Scars On Her Soul

Chapter 3: Welcome home love

Vienna's POV

"It feels like I was talking to a completely different person...she was just so adamant that you are wrong for me" I added once I told him about the conversation I had with my mother which was so upsetting for me that I walked out of her house crying.

Well I didn't exactly want to tell him because as I said earlier too, I don't want to burden him with my drama anymore as he has got other things too that he needs to focus on, but as usual he just wasn't willing to drop the topic so reluctantly I had to tell him.

"It seems like she's never going to accept you" I mumbled almost to myself.

"She will, one day...just not now. I think it was too much for her" He replied caressing the back of my hand with his thumb.

"Yeah right...too much..." I mumbled shaking my head.

"And you wanted me to tell her that her soon to be son-in-law is the one and only leader of the biggest Mafia organisation in Russia..." I paused.

"Yeah Ryan, that was such a great idea. She would have married me off to you right then and there" I continued with sarcasm dripping from my each word.

"Um...I don't think I like the sarcasm but I'll let it pass this time as I know you are just upset" He replied with a little nod to himself.

"But love, I still believe you should have told her because some day you'll have to tell her anyways...or maybe eventually she'll find out on her own because this isn't something that you can hide from your own family for too long" He added.

"Now that we are talking about this..." He paused.

"You know I was so mad at you the moment you lied to your mother about who I really am. Just when I thought you were going to drop the bomb on her, you chickened out" He continued.

"Yeah. I'm sorry about that" I apologized with a sigh.

"I even planned out all the ways I was going to punish you" He said ignoring my apology as I just chuckled at his words knowing exactly what his punishment might have been.

"But then you walked over to me with puffy eyes and a long face, and my heart melted...so I just dropped my plans" He added.

"But considering your history of never ever doing anything as I say, I'm pretty sure I could use these plans in the future" He continued.

"Come on, now smile...you are off the hook without even getting punished" He said and I did smile knowing he was just trying to lighten up my mood.

"I love you" I mumbled hugging him.

"Ryan..." I called out a moment later as he just hummed in reply.

"I know you were risking a lot by asking me to reveal your true identity to my mother" I continued as he pulled away.

"What do you mean" He asked.

"You know what I mean" I replied.

"You didn't know if you could trust my mother or my family with such a big secret...yet you asked me to tell them just so that later on this secret doesn't ruins my relation with my family" I added.

"I mean who knows, after knowing who you are, my mother or Sophia or maybe Alex would ran straight to the Canadian police telling them about you and that might have gotten you in trouble but yet you risked it all...just for me..." I paused holding his hand.

"So thank you" I continued, placing a kiss on his knuckles with moist eyes.

I know I'm kinda overwhelmed right now...but him risking everything just for me...him being so thoughtful about keeping my relation with my family intact...means a lot to me.