His Redemption (MxM)

Chapter 63

Luke

The flight was long and tiring, I got to Italy exactly 5pm, and Alicia was already at the airport waiting for me, I got my bag and checked out, making my way towards her, she didn't need a placard, because I could recognize her anywhere in this world, she was smiling at me when I stopped in front of her, she pulled me into a hug
"Hey big bro, I missed you" she whispered before she pulled away and stretched out her hand and took my bag from me.
"Come on, let's go" she muttered leading me away from inside the airport, we made it out and walked towards her car, she put my bag in the backseat of her car, and we both entered into it, she in the driver's seat while I sat in the passenger seat.

She put the car into ignition and drove away from the airport, I looked out the car window, sighing out heavily, I have missed home, even though Stefano and I came here about a month ago, it still felt like I haven't been home in years, it's really very different from New York.

New York, a very strange yet memorable place for me, a lot of things happened to me there, some good, and I wouldn't call the others bad, but not very pleasant.
And I also met a lot of people there, all of them good, it was circumstances that made meeting others seem like a bad idea.
I didn't want to think too much about it, because I left to clear my head, not to dive deeper into thinking

"So ....." Alicia's drawled out causing me to look at her, she wasn't looking at me, but straight ahead at the road, making me know that whatever she was about to say, would definitely be nosy and too personal
"You're back, how was New York"? She sked and I narrowed me eyes at her before I shrugged

"Busy, different, crowdy" I muttered out and she gave me a quick glance before she looked away from me, and back at the road again

"Do you miss it"? She asked and I just bit my lips, thinking deep about what she just asked me, do I miss being there, maybe, do I wish I was there right now? Definitely no
I felt her eyes on me again, before she was back to looking at the road "do you miss him"? She asked and I felt my heart skip a beat, but I didn't give her an answer to that question, because I didn't want to think about it, or him

I looked back out through the window of the car, watching as other cars passed us by, the road wasn't as busy as New York, and it was definitely wasn't jammed with traffic like New York.
"Did you tell him you were leaving"? She asked again, causing me to shut my eyes briefly, and sighing out tiredly

"Alicia can we not talk about him.... Please" I whispered out, hoping she would drop it, because knowing my sister, she likes to pry, and she doesn't take no for an answer, she digs until she gets what she's wants, I sighed out heavily and turned my attention back to her, she was looking at me and biting her lips
"Look, I left to get him off my mind, and talking about him right now..... It's not going to help me do that" I whispered out and she narrowed her eyes at me before she looked back at the road

"Okay" she muttered out, shocking me, I know Alicia, she doesn't let things go that easily, she's like a leach that sucks information out of people, you either tell her willingly or you tell her by force, there's no not telling her, that's not an option.

I clenched my jaw and swallowed hard before I looked away from her, back at the cars moving beside us.
After a while of silence she decided to speak, I don't mean to be a jerk to her, I just... I'm not really in a good headspace right now, and when it gets like that for me, I like to just have my peace and quiet to think.
"Do I take you home or your place"? She asked and I sighed out

"Just take me to my place please" I whispered out before I looked at her, she was looking at me with raised brows and questions in her eyes "I love mom, so much, but right now I just want to be alone, I'll see her tomorrow, I promise" I muttered out and she bit her lips before she nodded, increasing the speed of the car until we were driving into my compound, it still looked the same, and when I pulled my bags out of the car, I leaned in close to the window, looking at Alicia over the other side of the car
"I'll talk to you tomorrow okay"? I muttered out and she pressed her lips and nodded