Aces & Spades

Touch

Bella:

I slowly open my eyes and find myself back in my bed.

But how-

I think back to a few hours ago. The smell of his musky cologne was stuck in my nose and rubbed onto my jumper. The tingling sensation of where his hands once were, entranced me.

I sigh, wishing that I could relive that moment again. I turn to face the clock to see- crap I'm late for work! 

I jump out of my bed, not bothering to make it. I grab my uniform from the mirrored wardrobe, and pull it on as quickly as I could, being careful not to rip my thin tights. I grab my hairbrush from the small desk and push my hair back into a tight bun using some bobby pins to keep it in place. 

Running out of my room, I run down the hallway to the kitchen, almost bumping into Beth.

"Sorry I'm late Beth I-I overslept and-"

"Don't worry dear just grab some plates and head to the dining room, the men are really hungry today." She says with a small smile as she cuts me off.

I nod my head and walk towards the granite counter, grabbing two plates then going into the dining room. I immediately spot Massimo at the head of the table talking to one of the men, he then spots me giving me a small wink as I come over to him and place the plate down in front of him. He thanks me, his eyes never leaving mine as I place the second plate down in front of the man next to him.

Massimo:

I watch her sashay her hips out of the room, but I can't help continuing to think about her. How her body would feel against mine, how good her kisses would be, how her moans sound-

"Massimo? Hello Massimo!" Luca says to me, snapping me out of my trance.

"Were you even listening to me?" 

"Yeah, yeah I was carry on." I say as I spot Isabella coming in through the door and placing a plate down in front of one of my men. I see her start to laugh at something he says and watch him touch her arm. I grip onto the knife in my hand until my knuckles turn white.

What the fuck were they speaking about?

"Woah woah Massimo you're going to bend the knife if you carry on holding it like that relax." I hear Luca say but I'm too focused on the blond-haired piece of shit that was talking to Isabella to even listen to anyone.

"Isabella is having an effect on you. You're getting soft." 

I turn to face him dropping the knife on the table. 

"Soft? Don't make me get rid of you like I did to Georgio." I say in a stern voice "And don't talk about Isabella again or else giuro su Dio ti ucciderò." 

[Translation: I swear to God I will kill you]  

"Relax Massimo no need to get aggressive." He says whilst laughing as I punch him in the arm.

"Fuck! Fine fine I'll stop teasing." He says as I give him a death stare.

"Good. When's the new shipment coming?" I ask trying to change the subject.

"Gabriel said Monday."

"Make sure he doesn't fuck it up this time."

"I'll send extra men to keep the packages safe." 

Bella:

I sit down on one of the seats in the kitchen island after the breakfast rush and start to take bites out of the plate of toast Maria put in front of me.