Mafia's girl

Chapter 15

      I turned to face Luke as we drove off. “hey, how you been?” I asked him shyly. Something about him made me shy and that was only when I was around him.
    “I'm okay, been here and there” he says smiling at me. “Any secret missions? Just kidding, I know you can't actually tell me” I say.
   “Right now, you are my only mission” he answers giving me this look. My heart skips a beat. Why did he have to say it like that. I reach for the bottled water and take a gulp.
    “So where are we going?” I asked him. “Where do you want to go? There's no reason why we can't have fun” he answers.
     “We should probably talk first” I say. He nods quietly. We get to a restaurant and settle at a table at the back away from people.
     “So tell me how it's going?” he asks. “I haven't been able to get anything done” I reply. “You know, being undercover and working a case takes time. Sometimes years even” he says.
     “Well, I don't want to be with that bastard for years. I want this done as soon as possible so I can leave” I say annoyed.
    “Is he not treating you well? Or did he try forcing himself in you or anything like that?” he asked, concerned.
    “On the contrary, he hasn't. I just don't want to get too comfortable and lose sight of why I'm there” I reply.
     “So about this office, are you sure that's the only camera in there? I could sneak in and make sure of that” he says. “I'm sure it is. Besides, the office doesn't look like it's really used for much. I doubt we would find anything useful there. And I can't even sneak you in now because we run the risk of meeting his nosy brother” I tell him.
     “So I could hack in and disable the camera. It would give you a window to search for any document or anything useful, but remember this is dangerous, very dangerous. But we need to do this. A lot of people are counting on us. Thousands he has hurt and their families are all counting on us” he says.
      My mind flashes back to the people I saw chained in that cage, I cringed. It was hard imagining the Alessandro I knew to be that kind of monster.
      I'm brought out my reverie by Luke. “Don't turn around, the devil is here. And he's got company” he says.
      I turned around and saw him pulling out a chair for this brunette. She was definitely hot. Scratch that, this woman was in another league. And by mere looking at them, you could tell they were sleeping with each other.
      I turned back to see Luke watching my reaction intently. I look down at my meal. I felt bile rising in my throat. I definitely want jealous or anything like that. I was just mad he made me go through all this and was busy sleeping with someone else and taking her on dates. I scoff.
     I look at Luke and he has this amused expression on his face. I feel someone's gaze burning into my back. I glance at them one but my eye catching his. I hold his gaze for a moment. His date follows his gaze and was now staring at us or rather me.
      I told Luke we should leave. He agrees. As we get up to go, he gets up and approaches us.
     "
“I thought you said it wasn't a date?” he asked me annoyed, also ignoring Luke.
    “Hello to you too Alessandro, how was your day? Well, I can tell it went well” I say icily gesturing to his table where the lady was seated. Before he could reply, I touched Luke's arm telling we should go.
     “I'll let you get back to your dinner. You shouldn't keep a lady waiting” I say fake smiling.
   “I'll take you home” he says eyeing Luke. Luke secures he's hand protectively around my waste, then says “Don't worry, I've got this. And you are rather busy right now.”
    “Home?” the lady asked as she joined us, clinging to his arms, marking her territory.
      “Yea, see you at home Alessandro” I say, as Luke guides me out of the restaurant to the car.
      When we get in the car, Luke says quietly, “You have feelings for him” “What? I don't, I'm just angry he put me through all that in the name of a date, but here he is casually having one. And why would you even assume that?” I say defensively.
     “Because anyone with eyes can see it, anyone with eyes can see your jealousy” he says before starting the car. Then adds quietly in his mind, “because that's the way I feel right now seeing you act this way because of him”