Someone Like You

Chapter 27

Zeniyah 

I wake up with a smile on my face stretching, I frown when I realize there's no one beside me. It's already almost noon so I guess it makes sense. I sit up confused, I immediately start panicking, what if Giovanni thinks I'm some floozy and they're going to make me leave. I hop out of bed showering and dressing in a simple velour tracksuit. I race down the stairs to find Giovanni but the house is completely silent, I walk into the living room and my heart almost pops out of my chest as everyone yells, 

"SUPRISEEEEE," I look around and the floor and couch are littered with bags, packages, and shoe boxes. Tears well in my eyes as I smile happily, 

"Is this all for me," I ask smiling as Alex hugs me tightly saying yes. 

"Yup today is day 2 of your birthday week which is gift day, I got you a bunch of stuff while the boys were in Italy, the rest was bought yesterday," Alex says 

"Am I opening these now?" I ask excited to open them. 

"Nope," Tony says making me pout. 

"Breakfast first, we cooked for a change," Sandro says as Theo, Alex, and Tony leave to the dining room. Me and Giovanni are left alone. He walks up to me until he's towering over me, 

"Good morning beautiful," he whispers pulling me close by my waist and kissing me 

"Morning babe," I say and his eyes widen at the pet name. "I thought you left me this morning," I say frowning 

"You're in my house silly baby," he says kissing my neck making me giggle

"Oh my goddd can you guys come, I'm hungry," Sandro says poking his head into the room, making us laugh, and follow him into the dining room. We sit and I grab a couple of slides of french toast and begin eating it with a mocha. Theo and Alex are engrossed in their own conversation, while Giovanni talks business with Tony. Sandro is busy feeding Junior who keeps playing with his food. 

I smile looking around the table, we finish eating and everyone helps to clean up before I ask again "Now can I open my gifts"

"No, it's only 12:30, you have to wait until at least 6 pm," Tony says and I groan loudly before saying ok. 

The boys end up going upstairs claiming they have something important to do which leaves Alex, Junior, and me. I turn on a movie and grab some snacks for us, 

"I'm planning on going back to work after my "birthday week" is over," I say with a laugh "I miss feeling useful and being around kids," 

"What did Giovanni say, I mean not that you have to ask him but does he know?" she asks 

"Yeah I think so, I'll mention it again soon, what's up with your fiancee why's he hate me?" I say glancing at her to see her reaction, she looks down at her lap,

"I'm so sorry about the way he's acting, I'm embarrassed by his behavior and when I asked him he simply told me to mind my fucking business," she says without looking up making me gasp

"HE WHAT?!?!" I ask upset "Alex why are you with him if he's treating you like this?"

"I was so in love with him because of the way he looked after me but now I don't know anymore, and I've wanted to break off the engagement but I feel like it'll ruin business between him and my brother. I-I don't want Vanni to be mad at me," she says, her eyes full of tears

"Oh come here hun," I say pulling her into my arms and rubbing her back as she cried. 

"I'll talk to Giovanni so he can talk to Theo if that helps," I say after a while

"Ok, thank you," she says sniffling as I get up. 

"Where are you going?" she asks confused 

"To Giovanni," I say in a duhh tone 

"Now!?!" she asks 

"No time like the present," I say exiting the room. 

I begin walking up to Giovanni's office I knock on the door a couple of times but there's music playing so I guess no one hears. I open the door and I'm met with a face full of smoke. I cough fanning the air in front of my eyes. 

I see Alessandro lounging on a couch with what looks like a blunt in his hand and Tony and Theo are in chairs across from Giovanni's desk smoking as well. I close the door before walking up to Giovanni and sitting on his lap, his eyes snap open and he's about to speak before I grab the roll from his hand, 

"Cigar or weed?" I ask with an eyebrow raised since I can smell both in the air.

"Weed baby," he says with a raspy voice. I lift the blunt to my lips taking a drag and inhaling for a minute before breathing back out. I immediately lean back into Giovanni feeling the drug take its effects.

"This is good weed," I say before opening my eyes to see all of them watching me with wide eyes and jaws dropped. 

"What?" I ask laughing at their expressions

"Giovanni told us you don't even drink who would've thought you smoke," Sandro says laughing

"Well, where I grew up everyone smoked, my brothers, did from like the age of 13, my mom started when she was going through chemo to help with the pain, and I started two years ago to help with my migraines," I say taking another hit before passing it back to Giovanni. 

"You have brothers?" Sandro asks. Giovanni's about to speak up before I cut him off, 

"Yeah I had two brothers and a sister," I say with not a care in the world. 

"Where are they now," Theo asks

"Only God knows," I say laughing

"You're strange," Theo says squinting at me 

"And you're a piece of shit," I say in a mocking tone causing Sandro and Tony to "Ooooo" 

"Is that so?" Theo asks 

"Yupp," I say making sure to pop the p

"Whatever you're hiding little girl, I WILL find it," Theo says 

"THAT'S ENOUGH," Giovanni yells behind me making me wince

"Have fun love," I say to Theo making him start and storm out. I stick my tongue at his back making Tony and Sandro laugh. 

We continue smoking for about 10 minutes talking about random things, I yawn stretching after a while, I lean my head on Giovanni's chest wanting to sleep. 

"Baby, what you wanna eat?" Giovanni asks me 

"Nothing I want to sleep," I say pressing my finger against his lip. 

"Yeah but you're going to be starving when you get up," He says and I nod in agreement

"Umm Chinese? I mostly want Broccoli and Fried chicken wings, the money is in my phone case" I mumble half-awake while handing him my phone. 

I feel him lift me and carry me to another room and I'm placed on a bed, he slips off my hoodie and I kick off my pants pulling the blanket over myself. 

He kissed my head saying sleep tight.