Stolen And Shattered Dreams

chapter 7

"I think that just the biggest lie in the world ", Antonio says pouring me another glass of wine .
He decided we should go out to dinner for practice before the party tomorrow.
" Seriously though ,my mom used to say 'if you throw salt on the ground you might as be welcoming seven Years of bad luck",I say impersonating the squeakiness in my mom's voice.
The place looks beautiful and the food tastes great and there's a live band playing .
I take a sip at the wine and loose myself in the music.
"Do you want dance ?", he asks with a smirk on his face .
I nod and he leads me to the dance floor. His hand touches my back the other holds my hand .
" I really can't dance though ,in case I step on your toes I warned you  at least "
He smiles at me and we begin to move the music .
"Your eyes sparkle when you're happy you know ", he says .
Blood rushes to face and i look away in embarrassment .
" Don't be shy its a compliment, really "

"Thanks ", I say .

" You know my father used to say ,' A great man can't see what the young man can sometimes although they are looking at the same thing ' "

"What does that mean ?", I ask

" Well you might not notice but when I look at you I see sparking eyes ,but you doubt that so much. I can't see why you doubt that . "

"I'm lost for words really ,but thank you ."
The rest of the dance is silent and then we sit down and finish our drinks and get ready to leave .
We enter the suite laughing about tonights experiences .
I take off my blazer and my shoes and head to the bathroom .
My hand reaches for the door knob that leads to the bathroom but Antonio's hand rests on mine stopping me .

"What wrong ?", I ask concerned .

" Everything is wrong ",he whispers in my ear , " but it feels so right "

He holds me close to him and I give in. His hands remove mine from the suitcase and then he looks at me without saying a word but his eyes say a thousand words .
His lips land softly on mine as if he doesn't want to force the kiss .I kiss him back and momentarily we begin to move in syncopation. My body responds to his touch. I break away from kiss unsure anymore if I should even be doing this .

"What's wrong ?", he asks .

I say nothing but shake my head and tug him closer to me and we kiss ,he demands access to my tongue and I give in quickly.
His hands hovers over my face and then he moves down to my waist leaving me wanting more of him despite the circumstances.

His lips move from lips to my neck and collarbone and back to my lips again ,my heart beats faster and I feel weak at the same time .
I run my fingers through his hair and tug on it and then a moan leaves my lips as he kisses harder on my neck and my breathing is laboured.
" You're beautiful. ", he breathes onto my skin and a giggle escapes .

" Aton- ", someone says walking through the door and I immediately pull away from him and look at the intruder .
He does the same and sees ,
Stefano .
" Don't you know how to knock ,or should I teach you manners now ?",Antonio voices in irritation  while I look down in embarrassment and begin shuffling to the bathroom again and shut the door.
On the other side of the door I hear the the two men arguing.
"What are you doing ,Anton ?", Stefano says

" Well ,I don't know I was blowing sand particles from her eyes . Don't play dumb Stefan you saw what happened. "

"You know that's not what I'm taking about . You don't want end up doing something you will regretting "

"Fine ,let's go outside "

Then there's shuffling and then finally the door is slammed shut .
I can't believe it we kissed again .
Shit ,I'm supposed to plan an escape not kiss the guy who took me .

I look in the mirror and rinse my face and I start dabbing the towel on my face and then I look down at my neck and I see a reddish mark on my neck . My hands trail over it and I then I realise what it is .

Its a hickey   .

I can't believe it!

How couldn't I notice that the guy was doing this to me.

I put on the same clothes I used as pyjamas yesterday again and sink into bed .
My head starts spinning and images of us kissing start coming back to me and haunting me .
At this point I stare into the darkness thinking about today's events .
The door opens but the light doesn't go on ,Antonio sits on the bed and I pretend to let out a soft  snore .
"Damn it ", be mumbles under his breath but I can't hear it .
It must have been a rough conversation with Stefano .
Sleep takes cover me and soon I fall asleep for real and I don't even notice when Antonio gets into bed .
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The party starts in two hours and I just finished taking a shower .
After waking up early to finish reading the papers Antonio gave me I'm tired .
I look at the red dress that he gave to me ,it touches the floor  and admire the way it looks .
I continue getting ready and then do my make up .
I apply red lipstick and then slip  into the red dress ,it has a slit on the left side and my leg shows a bit .
I put on the black heels and put some  moist in my curls for the shine .

Antonio walks into the hotel room ,his untied bow tie hanging around his neck and  a black  suitcase in his hand  and puts it on the bed .
He opens it and I see different kinds of guns and bullets neatly packed .
My body stiffens and I step back in fear .
He pulls one hand gun out with a black belt like  object and says ," Come here "
I shake my head and ignores me and comes toward me and takes the chair with him .
"Put you left foot on the chair ", he commands .
I oblige and the he gets on one knee and starts running his hand up my leg and the he stops when his reached above my knee and a bit further up . He put the gun in its holster and attaches it to my leg .
" What are you doing ?",I ask

"Remember when I said you are going to have to blend in ?", he says

I nod .

" I meant blend in ,in every way possible. Mafias don't trust anyone not even themselves so their always prepared to fight when needed ,they don't care who sees their weapons but they like others to know they have them."

He takes off his blazer and I see two guns in their holster and each side of the body .
He takes them out and reload them with bullets .
"Don't get too carried away ,your gun has absolutely one bullet inside of it. One mistake and you can't really protect yourself so I suggest you stay close ,always "
I nod .
"The place is surrounded and they have track of who comes and goes ", he continues .

He puts his blazer back on and then ties his bow tie and the he asks me to adjust it for him .
" Let's go Mrs . Tornare ",he says leading me to the black limo .

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