Mobster (BWWM)

Chapter 11

Kelly
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"Kelly, always aim for the head or the heart!" Luca shouted as he stood beside me while I pointed the gun at the dummy's head. We were at the outdoor shooting range.

Even though I told Marco that I knew how to use a gun, he still insisted that Luca give me some more practice. I was now very good at disassembling and assembling a few types of guns. I looked straight at the target and pulled the trigger hitting it right in the head.

"Good job, Kelly." He said, taking the gun from my hand. "You're a fast learner."

"Thanks, Luca," I told him while I took the earmuffs off and removed the shooting glasses from my face.

"No problem, Kelly." He smiled at me.

"So, you and Marco have always been close?" I asked him.

"Yes, we have. He's not just my brother but my best friend as well." He told me while taking the earmuff from my hand.

I nodded. "Okay."

"He cares for you, Kelly. I've never seen him so protective of a woman before except for our mother and aunt." He confessed to me.

"Yeah, I know."

"Let's get you back to the house." He said as I heard his cell phone ring.

He didn't answer his phone in English or Italian but in another language. I didn't even know what language that was. He, Marco, Lorenzo, and Ricardo can all speak more than two languages.

I walked back to the house with Luca behind me.

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The next evening, I got home early from class and decided that I'd prepare a Vegan dish for Marco and Lorenzo. I also prepared conch soup for Luca, Ricardo, Salvatore, and a few of the other men. All the housekeepers were nice to me except one particular one. I think her name was Mildred. I didn't even remember their names. There were so many of them here. She never replied to me whenever I spoke to her or asked her a question. She was white with blonde hair and looked to be in her mid-fifties. When I told her that I was going to cook today, she didn't even look at me or acknowledge me. She just kept on making the vegetable salads.

Twenty minutes later, I stood beside Marco and hugged him around his neck as he ate. I watched Luca and the other men as they dug into their meals. They were all sitting at the dining table with Marco.

"Bella, aren't you going to have something to eat?" Marco asked while putting his glass down on the table.

"I'm not hungry," I replied, softly. "I ate mac and cheese earlier."

"Are you sure?" He looked at me.

"Yes, I'm sure. Stop worrying about me and eat up." I told him.

"Kelly, I didn't know that you knew how to prepare vegan dishes?" Lorenzo asked me with a mouth full of food.

"Yes, I do," I responded with a small smile on my face.

I've been cooking since I was fifteen years old. My dad taught me how to cook and prepare lots of different dishes.

"The food was great, ma'am. Thank you." Salvatore said and bowed his head respectfully.

"Thank you. You're welcome," I said, acknowledging him.

I sat down at the table beside Marco while he poured me a glass of red wine.