The Handsome Helper

Chapter 24

"How was it?" Ana whispered to me under the sheets

"Best night ever" I told her. Honestly, it was the best night ever, Donny's family took care of me, yeah I got shoved to the ground by the twins but I had tons of fun with the huge family.

It was morning now and I'd just gotten in from spending the night with Donny. Interestingly, it was Caesar who payed my fee, he'd put the money in my hand without a word and walked away before Donny or I could protest.

I decided to give Donny and his family a break from me, I can't expect such friendly people to dish out £210 every time it wanted to spend time with them, they'd be broke.

And although Sarah had threatened to turn me Italian through cooking I wanted to go back so badly; even if I did hate cooking. Their house was so different from mine, I don't prefer it to mine but I do like Donny's family's house. It was so big and open, maybe that's why I loved it so much, I'd never seen anything like it, it was something new to experience. All the houses I'd ever been in were small with peeling walls and dim light bulbs.

"Any hot brothers for me?" Ana asked snapping me out of my day dream. I debated telling her about Caesar but in the end I shook my head.

"He has so many sibling Ana, like tons"

"And no hot ones?" Go on Duch, tell her, tell her about Caesar

"There was one"

"Oh?" At the mention of someone hot Ana is always interested, regardless of gender or age

"Yeah, his name's Michelangelo but he's engaged to this really nice girl named Kelly" I explained. The excitement left her face

"Well, his loss obviously" Ana laughed. I smiled at how easily I could converse with her. It was like we were normal, like we weren't whores. "They were amazing weren't they?"

"Uh.."

"His family. You look like you're in love with them" she said matter of factually

"I am, they're so.." My explanation faded as little snipers of the lava game came rushing back to me

"Perfect? Understanding?"

"Exactly. But there is one thing"

"Whatever it is, don't dwell on it. It's probably the smallest thing ever isn't it?" She rambled.

"If you shut up for a sec I'll tell you"

"No, because once you tell me it'll grow bigger"

"Ana!" I resorted to shouting at her since she wouldn't shut up

"No Duch" Ana covered her ears childishly "lalalalala! I can't hear you" I had enough. I grabbed her hands and pried them off of her head

"Ok, we good?" I asked, Ana nodded for me to continue, because secretly Ana was dying to know. I still had a hold of her hands just incase she decided on being a child again.

"Donny wants to buy me"

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Donny arrived in a sleek black car curtesy of his dad. He was modelling a white shirt, a loose tie, black suit pants and a his black coat. I saw a glimpse of him as he entered my uncles bedroom.

Upon Donny's arrival the house buzzed with whispers. Whispers about Donny and who he was, and most importantly, who he wanted.

I obviously had all the answers to everyone's questions and because of that I hid in my room until I was called.

Donny had a plan, he was going to buy me and this girl named Franky. Franky wasn't important in the plan, it's just uncommon to do business over one girl.

Selling, buying and trading girls was common in the circle and because Donny and the rest of the ring didn't know I was related to Le patron, he didn't have a valid reason for keeping me. No one to my knowledge had ever asked for me, that or my uncle denied every offer but I don't see why, I wasn't his favourite, I didn't earn the most, I didn't cook or clean or do anything to make me special.

So I sat in my room, on the floor with my fingers crossed until Beth came to knock on my door. I was also waiting for a gun shot or something that could send me into mourning; I knew better than anyone that Donny could get killed in there. But Donny took that risk for me and this is how I wanted to wait.

I didn't count on the knock coming so quickly or so violently but it did. It took 6 minutes for the knock to come. I was slow at getting up and opening the door but upon opening my door there was a loud bang.

It wasn't a gun. It wasn't a gun. It was just loud. I knew it wasn't good for Donny by the look on Beth's face. She'd obviously been in the room and heard someone had made an offer for me, you could see it in her smirk.

She pushed past me to get into my room, but she didn't walk into my room, she skipped into my room.

"Lover boy didn't lie well enough" is all she said. She'd say herself on my bed and had grabbed my favourite pillow in between her grubby hands.

"What?"

"You heard" she said it like Donny's life didn't depend on what she said. "Did you think MY Vinny was that stupid?" The way she referred to her pimp, my uncle, as Vinny made her an outcast in this house.

"Where are they taking him?" I asked her. She looked so disinterested in what was happening to me.

I knew for a fact he wouldn't hold Donny here, not if he knew I knew him. That wouldn't be very clever and also, my uncle is a psycho who loves a good game of cat and mouse. He'd happily dangle freedom in front of us for years and then when we'd cease our opportunity he'd hunt us down, that's how I knew Donny wouldn't be far but he'd be far enough.

"I don't know but you won't find him" at this I fell to the floor. I fell onto my knees and held my head as it spun. I knew all my uncle's tricks, is learnt them over time, his hideouts, his properties, so when Beth tells me I won't find Donny I lose a little hope.

"Don't say that" I finally said when I regained the breath. I'd been panting and coughing from the realisation finally hitting me

I could feel her, she'd moved closer to me, she'd actually put her arm around me to comfort me but even her skin on mine made me itch

"Why did you involve your lover boy into this life Duch? If I was with a normal guy i'd runaway not run towards this life" she cooed softly. Is she seriously trying to comfort me?

"You don't know what happened"

"Won't you tell me?" She asked. She actually sounded interested but I knew it was as artificial as her boobs

"Why would you wanna know Beth?"

"Because I can keep him alive until you find him"