The Professor

IX

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Oh shit!

Upon hearing the deep voice I try to push myself away from Mr. Romano

But he doesn't let me go

I look up at him like he's crazy

"Relax, it's just my brother"

He releases his hold on me and walks over to his brother

I turn to see they share a bro hug and I get a good look of him

You can tell they're related

They both have strong jawlines, deep brown eyes, look to be the same height

The only big difference in their facial features is the brother has a huge scar across his eye

I wonder how he got it

They finish their bro hug and the brother looks towards me

"And who is this?" He asks looking intrigued

I take my time to jump off the high counter

'Why do I have to be so stubby?'

I walk over to them

"Hi, my name is Ruby, Ruby Carter"

I say with a smile and my hand going for a handshake

He returns the smile and handshake

"Pleasure to meet you Ruby, I'm Luca" He says politely

He soon returns to his serious glare looking at Mr. Romano

'That shit's so scary'

"We have some serious business to discuss"

I look over to Mr. Romano and he nods to his brother

We walk to the living room

And I take a seat

"Are you sure you want her to hear this?" Luca asks Mr. Romano

He looks to me and nods with a small smile

Luca whispers something in his ear

And I watch the small smile fall in to a grimace

"Ruby go to my room"

"But-"

"NOW!"  He yells pointing upstairs

I hold my head down and make my way upstairs

When I make it to the room I decide to bathe and clear my mind

I really kissed him.

And I want to do it again

I want him to make me feel things that I've never felt before

I shake my head and remove the dirty thoughts from my head and get in the shower

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After about an hour I'm laying in bed in one of his shirts

Wondering what they're talking about

Then he comes through the door

He makes his way over to the bed where I'm laying

"Is everything ok?" I ask awaiting the answer

"Listen, I'm going to tell you some things and I need you to stay relaxed"

I sit up and already prepare for the worst

"Me and my brother were born into a very dangerous business.

But because I didn't want to be apart of it I left and I became a teacher. But my brother stayed.

And now he's the leader"

I try to process and I look at him asking what the problem is

He continues to explain

"The person who set you up asked my brothers organization to kill you"

My eyes widen

"So your brother tried to kill me?!"

I'm instantly alarmed

"No. He had a leak. Someone went behind his back. But he already has them in custody "

My brain hurts from trying to understand all of this

"What kind of organization is this anyway."

If people come to his brother to kill people it can't be anything good

He's quiet for a second. He's reluctant to tell me

But I stare him in the eyes demanding the answer

.."The mafia"

........what

The room is filled with tension

I search his fave for any humor, but he's dead serious

'The MAFIA?!'

"What do you mean the mafia. Like guns and drugs and sex trafficking?"

He nods. "Minus the sex trafficking, we don't do that"

I scoff. Like that's any better

And the part thats even scarier is I don't feel any different than before

I'm not scared of him, thats whats scary

He's the only person I feel safe with

Fuck I need some friends

"Ok, well....you said he knows who set me up. Who was it?"

His mouth drops a little before answering

"..your friend. Lily"

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