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♛22.Gyms and supermodels

Soraya

I take a right down Willow Street, my security following right behind me. It's just Enzo, Addie and I, because Teo has some business to deal with, something about a property aquisition that requires his presence. He actually fixed my car. She was sitting as good as new in my garage this morning.

This fucking meeting has drained all my patience, especially after the stunt Gallo pulled. My father always says that I've inherited my mother's volatile nature. I usually keep it on a tight leash, but there are times I can't control it. I need to release my pent up fury and the best way to do that is using my fists.

"Lia's?" Addie asks, neating out a blonde hair strand that escaped her low bun. She knows me well enough to have read my dark mood.

Liana and her brother, Simon Bell, co own an MMA gym in Soho, quite close from our current location. While she's managing the administrative part, he is actually an international MMA champion, so I go train with him from time to time. While I was good before, his lessons definitely enhanced my fighting skills. Addie actulally met Lia when I brought her there to learn self defense.

"Yes. Besides, it's Si's birthday. You know he doesn't like partying but trying to kick my ass will make his day. It's one of my gifts for him." I confirm, trying to focus on the low hum of the engine and not the way some idiot has just cut off my way. "Raf has been distracting me for the last week. I'm going to loose my form if I don't practice soon."

"I'm sure he helped you do your cardio and showed you some new yoga positions too. You've been sporting that specific glow lately. Your form is doing perfectly fine." She chuckles.

"Don't be jealous, honey." I respond as pull my car in the gym's parking lot .

"Oh please, you know I'm not into dicks, just like you aren't into vaginas. Besides, I've just had amazing sex with my wife this morning, my lady parts get a heartbeat only by thinking of it." Addie says dreamily.

"I'm happy for you then."

We get out of the car and head for the tall concrete building, that's split in two parts: the LSBell Club and a tattoo parlor. Poor Enzo is following us. I'm sure by now, my stoic companion has learned how to tune out our girl talk. Ten years together made me so comfortable around him that I never hold back. I mean, the guy has seen the worse of me, from the drunk teenager to the bloodthirsty assassin.

She opens the enterance door and motions for me enter first. We greet the front desk girl, then we head for the locker room while my guard waits for us outside. It seems like the two of us are the only ones in here.

"Have you talked to him about the baby thing? He seemed pretty eager to have one with you last night."

"More like several. He always wanted a big family."

"How many mini Russos are we talking about exactly?"

"Four boys and one girl."

She lets out a low whistle "I mean you are blessed with those Italian child bearing hips, but my deepest condoleances to your vagina, love."

I roll my eyes at her, there's no way we're really having that many children. Unless of course he grows an uterus and carries some of them in my place.

"I told him I'm on birth control." I type in the code to my locker and then I pull out a bag with my equipment. "We agreed that a war is not a proper time to bring a child into this world." I go on as I get undo my thigh holster then get out of my dress and heels so I can pull on my matching teal leggings and sports bra set, and a pair of white martial arts shoes. "Me being pregnant would be a liability right now. But after that, we'll see." I take a look at her she's still wearing her light blue business suit. "Aren't you going to train too, lazy ass?" I ask as we leave the changing room and reach the main rink, Enzo joining us once again.