. She looked for Adam and Venturo but they weren't seen anywhere.

She spotted an empty booth and went to sit there to wait for the guys.

After a while of waiting, Venturo appeared from the crowd, looking hot as hell. He smiled at Rosalie from the distance ignoring the hungry gazes of the women around her.

She smiled and got up. "hello, Venturo". She advanced her hand for a handshake.

"Good Evening, Rosalie". He took her hand and pulled her into an unexpected hug.

"Whoa!". Rosalie gasped as she touched his muscular body.

"It's good to see you". Venture pulled away after a few seconds.

"It's.. umm.. ahem!". Rosalie tried to pull herself together. "It's good to see you too, Venturo.. where's Adam?".

"He wasn't able to come.. his sister, my cousin, Natalie fell off from the stairs and he had to be with her". Venturo replied.

"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that. Is she okay?". Rosalie asked.

"Yeah! She's perfectly fine..she is a clumsy one, falls off easily". He responded.

They both kept quiet for a while. Venturo was the first one to break the awkward silence. "Let's go get some drinks".

"Lead the way". She said.

They ordered two beers at the bar and chatted while waiting for them.

"It's been years since I drank". Rosalie told

"Has it been a decade, approximately?". He said.

"Yeah.. I wasn't a fan of alcohol". Rosalie told. "It leads you to do some.. things.. unexpected".

Venturo smirked at her.

"Like beating your wife!". Rosalie said to sound a bit less awkward.

"Yeah! Yes!". He laughed, knowing why she said that.

"So, do you drink often?". She asked.

"Adam does.. I just drink when I'm happy". Venturo responded.

"And you're happy tonight?". Rosalie arched her eyebrow.

"Why wouldn't I be happy? I mean, I'm with the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, dressed in an elegant dress!". He said.

Rosalie smiled. "Thanks".

Venturo grinned. Their drinks arrived and both of them took a sip.

"Whoa! This is gonna make trouble!". Rosalie laughed as she felt the bubbles popping on her tongue.

"Don't worry, I'll be there". Venturo smiled.

"You look handsome". Rosalie said.

"Just handsome? Nothing else?". Venturo smirked.

"What do you want me to say?". She giggled.

"I don't know.. sexy? Irresistible?".

"Why will I tell you what you already know?".

Venturo threw his head back and laughed. "That was a nice one".

They kept one chatting as they gulped their drinks down. "More?". He asked her.

"No! I wanna stay sober so that I won't forget tonight". She replied.

"Good". He got up and advanced his hand. "Wanna join me for a dance?".

"Sure". She took his hand and followed him to the dancefloor.

On the dancefloor, Rosalie and Venturo danced together. As the time passed, they became closer. Venturo turned her around so that her back was touching his chest. He wrapped his arm around her belly from the back and danced seductively, pulling her closer to his chest. Rosalie began to grind against him and danced until they were tired.

After the night of shameless touching and flirting, Venturo drove her home.

He pulled over in front of her residence. "I had a great time tonight, Rosalie.. thank you for coming".

"Oh, It's nothing.. I'm glad I came". She smiled. "Umm, I'm not going away without getting your number this time".

Venturo chuckled and pulled out a card. "There's my number written on it".

"Thank you, gentleman". She took it. "Oh, and I have something for you. Can you wait? I'll go get it".

"Sure". He nodded.

She stepped out and ran into the building. After a moment, she came back with a small box in her hand. She opened the door and sat inside again. "This is for you".

"What is this?". Venturo asked.

"It's a small gift in return to the gorgeous flowers you sent". She told.

"Oh!". Venturo took it and was about to open it when she stopped him.

"Go and open it when you reach home.. I'll text you to know what you think about it". She said.

"Okay". He smiled.

"I should go now, thanks again and yes! Please tell Adam that I'm sorry for his sister". She hoped out.

"I'll keep that in mind, see you around, peach". Venturo smirked.

"Ta-ta". She waved childishly and went away.

Venturo watched her enter her building safely and then drove away.

In his room, Venturo sat staring at the small box she gave to him with a smile on his face. He recalled the events of the night and took a deep breath.

Finally, he opened the box to find a rolex watch. "Whoa! It's an expensive one.. must've costed her a fortune". He gasped as he admired the beautiful watch.

Meanwhile, a message popped on his phone. He picked it up and saw two unread messages. Opening them, revealed them to be from Rosalie. "Hey! It's Rosalie". He read the first message. "What do you think?". He read the next.

"It's amazing! I love it". He replied. "Thank you.. but it is quite expensive".

"Nothing is more important than humans for me, I didn't bought it because it's expensive or to impress you. I always had an eye on this one but never found someone I could give it to". She texted back.

"Not even your father?". He asked.

"Not even him.

He's got plenty of them". She replied.

Venturo laughed. "Thanks again.. I would never take this off of my wrist, beautiful".

