Mi Amore

Chapter 20-Grayson

I wake up and feel my brand new bullet hole in my arm.I groan as I sit up and pull my blankets off.I remove my bandage and shower.I reapply my bandage and wear my usual clothes.I walk downstairs and walk to the kitchen."Get me a car to the private airport and prepare the jet,"I demand.He nods and walks away.I  walk back to my room because I didn't pack my duffel for my short trip to Corsica also my birth place.

I take my duffel and walk back downstairs.I need to go to the Mafia Mansion, but I also it's  been a while since I visited.I drop my duffel on the chair beside me and take out my phone.I open my texts and find a few from Aunt Elizabeth also Uncle Lorenzo's wife.

Tante Elizabeth

Bonjour Neveu.
Quand  visitez-vous?
Probablement lors d'une réunion.
Au revoir.

Bonjour Tante.
Je pourrais te surpredre.
Au revoir.

I quickly send a few texts back before pocketing my phone and taking my duffel.I walk outside and get in a black SUV and head to the private airport.I walk out of the car and onto my jet. I nod at the pilot and sit in a comfy white seat,dropping my duffel beside me as the flight preparers for takeoff.

After a long six and a half hour flight, I landed in Figari,Corsica.I pick up my duffel and wince at the pain in my arm. Ignoring the pain in my arm I walk off the jet onto my homegrounds.It feels unimaginably good to be back home.I take a deep breath of fresh pastries and no smoke.Getting away from the city for a few days is amazing.Even if it's not forever.

I walk to the black SUV and get in the car.The driver drives to Aunt Elizabeth and Uncle Lorenzo's house, but before we get there, I call him."Bonjour Oncle,"I greet."Bonjour Neveu,"he greets back."Need anything?"He asks his accent, popping out."Auntie asked me to visit, so here I am,"I say.He chuckles and says"Okay Neveu,where are you?"He asks."I'm five minutes away,"I reply."Okay,see you soon,"he says, hanging up. Honestly,I can't let him know about the wound,why,because he's gonna doubt my decisions, but there's a reason I'm Chef, not him.

The driver pulls up at the door of the huge mansion.I step out but leave my duffel because they are dropping it off at my penthouse.I walk up to the two huge front doors and knock.I hear an inaudible voice shout" COMING".I lean against the doorframe and wait for the door to open.Opening the door is the forty-eight year old Elizabeth Da La Renta, also known as Tante Eliza, dripped out in blue diamonds and a blue formal dress.

"Ah,Neveu Pierre,"Aunt Elizabeth greets."Bonjour Tante Eliza,"I say, my lips tilting slightly at her excitement."Entrez,la nourriture est prête"She says, pulling me inside.I walk inside and see the house where laughter always filled the air."Mangeons,"she says to the maid, still pulling me behind her."LORENZO,MANGEONS,"she shouts."À VENIR,"he shouts.She pulls me to the dining room and forces me into a chair as a maid places my food in front of me.Steak Tartare is my absolute favorite.

Once we are done eating, it's already late and getting dark."Il se fait tard,tu devrais te reposer"Uncle Lorenzo says.I nod and say"Au revoir Tante et Oncle" as I walk out the house before I get stopped."Take my car just be careful"Uncle Lorenzo says handing me a pair of keys.I nod and continue my walk to Uncle Lorenzo's collection of cars.I press the unlock button as the headlights of a black Audi RS3.I fight the urge to chuckle as I walk to the car concuding that Uncle Lorenzo doesn't trust me with his cars but he does have a soft spot for me.I get in the car and start it speeding down the long driveway.

Once I arrive at my penthouse, I find my duffel on my bed.Removing my black blazer  and digging to the bottom of my duffel to all my bandages.I walk to the bathroom and unwrap the red bandage.I wince as I look at the clean hole in my arm.Ignoring it I rewrap the bandage and change into my black joggers.I walk back into my bed and get in feeling all that jet lag catch up to me.