arcane

t h i r t y - s e v e n

Maybe you weren't the one for me,
But deep down I wanted you to be,
I'll still see you in my dreams,
All the things I did for you,
Just wasn't it for you.

"Noah! Get me my fucking file now!" I roared at my temporary PA. Khadijah was off because her two little boys were sick, and of course I wasn't going to tell her she wasn't allowed to get time off work. A ginger haired, green eyed, tall and well built boy came stumbling through my office doors, throwing me a sheepish grin.

"Sorry! I got caught up." He said, unapologetically. I glared at him as he sent a cheeky grin back.

"Noah, please stop slacking," I grumbled, pulling my hands down my face, "I can't have you being known as the laziest employee I have. I built this from nothing and I wont let the bullshit media drag it down because you Noah fucking Arabel are acting like a doof. Please suck it up." I said, softly but sharply as guilt clouded his eyes.

"Sorry boss. Promise from today I'm on my grind." He said, mock saluting make me shake my head in humour.

"Now go schedule my meeting with Mrs Vina at 12 at noon on Friday, next week. HIGHLIGHT NEXT WEEK NOAH." I yelled as he jumped, his notepad falling as I chuckled. He glared at me but I flipped him off. "Move my meeting with Shelton and Co for 1 on the following Tuesday. Pick up the files from the seventh floor about all the newly enrolled employees, also, get me a cup of black coffee." I said curtly as he scribbled in his notepad. "No sugar." I said, shooing him as he shot me a wink. I sighed and leaned back into the comfort of my soft chair.

It had been a few weeks since I had been to Danes, visiting regularly anyway. Damien had decided today here from now on, Diana was doing great at school and mother was just being a mother. A nicer one at that.

Funnily enough, me and Dane are on the right track too. We've been doing really good actually. We got back together, it took like two weeks but we did it. His birthday is coming very quickly, next week actually. It's currently August, we broke up in December. His birthday is on the 26th. I didn't know what to give him, but I did have one thing in mind...

My phone rang a few times, I left it ringing, not wanting to talk to anyone.

Soon enough, my finger and eyes started twitching, my leg bounced up and down as I desperately tried to get the ringing to block out.

I have had enough.

I lunged forwards to my phone, not looking at the caller ID and putting it on speaker as I went through some files.

"Whatever it is you're annoying me for, you have only a few seconds before I make your whole life an entire living hell. Speak." I said curtly, skimming over the monthly costs of food in my building.

"Dang bitch? The fuck you raging for? Giving me a whole ass heart attack with your British self?" Ricca said over the phone, I could imagine him frowning.

"Sorry Ricca. I'm just busy and stress and business isn't easy." I mumbled while chuckling as he made an aw noise.

"We ain't had no bonding time these past few months, the girls and I decided to have a little get together at my house, we're also having a sleep over. Please come, tomorrow is Saturday and no one is going to get hurt if you don't attend one day of work." He said, I could imagine him pouting.

"Ricca.." I trailed off as he started chanting.

"Please." He said.

"I can't."

"Why?"

"Because I work."

"You have people to cover you."

"Still."

"You're coming."

"I can't."

"Why?"

"I literally just told you."

"I don't care. You're coming. BE at mine at like 6. See you there. Bye bitch." He said, cutting the call off. I groaned and threw my phone on the table sighing.

"You could do with that sleepover miele." My head whipped up at his voice, a smile gracing his face. (Honey).

"Dane!" I squealed, getting out of my chair, running towards him. I wrapped my arms tightly around him as he chuckled and kissed my head.

"BOSS! I'm so sorry! I tried telling him that he needed an appointment but he didn't bloody listen! And boy, he can run." One of my employees, Jayden wheezed, glaring at Dane. "Holy shit. He's your babes ain't he? I'm so sorry! I didn't know! Please don't fire me this is literally my only source of income. Other than stripping..." He trailed off as Dane's eyes widened. I stiffled a laugh as he stepped closer to me. "Anyways please don't fire me! Sorry sir but please don't barge through again like heck, you could have asked me to called boss. Jesus." He finished making me laugh, full on.

"Jayden, this is Dane. My boyfriend." I said, holding Danes hand. His eyes widened as he he scratched his neck awkwardly.

"Well shit." He muttered, making me laugh again. "Sorry dude. I didn't know. Maybe if you TOLD ME, I would have. Anyways I need to go deal with those raging girls talking about some big mafia don Dane Donatti or something. They said they saw him but I didn't? This is why I prefer the male sex." He grumbled as his eyes widened on the floor again. He looked straight at me, with a straight, emotionless face.

"Your babes is Dane Donatti and he's standing right next to you right?" He asked as I nodded slowly.

"You know what I think my mom is waiting for me downstairs. See ya later boss!" He yelped, running out of my office.

"Well...that was something." Dane said, laughing as I nodded. He wrapped his arms around my waist and snuggled his head into the crook of my neck.

"I missed you." He said, muffled.

"I missed you too. Now let go, I have work." I said, pulling back. His grip tightened as he smirked.

"Work can wait. Let's grab some food." He said, pulling my outside.

"I need to get my phone and purse and stuff! Wait!" I yelped as he had already dragged me outside of my office.

"You don't need your purse or your phone. I'm paying and I haven't got my phone either. Just me and you. And the money." He said, kissing my cheek. I blushed heavily, knowing people were watching us.

'They're so cute!'

'I'm happy for boss! She deserves it.'

'Isn't he a mafia don?'

'He's hot and so is she, they're going make cute ass babies!" One employee said as Dane said thank you to her. We walked out to a cute royal blue Maserati.

"Macys?" He asked as I nodded smiling.

I really loved this boy.

"I love you." I said, reaching over, placing a playful kiss on the corner of his mouth as his eyes darkened and his jaw clenched.

"You okay there babe?" I drawled, making him grit his teeth.

"Shut your pretty little mouth before I pull over and take you right here." he said, his voice raspy. I chuckled as he zoomed off.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw a big lorry coming towards us. It was swivelling and turning in all directions.

"Dane baby watch out the lorry!" I said, as his eyes widened, swerving into another lane. My heart rate shot up as more cars started swerving, trying to get away from the big ass lorry.

"I love you Domenica." Dane said, trying to get control of the car.

"I love you too Dane." I said, tears threatening to fall out. He hand't gotten control of the car, and there was a van coming towards us too. I hoped that nothing would happened to either of us, when glass shattered and all I saw was specks of blood on my arms.

I fell into a bottomless dark pit of nothing, little patterns clouding my vision as a throbbing pain erupted in the back of my head, and I lost consciousness.