Heirs Of The Lombardis

The One At The Lunch

Venturo took a small tour of her apartment, he found something interesting in one of the rooms.

"Hey, Rosalie? Mind if I enter a room?". He yelled.

"Go ahead!". She replied.

He entered the room and took a look around. There was a canvas covered in a big piece of cloth, standing in the corner. Paints and brushes were placed on a small table nearby.

He walked closer to it and took off the cloth. "Whoa!". He gasped.

"Hey, Venturo, do you prefer pasta or steak-". Rosalie followed him in but stopped as she saw what he was doing.

He stood in awe. "Who painted this?".

"Me?". She walked in. "what do you think?".

"It's amazing! And It's Harry Styles!". He exclaimed.

Rosalie smiled. "Yeah".

He turned back to her. "Why him?".

"Well, my friend Kian dared me to paint him". She replied.

"Oh, great!". He nodded and looked at it. "When you told me that you paint, I just thought it was something simple, but this is legendary!".

"Thank you". She said.

"Do you paint brains and skulls too?". He chuckled.

"What!?". She was surprised. "Ofcourse not! I keep the paths separate.. no medicine in paint and no paint in medicine".

"That's good to hear.. you have many layers". He said.

"Yeah, everyone does". She gave a nod.

"It's a masterpiece, Rosalie.. You should open an art gallery". He advised.

"I'm not sure". She looked down.

"Why not! Harry Styles is lucky that you painted him!". Venturo smiled. "I mean, a pretty painter like you".

"Stop it!". She blushed.

Venturo giggled and looked at the painting for the last time. "It's beautiful". He commented and moved away.

"I prefer Steak".

"Okay". She nodded and went out of the room.

Lost in thoughts while preparing the lunch, Rosalie didn't noticed when Venturo entered the kitchen.

"I found this picture album, can I see it?". He asked.

She was yanked out of her thoughts, terrified by sudden presence behind her, she cut her finger. "Ow!". She exclaimed.

Venturo dropped the album and ran at her. "Oh My God! I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry.. ". He grabbed her hand and looked at the blood on her finger.

She cried like a baby.

"I'm so sorry, Rosalie!". He pulled her and made her sit on the chair. "Where's the first aid kit?".

She pointed at the most cornered cabinet. He ran and opened it, retrieving the kit.

"Okay, show me your finger".Venturo sat on his knees in front of her. He pulled her hand and fought the urge to lick the blood off her finger.

At last, he put it into his mouth.

"What-". She tried to protest but as soon as her finger entered his mouth and he twirled his tongue around it, she stopped. "Oh". She moaned.

Venturo swallowed her blood and quickly wrapped a bandage around her finger, kissing it.

"I'm really sorry, Rose". He said sadly.

Rosalie smiled when he called her Rose. Only those people called her by that name who loved and cared about her, like her parents, her friends, her roommate Amy and Benji.

"It's okay, I'm sorry I scared you". She said.

"No, I was the one who scared you". He shook his head.

"I should be more braver, right?". She smiled. "I deal with patients all day long and when I got a scratch myself, I broke into tears".

"Umm, yeah? But this makes you even more cuter". He tugged her cheek. "And please..". He stood up and wiped her tears. ".. don't cry again.. I can't stand seeing anyone, especially the ones I care about, cry".

"You care about me?". She cocked her eyebrow.

"I..". He looked away, embarrassed. "I said too much".

"Tell me". She grabbed his hand.

"Yeah.. I mean, Why would I want a pretty girl like you to be in danger?". He scratched his neck, blushing.

"Oh". She nodded.

"Can I help prepare the lunch?". He offered.

"No, I'll do it myself, thank you". She refused politely.

"Okay, so I'll sit here and look into this album". He pointed at the album.

"I stole it from my parents' house last summer.. they still don't know where it went". Rosalie chuckled. "They adored it a lot cause it has all the memories of my childhood in it".

"Oh, okay". He nodded.

He started looking at the pictures while Rosalie prepared the lunch. She told him about the particular event or place where they took the pictures.

"You have a lovely family". He said as they had lunch together.

"Yeah, Mommy and Daddy are the best". She replied.

"So, you're the only daughter". Venturo asked.

"Uhuh.. isn't that a good thing? I mean, all of their love is for me.. undivided". Rosalie chuckled.

"You little devil". Venturo grinned.

Rosalie threw her head back and laughed. "I never shared this thought with anyone before".

"You better not! People will think you're selfish, which you're not". Venturo said.

"So, how's the steak?".

"It's amazing". He replied. "Trust me, I've had dinners at the most high-class restaurants around the world but THIS is legit".

"Thank you.. how many countries have you been to?". She asked.

"I don't know the exact number but.. more than forty-five". Venturo shrugged.

"Oh God! That's just WOW!". She exclaimed.

"Those visits are just to trace the runaway criminals and sometimes to have meetings with the mafias". Venturo told. "I can't enjoy being there.. but I have decided that I'll go on a world tour on my honeymoon".

"Oh". She looked down.

"Tell me why you're single". Venturo chewed the food slowly.

