The fork in Lily's hand drops. "I know what that means. You guys want to kill me. I saw those mafia movies before!" She covered her face as if that would make her disappear.
Pietro's chair scraped outward, walked towards Lily, and went down on one knee, uncovering her face. "Those mafia movies are overdramatized."
"You won't make me disappear?" she whispers.
Pietro chuckles amusingly and shakes his head, but I can see an odd flash of pain in his eyes. "Come on Minnie Mouse." He takes her hand and leads her out.
Two seconds later, Lily walks back in. "I'm not finished," she said. She grabs her plate and scurries out.
Anthony tilts his head, and Antonio takes that as the signal to leave. After some time of awkward stares, Anthony stands up, walking towards me. He leans his bottom against the table, crossing his legs and arms beside me. "Why don't you believe me?"
"About?" I ask, avoiding his gaze.
He places his fingers under my chin, forcing me to face him. "When I told you, I fell for you."
"B-Because t-there is n-no way."
"And why is that?" he asks, leaning closer to me.
I scoot the chair back and stand up causing the napkin on my lap to fall. "Okay putting the fact that you're in a gan-"
"Leading," he corrects.
I roll my eyes, probably not the best action to take in front of the leader of the Italian mafia. "Putting the fact that you're leading a gang aside. There is no way you fell for me, you're-" I wave my hands around. "You're gorgeous."
He releases a chuckle of amusement, licking his lips once more. "You're beautiful," he bluntly said, causing my cheeks to burn. He stands up, taking a step closer to me and I move back. "Exceptional." His eyes burn into mine, with another step. "Sexy," his voice grew huskier. I hit a wall. He slid a hand behind my back, "Seductive." He lowers his hand, towards my thigh lifting one of them up towards his waist.
"You cannot imagine how much I want you, my wife," he spoke against my neck, pushing his hips against mine. I bite my tongue, attempting to not let the moan escape.
The door slams open, "Big Sister Ann! Bruce fell off a tree!" Kevin shouts, and I push Anthony back. Instantly, I rush out towards the backyard, cursing myself for falling for his seductive tricks again! I place a hand on my chest, attempting to slow down my intense heartbeat.
When I reach the backyard, Bruce screams at the workers, who are trying to calm him down. When he saw me, he rushed towards me, pointing at his bleeding forehead. I pick him up, whispering soothing words in his ears until his cries de-escalate. Bruce hates getting treated until he calms down. The workers probably tried to treat him, resulting in an escalation in his behavior.
I turn my body towards the house, to see Anthony leaning against the door, lips tilting upward as he stares at me calming Bruce down. He bites his lower lips, and I can feel my core pulsing. Mentally, I curse myself again for being turned on, with my younger brother in my arms.
For the past few days, I've been staying with Lily since I wasn't comfortable sleeping in the same room as Anthony even if he is my husband. It's odd since the guys haven't changed their behavior, acting as if they don't belong in a gang.
Today is the first day the boys are starting school. The nice ladies working for Anthony offer to help dress up the boys, but Lily and I want to help them with their uniforms. They are attending this private school called Piccoli Angeli, which means Little Angels in English. They had to take an entrance exam before school, but it started two months ago. Somehow, Anthony was able to enroll them without taking the exam, and I don't want to know how he did it.
