Wanted (Interracial) (Complete)

Chapter 5: Well dad...

A/N: I am loving the feedback and comments on this book! It really makes me happy when y'all comment. Feel free to inbox me or post on my message board! Hopefully I'll get more inboxes and comments this time?(: Anyways, please go read @Chicken__'s book! She is hilarious, I swear her book is the funniest thing ever. Go follow her! I love you guys, y'all are awesome. And now... Here goes! 

~CasuallyMe

!~* Antonio's POV *~!






I came down stairs in a Ralph Lauren suit that was all black with a white shirt and a black tie.

"Ready baby?" I asked kissing Tiana's cheek. She looked amazing in her short white and black dress.

"Oh hey, don't you look cute," she said and smiled.

"Thank you, you look amazing," I replied.

"Thanks babe, but yeah, I'm ready," she replied.

"Alright lets go," I said proudly taking my baby's hand and intertwining our fingers. I walked her out to my BMW, and opened the door then jogged to my side.

"Are you nervous?" I asked her.

"Yes, I'm very nervous. I know I'm my dad's only little princess, and I just wanted to make him happy. But I can't take being with Warren anymore. He's my best friend, not my fiancé," she replied honestly.

"I'm glad you're finally standing up for yourself. I mean, I understand he's your dad and all. And you know how much of a father he was to me, so I respect him. But you deserve to be happy," I told her.

"You're right. Thank you for that, it means a lot to me," she said leaning over as she kissed my cheek.

About 10 minutes later, we pulled up to the restaurant.

"You ready for this babe? You know there are gonna be cameras and stuff right?" I asked. She gripped my hand even more tightly.

"Yeah, I'm ready. I don't care what other people think about us anymore. I never really have. It's just my dad. But hey, look at me! I'm dating a super sexy rich Italian guy who's a freaking ex-CIA agent," she laughed. "Alright, lets go. Thank you so much for this. I love you," she said. I walked around to her side of the car, and helped her out.

"Oh, by the way, I love you too," I said and giving her one of my most passionate kisses. Immediately, cameras went CRAZY. I proudly grasped Tiana's hand and lead her into the restaurant.




*~! Tiana's POV !~*




After that kiss, my knees almost buckled. My legs were like noodles now, and these heels are not helping. But I'm happy I'm finally gonna make this confession.

After much deliberation, I decided on a white halter top dress that had a black belt in the middle, separating ruffles at the bottom. I paired it with a pair of Giuseppe Zanotti double platform black suede pumps, and a black and red Alexander McQueen tote bag. I chose black and red just to add some color. I also made sure my hair was straightened to the T. (Picture on the side)

On the way into the restaurant, we ran into Warren and Vanessa.

"War," I greeted hugging him.

"Hello T!" He said and hugged me back. I hugged Vanessa too because she works at my company.

"Antonio, right?" Warren asked.

"Yeah, how ya doing?" He asked politely.

"I'm good. You all seem happy?" Warren said trying to make conversation.

"Yeah, we are. You guys seem happy too?" Antonio responded.

"We are. I love my best friend, but it's nice to not be tied down to her. Haha, I'm sure Tiana can relate," he said laughing. I laughed too, and added, "Amen to that."

We walked in with my hand in Antonio's, and Vanessa's hand in Warren's. This was gonna feel so good to finally let my dad know how I really feel. Sure, I love my dad, but he'll just have to except it.

"Tiana, honey how are you?" My dad greeted.

"I'm fine daddy," I responded then hugged him and kissed his cheek. He took a look between Antonio, Warren, Vanessa and I.

"Uhmm... What's going on?" Mr. Garibaldi asked. We all took a seat.

"Well dad, Tiana and I decided to call the engagement off. We're both happy with other people, and we just don't want the same things," Warren explained to his father.

"Yes, and we just didn't see it happening. I mean, we were best friends, and we lost our friendship. But now that we called off the wedding, we would still like to be best friends, and remain business partners," I reasoned.

"I agree. I mean, I love Tiana like a little sister, but I don't wanna be married to her. I'm with Vanessa now, and we're happy. I'm sure she can attest to that too. Right?" War said glancing at Antonio and I.

