Santino Martinelli

11.

When Santino said we were having an engagement party with a few family members he forgot to mention how many people that intel's . The ballroom like hall was full to the max and it was stressing me out , I wasn't a fan of large crowds never had been actually .

I didn't like when people stared at me for too long and i didn't like when they ask invasive questions, someone even asked me 'how was the sex' what type of question is that . Santinos family were very loud and argumentative i see where he gets it from that on top of my family members asking about him was annoying.

Despite Tino being gay the women in my family had no problem trying to flirt with him , it pissed me off and made me feel so much hatred towards them to the point i couldn't help the glare everytime one of them even talked to him .

"Hello dear" i heard then i turned around and came face to face with a striking beautiful woman , by the looks i knew exactly who she was .

It seemed as if the Martinelli family all looked alike but in their own ways "hello ma'am" i replied while she waved me off "don't be so formal i'm Lila but call me ma , i just wanted to come and greet the man that's marrying my son" she added, I couldn't help it when the blush creep up on my cheeks .

"My husband is somewhere around here i'll be sure to introduce you two". After talking to Santino's mother i started to scan the crowd and so far everything was fine , i kept having to whisper that to myself .

Christian and Marco seemed to be having the time of their lives , the two man flirted with everything that walked passed them it was funny to watch but it also showed me how desperate my family members are .

"Can i have everyone's attention" came Tino's authoritative voice , anytime he even talked it came out smooth but it also felt like he was throwing around commands even when he wasn't .

Everyone started to gather around in a circle as they gave Tino their undivided attention. "for a long time i believed love didn't exist - I believed love made you weak and that love wasn't anything but something that breaks and bring you down but when i met Santiago everything changed"

I smiled at him from across the room it was as if our eyes automatically locks in on each other , the way he looked at me made my stomach flutter and I'm sure the smile that was on my face was contagious.

"Santi please come up here for a second" he asked and everyone eyes fell on me , the smile was now wiped off of my face but i walked through the crowd and beside him .

Tino instantly pulled me into his arms "look confident" he whispered inside of my ear then pressed a kiss to my cheek "the love that i've received from this man here made everything change he's the light to my very dark world , he's the sun to my storm so Santi" he then turned to me and got on one knee "I've already asked you but i didn't do it properly so Santiago Moretti will you make me the happiest man on this planet by marrying me"

I hated crying especially in front of a crowd but the tears continued to fall from my eyes "yes" i said then he slipped another ring on my finger after getting up from the floor he pulled me into the safety of his strong arms and pressed a kiss to my lips .

It felt like it was just the two of us as we kissed passionately Tino's grip on my hip grew tighter while his other hand held my throat tightly , i could feel the blush on my cheeks and when we pulled away for much needed air i was reminded that we weren't alone .

Everyone was all smiles as they danced , smoke and drink for the engaged couple . "No business talk" Santino repeated to every men that tried to talk about business with him , he promised Santi that he would focus on him and the party and that's exactly what he was going to do .

"Yo Tino we got a problem" Mareno said to Santino as he rushed over to their small circle , the man looked as if he just got done from fighting. His shirt had specs of blood and his cheek had a forming red bruise .

As soon as the words came from Mareno's mouth a loud explosion was let off then bullets started to fly , Santino immediately took ahold of Santi and covered him with his body . Santi let out a squeal as he was practically hurled behind the bar , the gun shots were loud and you could hear bodies dropping and people screaming and crying it made Santiago start to cry .

"Baby breathe , here i need you to take this" Santino said as he pulled a black pistol from the back of his waistband , he put it into Santi's shaking hand and pressed a kiss to his lips "i need you to hold on tight to me don't let go" Santino instructed.

Leaning up Santino shot at every person that weren't their family , bodies dropped like flies while the people who could still run did so with the quickness . He managed to spot Mareno escorting Sebastian to safety.

As soon as the shooting stopped Santino pulled Santi from behind the bar after his eyes scanned the whole room "Santino we have to go" Marco said as he rushed towards them , he was holding onto his arm that bled but he didn't seem to mind it "i need you to take Santi home" Santino instructed and Santi shook his head quickly as tears fell from his eyes "no i want to stay with you" he practically begged .

"I'll meet you at home" Santino promised as he pressed a kiss to the man's lips "two hours top" he added before rushing out of the hall with his brothers on tow .

I was never good at the 'keeping your cool' thing i was pacing around the mansion worriedly , it was already 3 in the morning and Tino still hasn't came home nor informed me that he was okay .

He had sent Marco to watch over me but whatever was going on needed his assistance so he was quick to rush off leaving me home to worry . Everytime his phone went to voicemail i broke out crying all over again , even the other brothers weren't available Christian always answered his phone no matter what so when he didn't answer i immediately thought the worse .

I took a puff of my inhaler again as soon as my heart started pounding , i needed to get a new one as soon as possible because lately I've been using this one like no tomorrow . Picking up my phone again i clicked on his number and when it went to voicemail i cried all over again .

"Tino i'm scared , you can't-you can't leave then not inform me of your health i've been calling for hours and I'm trying my hardest not to breakdown but i'm failing so if you get this message please call me back".

After another hour i became tired so i grabbed a throw blanket and laid on the couch to wait for my man .