My hardest fall - a short mafia romance

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Mila

Dante didn't come to bed last night. Silvia told me he went to the club. A part of me wonders if he does anything with the strippers. There were many of them there when I was there last. But I wonder does he take them upstairs to one of the private rooms? I shook my head clearing my thoughts. So fucking what if he wants to fuck them. He can do what he likes, he isn't my boyfriend. I got up seeing I was wearing another one of Dante's t-shirts I put on last night. I never wore the pyjamas that were provided for me, I felt comfortable in Dante's t-shirt and he told me he didn't mind it. 

I didn't get changed, I just went straight downstairs for breakfast. I looked at the table seeing that Dante wasn't there. "He didn't come home last night." Silvia said. Oh. "Come on, sit down and eat." She smiled at me. "If you want I can ask Dante to get Mavis over so you can spend some time with her?" Silvia asked. 
"Not today, I'm still tired." I wasn't, I just didn't feel right about Dante not coming home last night. 
"Ok, well I'll be in the kitchen if you need me." She said leaving. 

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I looked at the time seeing it was 11am and Dante still wasn't home. I was bored so I went for a run, I looked to see if anyone was around for me to tell but no one was. I was only going to be an hour so it would be fine, I messaged Dante letting him know that I was on a run and left my phone charging my the bed.

I ran out of the gates and ran down the road for a little bit before I saw a trail. It let up a big hill, so I decided to run up it. It felt nice to go for a run and get some fresh air to clean my head. I missed Miami. I missed my dad and Elio, I missed Leo, I missed everything but my dad was right it's not safe and surprisingly Dante has taken care of me. 

Once I got back from my run, I saw multiple SUV's in the driveway letting me know that Dante was home. "SHE'S HERE!" One of the guys shouted looking at me. I was confused and kept on walking towards the entrance. Loads of the men had frowns on their faces and Dante came pounding out of the house. He grabbed my arms and pulled me inside. "Dante what-" 
"Where the fuck have you been?!" He said angrily as he walked me into our room. 
"I went on a run." I told him. 
"Why didn't you tell someone?! Fucking hell. Silvia called me saying she couldn't find you."
"I messaged you." I told him. 
"No you didn't." 
"Yes. I. Did." I went around the bed and grabbed my phone looking at the texts seeing it say did not send. "Oh. I did text you but I was out of credit." I showed him my phone. He put a palm to his face and sighed. He grabbed my face in his hands and told me "Just check your phone next time to make sure it went through." and I nodded. 

Over the next few weeks I barely saw Dante, he rarely ever slept in the same bed as me and when he did he left before I woke up. I tried asking Silvia about it but she just told me he was busy and  that it is not easy for him being a don. But part of me wondered if he was avoiding me. Marco, who is now my personal guard, is basically my best friend. He helps me a lot with Mavis and he's told me a few secrets, one of which Dante doesn't know and it is that Marco is gay. I had an inkling after a few conversations but being gay in the mafia isn't exactly common. I haven't told anyone and I don't plan to, it's his secret. I spent most of the time with Mavis and she has started staying overnight, I love it. Yes she does cry and does everything a baby is supposed to do but it's so nice making her life better than it was before. I call my dad and Elio everyday at least twice and they ask me about 50 thousand times if I'm ok and I have to spend at least half an hour reassuring them that I'm fine. Dad worries that I'm getting too attached to Mavis and has made it clear that I am not going to adopt her. I pretend to agree but in reality I do want to. I want to be her mother and take care of her even though biologically she is not my child. I keep asking them when do they think this whole situation with the rival mafia will be over and it's not looking anytime soon. The other mafia has joined with another one, trying to take my father down but they haven't succeeded, I just hope that dad and Elio are ok.