Hate to Love you

Chapter 38

Nicole's POV:

we were all sitting at the table talking until another girl with blonde hair and a skin tight red dress came up to us.

"oh my god sandro !! is that you?!" she asked in shock giving him a thigh hug

what the hell.....her breast look like they were going to pop out of her dress.

"amber" alessandro said with a blank face, apparently he didn't like her. i wouldn't like me either if i looked like that.

"awee baby, don't act like you didn't miss me. it's so good to see you" she said pouting her lips.

i looked lever at enzo trying not to burst in laughter. she's pathetic it's so funny.

"and who is this?" she said looking at me with a judgmental face. it wasn't cute.

"my name is nicole, so nice to meet you" i said looking at her

"you know black isnt really fitting for a ball filled with all types of mafias as well as showing off your tattoos. the men done like it. don't you think?"she said looking at my arms and the ones peeking out on my chest

"thank you for you input amber, but i don't think the men like women who look like ducks with face lifts in a skin tight red dress. don't you think?" i said back with a small smile tugging at the corners of my lips.

i looked over at enzo who was trying so hard to keep himself from laughing and rosa and gia who were talking to each other but watching everything that happened. her mouth dropped open and she walked off making a whiny bitch noise.

i grabbed the glass of champagne sitting on the table and i leaned back in my chair. seeing everyone stare at me.

"what?" i said looking at them and they all just grinned at me

alessandro leaned into my ear and whispered something.

"good job angel" he said softly and turned away from my ear and leaned back in his chair.

"thank you, it's what i do best" i said smiling at myself. i noticed amber looking at me with a glare. i just gave her a small smile and she turned around to the guy she was talking too.

after a few minutes and a guy walked up on the stage. "places everyone" he said loudly. everyone got up and walked to the floor. women on one side and men on the other side in a straight line. i stood across from alessandro and looked into his eyes.

(play the song)

the music began and alessandro and i walked towards each other. he bowed and i lifted my dress of the ground barely. placing my left foot behind my right foot and bowed. i stood up straight and we lifted both of left hands up barley meeting each other. his hands were much larger than mine.

we walked in a circle for a few minutes. we got back into the line we were in from the beginning. he stuck his hand out "may i have this dance nicole?" he asked me softly.

"it would be my pleasure" i said taking his hand placing my left hand on his right shoulder while out right hands were holding each other's. he put his hand on my waist. i rested my head on his chest and then it hit me, this was it. this was what i wanted. everything i thought i would never have.

i think i found someone. someone who will be there. maybe even love me more than anyone ever did. but he was apart of a mafia and i couldn't date a mafia leader. what if he doesn't feel the same? what if i'm making this all up in my head? what if it's not meant to be? what if he changed me? for the good? or for the bad? i wish he did feel the same. wait...i just told myself i'm basically in love with him..

time passed and alessandro and i switched partners, i looked over and he was dancing with amber. i looked up and saw that i was dancing with the guy she was talking to earlier.

"hi my name is lucas. i'm apart of the french mafia. you?" he said with a soft smile

"nicole. i'm here with the italians" i said looking at alessandro dancing with amber. there had to be some type of history there. when he danced with her he didn't look happy. but i looked back at lucas

we sat there and danced some more u tik we changed back to our original partners. i looked up at alessandro and he looked down at me.

he bent down to my ear to say something

"happy birthday amore" he said rubbing his nose on my jawline that sent chills down my spine

how did he know....i didn't say anything because i don't like celebrating it. he stood up from bending down at me ear. i gave him a confused look and he saw it.

"thank you but how did you know it was my birthday?" i said

"you forget i'm a mafia leader. i know everything"
he said looking at me with dark eyes.

i forgot about that. i forgot about everything really. looking into his eyes made everything stop. they made me forget about my mom. they made me forget i was in a ball with a ton of other mafias who all don't like each other. they made me forget that i could actually be able to fall in love with someone. and that someone could be Alessandro. why did he make me feel like this? it was strange but i liked it thats i wanted more. more of which i don't think i would ever have.

eventually the song stopped and everyone stopped dancing. people were clapping and alessandro and i just look at each other. it felt like a moment of bliss that i never wanted to end.

until we heard gunshots outside..