Everyone is born with a matching tattoo to their soulmate, but not everyone can feel their soulmate's emotions. Harley LaCarrubba is a freshman attending Marshall college to one day be an archeologist with her passion for history. Lucky for her, she...
"Turn left." Harley instructions as she knew where we were. It was beautiful out here with all the lush green trees; the sun hung in the sky with white fluffy clouds all around. "Turn right; this is my driveway." she bounces in the seat next to me, full of excitement. I turned onto the gravel road with a wooden fence on either side separating the two fields. The field off to the left was full of crops sprouting from the soil. The area on the right was full of farm animals. Cows are grazing on the pasture, enjoying the beautiful weather, a barn in the back where goats were jumping around. I saw a two-story white house with a red chimney hidden by the trees. Yellow flowers decorated the yard around, giving it a simple beauty. I parked by the house and spotted a man sitting in rocking chair on the porch. Harley jumped out of the car and took off to the porch hugging the older man. I get out and walk over to join her. "Papa, I want to introduce you to my soulmate." she smiles up at him in Italian. "Papa, this is Indiana Jones, indy, this is my papa." she introduced us in English. I held my hand out to greet him, and he shook my hand with an unimpressed smirk. "Joseppie." He introduces himself. He had jet black hair, a big round nose, tan skin from working in the sun, big broad shoulders, and built arms, he was about my height, and his eyes were a dark brown.
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"You're soulmates with an older man?" He asks her in Italian as he let go of my hand.
"It's a pleasure to meet you, sir; Harley talks about you all the time. Glad to put a face to the great man that raised her. I assure you I'm not that old." I smile, replying to him in his native tongue. His eyes popped out of his head as he realized I understood what he said. "You never told me he spoke Italian!" He smiles at Harley as he turns to look at her with a smile.
"Surprise." She chuckles.
"Come, come, let's get your bags." He announced as he walked out to my car. I opened the trunk so we could get our things. I grab the big bag full of our items and give her the smaller bag. "Come, I'll show you to our room." She holds my hand, rushing to the house. "Doll, slow down." I chuckle at her excitement.
"Sorry." She laughs at herself as she slows down. She leads me up the stairs to the most significant room up here. The room was elegant, with a giant bed in the middle with a green bedspread, and many pillows. There was an empty bookshelf, probably where her books used to be before she went to college. The view from her window was beautiful as it looked over the property. "I'll show you around." She grabs my hand, placing a kiss on it. I look down at her with a smile, happy she's having such a great time. "Alright, honey, let me change real quick." I lean down, placing a soft kiss on her lips.
"Alright." She walks out, closing the door behind her. "Hi, papa." I could hear her from downstairs. I change into my tan button-up shirt, my dark brown slacks, and my brown fedora. I walked out and stopped at the top of the stairs as I heard them talking. "You two aren't staying in the same room together." Her father whispers.
"Yes, we are. I'm a grown woman who can make her own decisions. He's my soulmate, and you will not keep us apart. He makes me the happiest woman alive and treats me with respect. He put his career on the line several times to protect me. He's a good man! So what if he is older than me? He treats me better than guys my age! We are bonded, and you will not come between us. What would mama say if you tried to keep us apart?" She whispers harshly.
