Two Of A Kind

forty two

Tessa's POV

"What are we going to do about your brother?" I ask him, watching him tense beside me. He takes a deep breath in, thinking of his answer. "I don't know amore," He began, "I don't know if we should trust him, or if we should stay away."

"I say we hear him out, give him a chance," I explain, hearing him hum in reply. "He better not pull some dumb shit," His tone flattened, "Or I'd be the first to pull him up about it."

I hopped off the bed, watching him cock and eyebrow. "What are you doing amore?" He asked. I patted the bed, "Lay down."
He looked at me again, I'm not going to It said. But I returned a look, Now.

Eventually, he laid on his stomach, both arms tucked underneath his head. I got on and straddled his back, "You need to relax baby," I told him.

I started massaging his upper back, hearing him let out a hoarse groan. "We'll be okay," I quietly assured him, "And nothing will happen to us," He hummed in reply, easing up as he let me care for him.

"Trust me, I wouldn't let him harm us," I furthered, trying to ease his mind. 
I know a part of him wants to know about his brother. Wants to learn more about him. Wants to be close to him.

But the more stubborn side of him doesn't want Leonardo getting close. Doesn't want to feel like he's walking on eggshells whenever his twin's around. And I completely understand him, we don't know much about Leonardo. 

All we know is that he's in a mafia. He murders, tortures, and kidnaps people. He's ruthless, and we don't know if he's serious about this.

I'm scared too.

"Come here," His hoarse voice breaks me out of my thoughts. Before I knew it, he had flipped us over, and I was now underneath him. 
He placed soft kisses on my neck, leading down to my collarbone as a soft whimper escaped my lips.

"You're so fucking beautiful amore," He whispered against my shoulder, as he went down to my breasts.

I shut my eyes and let this play out, cause God knows I love when he dominates me. 

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I've been vomiting for the past ten minutes. Amiyah is constantly trying to get me what I need, while Leo is holding my hair back as I empty myself into the toilet.

"You're okay amore, you're okay," He comforts me, rubbing my back up and down softly. I could hear him sigh behind me, and I wish I was in the position to sigh too.

"More tissues papa?" Miyah asks softly, peering her head into the bathroom. "She's good now, bella." I heard him say softly. She nods her head and glances at me one more time, giving me a small pout before walking away.

"I hate this, Leo," I finally sigh, letting a tear roll down my eye. He hushes me comfortingly, "You're doing great baby," He praises me, but I can hear a strain of sadness in his voice. 

Once I'm done emptying my soul, I mean stomach, he flushes the toilet and lifts me towards the sink. Placing a kiss on my forehead, he opens the cabinet and pulls out my toothbrush.

This routines comes by every 2-3 days, and I hate it so fucking much.

After he's done caring for me, we head over to the living room-- joining Aria who's just come home from work, and Miyah.
"I heard it from here," Aria sighs, "It's bound to happen, but it doesn't make it any easier," She continues. I nod my head, letting out a little chuckle, "It's something I have to get used to," I try and say happily, but everyone knows I'm not near as happy right now.

"You can do it honey," She smiles sadly at me, as I feel Leo's hand wrap around me. As I reply with a thanks, he ushers me down to a couch, and I take my place. 

We ended up watching two movies. Space Jam, and Grown ups 2. Miyah fell asleep halfway through the second movie though.
Peering up at the clock, it reads 9:48 PM.

Without speaking to anyone, I got up and headed towards the kitchen. I need to put myself to use.

Walking over to the sink, I fill it up with detergent and warm water, preparing for the dishes. I grab all the dishes from the counters, and pile them beside the sink. 

"Honey, no," I hear Aria come in. Before she can push me away, I smack my lips together. "Let me do this, please," I plead, watching her contemplate an answer. Her eyebrows raise slightly, "I can do it, really," She argues softly. 

I smack my lips once more, "Aria, I'm fine," I smile softly at her, dumping a plate into the sink as I wash it swiftly. She stares at me once more, before nodding her head. "Fine, I'll be right here," She points at the dinning table, assuring me she's not far. "Thank you," I smile once more, before she walks away.

Dish after dish, and I was finally done. A smile crept onto my face, as I realised I wasn't being useless anymore. Breaking out of my thoughts, I heard Leo's phone ringing-- I know it's his because Aria has a song as her ringtone. 

"Hello?" I heard his deep voice as I put the last dish on the rack. Wiping my hands, I heard another reply, "Leonardo?"
I immediately exited the kitchen, making my way over to him. Once he saw me, he pointed upstairs and made his way up, while I followed behind him.

Once he shut his bedroom door, he put it on speaker. "Say that again?" He asked, and I heard Leonardo sigh. "Raul wants to come by your house tomorrow at 5:30, he's always on time so it won't be any earlier nor later," He explained, and Leo hummed in reply.
"But if you want to feel safer, get everyone out at 5, and don't come home for the night. He could wait at your house for hours," He furthered.

"Are you sure?" Leo asked to confirm, "Absolutely. I won't be surprised if he sleeps on the front porch," He explains, a chuckle escaping him. "But listen, I'm doing this for you. I want to get to know you, I want my brother," Leonardo's voice turned somewhat soft.

"Then you better be telling the truth," Leo warned, and I almost winced at his reply. "Trust me, you don't want to be home for that," Leonardo replies before ending the call. 

Leo let out a sigh, before looking up at me. "Are we going to trust him on this?" He asks me, and I immediately nod my head. "It's our only option," I say, "Unless you want a family reunion with Raul."

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Chapter 42 !!
Please reply to any typos, I really cbf to double check them lmao.

I think I'm on a writers block guys, but I pushed this out cs I literally love yall so much xo

- J