His Legacy

Chapter 48~ Who is it?

Someone rings my front door, so I open it.

'Me and the princess have a night out.' Diego says.

Not even a hello.

'Excuse me?' I ask.

'The princess and I... Me and Isla, have a night out.' He says.

'Um, I don't think so.' I say, just as I hear a child's scream come up behind me.

Then I see a head poke through my legs.

'Hello.' Isla says.

She pushes herself between my legs, even though there's a large space beside me, and jumps into Diego's arms.

'We're going out.' She says.

I shake my head. 'I didn't authorise that.'

Diego rolls his eyes. 'Well, you can come if you want.'

'No.' Isla says firmly, shaking her head.

'It's okay, we'll just ditch her somewhere.' Diego whispers to her.

I glare at him, and he smiles back.

'You coming?' He asks.

I groan, and turn back into the house.

Rosa peeks her head out from the kitchen, and gives me a thumbs up.

I roll my eyes, and turn back. 'Fine, I'll come.' I say.

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Isla is fast asleep, in Diego's arms, with a stick of candy floss, slowly slipping out of her grip.

I take it from her. 'Did you actually want to take Isla out, or did she force you to take her out?'

'Bit of both.' He says, sliding into a bench.

I sit on the other side, and finish the rest of Isla's candy floss.

'So, did you look into who you think it is in those photos?' I ask.

He nods. 'Yeah.'

'And?'

'You're not going to like what I have to tell you.' He says, leaning in.

'What?' I say, copying him and leaning in.

'What if it's Axcel?'

I stare at him.

'Are you for real?' I ask.

He nods.

'It's not Axcel, Diego. I know that. It can't be.'

'But Alexis, think about it. Maybe he didn't expect you to take over the mafia, maybe he thought Sebastian would leave it to him.'

'No.' I say, shaking my head.

'Or maybe his mum persuaded him to do it.'

'Diego, you're wrong. Axcel was in the house when it happened.'

Diego shrugs. 'Don't you think it's awfully convenient how he didn't see the killer approach even though that's his only job. Or that he never found the killer.'

'I haven't found the killer, that doesn't make me the killer.' I say.

'Alexis-'

'No, don't say that, it's not him. He wouldn't do that.'

'You don't know that Alexis.'

'I do know that, piss off, or stop talking about it.' I say.

He rolls his eyes. 'Sapevo che non avresti voluto sentirne parlare.' He mutters.

[Translation= I knew you didn't want to hear about it.]

'What did you know?' I ask him.

He looks at me confused. 'What do you mean?' He asks.

'You said-' I stop mid sentence, and clamp my hand over my mouth.

He doesn't know I know Italian.

He can't know that.

Otherwise I won't be able to secretly know what he's saying.

'What did I say?' He asks.

'Oh, I don't know.' I say. 'I just thought I heard something... in english, because I don't speak italian.'

He laughs. 'Sei davvero pessimo a mentire, Alexis.'

'I am not bad at lying Diego.' I snap back.

He raises his eyebrows and smirks.

I groan, and put my head in my hands.

'When did you start learning Italian?' He asks me.

I shrug. 'A while ago, I don't know.'

He laughs. 'Sei una donna pazza, cazzo ti amo.' He says.

[Translation= You're a crazy woman, fuck I love you.]

He stops laughing, a second after that leaves his mouth.

I raise my eyebrows.

'You what?' I ask.

'I um-' He starts.

I should probably say something.

I shouldn't just sit here in silence, it's awkward.

'Um, maybe we should go.' He says, getting out of the bench.

I nod, and get out.

We walk towards the exit, in silence, before he stops in his tracks.

I stop and turn to him.

'Listen Alexis, I didn't mean-' He starts, before I interrupt him, by kissing him.

Isla squirms slightly, so I step back.

'I don't not love you Diego, I just don't know if I'm ready to say it to you yet.'

He smiles, which transforms into a smirk. 'Of course you love me, every woman who glances at me, falls in love.'

'You're a narcissist, you know that right?' I say, as he slings his arm over my shoulder.