Page 21 of My Mafia Captor

Had he slept in the bed with me?

If he had, I didn’t know how I felt about that. I was still in the clothes I had fallen asleep in, so he didn’t strip me down, which was good. Not that I expected he would, but it was just an observation.

I had also never slept in the same bed with someone else before. Even when I slept over at my friends' houses growing up, I usually slept on the floor or on a couch or something. Never in my friends’ beds with them.

I looked over to my right and saw a folded piece of paper with my name on it. Curious, I opened it.

Natalia,

Good morning. I hope you slept okay in the bed. I am sorry if you do not recall me bringing you up the stairs, you were pretty tired. I did ask permission to pick you up first, just so you know.

There is coffee ready to go in the coffee maker for you, just hit the button.

Also, please feel free to think of this room as yours too. You can do whatever you wish with the empty spare rooms, except turn them into a bedroom for yourself. I am a firm believer that a husband and wife should share the same bed. Also, this room is the best, and you deserve the best.

I hope you have a good morning, and you enjoy the coffee. I’m not sure when I will be home, but I will let you know when I do.

Yours,

Jimmy

I had to read the note a few times just to make sure I had read it correctly. He was going to share his room with me? That was… very sweet. I hadn’t expected anything like that to happen. I thought I would be taking one of the spare rooms. I wasn’t complaining by any means. I was just surprised at how generous Jimmy was being. He was really taking this marriage seriously.

I set the note down on the bedside table and got out of bed, stretching. I was so very happy I had changed into my night clothes before I started watching the movie. I was wearing sweatpants and a tank top along with an oversized hoodie which were all so very comfortable, and I didn’t have to worry about Jimmy seeing anything when he came home. Not that that was my top concern, but the thought had crossed my mind. I wasn’t completely comfortable with Jimmy yet. But maybe that would change if he kept being as sweet as he had been.

Had he really made me coffee?

Happy and curious, I headed downstairs, blinking when the morning light from the floor-to-ceiling window at the end of the hall hit my eyes. I had no idea what time it was, but as I made my way to the kitchen, I realized that that had been the best night’s sleep I had had in a long time. I felt completely rested, and when I saw that it was only 9 a.m., I was happy that it hadn’t come at the cost of my entire day.

Sure enough, when I hit the button on the coffee maker, it started to go.

Jimmy really could be a sweet guy when he wanted to be.

While I waited on the coffee, I went hunting for my phone. I had lost it in the blankets on the couch at one point last night, and I had a feeling it was still there.

I threw the blanket over the back of the couch and saw my phone sticking out of one of the cushions. I checked the charge and, being satisfied with 46% battery left, I texted Jimmy.

Me: Good Morning!

Me: Thank you so much for the coffee

Me: And getting me to bed. You didn’t have to do that

Jimmy: Good morning

Jimmy: You are welcome for both, and I really did have to

Jimmy: I couldn’t have you spending your first night at home on the couch

Me: Home, huh?

Jimmy: Yes, for as long as you want it to be

I thought about that for a moment. I loved the place, but I still felt like I was just visiting. But maybe that would change once I put my mark on the place. Right now, it looked like a hotel, but when I was done with it, it would look like a home—if that was okay, to do. If he was serious about it being my home too, though, he was going to have to adapt and learn to deal with a few things. Like color and paint. There was no way I was going to leave all the walls white. There were going to be changes in the furniture too. And paintings on the walls.

Me: Thank you, I really appreciate that

Jimmy: No problem at all

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