To Heal the Enemy

27

Chapter Twenty-Seven: Thank You Hugs

Alex's pov:

"Luca, did you grab the red box too?" I yell through the house. The Christmas party started ten minutes ago and we haven't even left yet. 

"Yea, it's in the back under the big box." I nod at Luca and when I remember what is inside that box, panic fills me. 

Luca appears at my side, "So are you going to tell me who that one is for?" He asks.

"Nope," I say, grabbing it from the back and shoving it into my pocket for safekeeping.

"Do you have everything?" I ask him as I head over to the driver's seat.

"Yuppers, do you?" He asks, hopping in the car.

I nod as I start the car. Luca begins playing his Christmas playlist. He knows that I'm not that big of a fan of holiday songs. This only makes him want to play them more.

Truthfully I kinda hate the whole holiday, I mean how could anyone like it? From a young age, we are told that some strange old man sneaks into our house and eats cookies that we are supposed to make him, and we are supposed to think that's normal?

"Do you know what's been wrong with Anala and Mateo?" I tense when Luca asks this from the thought of what happened a little over a week ago. 

It's been about eight days since the whole situation.

"Nothing," I say firmly.

"No, I know that there was something." He says not budging on the topic.

"Luca, this is one of those things that you can't be in their business about."

"Are you ever going to stop treating me like a fucking kid? I am a damn assassin Alex and yet you still act like I have no idea about how bad some things can get. I understand that bad things happen, believe me, I understand." He says, mumbling the last bit.

"Luca I know you understand that bad things happen and I'm not trying to treat you like a kid. There are just some things I can't tell you because it's simply not our business" I say, turning my head just a bit to look at him. He's pissed, to say the least, I know he feels out of the loop and I know that is a feeling that no one ever wants to feel.

"Luca I would tell you but it's not my place to. You know I try to tell you as much as possible." I say my eyes returning to the road.

We sit in silence while I think. Luca isn't somebody that I can't trust and I do treat him like a child a lot but some things I just can't bring myself to tell him.

After ten minutes or so, we get to Mateo's.

With our arms full we knock on the door.

"You guys do realize you both live here most of the time which means you don't have to knock." I hear the voice that I've missed so much.

"Yeah but our arms are full, so this way I can make you carry half the shit in my arms," I say giving her 2 bags, she scoffs playfully and shakes her head with a smile.

As soon as we walk in, I can smell the food that Nick is making.

"Oh my god, what is Nick making because god damn," Luca says, making Anala laugh.

Am I just extra horny? Why is she so fucking hot today?

"What isn't he making?" She says with a smile, and I notice that I haven't seen her this happy in a while.

After setting down the presents under the ginormous Christmas tree, Anala and Luca start talking.

I seriously cannot help the fact that I am checking her out so much. She's wearing a tight sweater dress with black tights.