Leroy Kingston.
He is dangerous. He is ruthless and he craves revenge.
As a mafia boss, he's used to simply taking lives out without even blinking. Why didn't it work with Katrina? Was it the fear in those sky-blue eyes that made him start thinkin...
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"Hey, Danny!" I call as soon as I finally find the little guy. He turns to me in surprise and grins at me.
"You look beautiful."
"Aww," I say and hug him tightly before thanking him quite a few times, but Danny promptly looks panicked and pushes me away before quickly looking around. That's when I start to understand and now back away a little intimidated myself.
"He's actually distracted," I mutter, biting my lower lip uncertainly, to which he nods cautiously. Sighing, I shake my head mentally. I'll talk about the 'Danny' issue with Leroy later.
He simply can't believe that I can even stay away from his son now that we're married!
I'm about to ask him if he's eaten something yet when I realize that his attention is probably still on Leroy, who is still talking to Kelly.
Maybe Danny knows her and can tell me who that is!
"That woman standing next to your father.... do you know her?", I ask him, pointing unnoticed in her direction. Danny follows my gaze, squints his eyes, and then shakes his head, after which I slump my shoulders.
"But she looks familiar," he declares, to which I merely nod. Well, it doesn't get me anywhere, but I do know that Danny must have seen her once, which means she's been to Leroy's before.
But who is she? After Leroy introduced us, we cut the cake afterward, she came up to us again and only talked about her work. She wasn't interested in talking to me and at some point, I just felt stupid just standing by, listening and knowing that I will never live such an exciting life again.
Whereas I might be able to talk to him about my studies...
Although I have missed a lot in the meantime, I am good at catching up quickly.
I am pulled out of my thoughts when Danny taps me and then points his finger at Leroy, who suddenly looks at me. My heart skips a beat, but I try not to let it show. Until now he hadn't even noticed my absence and now, of all times, when I'm standing next to Danny, he's looking for me, great! He nods at me, making me sigh loudly inside.
"Some guests are leaving. We should say a proper goodbye to them," he explains in a relaxed manner and I can't help but look a little confused for a moment. No hiss? No threat for approaching Danny?
After patiently saying goodbye to some guests that I don't know, accepting congratulations, and trying to smile as broadly as possible - at least I do - Ben's voice suddenly rings out through the speakers. I turn in surprise to the small grandstand, which Leroy does the same.
Ben raises his glass and shouts "Test" several times into the microphone.
"Leroy, my friend! I, um, wrote a little speech - for you!" he slurs unexpectedly. "We've been friends for so many years already - since forever, actually. Although we didn't go to the same high school, but in college, we found each other again, isn't that super sweet? I never thought you'd get married so young, especially because there are still such hot chicas in the world, but you seem to have found yours already, which makes me incredibly happy, really! Even if I'm a bit jealous of you, Katrina, because you've now taken my friend away from me forever. I can't even go on holiday alone with him now... Or would you allow us to do that? Oh, she nods! You're a lucky man, Leroy, although I think she's only nodding because she doesn't want to deny it in front of everyone now."