"Yeah, I'm with Antonio now. And I'm finally happy," I responded. Our fathers just sat there flabbergasted.

"So... What you're saying is, you guys don't want to be together?" Mr. Garibaldi said.

"And... You both found new people?" My dad finished. War and I nodded.

"Well, we tried," Mr. Garibaldi sighed and shook my dad's hand.

"Yes sir we did. But you guys should've told us earlier! We just wanted you two to be happy. And we figured since you guys have been friends for so long, that this would've worked. Thank you though for telling us this! I'm just glad you're happy baby girl," my dad said kissing my forehead. Mr. Garibaldi said the same thing. He's grown to be like a second father to me over the years. There's nothing like having a mom of your own, but two dad's, (who were straight) sure did a heck of job raising me. It's not easy losing your mom at ?14, and it damn sure ain't easy raising a teenager alone.

The rest of the dinner went really well! Things were finally back to how they used to be. My father and Antonio reconnected, and Mr. Garibaldi and Antonio connected also. It was all great.

"Oh! Tiana has another announcement to make too," Antonio reminded me.

"Please honey, don't say you're getting rid of this one too," My dad joked.

"Nooo dad," I said dragging out the "o". "Warren doesn't even know yet. But, as you all know, I've been with Vogue on the side now for about 3 years. Since Warren and I started dating. But, they called me yesterday and said they would like for me to move to Italy for a month. They want me to examine their food, fashion, and style, then write an article about it. I even have 2 or 3 photo shoots while I'm there, and some fashion shows also," I said. Everyone was happy about my recent promotion.

"That's awesome T, but what about Smithson?" Warren asked.

"The magazine has allowed me and Antonio to have our own office space in the city so we can work. We can Skype call, and have other business meetings. It'll only lasts for a month, and we'll both be so busy, that it'll go fast. And Vanessa, I was actually thinking about promoting you, ya know, before I found out you were screwing my fiancée." Everyone laughed for a LONG time, and she blushed, but knew I was kidding. "No, but seriously. I wanted to promote you to Vice President CEO of Smithson Publishing. And as for Warren, I'm promoting you to Co-President instead of Vice President. And that's a permanent change, not just while I'm gone. Okay?" I said. They agreed and we cheered to all the new changes we're making. Now that Warren is the new Co-President CEO, we are going to make a LOT of money. Even more than we already have. Plus, this will allow me to do more modeling too, while still being a big part in my publishing company.

After the dinner, Antonio and I booked a flight for tomorrow: the 1st of March. That way we can be done in exactly 30 days, and not have to come back in the middle of a random month.
Antonio and I were now cuddled up in his room, and watching Cake Boss.

"Thank you so much," I said looking up at him.

"For what?" He smiled back at me.

"For finally encouraging me to do this. It went a lot better than I expected. And also for becoming friends with Warren. It means a lot to me," I said kissing him.

"No baby! It's all my pleasure. I'm so happy to have you back in my life. These 3 months have been amazing. And now I can take you back home, and my family will love you. Trust me," he said kissing me again. "Oh, and I wanted to ask you something?" He said sitting me up and looking me directly in my eye.

"What is it?" I smiled at him. He softened up a little bit.

"How would you like to live in a castle while we are in Italy? It's old on the outside, but everything is modernized on the inside. What do you say? It'll only be family there, I promise. And you know how much my mom adores you, so she won't let me book a hotel," he laughed.

"Babe, really?!?! No, you're joking," I replied.

"Baby, I'm completely serious," he said in his cute Italian accent.

"Yes! I would love to live in a castle!" I exclaimed. I stood and jumped around on his bed. I did a little happy dance in a circle, then sat back down. Antonio was DYING of laughter.

"Haha, okay. After we land tomorrow, I want to take you to the castle. Then I wanna spend a day out with you before we both have to go to work the day after. Okay?" He said kissing my forehead.

"That'll be great babe. It'll be our first time going out as a couple isn't it?" I asked.

