Mafia's girl

Chapter 29

*Aria's P.O.V*

I manage to escape Adonis' for a moment by ducking around the corner. I dart to the nearest door, opening it and then shutting it behind me. I had ended up in the living room, a place that was most assuredly safer than in the hallway!

I go to hide on the couch, throwing myself over the top of it to hide on the other side of it. It mostly works, if not for the fact that I basically just landed on top of someone.

"Ouch," a familiar voice says, making me glance at the person who I had landed on. I shrink back, realizing that I had just landed on top of my boss's lap. Although Ms. Garcia didn't seem to mind much based on the look that she was giving me.

"What are you doing here?" I ask after a second, before realizing that I should probably say sorry first. "Sorry for kind of landing on your lap," I state.

"Thank you for apologizing," Ms. Garcia says as I move away from her. I glance at the door, hoping that neither Adonis or Athena will come inside. "As to what I'm doing here, Athena and I have been friends for years. Sometimes I just show up to have a chat with her," she states.

"Oh okay," I nod my head, my eyebrows furrowing slightly. "Wanna hide me from them?" I ask after a moment.

"Sure," Ms. Garcia says as she lays back, pulling a blanket off of the back of the couch. She spreads it out as she covers herself, lifting the blanket up just enough so that I can get under it. I sort of end up laying against her. Normally I would find laying against my boss a little weird but I was far more concerned about Adonis catching me.

I hear the door open, holding my breath as Ms. Garcia seems to be content to just scroll on her phone. Her phone is resting on my head as she types, a small chuckle escaping her when I huff softly.

"What is so funny Emma?" Athena asks, her voice quite close. I flinch slightly, barely able to hide how terrified I was. It wasn't like this situation was supposed to be scary, I just thought hide and seek was always super scary.

"Just something on my phone. So where is Donny? I believe he owes me money since he did lose our bet," Ms. Garcia says. She sounds quite amused. It takes me a moment to realize who she is talking about but it sets in that that must be her nickname for Adonis.

"He lost it by like a few points," Athena says, sighing softly. I hear her walk around the couch, squeaking when the blanket that is over me is pulled off. I stare up at her with wide eyes, surprised she had found me so quickly.

"Come on little one," Athena says as she holds her arms out to me. I glance at Ms. Garcia, noticing that she doesn't seem to pay any attention to what Athena is calling me or the fact that Athena wants to hold me.

I hesitantly move towards Athena, letting her pick me up. She pats my bottom as I settle into her arms, my legs wrapping around her waist slightly. I glance at Ms. Garcia, noticing that she doesn't seem to think anything about this.

"Adonis not find," I inform Athena, earning a small nod from her as she bounces me up onto her hip so that I'm sitting more comfortably.

"Yes, he hasn't found you because he's cleaning up the ice cream that's been thrown. And making your ice cream," Athena says as she starts to walk around. I notice that she is walking around in just small circles, letting me cling to her. Once I'm sure Adonis isn't going to just burst in, I settle down into her hold.

"You never offered me ice cream," Ms. Garcia says, sounding slightly amused and annoyed. I glance at her as Athena rocks me slightly, my head resting on her shoulder.

"Because I've seen you when you have sugar, it's not a pretty sight," Athena says as she rests her hand on the back of my head. A small yawn escapes me as she continues to sway. I realize what she's doing, trying to sit up and give her a glare.

"You're trying to make me fall asleep!" I say as I give her a wide eyed look. She gives me an innocent look, shaking her head.

"I would never ever do such a thing," Athena states as she tries to get me to lay my head back down on her shoulder. I shake my head, refusing to allow her to do such a thing.

"Come here little one, come to Auntie Emma," Ms. Garcia says as she holds her arms out. I hesitate for a second before reaching out for her, earning a small laugh from Athena.

"Fine, take the little one. She can sit on your lap and make a mess when she eats her ice cream," Athena sticks her tongue out, taking me over to Ms. Garcia. She hands me over, letting me sit on Ms. Garcia's lap as she coos.

"I know Athena is so mean for trying to make you sleep! You're just a little angel who needs no naps ever," Ms. Garcia says as she smiles down at me. I nod in agreement as the door opens, making me shy into her.

"You let Emma meet Aria?! Now we'll never have her behaving for us again," Adonis says dramatically, earning a small chuckle from Athena as he walks over. I peek out of my hiding spot, which is just me hiding my face against her shoulder, and reach out when I see the bowl in his hand.

"You don't deserve this ice cream! I just know you're going to betray us," he says dramatically. I pout, making him quickly hand over the ice cream. I dig into it, getting some ice cream on Emma's dress. I pause, waiting for her to say something mean. However she just coos, wiping it off with the blanket.

"It's okay little one, just means more laundry for Athena to do," she whispers to me, earning a small giggle from me before I continue to eat.