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Chapter 23. Sharky

Ivy

Hanging with Lorenzo was fun yesterday.

I stayed the night at Dami's and I have yet to see him today.

"So... you and Lorenzo made up?" Dami takes a sip out of his coffee while he asks me. I nod. "Yeah he apologized for everything and all, and maybe it's good to start over you know?" He nods. "I love him as much as I love you, so be careful with each other. I don't want either of you hurt."

I hug Dami. "You're such a good friend Dami. I'm sorry you're kinda stuck in the middle." He chuckles. "Somebody had to be it. Glad it was me." I smile and look at him. "Glad it's you. Maybe you should try and settle down too?" He shakes his head. "No no no, I will soon. I have my eye on someone anyways. But if it doesn't work out you know what my plan is."

I laugh. "Ok valid. Who is she?" He smirks. "She's a woman. Won't tell you tho. I don't want to jinx it. Maybe it won't even turn out to be anything..." He holds a long pause and I raise an eyebrow. "But?" He looks at me and continues. "But.. I asked her to go on a date..." I shriek and jump. "What did she say?!" He drags it around. "Oh you know...... she just said simply yes."

I jump happy for him. "Glad to see you're happy about it." He tells me and I look at him weirdly. "Lorenzo's not?" He shakes his head and chuckles. "No, he thinks it's just another one of my fling and if I keep her around for at least 2 months, then he'll believe me."

"Lorenzo sure as hell will get a piece of my mind." I tell him sternly and he shakes his hand. "Don't worry about it Ivy. I'll prove him wrong. But I'm meeting her before the date, so I have to go now. I'll see you later." He kisses my cheek and leaves.

I'm on my phone and 5 minutes later I hear a knock on the door. "Hello?" I say opening the door and it's Lorenzo. "Hey, Dami said he'd be going to his fling so I decided to join you in being home alone." I smack his chest. "Don't call her his fling. He's serious about this. And did your parents leave already?" I ask him and he rolls his eyes. "Ivy, I've known him for what? Like 22 years? The only girlfriend Dami has got was a girl named Margo and he was 15."

I huff. "Maybe he was just upset about that for so many years. Or he could have been waiting for her for all these years! Anyways, he's finally trying. Cut him some slack." I say standing my ground and he smiles. "Alright I will. And they did leave this morning. Now I'm all alone again. In such a big house."

I roll my eyes at him bragging. "It's a choice to sleep in such a big house ya know? And stop bragging." He smirks. "I'm not bragging and I like to live in such a big house. But not alone." I raise my eyebrow. "Get a pet?"

He gags. "You know how I think about animals. I don't have a need for them." I shrug. "Who doesn't have a need for them." He opens the door more and walks pass me. "I don't. I won't be getting a pet any time soon."

"I will. There's a pup who's getting put down soon because the adoption center is getting too full." I tell him walking behind me and he turns around. "Are you serious." I nod. "Yes and Dami will also get one. Maybe you should too they need your help." He scoffs. "I will do no such thing."

I roll my eyes. "Then at least spread the word, please." He smirks. "Everything for you."

"Flirting again Giovanni?" I ask him and he pretends to be innocent. "Oh me? Nooo of course not. I wouldn't do such a thing." I laugh. "Yeah yeah. Want breakfast?" He makes gun fingers. "You know it."

I physically cringe and he laughs at my face. "I will be getting my pup soon. Want to join me?" He looks at me hesitantly. "Ok fine. I'll join you. Do you have a name for that thing?" I put his plate in front of him. "Don't call my pup a thing. And you will know his name when we're there."