My Mafia King (under major editing)

15.

Ian pov
I wake up to a spinning room, bright lights and the slight smell of cigarettes.

I look over to see a blurry person, she has my hand in hers and is rubbing circles on it with her thumb.

As my vision starts to clear I realize it's crystal, "please be okay Ian, god I don't know what I'd do without you." She mumbles.

I smile, "you'd probably just find another guy to like." I say my voice hoarse from lack of of use.

She looks up surprised, "I-Ian." She stutters, "yes that's me." I reply.

I look at her tear stained face, she was crying over me, she cares about me.

The thought makes me smile, "did you miss me babygirl?" I ask and all she does is nod furiously.

I don't think she knows how to respond, "come here." I say playfully and try to pull her into a hug, I immediately regret that decision because pain shoots through my shoulder.

"Ahhh shit." I curse and grip my arm.

"Ohh right you need pain meds, and probably something to eat, I'll be right back don't do any where." She says standing up from the chair beside my bed in the infirmary.

"Where would I go princess?" I ask jokingly.

"I don't know, just stay as still as possible." She says and leaves the room, damn that girl is something isn't she.

She comes back a few minutes late with a plater, jay and mark.

I sit up, shoulder cursing me for doing so.
And she sets down the player in my lap, it has a cup of water, a little white pill bottle, and a grilled cheese sandwich.

Yes that is EXACTLY WHAT I NEED right now.

I pick up the sandwich and devour it. Sooooooooooo, good.

I look up to see three smiling faces, "Okay now that you've eaten take two of the pills with water. Your supposed to take them after eating so we got that covered." Mark says and I try to open the bottle but fail.

Crystal giggles and takes it away from me, pops it open with ease and shakes out two into her palm.

She turns to me, "say ahh." Like I'm a little kid, I grab the cup of water and open my mouth. She pops the pills in my mouth and I drown them down with a gulp of water.

"Good job." She says then jay and mark chuckle.

When did I start to go soft, I was a big bad gangster and then she came and fluttered those big green eyes at me and I melted.

She deserves everything and I plan to give it to her.

I smile at her before casting a glare over at jay and mark. "So how ya feeling Ian?" Jay asks.

"Not that great, but who really feels great after being shot." I ask rhetorically.

"Can you guys leave us alone for a bit?" I ask jay and mark and they nod and exit.

"Crystal come here, I wanna tell you something?" I say and she moves the tray off my lap and to the floor then sits on the bed beside me.

"Has anyone ever told you your absolutely gorgeous?" I ask and she blushes, I place a gentle hand on her cheek and bring her face to mine, "because you deserve to be told that everyday." I say and kiss her.

Her soft lips moving in sync with mine. I run my hand over her cheekbone and pull away.

She sits there silently starstruck as I gaze into her eyes, her eyes are like a wild jungle, green and lush.

She looks down blushing profusely, and smiles.

I'm glad I'm the one who made her smile, "Hey babygirl," She looks up cheeks scorching,

"Will you be mine?"