Checkmate

Charming

"Find it." Alessandro stands in front of me waiting for my reaction. He waves a hand in front of my face.

"Get in the car, we have work to do."

I drive back to the house where I show Alessandro the manilla folder. On our way home, my father called and suggested Alessandro be apart of the operation.

As Alessandro reads over the folder, I go into my room and get dressed for my part.

I slip on a spaghetti strap red mini dress, black pumps and throw on a black leather jacket. I place a pocket knife in a slip under my dress and go back down the stairs, ready to start my mission.

"Alessandro" I say as I walk down the step in my high heels. I try not to fall and hold the railing tightly. He stands from his seat and walks to the bottom of the staircase.

"You look" He tries to find words as I make it down the last step.

I give him a small kiss on his lips and watch his posture straighten.

"Darling, time to go see our friend, Amodio Vasquez." I try to move around Alessandro, just when I'm almost past him she he grabs my arm and pulls me towards him.

His gripes tight and his voice drops to a serious tone. "Do it right or don't do it at all." He pulls me closer and kisses me gently. His lips mold into mine and we kiss for a minute before breaking apart. He kisses me again and I pull away after just a few seconds.

"Time to test your acting."

Alessandro drives as I locate our target. We find his location at his house where he's throwing a pool party.

We drive for about 20 minutes before we arrive in the driveway of the enormous mansion.

"Drive to the valet. Our names should be on the list now." Alessandro places a hand on the inside of my thigh and runs down the window.

"Mr. And Mrs. Rodriguez." He smiles and opens my door as the valet takes the car to park.
Alessandro places a gold wedding band in my hand. The ring is small but it is covered with diamonds, one large diamond is centered in the middle.

I slide it onto my finger and let Alessandro lead me into the party.
"Now to find the host" I say and walk towards the bar.
"We need to draw him out" I agree and look towards the dance floor.

Latin music fills the room and there are one or two couples dancing. I take Alessandro's hand and lead him tot he dance floor.

"Dance with me." I say and start to salsa to the music. He doesn't move.
"What is it? You can't dance." I laugh and watch him cross his arms across his chest.

"I can dance.. the question is can you?" The music changes and there is no one left on the dance floor.

"You wanted a scene.. you're gonna get one." He grabs my hands and spin me around.

The music gets faster and we pick up the pace. We salsa faster and soon a crowd forms, clapping and cheering.

I look over to the bar and see a middle aged man in a dark suit giving us his undivided attention.
"The bar" Alessandro glances and pulls me closer to him.

"What are you doing?!" I whisper when he places both hands on my lower hips swaying me against him.
The man at the bar whispers something to an associate. He starts to walk towards the dance floor, pushing at the crowd.

"Mr. Vasquez would like to formerly introduce himself" he holds his hand out towards me and gives it a gentle kiss before leading us up a flight of steps and into a room with large wooden doors.

We move inside and take a seat on a velvet sofa. The room is a small saloon of some sorts. Covered in couches and beautiful decor. The walls are filled with frames and golden wallpaper, and from the ceiling hangs a large chandelier.

The door opens and Amodio walks in the room.
"Rodriguez is it?" He shakes Alessandro's hand then kisses the back of mine.
"Dominic is just fine, Amodio?" He nods

"Quite a bold move Dominic. No one usually dances at my parties. Such a shame" he lights a cigar and then offers one to "Dominic".
"And is this your wife?" His eyes look over my body and I try not to shudder.

"Yes, Bella is the love of my life." Alessandro pushes a piece of my hair away from my face and tucks it begins my ear.

"Pleasure to meet you." I say and give Amodio a smile.
I feel Alessandro's hand tense against my leg.

"Well I wanted to introduce myself and invite you to stay the night in my lovely home." Amodio says and insist we accept.

"We'd be honored." For an hour or so afterwards Alessandro and Amodio talk about their businesses and political views before we are shown our room.

"Please enjoy your stay and if you need anything," He looks in my direction with a smile, " please do not hesitate to ask"

"Thank you" Alessandro says goodnight and we enter the room.

The room is HUGE. I run and jump on top of the bed. The white silk sheets wrinkle under my weight and I take in the beauty of the room.

"I live in a mansion but this never gets out" I spin around and find Alessandro smirking.

"What is it?" I ask
"I figured out your plan, you're going to cheat on me and seduce him." He says it quietly and looks into the right corner of the room. There is a small black object, you would think it's a spider but I knew what it was.

I gulp, " what now?" Alessandro chuckles and starts to undress.
He takes of his suit and I watch as he walks around half naked before handing me his shirt.

"Let get some sleep" he kisses my forehead and then gets into bed.

The bathroom was even bigger than the room itself. I strip from my dress and put on Alessandro's shirt.

"What's your end game?" I ask myself. Alessandro was a cold man but recently he's been warming up. I laugh to myself.. haha... warming up.

I walk out of the bathroom and find that he turned off all the lights. I make my way towards the bed and lay down next to him. I stand still and stare at the ceiling.

I jolt when Alessandro turns and faces me.
"Go to sleep already it's irritating" he growls and he does the same exact thing two more times before sitting up.

"Insomnia" I shrug even though I'm pretty he can't see me in the dark.

"When?" I shrug again and realize he really can't see me in the dark.

"I'm not sure. It started after the nightmares," I gulp and feel him move his hand and place it on my thigh.

"Sleep" he pulls me closer to his torso and I feel his muscles tense under me. His hands move towards my hair and arms, moving in circles, trying to calm me down.

"It won't work" he gives a small laugh.
" we could just have mind blowing sex the entire night since you're up."

"Uhhhhhh no" I lean into him and close my eyes.

"Just trust me" I take a deep breathe and those are the last words I hear before drifting off into sleep.