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Chapter 22. G'night

Lorenzo

She slept with somebody else. Not even multiple people, but one particular guy.

"Are you in love with him?" I ask her and she looks at me guilty. "I am." I feel my heart drop to my stomach until she burst out laughing. "I'm not. Sorry shouldn't have made that joke, but I broke it off like a week ago. It's history." She laughs and I sigh.

Good thing to know she's still available.

"Let's go to Dami ok?" I say and she nods, joining me out the door and joining my parents in Dami's home.

"Took you both long enough." Dami says scoffing seeing us walk in. "Oh don't be dramatic." Ivy says and kisses him on the cheek. I hate to admit it but that makes me quite fucking jealous. Why is she even giving him a kiss on the cheek if they're friends. Maybe I can get one soon, since I'm her friend that is.

She takes a place next to Dami and I take a place next to her.

"Who want to watch a movie?!?" My mom says excited. "Ooooo me!" Dami says shrieking.

I roll my eyes and everyone gets themself comfortable on the couch.

I place my hand on her thigh and she looks at me and smiles.

She takes my hand off of her lap, and holds it.

As the movie ends we're now cuddled up.

Dami puts the outro on pause and looks at me and Ivy. He smirks. "Well that certainly was a good movie."

I roll my eyes. "We've all watched fast and the furious already. Especially you. You watch it every other weekend." He shakes his head. "The last time I watched it was last month. That's a huge achievement."

Ivy chuckles next to me. "In the span of 8 months I've spent with you, you've made me watch every part." Dami gets up. "No I didn't!"

I throw a pillow at him. "Shut up before you wake my mom up dickhead." He smirks. "Such a mamas boy."

Ivy begins to laugh and I look at her unbelievable and chase after Dami. He knows to call me everything but a mama's boy.

Not because I don't like it. But because it's true. I am a mama's boy and I love it. Hate to admit it to other people other than my mom though.

I walk back to Ivy and sit next back with her on the couch while she laughs. "Come here mama's boy." I grunt. "Not you too Ivy." She smiles.

Dami comes walking in pouting and holding his arm. Yeah I did a number on him but he did too. Dami maybe sounds and looks nice, but he's still a man he got the power.

Ivy coo's him. "Aweee Lorenzo you hurt him! Come here Dami!" She opens her arm and he lays in them like a baby. I scoff. "He did a number on me too but you don't see me acting like a baby about it."

Dami looks up. "If you're jealous just say so."

I hit him again and I get a scolding from Ivy. Like he didn't start.

I wake my mom and dad up from their cuddling nap and tell them to go home.

They do, and Dami gets up from his place to take a shower.

I open my arms and she comes laying in them. She breathes out relieved. "Haven't had a cuddle in so long." She says and I laugh. "You literally cuddle with Dami every day."

She rolls her eyes. "You know what I mean."

We lay in quiet snuggling until she speaks up. "I'm scared into rushing things and getting hurt again."

I look at her and nod. "I get it. Let's start again alright?" I stick my hand out. "Hello I'm Lorenzo." I say with my business voice and she giggles. "I'm serious! Come on!" I hurry her and she takes my hand. "Ivy."

I nod. "Vine." She smiles. "My name in old English. Just like the day I met you."

I nod. "Yup and the day you tried to kill me with your words." She hisses. "Yeah that's my bad."

"You've got a new job?" I ask her curious. And she smiles excitedly. "Yup! I decided to start a new business all by myself!" I smile at her excitement. "Oh yeah? What you doing?"

She fidgets with her fingers. "Well you know I love styles and dressing up..." I shake. "I don't." She looks at me confused. "What?" I shake my head again and smile. "I just met you, I don't really know anything about you. But continue."

She rolls her eyes. "Well I love styling and dressing up so I thought why not combine that? It's not big but it gets me good money so why not. I've been working on it in the past months, and it's been so big that I hire people to do it and I just am like the owner of it."

I smile at her. "It sounds great. I'm happy for you, congratulations. Have you seen Fiore a lot?" I ask her and she shakes her head sad. "No, I've been so busy I couldn't visit her. She even got sold before I could say goodbye." She says and tears form in her eyes.

I hold her close letting her drop a few tears. Everyone knows how much that horse meant to her. It wasn't hers, but she cared for it as it was her own.

"But it's okay! I'm sure I'll see her soon enough." She says hope filled in her eyes. Atta girl.

Dami comes walking from the stairs, clapping his hands. "Alright people let's leave. My bedtime is coming."

I look at the time and it's only 11:30PM. Such a grandpa.

Ivy chuckles and gets off of me. "Dami can I stay the night? I heard something drop in my apartment scaring the shit out of me." She says and Dami nods. "Of course. Can you close up when Lorenzo leaves? I'll go to bed."

She nods and gives him a hug and a kiss on his cheek. "Thanks g'night."

She runs back to me. "See you tomorrow? I need to get ready for bed too." I smile and open my arms. She hugs me, and I leave out the door. "Good night." I tell her and she smiles softly. "Goodnight."

And she closes the door.