Falling in love with the Mafia

Welcome Home

The next morning you are finishing packing your bags when your intercom goes off. You walk over to the window and see Leo standing by the SUV. You hit the buzzer and let Dominic in through the front door. A moment later you hear a knock on your door. You open it and see Dominic. You give him a sad smile. He gives you a gentle kiss and walks in the apartment.

"Um, I have a suitcase and 4 bags in the bedroom. The cats are in their crate and I have one container of things I just couldn't leave without."

He nods and smiles. He walks around and sees all the pictures around your apartment. They are all hand drawn. He looks down at the corner and sees your initials on them.

"Did you draw all of these?"

You look up from the container you were finishing packing and nod. "Yeah I did. I use to draw a lot in college as a form of anxiety control. I got pretty good at it I guess."

He smiles, "pretty good? Ana these are incredible. You should be selling this stuff."

You let out a small laugh, "they aren't that good Dominic. No one would want to buy art from a nurse with a shitty past."

He shakes his head, "it amazes me how someone who is so kind and caring to everyone around her is so mean to herself. Ana you are an incredible, amazing, talented and beautiful woman. And don't you ever forget it."

You smile as he kisses you.

"Come on, lets start taking your stuff downstairs so we can get going."

You nod and pick up your bags. After 2 trips, you set the cats' crate in the back of the SUV and climb into the backseat. Dominic climbs in behind you and grabs your hand. He can feel the anxiety radiating off of you.

"Relax principessa. Everything is gonna be okay; I promise."

You give a small smile and look at your apartment building as the car pulls off. After about a 20 minute drive you see the houses getting nicer and nicer. You can help but stare in awe of the mansions you are passing. A few moments later the car pulls up to a large gate where there are several security guards standing by the gate.

Dominic rolls down his window, "afternoon gentleman," he says politely.

The security guard nods, "Mr. Moretti. May I ask who this is?" He asks pointing at you. You take a deep gulp when you see the massive gun resting on his hip.

Dominic squeezes your hand to reassure you everything is fine. "This is Anastasia Cooper. She will be staying with us for a while."

The guard nods once more, "yes sir. Open the gate, boss is home."

The gate opens and Leo starts to head up the driveway. The car rounds a corner and you gasp. You can't believe what you are seeing. The mansion is massive. Its probably twice the size of your entire apartment building.

You can't tear your eyes from the house and whisper, "holy shit."

You hear Dominic let out a small chuckle from beside you realizing he heard you. You look back at him, "sorry. I wasn't trying to be rude. It just took me by surprise."

He smiles, "no need to apologize sweetheart. It is quite impressive."

You smile nervously at him and then turn back to look out the window. The car pulls up to the front door and another man opens your door. "Welcome Miss."

"Thank you," you say softly. You tilt your head up to look at the front of the house when you feel a hand wrap around your waist. You look over to see Dominic. He nods at you and you both walk into the house.