I woke up staring at a bare chest. It was so muscular and hot I felt my cheeks going red. The skin was so warm and comforting.

Two huge muscular arms were wrapped around my waist and I realized what was going on.

I was against Nikolai. I pushed back a bit and looked up at his face. He was still sleeping. He looked less scary and serious when he was sleeping. I glanced back and my laptop was gone.

He must've put it away. When I looked back he was staring at me and I nearly screamed.

"Um hi." Really thats all you have to say to your husband? Really Emma? Really?

He arched an eyebrow and I looked away biting on my bottom lip.

"Hello, Emma." He replied then got out of bed. "I have meetings and business to do, but don't worry, I'll be back." He called through the curtains and I could tell he was heading for the closet.

I sighed and shoved my face under my pillow. I sighed again and he lifted up the curtains then tied them to the bed posts.

I sat up as the sun shone in my face and glared at him. "Get up and go do something." He said and I shook my head. I opened my mouth to say something but there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." Nikolai replied pulling me out of bed and standing me up, effortlessly. I sighed and the door opened.

A guy, maybe a few inches shorter than Nikolai walked in. He was gorgeous. He had blonde hair and bright blue eyes.

He had a freshly shaved face and he wore a nice suit toning his muscles like Nikolai. My jaw nearly dropped.

"You must be Mrs. Ivanov. Or Emma was it? Any way you're the wife of my ugly ass friend. My name is Cooper." He introduced himself and kissed my hand. I blushed and Nikolai narrowed his eyes at both of us.

"What is it Cooper?" Nikolai asked pulling my wrist away from Cooper. "Oh right!" He exclaimed then his expression turned to stone and he turned all serious.

"We have one of the Swedish." He said and Nikolai smirked. "Good. Have him ready, I'll be down in thirty." He replied and Cooper left.

I looked up at Nikolai and he looked pretty serious. "Don't be flirting with other men. I'm your husband. Not them." He added and I opened my mouth to say something but he leaned down and shoved his lips against mine.

I grasped his nice suit, I balled it up in my fists, my eyes wide open. He pulled away and left the room.

I stood there stunned then went and lay back in bed. I hid under the pillows and blankets and tried sleeping.

•*•*•

"Ma'am wake up! Mr. Ivanov will be angry!" The maid said worried. I groaned. He wanted me to go down and eat for lunch.

With him and all his men. But I didn't want to. Plus I wasn't even dressed properly, my hair was up in a messy bun, I was wearing a tight tank top and comfy pj shorts with knee high socks.

I had thrown on the socks and did my hair earlier.

The maid sighed and left. A couple of minutes later the fifth one came up. I counted the sixth then the seventh sounded a bit like a big girl.

Pounding up the staircase and down the hallway. The door swung open smacking the wall and my eyes widened in horror as I realized it wasn't a maid, it was Nikolai.

He grabbed my upper arm and whipped me out of bed, probably as gently as he was willing to go.

"When I say, get out of bed and come have lunch," He began, lifting me up and hanging me over his shoulder.

"It means get out of bed and come have lunch!" He finished and began marching out of the room. "Put me down!" I yelled trying to kick him and hit his back.

He marched down the staircase and into the dining room. All his men stared at us as he carried me in and I buried my face in his back trying to hide.

The dining room was just a plain room with window covered walls, a chandelier and a long table for all of us to sit.

He sat at one end and I sat at the other. Cooper sat beside him along with the other men.

He walked down to my side and pulled out the chair. He sat me down in it, rather harshly, then pushed the chair in making my toe collide with another persons chair leg.

My stomach hit the table and my knee hit the table. "Ow! You asshole! I yelled. "Be quiet!" He yelled louder and we glared at each other.

Cooper sat there quietly laughing while his other men tried hiding their laughter.

Nikolai glared at all of them and they all stopped except Cooper who kept laughing harder and harder.

Nikolai grabbed Cooper by his shirt collar and dragged him out of the dining room.

The maid gave me a sandwich with a bowl of soup and a drink.

I took a couple of bites but I felt too awkward.

The boys walked back in, Cooper had a bleeding nose and Nikolai had a busted lip.

Nikolai sat down and the maids stayed still. The blood was gonna get everywhere.

I got up and grabbed my napkin. I walked over and sat on an open space on the table in front of Cooper.

I soaked the napkin in the glass of water and pressed it against his nose. I pinched the top of his nose and leaned his head forward.

"This will help the bleeding stop faster." I muttered and he slightly nodded. "Emma," Nikolai growled and I looked over at him.

"Slow your horses I'm coming." I replied and grabbed a new napkin. I sat down in front of him and soaked the napkin.

I pressed it against his lip and he stared at me. "What did you two do?" I asked him and Cooper sighed. "Just roughed each other up a bit." Cooper replied and I shook my head.

"Keep this against your lip." I ordered and he nodded. I went back to my spot and sat down. I began to eat again and he watched me.

•*•*•

I sat in the tub surrounded by bubbles relaxing when the bathroom door opened and Nikolai walked in. His hands were covered in something.

I gathered most of the bubbles and brought them to my chest and over my private area.

I stared at him and he kept washing his hands. "What?" He asked looking at me. "I'm naked. Having a bath." I replied and he smirked.

"So what? You want me to get in?" He asked and my jaw dropped. "No! I was saying I need privacy!" I exclaimed and he rolled his eyes.

"I'm your husband. It's fine." He replied and I glared at him. "Get out." I hissed and he arched his eyebrow.

"I'm pretty sure it's my mansion." He replied and I chuckled. "Uh no, it's our mansion." "Then it's our bath." He replied and began unbuttoning his shirt.

My eyes widened and I grabbed my face cloth. His abs and muscles were just, wow.

They were massive, but not bubbly. I stared at him and he smirked. "You like what you see?" He asked me and I looked away.

He came over to the tub and sat down on his knees, putting his hand in to the water.

He made circles with his hand, his eyes locked on me and I stared back. He inched closer and I stared up at him.

He pressed his lips against mine and grabbed my ankle with one hand, the other on the back of my neck pulling me closer.

I thought, he would be kissing me all the time now I might as well get used to it so my eyes fluttered closed.

He pulled away then rested his hand on my cheek. "Hurry up, dinner's gonna be ready soon." He said then got up, grabbing his shirt and left the bathroom.

I sighed and crawled out of the tub and drained the water. I wrapped the towel around myself and walked out and ran into the closet.

I changed into some presentable comfy clothes and dried my hair. I walked out and he stood in front of the mirror fixing his suit.

He turned around and grabbed my hand and led me out of the room.

•*•*•*•

"Boss! Boss!" Arthur, his youngest man called running in. I stopped eating my pasta and looked up.

I wiped my mouth and Arthur whispered something into Nikolai's ear. Nikolai nodded then turned to Cooper.

"Go pack your bag. Emma, go pack me a bag." He said and I froze. "Like clothes? For both of us?" "No, just me." He replied. I nodded then got up and left to the bedroom.

•*•*•*•

I added one last tie then zipped the bag up. Two big arms wrapped around my waist and I stayed still.

His beard scratched behind my ear, he placed a light kiss on my jawline and I blushed.

"I'll be back on Friday." He whispered. "Ok." I replied. He grabbed his bag then turned around and left without another word.

How nice. At least I had some alone time for three days.