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We started exchanging in a comfortable conversation when I felt a presence behind me "looks like this is our table" his low husky voice echoed in my ears, hearing his voice in so long a burst of emotions exploded in me, while another type of emotion followed a little lower. I kept my head straight fixated on Anthony not giving him or his date any attention.
I felt a hand lightly brush the back of my neck, my body reacting to his touch almost immediately a spark of electricity shooting down my spine. I knew it was him, and I knew what he was doing.
"Anthony" Anthony politely introduces himself to Vincenzo’s date.
"And this is my date Isabella" He draped his arm on the back of my chair, pulling me closer to him in a protective manner, I slowly turn around facing the two of them. Forcing myself to put on a smile "nice to meet you" a deaf person could hear the jealousy laced in my words. Vincenzo smirks looking at me knowingly "I'm Lilly Vincenzo's date" she bit her bottom lip placing her hand on his thigh, Vincenzo tensed up but quickly covered it up.
My eyes darted to her hand tensing my jaw I sat up straight, “get your hands off his thigh before I jump over this table and snap it off” I threatened unintentionally, Vincenzo’s eyes widen with amusement as he lets out a low chuckle. Lily quickly removed her hand looking at me slightly terrified. I coughed trying to cover up my outburst, “I just mean no one wants to start something they can’t finish in a public setting” I quickly speak up trying to come up with a random excuse that didn’t sound great, but it was all I could come up with under pressure.
"How long have you two been together?" Anthony chimed up saving me from this awkward tension.
"Oh, a little under a year" Lilly answered. My eyes shot up to Vincenzo "Oh, really?" I laughed out.
"Little under a year? Baby want are the odds?" I turned over to Anthony he laughed nodding his head.
"Same with us!"
Vincenzo's jaw tensed sitting up straight he subtly leaned in closer to me as Lilly and Anthony got lost in a conversation "If you call him baby one more time I promise you, you will be watching his body being wheeled out in a body bag" he harshly spoke up. I leaned in closer “and if she touches you, one more time she will be the one in a body bag” I remarked going back to my date, he smirked resuming his previous posture leaving me stunned.
I cleared my throat and focused my attention back on Anthony who was eyeing me suspiciously "so how is everyone's day going?" Lilly attempted to break the tension that suddenly rose in the air.
“Well, no one died.” Vincenzo and I spoke responded at the same time; our heads turned to face one another a small smirk forming on his lips as a sly smile took form on my own.
"Those are your standards?" Lilly laughed. We both shrugged “it usually means it’s a pretty dull day” I shrugged.
"Besides people can do worse things than kill you" I added grabbing a drink placing the tip of the glass to my lips taking a sip, putting the glass down I licked the reaming wine off my bottom lip slowly looking back at Vincenzo with dough eyes and an innocent smile. Knowing it drives him crazy when I bite my lips, seeing him twitch gave me the victory I needed.
"That makes no sense" Vincenzo spoke up frustrated as he repositions himself in his seat. I laugh "I am under no obligation to make sense to you." I smiled feeling like I had the upper hand, "besides I'm sure you canrememberthings that are worse than death" He laughs dryly "don't tell me something cliche like the truth is worse than death" I eyed him rolling my eyes "yes, actually I rather be destroyed by the truth. I think it's such an enchanting way of having your soul torn apart. Because even in chaos there's an order, and in order there's peace, knowing the truth well most of the time anyway" I took another sip of my wine.
I watched Vincenzo looking deep in thought, if you had told me to stay, if you had told me the truth that you still want me. None of this would have happened we could have fought through the chaos instead you allowed it to become our undoing.
"Maybe this is what we're all looking for." Vincenzo chimed in, I looked at him curiously "maybe it is. To find peace within the destruction we created and can't control anymore. Unfortunately, the price is too high. Too painful for some to handle." He added.
With the truth you never know what it is, did he want me? did he not? Did he believe me? did he think I was a rat? Does he remember me in any way? Or has he purposely shut me out forever?
"What about you?" he whispered, I looked up and laughed softly. “What about me?” I questioned.
“Are you afraid of the truth and the chaos that comes with it?” he emphasised.
