My Ex Mafia

Chapter 17

My Ex Mafia
Chapter 17

Nicole

It was 7 in the morning when I woke up to the smell of fresh coffee and bacon,this made me hungry so I followed the smell all the way to the kitchen where I found Rico and Sylvester sitting while Maria one of Sylvesters helpers was making breakfast. "Ms Hues you're back" Maria said once she saw me, she had a huge smile on her face and I couldn't help but smile back at her.

I grabbed a cup of coffee and took a sip before replying back to her "just for today , I'm going back home after work" I said and made my way to Rico and kissed him on the cheek. "you're not leaving Nicole" with a sharp tone in his voice. "here we go" Rico said to Maria as he stood up and decided to help her. "What do you mean I'm not leaving, I have a job to get to" I was annoyed, he can't lock me up in his mansion. Maria placed his food infront of him and he started eating while we spoke.

"you don't need a job if you'll be living here so no" he said with a bit of bacon in his mouth. "Sylvester I need a job to earn money and to pay my rent" I was annoyed, I stood at the end of the kitchen table and kept my eyes on Sylvesters movement. "well then you can work for me, but I don't see why you need a job when I said you're not leaving this house" he looked at me and then back at his food with a smirk on his face.

"I don't need your money Sylvester, I'm an independent woman who has a job so I'm leaving."
"yeah an independent woman who depends on daddy's money sure" unbelievable did he seriously just say that. I had a job, I had my own apartment that I would be paying for, not my father, not anyone.

"Sylvester!" Rico exclaimed, he took it way too far by bringing my father into this. My father was a wealthy business man who traveled the world A lot. Before he became known as the wealthy and successful businessman that he is now, he would work late hours and multiple day jobs just to put food on the table.

It was tough growing up but then my dad grew his company from the bottom to the top and now it brings millions every year.

"go to hell, Sylvester" and with that being said, I left him in the kitchen and went to the guest room.

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Sylvester

"go to hell, Sylvester" I took a sip of my coffee one last time and stood up. "that was too far, even for you boss" Rico said taking a step towards me. "she's been through a lot and you're not giving her a reason to stay here even though it's for her own good" Rico was the reasonable one who always said the right thing at the right time and tried his best to make me understand everything outside of the mafia better.

"exactly, it's for her own good"

"then show her that, giving her the third degree won't help anyone right now, the more you try to control her the more she'll try and leave, we both know that the Luccheses showed us mercy yesterday but they might not next time, if you want her safe, you need to act less aggressive and more sensitive towards how she's feeling" I knew Rico was right and I sighed. I turned around and walked towards the guest room but he stopped me. "give her some time and space, trust me" he said and I walked away and went upstairs to take a shower.

I couldn't stop thinking about the moment in the kitchen that Nicole and I shared last night. It's been two years since I last touched her, it's been two years since I got to be that close to her, close enough to smell her scent once more.

As the water hit my face I couldn't help but think about the first night she was here...

Flashback

"you live here?!" I took in her amazed face as she took a step into my house. "this place is huge!" I couldn't help but laugh at her reactions.

We walked into the kitchen and her face was priceless. Maria was cooking dinner when she noticed Nicole and I standing there, "I'm going to take a look around the house I'll be back" Nicole kissed my cheek and looked around the living room while I spoke to Maria . "Good to see you home Sir, I was just making some supper, should I dish out a plate for the lady as well?" Maria asked as she pointed to Nicole who admired some of the paintings on the wall. "I'd appreciate it if you did, her name is Nicole Hues"  I rested my arm on the kitchen counter as I couldn't left my eyes from Nicole.

"oh and Maria, i'd appreciate it if you didn't mention anything  regarding my line of work, she isn't aware of it and I'd like to keep it that way" referring back to the fact that she didn't know about my life and what I do was reassuring in a way. Knowing that she wasn't afraid of me in any way made me feel comfortable and drew me to her more each day.
"alright sir, food is ready"

"Nicole, it's time for dinner" I called out for her and with a smile on her face she made her way to the kitchen table. Maria prepared the food and left, leaving Nicole and I to sit down and talk to each other.

I was a completely different person with her, I was happy, I was normal in her eyes and that feeling was something that I was missing out on for years. Since I took over the mafia from my father I had no time or interest in being in a relationship with anyone, I had an issue with committing and trusting people until she came into my life.

She made me feel like any normal man in the world, but that's only because she didn't know the real me, the version of myself that I had to hide away from her in order to keep her safe and to keep her with me, I didn't know how she'd react once she knew my life and I didn't want to know.

Flaskback over.

Nicole

The audacity of this man, telling me what to do, telling me that I can't leave, constantly trying to control me, I was fed up with it. He had ruined my life, made my life a difficult and made it unbearable.

*knock knock*

"GO AWAY SYLVESTER!" i had no intention iin talking to him after what he said. "it's Rico open up" I sighed and unlocked the door letting Rico come in. "wanna talk about it?" he asked and I honestly was in no mood to talk. "no"

"Nicole you know he cares about you" Rico said as he sat down on the bed and looked at me. "yeah well he really has a fun way of showing it, don't you think" I said sarcastically. "I just want to go to work and be normal Rico, that's all I want but no Mr Gravano wants to lock me up in his fucking mansion like some fucking puppy!" I wanted to throw something, hit a wall, just to let out my anger and frustration.

It was so early for all of this anger but Sylvester just made me so mad. " you're not a puppy Nikky , and you know he's just trying to protect you "

"there's a HUGE difference between protecting someone and caging them up, does he know the difference?!"

"of course he knows the difference Nikky, just give him some time"

"i want to go to work Rico"

"then I'll take you to work and I'll wait for you to come back from work just to make sure you're safe, just give Sully time" with that being said I couldn't help but smile, Rico was understanding and knew how to make me happy.
He agreed to take me to work and that's all I needed to hear. "we need to stop by my apartment first, I need a change of clothes" I said and we left the guest room and headed to the main door.

"where is she going?!" and there he was, dressed up in a black suit as always. His clothes clung to his body perfectly and I couldn't help but stare at him. "Nikky go wait in the car, I'll talk to Sylvester" Rico said and I went straight to the car, I really didn't want to deal with Sylvester again.

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