An Italian Old Fashion Love

Chapter 4

He went back to the kitchen where his son was still at. They both walked over to the counter in front of the shop. "son if you're having a bad day I am sure someone else is having twice as worse of a day" he pointed towards me but I was looking at the window. " see that beautiful young lady there sitting by that window I am sure she isn't having the best of day" he said sadly. " Why do you say that father?" his son looked down at me. i turned my focus out the window. "Why don't you go talk to her, she comes in here every other day, she just got out of the hospital as well." He looked at his son " you are young and still have no lady in your life, just go say hello." Mr. Astori shew his son away.

I was sitting there and i had finished up my lunch and wiped my mouth. I saw that this man in uniform walking towards me. His dog laid by the front door. All of a sudden he stopped at my table looked down at me and smiled " hello, how are you miss?" I felt my heart starting to race. The only thing i was managed to get out of my mouth was " did i do something wrong officer?" the man chuckled and gave me a grin " I don't believe so, may i "  i nodded and he sat down across from me. " I'm okay how are you?" I said with no emotion. " i'm okay, boring day at work so far" he looked at me. Mr. Astori braught a glass of water for the man "shabella it's on the house, no worry" he smiled and went back to the kitchen.

" I'm brodie" he smiled at me. I felt like i was blushing. He was so gorgeous why was he takling to me? " I - I'm Shabella, Shabella Rose" I looked at him and smiled. " that's a pretty name, Italian?" he was still grinning. " yes part italian part german." "so what is it that you do shabella, work? school?" am i making him have a better day? i thought to myself.  I got lost in all my thoughts. "shabella?" "hmm? sorry " i apologised. " no worries, you go to school? work?". "at the moment i go to Jupiter Arts" I smiled it was something i've wanted to do.

I looked at the clock on the wall it was going on 3:00 i was starting to have some sharp pains in my side while getting up from the table. I saw brodie getting to his feet "shabella are you okay?" he looked concerned. "not really actually i need to get home and get some rest" I grabbed my bag " I am sorry but I need to go." I continued to hold my side and started walking to the enterance and out of the door. Brodie followed me outside "Shabella where did you park? I'll walk with you" he asked. " I walked here I don't live to far down the road" i started to wimper in pain " here let me take you home at the least i could do to help." " yes please i don't  know if I can make it with the pain I am having." I told Brodie.

He walked me over to his police truck  his dog hopped into the back. He opened the door and picked me up and put me in the seat, he put my seat belt on and I gave him the directions to my house. Once we got to my home he got out and opened the door an helped me out " are you sure you don't want me to take you to the hospital?" he asked, you could see that he was worried " no I just got out of there, I'm not going back there right now" I said. He helped me up the front stairs and into the house to the couch. " Thank you Brodie." " anything that you need before I leave? Something to drink?" he asked as he kneeled down to me eye to eye level with me. " no I can get it I just need to rest, but thank you again"

" alright, I'm going to write my number down so if you do change your mind about going in I can get to you faster than an ambulance can" he still looked concern when he stood back up. I smiled at him and he grinned back at me. He said good bye and shut the door behind him. I got up and went to the bathroom and damped a warm wet cloth on my stitches and put clean gauze on them, I changed into pajamas and took my medicine and went took a nap in my room.