My Italian Capo

chapter 17

Angelina
Tuesday

After my training with Scott, Aurora taught me some knife techniques. I'm terrible at it but I'm getting the hang of things.
I went to my room to shower then took my book out so that I could read it

...unfortunately I couldn't really read it because all I could think of was the fact that I'm going to marry Lorenzo soon.

My thoughts were interrupted when someone walked into my room

"Can't you knock?"

"Says the one who always barged into my office without knocking" Lorenzo said as he made himself comfortable on the edge of my bed

"I could've been undressed" I reasoned

"Well that would've been delightful" was all he said

"To what do I owe the pleasure?" I asked referring to him being in my room

"I'm here to discuss our marriage"

"Exciting" I said dryly

"Right. Would you have an issue if we got married today?... I have the lawyer downstairs, all we have to do is sign a few papers"

"What's in those papers?"

"Think of it as a contract" he answered "it contains the do's and don'ts, expectations we have as well as the limitations of our marriage"

"So I get a say in this?"

"Of course"

"I want to take a look at these papers" I said while standing up

"Follow me" he said and walked out of the room

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"No...we won't be having children together" I said while reading through the contract

"Not now...but maybe in the future" Lorenzo negotiated

"I said No Lorenzo" and he kept quiet
"It says here that we have to display some sort of public affection" I looked at him quizzed

"If you want people to believe that we're madly in love; we should do this atleast" he said as he too read through the contract "you're the one that wants to make this seem like a love marriage so that your parents don't have a heart attack"

"We can hug" I suggested and he chuckled

"People will see through that bullshit"

"Fine" I rest my case "but it can only be things like holding each others hands and only if we really have to kiss...it will have to be on the cheeks"

"Sure" he smirked devilishly

"It also states that we will have to share a room? Why?"

"That's what all married couples do" he said "we don't want people getting suspicious"

"Okay...but we won't share a bed"

"Fair enough. I'm going to be sleeping on the bed though...I don't know about you" he said

"We'll see about that" he's going to sleep on the floor

"Do you have anything to add on?"

"It says here that I can't work or get a job?" I looked at him "there has to be a mistake"

"No...there's no mistake. You won't need to work." He had the nerve to say "As your husband...I'll be giving you an allowance and you'll use my card if need be"

"...I can't stay in this house all day everyday while everybody is at work"

"You'll be going to the spa, salon or shopping so that you can keep busy"