"Sure thing.. night night!". She texted.

"Goodnight". Venturo texted back and then put his phone away.

After a few days, when she was on a day's leave from the hospital, Rosalie decided to do some grocery shopping, she walked down the street with her phone and her handbag in her hand. She kept on looking over her shoulder, feeling someone is following her. It was making her feel uneasy and scared. To her relief, the shop showed up and she ran into it.

Rosalie took a sigh of relief when she entered, she thought she was a bit secure now. Taking a deep breath, she took a basket and walked towards the aisles.

She crouched down to pick up a bag of floor and got up when she bumped into something or somebody, rock solid. "Oh, I'm so sorry-". She began to apologize when she stopped as she recognized the man. "Venturo!".

He smiled at her. "hey!".

"Oh My God! It's good to see you again, how are you?'. She asked.

"I'm good.. what about you?". He said.

"I'm fine..". She smiled. "What are you doing here?".

"Umm, doing some grocery shopping?". He chuckled.

Rosalie giggled. "Well, that sounds weird!".

"What? I can't shop?". He asked.

"You don't have a face to go shopping, it should be in the front page of the magazines". She said.

Venturo bursted out in laughing. "God! You're amazing".

She smiled. "I'm glad I ran into you".

"Why?".

"Because, I really had fun that night and I wanted to see you again but didn't thought it was appropriate to disturb the FBI agents". She whispered.

Venturo chuckled. "Oh yeah! That night was unforgettable, really". He raised his wrist to show her the watch he was wearing. It was the same which she gifted. "Just to make you believe that I didn't stopped thinking about, THE NIGHT!".

"Thank you". She said.

"Umm, you look pale and sweaty, are you okay". He looked into her eyes and messy, wet hair, detecting the weirdness.

"Ugh, yeah! I just thought someone was following me.. just a thought! There was no one.. I checked thrice". She replied.

"Oh?". Venturo grew serious and stiff. "Does anyone stalk you?".

"I'm not a celebrity!". She chuckled to lighten to mood.

Venturo nodded. "Well, you should be careful, Rosalie".

"I'm always careful..". She shrugged.

He gave a curt nod. "Can I help you with your basket? I can pick it up". He didn't wanted to leave her after what she told.

"Oh? That would be so sweet!". She grinned.

Venturo smiled and took the basket from her.

He walked her to her apartment, holding the shopping bags in her arms, chatting and laughing and looking around carefully to ensure there was no one following them.

"The dance was great, by the way". Rosalie said.

"The dance? Oh yeah! You were quite awesome..". Venturo replied.

"Really? I've never danced in years!". She put the keys in the keyhole to open the door.

"But the way you danced made me think that you're a.. stripper, no offense!". Venturo said.

She opened the door and escorted him in.

"You're place is.. amazing!". He looked around and placed the bags on the coffee table.

"I try to keep it clean but Amy's a kind of careless". She replied.

"Yeah!". He picked up a bra from the couch, showing it to Rosalie.

"Oh? That's hers, see, I told you!". She took it and put it away. "Have a seat, Venturo".

"Thank you". He sat on the couch.

"What would you like to drink? Tea? Or Coffee? And we're out of alcohol.. Amy's fiancé drank all my wine". She said.

"Just a glass of water". He smiled.

"Okay". She went into the kitchen and came back after a while with a glass of sparkling water. She passed it to him. "Here".

He took it with a smile. "Thank you".

"My pleasure". She sat at a distance from him. "Would you like to eat something? Should I prepare the lunch?".

"Ugh.. no!". He shook his head as he took a sip and downed it.

"Why? You came here for the first time". She said.

"I'm not hungry right now.. thank you". Venturo replied.

"No, thank YOU! I wouldn't have been able to make it to my apartment with all this stuff and a stalker". She giggled.

"Do you really think there is someone out there?". He tried to figure out if she was scared or not and how seriously she takes it. Because he already knew that there was danger out there.

"I feel like there is someone but I'm not sure. And this isn't the first time". She said.

"What do you mean?". He asked.

"Well, some years ago a college mate of mine who had a huge crush on me used to stalk me but never harmed me. I was used to him being around like my shadow". She told. "But the problem is that I knew that it was him. Now, I don't".

"I'm sure, It's just your head.. there's no one, I made sure". He clenched his fists because he had to lie which he hated.

"Thank you". She smiled. "It would be great if you stay for lunch".

"If you insist, I'll stay". He winked.

"Oh, thank you". She stood up with a squeal. "I'll prepare it quickly just need half an hour.. if you want to explore the house, feel free, I have no objections".

"Sure, I will". He said.

As Rosalie left to make lunch, Venturo took out his phone and called Adam.

He picked up instantly.

"Hey, Adam.. tell Uncle Hendrick that the werewolves have found Rhea and they're after her". He said.