Brother's Girl✔️

Cuarenta y seis

Matteo's POV

"Mr. Russo, you should not be here," Dr. Miller came standing next to me. I looked at Veronica one more time and turned and looked at her nodding my head. 

"Can I ask you something?" I asked her, she nodded her head. "Are you thinking there's no possibility of her being anorexic, is that why you called social services?" I questioned. 

"No, there are many kids younger than her that are anorexic, but it is not on file and I have to follow state policy," she said. I nodded my head understanding, "I'm sure you guys have tried everything in your power and as soon as social services are done, we will contact you. She is still young, there are things we can try to handle the situation and I hope with therapy she will be able to eat more," she said. 

"Thank you," I told her. She gave me a smile then left. I sure hope she was right, I hope we did everything in our power to fix this. Maybe there was something I could have done better as her father. I sighed and gave her one more look then left the hospital. My phone started ringing, I took it out my pocket to see it was from Gabriel. 

I did not have time to deal with him right now. I walked to my car and entered the driver's side. When I did not answer the home, he sent me a message. Where are you? It read, I ignored it also. Part of me was ashamed to let someone cheat on me, I was stupid to not have noticed the signs earlier. Begining with when she cut her hair, she probably did it because her new man loved it. How could I be so stupid? I started the car and drove to the only place I knew and felt safe.

After about twenty minutes, I reached her apartment. I got out of the car and walked to her door. I knocked on the door and waited for her to open it. After a few seconds, the door opened, she was in her shorts and just her sports bra since it was late at night. "Matt, what are you doing here?" She questioned. "I went to your office, but Paige said you left. He's in the warehouse," she said. I did not care about work right now. 

I walked into her apartment, I grabbed her and started kissing her. She hesitated at first, but then started kissing me also. I closed the door behind me with my legs, I have been here when she used to live down here so I pushed her into her room. "Matteo?" She pulled away, "what are you doing?" She asked me. 

"Isn't this what you wanted?" I asked her and started kissing her again. "Well, you're in luck, I am very angry right now and I need someone to take care of that," I said in between kisses.

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I walked out of the shower and grabbed my clothes. I quickly put my clothes back on, "you're leaving?" Erika asked still laying down on her bed.  I nodded my head, "so what happened?" She asked. 

"You were right," I told her, " she's cheating on me," Erika did say Dominique did not deserve me, maybe she was right. I used to believe I did not deserve her either, now I did not know who did and who did not. "And social services have Veronica," I said. 

"Social services?" She asked. I nodded my head, "you want me to take care of it?" I shook my head no. "I'm sorry about Dominique, I honestly wish it was not true," I nodded my head, but it was true. She was cheating on me and there was nothing I could do to change it. 

"I have to go," I said putting my shoes on.  She got up the bed in all her glory and kissed my cheeks, she mouthed me a goodbye. I shook my head and made my way out of her apartment. I needed to get home, I didn't know why, but I felt uncomfortable being out this late and it was only midnight.

After about twenty minutes, I reached my house. I sat outside the house for a while. My whole life was changing so fast and I could not keep up. I did not know what was going to happen with Veronica. I never knew why the states interfered with families. I had to do something about it, maybe something my own parents were afraid to do for us. 

I did not know what to do about Dominique, all my adult life has involved her. I did not know how to live without her, she was all I had and all I always wanted. I sighed and finally got out of the car, the house was silent when I entered. I walked to the kitchen and the light was on. My mom was seated on the stool reading a book a glass of milk in front of her. "What are you doing up?" I asked her. I kissed her cheek and waited for an answer. 

"Couldn't sleep, I should be asking you that, where were you?" She questioned. 

"Had to take of something," I replied. My mother could never stay out of my business, but what should you expect when you live with your parents. 

"Heard about Veronica," she said. "Over my dead body will the state interfere with our family again," she said. "I called a friend of mine at the hospital," I nodded my head. 

"Thanks," I told her. "Well, I have to go to bed, I'll see you in the morning," she nodded her head. I was almost out of the kitchen when she called me again. I did not bother turning around waiting for what she had to tell me. 

"Your hair's wet," she commented. "What, you think taking a shower would make you smell less like her. You smell like cheap perfume," she said. I froze and did not say anything, just then Gabriel came standing at the door frame staring at me. "You are just like your father," she said. I could hear the pain in her voice when she said that. I honestly thought she did not know that my father was cheating on her.  "No woman deserves that," I heard the stool move and she walked passed me leaving the kitchen.