"Well, we've been out plenty of times! But only as friends. I saw a tabloid today that said I was your 'new gay best friend'," he laughed.

"Hmmm... If only they knew how you can lay it down," I whispered huskily down his neck, and I laughed.

"If only they knew how much you make me want to lay it down even harder," he whispered back. That night, lets just say he proved everybody wrong. (;





!~* Antonio's POV *~!





I woke up, exhausted from last night, yet well rested. Today is the day we leave for Italy, and I cannot be more happy! I miss home, but I'm more excited about Tiana reconnecting with my mother and meeting the rest of my family. Her and my mother were really close until we had to move. My mom and Tiana's mom were best friends, so we were always together when we were younger.

I smiled at Tiana and kissed her forehead remembering last night. Boy was that some good sex- I mean... Well ya know... I slid out of bed and headed for her room to take a shower. I have my own bathroom, but there's just something about taking a shower in her room. On my way up the stairs, I decided I should call the CIA. Sure, I'm done for about 5 more years, until I have to start at the office again and do simple stuff, but I just found new information they needed to know.

"Hello, Lexi speaking. How may I help you Special Agent Marconi?" She answered.

"Hello Alexa! I haven't spoken to you in a while," I responded. Alexa (or Lexi) is my own special assistant. She finds information about criminals that I need to know before I go attack.

"Yes sir, it has been! You've missed a lot! I'm engaged with a baby on the way," she responded truthfully.

"Oh really? If you don't mind me asking, was it Agent Owens?" I asked. Agent Owens is my partner/best friend, and he's always had a thing for Alexa, but too scared to ask her out until about two years ago.

"Well yes it is that best friend of yours," she told me. I chuckled.

"Well isn't that something. Uhm, look I have someone I think you should take note of," I said.

"Okay, I'm ready when you are."

"Alright. I'm moving back to Italy today, but only for one month. Last night, I saw John Garibaldi: the infamous mobster that I was working on capturing before the kidnapping scandal. I noticed him, but he didn't notice me. I was just letting you all know so you and Agent Owens can keep an eye on him. Something just tells me he's coming back to Italy really soon," I told her. I heard her typing away on her computer.

"Alright, can you hold for just a second?" She asked.

"Sure." I waited for about 5 minutes and Lexi came back.

"Okay, Mr. Marconi. I talked to the head of directors Mr. Malik, and he said he would like for you to take the case," she told me. My countenance immediately fell.

"I have no choice, it's my civic duty. So yes, I accept the case. Thank you," I said. I couldn't turn down the case, otherwise I would lose this job for forever. I can't do that. But I didn't want to take this case and put Tiana in harms way either.

"I'm so sorry. I know you and your lady friend don't need this right now," she said in full remorse.

"Yeah. But how'd you know about Tiana?" I asked.

"Hey, remember who I am! I know everything! She's gorgeous by the way, and I can't wait to meet her," she replied.

"Okay, I'm sure she can't wait to meet you either. I guess I'll see you tomorrow to start on the case! We're leaving today in about 2 hours," I said.

"Okay. But two hours? It sounds like you're still at home. Don't you think you should be heading out?" She asked. (it's 6AM in America and 1pm in Italy.)

"We are. My family jet is picking us up. But Tiana doesn't know. I wanna surprise her," I said honestly.

"Tiana?! You don't mean Tiana Smithson?! International super model and business woman?!" She practically screamed into the phone.

"I thought you knew everything?" I questioned, teasing her.

"Haha, well played agent Marconi. I'll speak with you tomorrow. Have a nice day," she said and hung up.

Tomorrow is a new start at an old job. I just feel bad because I'll have to end up either hurting and placing Mr. Garibaldi behind bars, or killing him. I just don't want to hurt Tiana by doing either.



A/N: Okay, so this is where the action and drama start! I'm really proud of this chapter and the next! There's a picture on the side of Tiana and Antonio's outfits! I hope you enjoyed. Please don't forget to comment or inbox me or post a message.Read my other books if you haven't already! It would mean a lot to me. Love y'all!

~CasuallyMe