Million Dollar Mafia

Chapter 41

Okay, I'm sorry if the book seems long and boring. Starting NOW, things will start to pick up. I'm just trying to get Antonio and Thalia's life/ love life started and it's taking a long time.

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About four weeks went by since Antonio and I arrived in Venice. Starting today, it would be the first day of Antonio's official work day. Antonio told me that he wanted to leave for Venice earlier to get a head start on some work, but now is when things began to pick up and get rowdy. Our hotel room is beginning to look more like a room now that we went shopping for our stay in Venice. More work dinners are being piled up, but I didn't complain because I got my own personal treat afterwards. I started to understand what it meant to be with a mafia leader. I knew what to expect, I didn't let any negative comments or opinions that were thrown at me affect me. I was beginning to feel valued by Antonio, he was the only person right now keeping me sane.

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I walked into Antonio's office with my hands full of folders and papers. Antonio nodded to me as he ending a work call. I sat the papers and folders down on his desk before folding my arms and scanning through a newspaper about the actions happening in Venice.

" Get back to me when you have everything sorted okay?" Antonio asked the other caller on the phone. I heard mumbling on the phone before Antonio hung up. " Whatcha got for me?" Antonio asked standing up and walking over to me. " Tons of thank you cards, money, and more shit about work," I sighed. Antonio smiled, " having you as my assistant is the only thing that keeps me on my feet." I held back a smile, " technically having me as your assistant is illegal." Antonio frowned, " how?" " Because working with me isn't far to the others," I informed. " How?" Antonio scoffed. I tilted my head, " how many mafia leaders do you know allows their soon to be wife to be their personal assistant?" A slow grin spread across Antonio's face, " okay, but I'm not letting you go." I grinned, Antonio stepped forward, slid his hand around my waist, and pulled me into a soft kiss. " I am also a distraction," I whispered, pulling away. " Then I'm definitely keeping you," Antonio said. We both smiled, Antonio was about to go back to the kiss when a knock at the door ended our little moment.  " I swear to god," Antonio said sternly, pissed off that out moment was interrupted. " Their doing their job, be nice," I said folding my arms.

Antonio walked over to the door and opened it, a man in a dark blue suit walked in. " I didn't expect you until later today," Antonio said, partly annoyed about how the man welcomed himself into the room. I looked at Antonio who looked like he was already done with the conversation. " Have you gotten any of my emails?" The man asked. " Yeah," Antonio sighed, putting his hands in his pockets. " And?" The man asked looking at Antonio. " I haven't read them," Antonio said calmly. The man raised his eyebrows, " you haven't looked over any of my emails?" Antonio rolled his eyes, only I saw it because that man didn't seem to be phased by Antonio's actions. I softly chuckled, catching the man's attention. He looked me up and down, " didn't know you had a visitor." " She's not a visitor," Antonio said, glaring at the man who was checking me out. Antonio's jaw clenched as the man's focus lingered on me. " You have a purpose on being in my office?" Antonio asked sternly but calmly. " Yes," the man said averting his attention back to Antonio. " The more emails I send you and you don't read, the more shit I get into." Antonio sat back down in his chair, " I'll get to them." " Now?" The man asked. Antonio rubbed the bridge of his nose, " yeah." The man sighed, " you have a week." Antonio paused before looking up at the man. " Are you telling me how long I have to get back to you?" The man swallowed, " you work for me," Antonio informed him as he stood up. I knew the man was startled because he took a step back from Antonio's desk. " Yes boss, I know," the man said. " Okay," Antonio said. " Now go." The man nodded, he looked at me and smiled. " And you are?" " Thal," I was about to answere when Antonio walked over to the door and opened it. " This conversation is over," Antonio said. The man nodded at me before turning and exiting the room.