"I'm not afraid of the pain that follows the truth if that's what you're asking. I just avoid feeling it so often. I know how long it takes to recover. And I have no time to waste." I recalled my months of sorrow when he forgot me and then faked my death because of his lack of trust. "So, Lilly tell me how did you and Vincenzo meet?" I asked her in hopes to change the conversation and wanting to get a feel for her.
She smiled looking nervous before coughing "well we meet at a horse ranch actually" my eyes widened while my mouth opened slightly my hand bawling into a fist. I let out a dry laugh "horse ranch?" I spat she awkwardly nodded her head, "hmm, you don't strike me as a horse type" I tried to cover my jealousy Vincenzo looked confused at Lilly before he turned to me seeing my fist, he smiled using his thumb to brush his lower lip in attempts to cover up his amusement.
"Isabella and I met at a club, she was quite the eye-catcher." Anthony laughed I turned to him and smirked deciding to play along, "you're one to talk baby, the second I saw him I just knew I needed to make sure I took him home" I laughed and playful traced my fingers along his jaw. He bit his bottom lip and tucked a strand of hair behind my ear, he leans down to kiss me before Vincenzo loudly clears his throat.
I smirked looking up at Anthony who surprisingly looked annoyed, I turned to Vincenzo "are you okay?" I sarcastically asked him he eyed me and stood up from his seat, grabbing my wrist and forcing me up. I yelped as he rushed us through the crowd, suddenly both of us were cornered by important men. I looked at them as they kindly greet Vincenzo, turning their attention to me waiting for me to introduce myself, and I don’t know if it was the fact that I haven’t been in this type of environment in a while, or if I was just overwhelmed. I tried to speak up, but my nerves were killing me, I froze.
I felt Vincenzo’s hand trace my back before finding my hand intertwining it with his own, giving me a reassuring squeeze. Such a simple gesture was all it took for my confidence to come rushing back, without saying a word he gave me the reassurance I needed. “Sono proprio qui bellissima” he whispered in my ear softly,I’m right here beautiful.I took a deep breath and looked up “Isabella, sorry men I was struggling to speak up with the amount of smoke in the air” I pointed to their cigarettes, they laughed approvingly nodding their heads.
“We haven’t met before. Are you a friend of the bride or groom?” he piped up looking me up and down, making me slightly uncomfortable “Rodrick I don’t appreaciate you eye fucking my wife” I snapped my head towards Vincenzo in full shock, “oh i-i-im sorry I didn’t know you got married Vincenzo. Congratulations” he congratulated the both of us. I forced a smile nodding my head, Vincenzo spun us around and he led the way until we reached a secluded area on the roof. "What the fuck are you doing here? and with him?" He spat, I narrowed my eyes and scoffed "Yeah, in this situation you're not allowed to ask that question." I turn to leave before he grips my arms and spins me back to him. “Wife?” I yelled remembering what he said a moment ago. He smirked shrugging his shoulders, “don’t act like you weren’t flattered.” He winked. My body lighting up on fire I turn around in another attempt to storm off but I should’ve known by now it’s not so easy to get away from him.
Pulling me back by my waist, my body hits his chest before he leans down my ear and harshly whispers "Isabella I swear to god If I find out you've let another man touch you. I will kill him and deliver you his head and we both know I. do. not. fucking. bluff." I rolled my eyes at his behaviour, while he was frustrating me apart of me also enjoyed watching him get so jealous. Okay a big part of me was enjoying this just a little … okay all of me was enjoying it I was loving this!
"You're one to talk" I muttered annoyed, he looked at me and rolled his eyes. "I'm serious" I shook my head and went to walk off. "I know a hundred ways to kill a man and I can make one hundred of them look like an accident. Never. Forget. That" his eyes darkened. "What did you say?" I whispered.
FLASHBACK
"Vincenzo" I laughed pushing him off me, "come on be serious" I tried to focus his attention back to work. He gripped my hips and forced me to sit on his lap, I hummed in pleasure as I rested my forehead to his. His hands trailed down my back finding their home on my ass. I rolled my eyes and smirked. "Comfortable?" I joked, he groaned squeezing me as hiking me up I gripped the back of his hair and tilted it up crashing my lips to his. Almost in an instant, everything went from playful to intense. "Oh fuck" I moaned softly into the kiss.
