Lost in Italy

Chapter 5

Ok so I decided to let you play the guessing game on how Tony and Peyton behave after the last statement for a while. The last couple of chapters have been focused on Peyton so in this chapter we go back a week to see what Tony was dealing with in Italy and we finally get to meet Gina. Enjoy

1 week before

Antonio had spent the rest of the day dealing with his own company issues that seemed to have appeared out of nowhere. His desk was covered in papers and his laptop was open. He needed a break. Just as the thought crossed his mind his phone went off.

He smiled when he saw the caller I.D “Mama how-“his mom went off at him she was talking so fast that he couldn’t understand a single thing “Mamma calmati” if only he knew why she was upset. “Calm down your telling me to calm down you better get your behind right back to Italia and come deal with this problem that you have left us with”

He was shocked for a second. Antonio didn’t remember leaving any problems that he had to deal with “Mama Non so che cosa si sta parlando” (mama I don’t know what you’re talking about) He heard his mother let loose a string of curse words in Italian. Rubbing the bridge of his nose if only she would tell him what the problem was. “Antonio Augello are you listening to me” rubbing his neck “Si mamma” 

Standing up “Can you tell me what the problem is atleast” He heard her sigh “I love you Antonio but the next time you bring a woman home and I don’t like her head my warning”. That was all he needed to hear to know what the problem was. “Im sulla strada di casa” He said his goodbye and started packing “AMY! We are leaving for home call the pilot. We leave in two hours.”

To bother him was one thing but to be a bothering his mother one another. Gina would be dealt with he had been nice-as nice as anyone could be to the cheating tramp-but she still wouldn’t listen. Now he would have to use force. Shaking his head, "Donne they could be such a pain”. Except for one, he thought of her and her big green eyes came to mind. He couldn’t help but smile he would have her soon.

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The plane had landed the next morning. Antonio took a deep breath it was nice to be home, even if he had only been gone for two weeks. He dropped Amy at her apartment before he was driven home. It was early he knew that his mama wouldn’t be up.

He walked in and made a beeline for the hard stuff. He would need it if he was to deal with that wretched woman. “You know the least you can do before you steal our alcohol is come and greet us” he smiled at the voice. He turned and walked to his sister. “What are you doing up so early” she smiled and bounced her daughter on her hip. “Your niece was hungry” Antonio took Isabel from her mother “Ciao piccolino”

 “I see mamma called” she said while getting the baby’s milk ready “Yes and I flew down immediately, what has that woman done to make mama so mad at me?”  She could see the anger in her brother’s face. Gina was really becoming a problem for their family. If she had it her way she would lock the woman away in a mental house and throw away the key but alas her mother keeps talking about ‘that’s not how a good Italian woman behaves. “you mean you haven’t heard the woman is claiming that Derek forced her, saying that if she didn’t that he would hurt you” Antonio raised an eyebrow.

He looked at Isabel “see that my little on the craze lady has officially lost it” Isobel just looked at him and laughed “See your daughter seems to agree with me- he gave Isobel to her mother- I will deal with it.” He kissed her on the cheek and went to get some sleep. He dreamt only of mesmerising green eyes.

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The noise from the front door is what had Antonio almost running hearing his mother and sister making a fuss about someone at the door was never a good sign. “Where is he? I know he is here! Why are you keeping my love from me?”  That statement seemed to make everything worse. Finally making himself seen “What the hell is going on?” all eyes landed on him.

“Caro” Gina sighed “They didn’t want to let me in please tell them that we are together” The look on Maria’s face was priceless “Have you lost your mind? Why on this good green earth would my brother take you back after you humiliated him” Gina pretended that she didn’t hear the statement. She kept her eyes on Antonio hoping that he would fall for her charms like he did before. She had to get in his bed within a month or else her plan wouldn’t work. But his family was becoming a problem. After she marries him she would cut his family out of their lives. They have had him and his money long enough.

“Mama let me deal with this ok” he said and kissed her forehead. Maria didn’t miss the smirk that Gina flashed when Tony said that. She gave her the stink eye and walked away with her mother.

Antonio waited until his family was out of site and then turned to Gina. He would never deny that Gina was beautiful. But she was ugly on the inside and it was beginning to show on the outside, how he had missed it before he would never know. “Why are you hassling my family?” he said with a straight face. He had no time to waste with this woman. “Caro I’ve missed you where have you been the past couple of weeks” She ignored the question. “Gina don’t play with me what is it that you want?” he was in no mood. “What do I want? Tony I messed up one time and you throw me away? It’s been a year I have given you time to cool off and forgive me. I love you, you know that” He waited until she was done until he spoke.

 “You love me? Is that why you kept sleeping with him? You only decided to come running back when they got a picture of me returning the ring and that was three months later. What were you doing during that time?” He was over her no question but she was a pathological liar and he had to learn the hard way. He never understood the looks he got from the single men at the galas that he took her to, not until he caught her.

“It meant nothing please-" He held up his hand to stop her he didn’t want to hear lies, he just wanted to know one thing “Where you ever faithful to me?”  “Yes” he saw her eyes dilute “wrong answer. Goodbye Gina have a nice life”. He shut the door in her face and went to join his family.

He walked into the kitchen where his family was he walked to his mother and kissed her cheek “It has been dealt with. If she gives you any more trouble let security handle her” Francesca smiled at her son “good no we can work on finding you a real woman” everybody laughed Antonio scowled at his family. Francesca didn’t care Tony was her last child that hadn’t partnered up and she wanted to know that he was ok before she went to join her husband.

“Well Tony seems ma is all good. Be prepared to go on dates” Maria laughed at her older brother. All he could do was roll his eyes. “Tony where do you want your birthday held this year?” Francesca asked all excited. “Ma if I could help it having it here with the family would be fine” He saw the look on her face. Francesca was a socialite so she celebrated her children’s birthday twice once with all their business partners in suits and ball gowns and second with their family in casual wear.

“I’ll just leave all the planning up to you then” He smiled at her. She picked up her phone and walked away they could hear her telling one of her friends to bring all her single under twenty-five daughters and granddaughters. This caused the kitchen to break out in laughter “I bet that you will be married by this time next year” Maria said through her laughter.

While the family was enjoying themselves at Antonio’s expense Gina walked to the car waiting for her. “Well?” she shook her head no “What are we going to do now” asked her male companion “nothing we wait for his party you are in the same business circle so that old goat will send you an invitation I’ll come as your date and then I just need to get him drunk. He is a good man so he will want to take responsibility when I tell him. It will all fall into place. We just have to do this right and in the time frame”

This had to work she wasn’t about to let him walk away from her. She may not love him but she loved her lifestyle and she liked him enough to marry him.

If push came to shove Isobel was an adorable baby.

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P.S All Italian translation is thanks to Google translate. Correct me if you see a mistake.

Pash