The Mafia Leader

4

Ava

"Are you ready to go?" I heard my father asking me, to which I smiled and nodded.
"Yes daddy."
"Good, they should be here any minute." He kissed my forehead. "I love you. Be safe."
"I will. I'll call you." I slipped my jean jacket on and slides before grabbing my purse.
"Have fun." He helped me carry my bags outside as Kieran's car drove up. He hopped out and smiled as he helped my father load my things. I gave my father one last hug. "Kieran, you keep her safe." They seemed to share a secret with their eyes as Kieran nodded.
"Love you pumpkin."
"I love you daddy." Kieran had the door open for me, and I got in, watching him walk around the front of the car, before starting it and pulling out of the driveway. I was tapping my leg, when he grabbed my hand. "Uh..." I said, in shock.
"No need to be nervous." He said, gently rubbing his thumb on the back of my hand. I blushed, as I crossed my legs.
"I've never flown..." I said softly.
"It's easy. You'll see." We met his father at the airport.
"Mio caro!" I smiled at him, giving him a big hug.
"Happy birthday!" He smiled down at me, kissing my forehead.
"Spending the day with my favorite girasole would have been enough, but a whole trip?"
"Papa, we should get going." Kieran said. His father beamed at him, and took my arm to lead me through the airport. We walked up to a scanner with nobody in the line, going through TSA. When my bag beeped, I frowned.
"Ma'am, we'll need to see what is in your bag." The man said before going for the zipper.
"Wait!" I said, blushing madly. He looked at me. "We can't check my bag in a private area?" The line beside us had a few onlookers.
"Ma'am, what is in your bag?" I blushed. "Ma'am."
"Dude can you just calm down?" Kieran said.
"Sir I will have you removed from the airport."
"Can I get a female officer to inspect the bag?" I piped up. "Please?" I said. The officer seemed to understand a little. "There are some items in that bag that I'd like to keep private. That's all." A female came over. She was a little older than me.
"Should we take this to a private room?" She asked me gently and I nodded quickly. "Right this way." She picked up my bag, and led me to a room. Once we were inside with another woman, I sighed in relief. She looked at me.
"It's a vibrator." I blurted. She chuckled.
"I kinda figured by the uneasy look on your face."
"It's in a blue silk bag. Under the underwear. Just try not to unfold."
"Okay." She looked inside and nodded. "One blue silk bag." She opened the bag. "One vibrator." She searched the rest of the bag. "All clear. Although I don't know why you didn't get a travel size one." She said looking at me.
"What?"
"I have a travel size one. Never activated a scanner once."
"They make those?" She laughed and nodded.
"They make ones that look like lipstick and mascara. I used to have a lipstick that also was a vibrator. Never used the lipstick, but it did work."
"Huh. Good to know." She smiled at me. "Can I fix my packing real quick?" She nodded and I quickly put everything back and zipped it up. When we walked out, Kieran was waiting for me.
"Your boyfriend is hot." She said.
"He's not my boyfriend." I said and Kieran got a glint in his eye.
"Babe, why would you lie to tsa?" He said, smirking. "A proposito, quel vestito..." Now I have no idea what he said, but the way his voice dropped in pitch when he spoke Italian... safe to say my cheeks were red.
"You two have a nice trip." She said, smiling at me. I blushed insanely hard and he led me towards the plane. His hand was resting in the middle of my back.
"Why did you do that?"
"She didn't believe you. And besides, you mean to tell me, that you didn't enjoy it?" I was blushing so hard I couldn't speak. We walked up to his father who smiled. "She's all clear."
"Okay. What was it?"
"False scan." I said. "My underwear was in that bag." He nodded, and we went to our gate. I gasped when we got on the plane.
"Ophelia?" Kieran called out and the hostess smiled at him and his father. "Julian is in the cockpit correct?"
"Yes sir."
"Thank you." He led me to the front and introduced me to the pilots. We went to our seats, and I tapped my hand on my leg nervously. Kieran and his father were talking with someone towards the front. I looked around and saw the hostess.
"Ophelia?" I said. She turned to me, smiling. "Um, I've never flown before, do you have any suggestions for my nerves?" She nodded.
"I'll be right back miss." She soon returned with a couple of pills and a small bottle of alcohol. "Whichever you think would work better for you."
"Thank you."
"Ophelia, you can let Julian know we're ready when he is." Kieran said, suddenly four feet away. When did he walk over?
"Yes sir." She walked away.
"It's not an elevator." He said softly. I was shaking. "Girasole, look at me." I looked up. "You have nothing to worry about. Focus on my voice." He buckled me in, and sat across from me, taking my hands. "Focus on the feel of my hands. On my voice. It's just us." Strangely, it helped a lot. I calmed down and when I looked out the window, I gasped. "See? Not like an elevator at all." I shook my head and the seatbelt light went off. I went to the window, watching the ground moving below. "You didn't need the pills or the alcohol." He commented and I smiled.
"Thank you." I looked at him. "Really." He nodded and called over to Ophelia.
"Yes sir?"
"Could we get a bottle of champagne? To celebrate Ava's first flight?"
"Yes sir." His father walked over.
"Piccioncini."
"Non andrei contro i tuoi desideri, papà."
"Uh Huh ok figliolo. Fammi sapere quando cambi idea. Lei è ciò di cui hai bisogno." Kieran shook his head, and smiled at me.
"Nothing." I nodded and smiled as the champagne was handed to us.
"To you first flight." Kieran said.
"May it be the first of many." His father said, winking. I giggled and we clinked our glasses together before taking a sip. The rest of the flight was peaceful, and he helped me through the landing.