Mrs Scuderi

chapter eight

                  Amelia's Pov
I go downstairs to get breakfast before leaving because i had a client to meet since my firm thought best to add clients from here while I'm still in Italy. It's late in the morning so I'm surprised to see Fabiana still here on a normal work day for her. Her hair is all messed up in a bun and you can tell from the bags under her eyes that she didn't sleep well last night well that's because she stayed out till late. "Morning Diana, Fabi," i say sitting down where breakfast for one is served. "Mrs Scuderi, i don't think i can work here anymore but it was nice to meet you,"Diana says with Fabiana's words written all over her.

"Diana did Fabi fire you because i made her food and she liked it?"i ask and she nods cautiously. "Diana take the day off you've been working so hard. I'll deal with my wife,"i say plastering a smile and she doesn't argue. When I'm done eating Fabiana is still staring at the oven with a coffee mug in her hands. "Really you fire a woman whose been there since before you were born because of some fucking hangover from whatever place you were doing god knows what?" I ask already feeling agitated at how entitled she is.

"You don't run my house Amelia, i do,"

"I do now,"

"since when?"

"Since this ring is still on my finger so you better get your ass up and make use of your day instead of firing people like you're playing candy crush,"i say realising how much work handling her is. She is so hard headed. She gets up closing in on me till there's no distance between us before leaning close to my ear. "Just because of how hot that was I'll let you keep Diana," she says with her hot breathe on my ear before walking away. For someone her age she sure does like being put in her place.

My day isn't as eventful because the client i had didn't have that big of a case to deal with. "You can't sell a company when your board of directors votes no sir and firing them all isn't possible mostly because your company's shareholders chose the board members. You are more likely to lose your company though,"i say knowing it's textbook that it's vise versa. When I'm done educating him about basic stuff i call Ophelia to help me unwind and luckily she has a break from work. I haven't talked to her since she told June about me. I wasn't petty i just liked my boundaries respected and she knew this.

"I thought you'd wish me off in a well and leave me to die,"she says taking a bite from my food. I could see why women feared having kids, because the after body wasn't the same for everyone but Ophelia made it look like a sport. Her body always bounced back like she just had a full stomach for nine months. I wasn't sure I wanted to tell her about Fabiana and i just yet because stuff always got around to June and she'd end up apologizing for the slip up. I'm sure she has some secrets of her own that i don't know about. "Your mom told me you left the house,"she says worriedly. I know how it looked, that mom had made me so mad i couldn't be in the same house as her but it was far from that. "I just need space where no one is constantly getting involved in my affairs you know,"i say hoping she'd buy it and let it go and surprising she does, mostly because she knew she messed up with the June thing.

I offer to ride with her to pick the kids because they also hadn't seen me in a while especially her older one Riley whose almost 13. "Auntie Lia,"she says gleefully once i get out of the car to hug her cute little self with a face just like her mama's. "Your cool aunt is back baby,"i say pushing my sunglasses up so i can see her better. Such a cutie. She knows me because of how often I'd video call Ophelia with her in the background and sometimes calling me herself. "I don't even understand you two's relationship," Ophelia says once we're both in the car and i just shrug. I wasn't good with kids but i tried to be to the ones i mattered to. Brianna had talked about kids but i never told her that i wasn't ever ready to have them. "Can we hang out Auntie Lia, just me and you?" She asks once the song on the radio stopped making me look over to Ophelia for an answer.

I was a good decision maker until i had to make it for kids because most of the time I'd be telling them it's okay to eat ice cream before dinner and candy for bed. "I'd love a night alone,"she whispers and i chuckle knowing how hard it must be to get time for herself and it's Friday. "Okay Riles, a sleepover with cool aunt 2.0 is a go,"i say making her squeak in excitement just like Ophelia does. Genes! I mutter to myself as we drive to her place since her inlaws called saying they want more time with her son who's three. I was happy i could do this one thing for her. I wonder what Fabiana would say about a child running around her house.

The more i thought about it the more fun it sounded to make her let lose and stop being so uptight. "I'm ready to go Auntie Lia,"she says getting down the stairs like she couldn't wait to get out of here. Ophelia follows giving me her inhaler and meds she needs to take before bed and a list of things she's allergic to. If motherhood wasn't a full-time job on its own i don't know what is. "Text me if anything happens or you need something,"she tells Riley crouching Abit to her level and kisses both her cheeks then her forehead. I found it cute. I order us an Uber because i don't have a car and couldn't have Ophelia drive us or she'd know what was going on.

"Riles have you been taking care of mom?"i ask as we pull up to the house with Fabiana's car already outside. "I have auntie Lia,"she says rolling her eyes and i realize that she's a big girl now. I show her to my room after remembering Ophelia's words to not leave her alone because she can get anxious and have an attack. The bed was big enough to fit three to four people anyway. I make a small list of things to do with her so her stay with me isn't boring. It was Friday night after all. "Change into your pajamas and meet me downstairs, yell for me if  anything," i say going to change in Fabiana's room and purposefully steal   one of her shirts and luckily she's not in her room so i assume she's in her study.

Once i change i go downstairs to start tonight's events with Riley following closely behind me excited. "Mom never lets me have snacks before dinner," "well i won't tell if you don't,"i say winking at her and she giggles as i try to reach for the snacks on the upper shelves before a hand reaches for them. "Can I talk to you PriVateLy?"she says and I'm already smiling that it's getting to her. "Riles start with the crisps,"i say following Fabiana. "What the fuck is a kid doing in my house?" "I offered to sit her for a friend,"i say. "How the hell are we supposed to have sex with her here?" "We aren't,"i say already enjoying the face she's making like a day without sex is the worst thing to ever happen to her. "You...is that my shirt?,"she asks but I'm already  walking away leaving her to breath her fire out in privacy.