His Redemption (MxM)

Chapter 49

Luke

I don't know why I told Hewitt that much about me, I just kind of started talking and I couldn't stop, I just kind of felt like he needed to know, like I had to make him see things from my point of view, from my side of the story, and I think he does now, maybe I can have some peace from him and maybe he can stop judging me now.

I had left him and made my way back to Stefano in the gun room, he was alone, no sign of Matteo, which is still very weird, and there was no sign of the dude Hewitt almost shot a few minutes ago.
I sighed out and made my way to Stefano, he was cleaning a black shiny pistol, his focus on it completely.

I stopped in front of him and he looked up at me briefly, forcing a smile on his face before he went back to cleaning and examining the pistol
"Are you okay"? I asked and he just nodded without looking up at me, I clenched my jaw because I know he was lying, he's not okay, and it's because of his fight with Matteo.
"Where's Matteo"? I asked and I watched his shoulder tense up as he paused his cleaning for a while, but he didn't answer me, he just went back to cleaning and I sighed out heavily.
"Stef, what's going on between the both of you"? I asked and I heard him sigh out heavily before he looked up at me, narrowing his eyes at me

"Nothing you should worry about" he whispered and I bit my cheek and looked at him

"Is it because of me, because of what happened in Italy"? I asked and he quickly shook his head

"No, not at all... Well not exactly, it's not because of you" he sighed out and looked away from me
"Did you know that he knew"? He suddenly blurted out, causing me to cock my brows at him "Luke he knew you had feelings for me, and he never told me" he whispered and I just bit my lips and looked away from him, clenching my jaw.
"Why didn't he tell me"? He asked and I looked at him

"Maybe because it wasn't his secret to tell" I whispered out and he clenched his jaw

"But he's my boyfriend, even if it wasn't his secret to tell...." He paused and ran his hand through his hair, dropping the pistol on the table

"Stef, I understand how you feel, but you know it's not his fault right, him not telling you, it's not his fault, how did you expect him to tell you that another man was in love with you, a man he doesn't even like"? I asked and Stefano looked at me before he started shaking his head slowly
"You shouldn't be mad at him for this, it's not worth it" I whispered and he looked at me, I could see worried lines on his forehead, his face alone, showed just how much his fight with Matteo was affecting him.

He opened his mouth to say something but the door pushed open and we both turned to look at the door, it was Matteo, his eyes moved from Stefano and landed on me and he clenched his jaw before he walked back out, shutting the door a little too aggressively, I wanted to chuckle out because I already know what he's thinking

I turned my attention back on Stefano and he looked away from the door "you know he's hurting right"? I asked and he just bit his lips "he loves you very much and being away from you hurts him very much" I whispered and he looked up at me.

I looked at the door again before I decided that I would go talk to Matteo, I know he doesn't like me, but that's not what matters right now, I know Stefano can be stubborn and if Matteo is thinking about anything that I think he's thinking about, then he won't even want to come around Stefano now.

"I'll be back" I muttered out, not knowing if he heard me or not, but if he did he didn't show any sign, because I walked out the door and quickly tried to find Matteo, but he was nowhere around the hallway, I made my way downstairs but he still wasn't there, just a few of Spade's men, I recognized the guy that Hewitt thought was flirting with me, I walked up to him and he saw me and quickly met me halfway
"Have you seen Matteo"? I asked and he nodded