Capturing Her Heart (Ongoing)

Chapter 8: Happy Birthday

4/3/20 A.N: I don't even know the heck I was thinking when I wrote this chapter! It's so cringey in my opinion!😣 I'm definitely going have to fix it in the future.
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My day started like any normal day. I woke up, took a shower and got dressed. I came out of my room and went to the kitchen. I was nice enough to made breakfast for both me and Luca. By the time I put the food out, I heard footsteps coming down the hallway. I sat down and started to eat. Luca came out and looked at the table. A shocked expression covered his face. He shook it off and stat down and ate. Like normal we ate in silence, I don't know why because I'm not that shy and I don't think he's shy at all.

After he eats, he goes to his room. Couple minutes late he comes out. He walks past me and I hear the door open.

"I won't be here for the rest of the day until dinner and don't go anywhere." I hear him say and the door closes.

Wonder why he's in such a hurry.

I shake the thought out of my head and finish eating. Once I finish I go to the living room, get on my laptop and do some work. My dad said not to worry about it but I have nothing to do. I close my laptop in frustration and decide to watch a movie.

I guess I fell asleep because I woke up and it was a bit dark outside. I look at the time and it's 6:13. I fall back into the couch and let out a deep sigh. He's still not back.

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Luca's POV

I enter the warehouse and see all the men in a straight line. You've got to be kidding me.

"What's with the whole line?" I ask confused.

"I don't know." Danial laughs. His stupid ass.

I roll my eyes."Whatever, where are the girls?"

"There back at the safe house."

"Did you leave them alone?" He shakes his head.

"Theo is with them." I nod.

"What information do we have?"

"On Alexander Santos," Rodger asked, I nod.

"He's been laying low recently, his mafia hasn't been very active, and..that's it." I let out a deep sigh.

"Keep an eye on him, make sure he doesn't do anything to my family or the Coleman's." Then all nod.

I go to my office and try to think. I hear the door open and Danial comes in.

"I heard from the girls you got married." He leans on the desk with a grin.

"Yes, I did." I gritted through my teeth.

"Let me guess, a Coleman?" I nod.

"Does she know about the mafia?"

"No and I don't plan on telling her!" Anger erupts.

"I don't want to involve her in something that she doesn't know about."

"Never though you would care for a woman before," I glare at him. "See you in America." He leaves my office.

He really knows how to get me pissed off and angry.
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I get to the house and when I enter I hear someone yell. "FUCK!" I recognized that as Alessandra's voice. I run to her room and bust in.

"What the fuck is with the yelling!"

She looks at me with tears in her eyes. "What is today?" Her voice shaky.

I check my phone. "The sixteenth."

The tears fall down her face. "Shit!" She mutters and slides down the wall, sobbing.

"What is it." I ask her. She stays silent and continues to cry.

"Use your words." I demand. She looks up at me.

"I forgot my own birthday!" She yells, her voice shaky. Tears running down her face. She buries her face is her hands.

I see her laptop on the bed and check it. A bunch of emails from her family and friends saying HAPPY BIRTHDAY. Shit! My father told me her birthday was after the wedding but I didn't think it was two weeks after.

I kneel down in front of her and make her look at me. "This is going to sound weird but just answer my question ok?" she nods.

"What's one of your favorite things to eat. No questions just answer the question." she looks like she really wants to ask why but doesn't.

"Pasta." Is all that comes out of her mouth.

"Ok. Go clean up and I'll make it for dinner." I say cleaning some of her tears on her face. A small smile comes across her face.

"Ok." She says softly. I stand up and put my hand out. She grabs it and I pull her up. She goes into the bathroom and I leave.

I go into the kitchen and start cooking. The look on her face when I told her what today was, was one of the saddest looks I ever seen. I have a feeling she has some deep secrets, that I will have to uncover. From the way she acts I can tell she's shy. She's going to have to get over being shy around me or I will do something I will regret.

I decided to do a simple but delicious penne pasta. I might look like the person that doesn't know how to cook but I do. When I'm done I set out two plates of pasta on the table. 

Alessandra comes out into the kitchen with a look of surprise. I sit down and she does too. She takes a bit of the pasta and looks back up at me.

"What do you think?" I ask her.

"It's the best I've ever had." She smiles brightly.

I laugh a little. "That's good."

"Where did you learn to cook?" She asked softly.

"My mother, I would help her cook." She nods.
You might be thinking why would you do this for her? Well it was the right thing to do, in my opinion. She must have been asleep the whole day or doing something that she didn't remember or notice that it is her birthday.

"I did know you were the cursing type." I grin.

"Well I just get really mad or frustrated and it comes out. If you really get on my nerves I just cuss you out." She laughs. She left me surprised. Now I know what I will get if I make her mad. 

I'm arrogant and ruthless. She's innocent and kind. I don't think it will turn out well, the last thing I want to do it hurt her. It's been two weeks since the wedding and for some odd reason I feel attracted to her. To protect her and not hurt her. Every time she looks at me, she makes me feel something. I don't know what it is. To keep her safe I have to push her away. She doesn't need to be involved in the mafia or danger.

I know this chapter might be cheesy or whatever but it made sense to me. Don't forget to press the star down below! Jennifer❤️💛