Amethyst (Slow Updates)

I kissed my penny and I threw it in

"You are going to lose a finger, bradipo," Angelo laughed. I was currently chopping onions like a mad woman as I tried to hurriedly finish the pasta before Alfa arrived. In between chopping and washing dishes I was sure I looked all types of crazy.

"How about you get your fat ass up and help me Angelo?" I retorted. He sat behind the island critiquing me like I was on top chef, instead of helping, typical male.

"Fine." He said dishearteningly. "Alfa is almost here but, I could always tell him to wait before arriving so you can finish." He suggested.

While that did sound very helpful, I didn't want Alfa  to alter his plans because of me. I would just hurry and finish the dish. Besides, I was almost done, and on the bright side I would get an excuse to have him wait in the kitchen for the food to be finished. As I thought about it, I wasn't so mad at Angelo for being a forgetful shit head after all.

"No Angelo, it's fine i'm almost done just drain the pasta for me, and put it on the counter while I make this sauce," I instructed him. I watched as he poured the pasta and sat it on the counter, while grabbing the heavy cream, and stirring the sauce. It was actually pretty nice being in a kitchen with him. I was once again surprised at how at home I felt with this complete stranger, it felt like I had nothing to worry about when I was here at Alfa's estate. It was a feeling I welcomed after many years of feeling the exact opposite.

After about 10 minutes Angelo and I finished the pasta, and sat back down awaiting Alfa's arrival. "He should be here in about 5 minutes," Angelo spoke.

"How do you know when he's going to be here?" I asked. In all honesty I hadn't seen Angelo pick his phone up since we began to talk about his past, so how could he know when exactly Alfa was coming? Sure there was the possibility that he could know Alfa's exact routine, but there was still something off about it. It was probably nothing, as when I lived with him, I'd remember his schedule down to the minute so I could have everything prepared the way he liked it, but I doubted Angelo was the same with Alfa.

"Well, um... I just know." Angelo stuttered. Why was he nervous? Something about his answer was off, but I decided to ignore it, it wasn't my business anyways. As long as Angelo didn't bat the same way as me, we would be fine.

As I thought about it I began to slowly freak out. What if Angelo was in love with Alfa, and wanted to fuck him too? I could not deal with competition, and it would be unfair as Angelo had known Alfa longer than I. I wouldn't be able to compete against that! The longer I thought about it, the more it began to make sense. Angelo was so keen on being Alfa's best friend, and was afraid when I threatened to tell Alfa about his behavior, he probably wanted to stay in Alfa's good graces.

"Do you like Alfa? Tell me right now Angelo. I'm willing to fight about him!" I blurted out before I was able to stop myself. I doubted I would be able to actually win a physical fight between us but I would certainly try.

"Di che diavolo stai parlando?" (What the hell are you talking about) Angelo shouted in confusion. Of course he was going to play dumb. Fine he didn't want to admit it, that was okay. I guess we would just have to compete for Alfa the old fashioned way.

"Don't play stupid Angelo." I began. "You know his whole schedule down to the minute, and I see how hard you try to be his best friend and be close to him," I continued. "Honestly, I think it's kind of gross. You practically grew up with the man and now you want to you-know-what him?" I finished. I wasn't actually judging him, as age had no real meaning, but I was willing to do whatever to get him out of the race. Alfa was mine and I was not sharing.

"Signore questa donna è pazza!" (Lord this woman is crazy) Angelo began. I started to speak before he threw a hand up silencing me. "I am not in love with Alfa," He spoke in disbelief. "I just know his schedule because he told me when he would be here, and wanted to make sure I kept you up so he could see you." He finished.