The arrangement

01~Lorenzo

After 3 hours Stefano Bonneti, my soon to be father in law even if he doesn't know it yet, is finally done explaining his terms on the aggrement.

Any other day I wouldn't allow this but I'm exausted after training with the newbies on my mafia all day.

I don't understand how he is so demanding even tho I'm the one saving him from disaster, after his suspicious transactions with the russian mafia being revealed.

I should be the one asking for more money etc., yet he has been talking literally to himself for hours about how much he doesn't trust me and is doing this only to save his reputation.

"I think we are done here, Caruso" he speaks standing up, waiting for me to do the same.

"Actually we aren't. I have one last condition. I believe I deserve to do so" he stays silent waiting for me to continue.
"I will marry your daughter"

He stares at me wide eyed and it's the first time I discern any kind of emotion in his face.
"What daughter?" he asks

"There's only one option honestly. Alessia. Your second is ten years old if I remember corectly" I answer as politely as I can because he needs to focus and give me an answer.

"Right, right, but why do you want her? Do you even know her? Because if you did I'm not sure you'd want that" he laughs and it just pisses me off more.

"That's enough don't you think? I have my reasons trust me but they don't concern you. If you want this agreement to happen you give her to me. But it is your decision, of course"

I probably sound like a misogynist asshole and I wouldn't want her to hear that but there is no other way for him to listen and take me seriously.

"If you say so I must believe you" he frows his eyebrows and I can't understand if he's happy or not but I don't really care either.

"I agree of course. When would you like to meet her?"

"What about a dinner on Friday? Bring all the family. I need to meet everyone" I suggest and he knows that there is no room for disagreement.

"Agreed. I'll tell them now" he stands up and motions at the door, more than ready for me to leave.

"I'm happy we're both satisfied, Bonetti" I greet him and make my way outside to my car.

Honestly, I cannot wait for Friday.

-

I feel like I need to explain myself as to why I want this marriege in the first place.

Alessia Bonetti has been the main character of all my desires for two years now.

It is pathetic when I actually think about it. I'm supposed to be emotionless and cruel but I would do anything if only she asked me. I thought I was over it, but I saw her again a month ago at the winter ball and it all came back.

Why I don't do something about it? Like go talk to her or whatever?

Well, there is not such thing as real romance and love in the mafia. And if it ever tries to be it usually doesn't end well.

You either marry for bussines and live seperate lives or marry for bussines and find things to love along the way. If you're lucky enough you get the second one.

Considering that, I could never honestly date her. I can't just aproach her and intoduce myself because the only way this would happen is with her father present.

Let's just say mafia princesses are well protected.

And even if we were to have a secret affair, it means she would have to like me back and be obvious with it. To be honest I don't believe that's a possibility. She's too preety, too young and definitely too pure for me. I would ruin her but in the best way possible.

My family has been pushing me to marry the moment I turned 30. Three years of them telling me to stop being so picky and just choose one of them. The girls not being preety enough is not my porblem.

All these time I've never truly dated anyone. It's always hookups with random girls, many time not even from a mafia, and prostitutes. That's what I'm known for and now I'm realizing that I hate it. I can't keep doing that for the rest of my life or be with a woman I don't even fancy.

So when the Bonetti family asked for my help I immediately thought of her. I couldn't get involved with this family and start constantly running into her. It would be torture.

Right now this marriage is good only for me. She doesn't want me. She probably doesn't even know me. If she wants us to be apart and live her own life, that's fine.

But I'll find a way to make her happy and that's the only way I will allow it to be.