"I don't have time for relationships". She said. "I have late night shifts and too many lives who rely on me. I won't have enough time for my boyfriend and that will upset him and I really never wanna see anyone get hurt because of me. My best friend Kian was someone for whom I developed a few feelings for and he liked me too but what if we ruin our friendship too because neither of us will have time for the other? We had a couple at our hospital. They were doctors just like us, but they got divorced because they never had time for each other. Edward used to shout at Elsa and told her to resign and become a housewife. She disagreed because she worked hard for what she was and she couldn't abandon it. They used to fight at the hospital even after the divorce because of which they both were fired.. I don't want same thing to happen to me too".

"Hmm". Venturo nodded. "I understand, you have a point.. by the way, what kind of guys do you like?".

"I don't believe in love at first sight.. if someone claims that they fell in love on first sight, that love is only with the person's body and not with his or her soul and heart. I believe that you fall in true love with only the person with whom you spent time and know him in and out. I myself was attracted towards a few men when I first saw them but that attraction is just towards their body and not towards their hearts.. I mean, you don't know that person at all and claim to be in love? That's something weird..so, I won't fall for someone on the basis of their visible features.. I would want to know his heart first. If his heart is beautiful, I don't care how ugly he looks from his face". She replied.

"Wow!". Venturo was surprised at her reply. "You clearly ARE something, Rose".

"I like it when you call me Rose". Rosalie smiled and stared into his gorgeous eyes. He did the same with a mischievous smile. She realized what she said. "..I mean I like it when SOMEONE calls me Rose".

"Haha". Venturo bursted into a laughter. "Got it".

Rosalie blushed and looked away. "Umm, are you free this weekend? We can go skiing together".

"Oh, yeah! Sure". Venturo agreed instantly.

"You can ask Adam to come too". She suggested.

"I will let him know". He nodded.

"Speaking of Adam, how's his sister.. Natalie, right?". She asked.

"Yeah, Natalie.. she's good now..". He responded.

"Are your mothers related?". She questioned.

"No". He shook his head. "Adam's Father is my Father's cousin and His Mother is my Father's sister which makes him my first cousin".

"Oh, interesting!". She exclaimed.

"My and his grandfather are brothers". He further elaborated.

"Hmm". She smiled. "Do you enjoy a lot?".

"Yeah.. We have a few more cousins too.. My other Aunt has three children. She's dead but my Uncle Jonas is with us". Venturo wanted her to know more about her real family.

She opened her mouth to say something but someone knocked on the door, calling her attention. "I'll go check".

It was Amy at the door. She entered with a few shopping bags in her hands. "Hey, Rose! What's up? It's so good to see you at home". She greeted.

"Yeah, I was on a leave today". Rosalie followed her to the living room.

Amy sniffed the air. "Damn! You've cooked a nice steak". She turned back towards the kitchen and spotted Venturo sitting at the kitchen table eating lunch. "Mama Mia! Who's that hottie!". She exclaimed in a loud voice.

Venturo looked up at her and smiled. "Hello, you might be Amy, Rosalie's roommate".

Rosalie tried to shake her so that she behaves. "Pick. Up. Your. Jaws. From the floor". She said.

"Uh.. yeah". She nodded. "It's nice to meet you.. I'm so sorry I was being so blunt but this is the first time Rosalie brought a man to our apartment AND you're so handsome".

"I'm honored that I'm the first". Venturo winked at Rosalie making her blush.

"She cooked for you too, seems that you're important for her". Amy walked into the kitchen and sat opposite to him.

"Some friend of mine came to my house for the first time.. It would be so rude of me that I'll let them go". Rosalie interrupted.

"Oh no no! Josh came here last week..your ex- classmate! You were acting like a wind passed by. This bitch didn't even asked him for a cup of coffee". Amy told Venturo. "That means, you're someone special".

"I..". Venturo looked at Rosalie and chuckled. "Isn't that a good thing?".

"That's a very nice one". Amy gave a nod.

Venturo cleared his throat. "Anyways, I'm done with lunch and I'm not gonna forget this easily". He stood up. "It's time for me to go".

"So soon? I mean, you can atleast stay for the coffee". Rosalie said.

"Maybe some other day, I should leave you girls alone now. And yes, If you feel something suspicious again, please lemme know". He responded.

"Okay, I'll keep that in mind". Rosalie smiled.

"Good.. it was nice meeting you, Amy". Venturo said again.

Amy, who was now devouring the steak, looked up at him and nodded. "It was nice meeting you too, come here often".

"Thanks". Venturo smiled. "Alright, I should leave now".

"I'll show you out". Rosalie followed him outside.

"Today was a great day". Venturo talked to her standing outside her apartment. "You are a nice woman".

"Thanks for helping me today, Venturo". She replied. "I felt so secure when you were around".

"Don't mention it, Rose". He smiled. "I hope to do this again sometime. I love being around you".

"So, you're in for skiing,right?". Rosalie asked.

"If that helps me meet you again? Yeah". He chuckled.

Rosalie gave him a cheeky smile.

"Ta-ta". Venturo waved.

"Goodbye". She said.

With that, he went away.