Mr. Mafia's Bodyguard

Chapter Forty-two

I helped Stephano get into the car before getting into the other side and driving us away. He stared lazily on the road as we drove, I would frequently glance at him as I drove. His eyes seemed to flutter sometimes, like he was sleepy but fighting it.

"Why don't you just sleep if you are feeling sleepy?" I asked.

From the corner of my eyes, I saw a smile appear on his face. His eyes remaining droopy. "If I sleep, you won't be able to wake me up, and you won't be able to carry me to my room either."

I nodded my head in understanding. So in his current state, he could still reason properly.

It was around 12:30am when we drove into the compound. I walked to the other side and helped him out of the car when I parked. We walked into the house together with my arms around his, just in case he falls. I led him like this up the stairs and towards his door. I pushed it open, dragging him into the room and walking him towards his bed. The lights in the room were off but the room was illuminated by the moonlight visible from his open window. As we stood by the bed, with him facing away from it. I pushed him towards the bed, he held my arm firmly causing us both to fall on the bed, with me on top of him. I groaned as my face made contact with his hard chest. I looked up at him with angry eyes. He was smirking with those hazy eyes of his.
I pulled myself up by my hands on both sides of the bed but he pulled me back down immediately.

"Stephano, what is it?" I groaned.

"I just like messing with you." He replied. With one arm around my waist and me still laying on his body, his other hand came up to brush my hair out of my face.

"Just go to sleep and let me go."

His arms came off and I helped myself off him. Taking his shoes off before turning to leave, I took a glance at him and I noticed his eyes were closed and his chest rose and fell as he slept deeply. I turned the handle of the door, walking into my room and heading for the shower.

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We sat down for breakfast, everyone was quiet, silently eating away at their food. This small tension hung in the air, Sophia, Quinn, Stephanie and Grandma were leaving today. Stephano insisted Grandma went along as the house might not be safe for a while. She resisted but eventually gave in when Stollo called. This was probably our last meal together and I cherished all the moments we had eating together. I turned to Stephanie seating beside me, she was silently chewing her food, her eyes glued to her a plate like it was some really interesting artifact. I would miss her the most, after breakfast we carted the dishes to the kitchen to wash it together. So we decided to have our last chit chat.

"I am gonna miss you." I told her as I passed her the dishes.

"Yeah." She smiled genuinely, "I am gonna miss you too."

"Do you think we would see each other again?" She asked.

I was silent for a second before I answered. "It's a small world, anything is possible."

She pulled me towards her abruptly, wrapping her hands around me in a bear hug. I hugged her back, rubbing her lovingly. "Be good."

She laughed. "I will try."

"And how about you try to take my brother's sorrows away." She added.

"How?" I asked.

"You know." She wiggled her brows knowingly at me. "I have seen the way you guys behave around each other lately."

"Oh shut up." I sighed with a small smile. "Honestly, nothing is going on."

"For now..." She smirked.

I rolled my eyes at her. "You better help me quick, you aren't going anywhere without all these dishes clean."

Sophia, Quinn and Grandma got into the car while Stephano offered to drive them to the airport, on the other hand, Stephanie got into the other car with me to give them more space. We talked about silly things and laughed together while I followed Stephano's car to avoid getting lost as I didn't know the way. We exchanged our last hugs at the airport and Sophia cried her eyes out while hugging Stephano. She blamed it on her pregnancy hormones but I saw her whisper something into Stephano's ear and his eyes widened a bit before she pulled away, pressing a kiss to his cheek.

"We will see before the baby arrives, I want to be there to carry my little neice in my arms." Stephano told her.

"You better be." Sophia snickered but laughed afterwards.

I followed Stephano back home, still driving in separate cars. I could only imagine how his heart felt and how empty the house will be from now onwards. And indeed, it was very empty, almost eery with the silence, but I shook it off. I missed them already and it amazed me how much my heart felt their absence.

"We are not going to sleep here tonight." Stephano told me as we walked up the stairs.

"Why?" I asked softly.

"It feels strange coming back here without them around. Very strange and I don't want to sleep here with that feeling so we are staying at a hotel for a while." He explained.

I gave him a curt nod. It indeed felt very strange to be here all by ourselves. I walked into my room, picking a few clothes I might need before hopping into my bed, having nothing to do.

Unknown P. O. V

"I have made investigations on the lab you spoke about, we have found a very good lead." The voice across the line came.

"I have also found something I think might interest you and give an insight to what the deal is about." I replied.

"That's very good. Now I need you to find out the date and venue and report to us. I shall send a man to come get it from you when you are ready."

"Yes Sir."

Ariana's P. O. V

My eyes fluttered open as I heard the knock on the door. I yawned, stretching my arms and legs.

"Yeah?"

"We are leaving. Meet me downstairs in ten minutes." Stephano's voice came through the door.

"Okay."

I got off the bed, going to wash my face. I checked the time, it was six pm. I grabbed the small bag where I put my stuff. I put on my dark blue jeans and a white T-shirt. I packed my hair in a ponytail and put on a pair of flats before running down to meet Stephano. I got in the car beside him and we drove away. He made a stop to grab something in a white nylon and I couldn't see what it is. We got to the hotel by 7pm, he booked us a room and we got settled.

A/N: sorry for not updating in a while. Writing all these chapters today in hopes of making up. Thanks for your support and keep voting! Will try to do 3 chapters a day or more from now on.