The Forbidden Love

iii. this was unexpected pt2

Kay had come behind and completely interrupted the conversation. Usually, she waits out of respect, this time I could barely get my father's name out.

"Michael! There you are!" Kay exclaimed, kissing my cheek.

"Hello, Kay." I calmly say, sort of frozen from her exclamation.

"Who's this?" She said through gritted teeth, treating me as if I had been cheating on her for well over two months.

"This is Maria-Grazia. Maria-Grazia this is Kay." I introduce the two. Maria-Grazia gives a judgmental look as she shakes Kay's hand. Kay doesn't know how to react, she just politely shakes her hand and keeps a forced smile.

"Well, I'll leave you two be." Maria-Grazia leans forward and kisses my cheek, customarily.

As Maria-Grazia sways away, Kay chews me out.

"Kay, I've had enough of this!" I gnash my teeth at her and leave her side. Kay usually grills me over meeting new people, especially women. I wasn't going to deal with this sort of idiocy anymore. I walked off. I made my way around, greeting those I couldn't greet earlier.

8 P.M. that night

I had left Kay for good. I took her home and gave my authorizing peace of the breakup. She cried silently in the moonlight as I spoke. I noticed the streams under her eyes glimmering and hugged her before I left her on the doorstep of her parents' house. I walked away and rode along back to my parents' house. When the black horrific gates opened, I noted a woman standing off to the side. She was wobbly and flat-footed, holding her heels in her right gloved hand. Someone was trying to coax her out, repeatedly telling her the reception of the wedding had ended two hours earlier.

"Ma'am, either you leave or I make you." One of the servers firmly spoke to her, pointing his index finger at her threateningly.

"Yeah -- *hiccup*-- I'd like to see ya try.." She stumbled against the stone column that separated the fence from the gate.

The man began to challenge her, he began dropping his things. I jumped out immediately.

"Is there a problem? This is my personal guest." I gestured to the woman as I walked towards him with my hands behind my back.

"N-no sir. I didn't kn-know. I apologize." Quivering, the man hurriedly picked up his belongings and left.

I had Tom make sure that the man abandoned the grounds for good. The woman stood in the corner, flashing her eyes at me.

"Ma'am, who are you?" I asked, offering a hand to her.

She slowly emerges from the shadows, her gloved hand folds into my hand. She stumbles, still tipsy.

"M-Michael?" She stammers with her eyes widening out of fear.

"Do I know you?" I use my free hand to brush her stray hairs out from covering her face. The radiance of the moon uncovers her lovely face. It was Maria-Grazia.

I walked alongside the drunken Maria-Grazia, pacing her to avoid any trips. At one point, she faints. I carry her inside the house.

"Got yourself a dame for the night, Michael?" I hear a cunning, yet a familiar voice from behind. I turn, and my brother Sonny sits there grinning at me.

"She's drunk, the person she came to the wedding had left long ago. I'm putting her in the spare room. If you touch her, you will be a dead man Sonny. Do not take advantage of-"

"Yeah yeah, whatever. I won't bother the wench." He waved my warning off as if he were protected by a glass shield.

I carried Maria-Grazia and took her in my room, I couldn't trust Sonny. He was married and has a kid, but only God knows what he is capable of doing. Who knows how many times he has cheated on his current wife without her knowledge.

I place her petite, motionless body on my bed. She stirs. I freeze, hoping she wouldn't wake and begin hollering. She made herself comfortable and fell back into a deep, lifeless sleep.

I uncover my bed and place my silk sheets about her. She faintly smiles as I adjust the covers.

I take off my marine attire and trade it for comfortable sleeping clothes. The curtains were drawn, and she was at peace finally. I took the spare room and drifted off into an unknown land of comfort and serenity.