The Italian Mafia

Chapter 12

∞Emma's POV∞

"Again?"

"Yes." The man left and I plopped down on my bed. I wasn't sure I could handle one more casino night. The first had taken so much for me. It was hard to do all those things.

I wanted a shower. I gathered my things and went across the hall. There wasn't much time until I had to be ready.

Nina was in there getting ready as well.

"What are you getting ready for?" She looked at me and smiled. We had talked about everything that happened last night, and now she stepped carefully around me.

"I'm dealing tonight at the casino." Oh no.

"You can't be serious. Oh, my God. I have to be there tonight. With Ambrogio." Her eyes widened.

"Oh."

"Yes."

"I can't wait to see you around him. I know what happened last night, but I have to admit that I'm a little excited to see how he acts around you." Nina had crazy eyes and was smiling.

"Calm own. He will act like any boyfriend would, I guess."

"Well, yeah, any boyfriend that's also the mafia boss. In all my time, I have never seen him with a girlfriend."

I looked at her and shook my head. I walked into the shower and turned it on.

I had to act in front of Nina. That was definitely a new twist. This was probably just going to be harder for me.

***

"Emma, are you ready?" Ambrogio's voice sounded from outside my door. I had been waiting in my bed for quite some time now.

"Yeah, I'm coming." It had been so weird seeing him while he was working today. I had only briefly walked passed him while he was on the phone, but the call seemed important. What had caught my attention was how he used almost the exact words he had to me once. Your work will pay off. We're grateful for you. It had nearly seemed rehearsed.

"You look nice," he said and gave me a single nod as I walked out the door. I was only wearing the dress Renato had dropped off earlier. Renato had been the one who forced me down to the basement, but it appeared that he had only followed order, and he was actually quite nice towards me.

"Thank you." Talk about a forced sentence.

We walked together down the maids' hall. Nina had already left, and she was probably already dealing a game right now.

As we reached the door that led to the main entrance of the house, Ambrogio cleared his throat and held out his hand. I took it, and he opened the door.

"Philippe!" he exclaimed and let go of my hand. He embraced the man and kissed his wife's hand.

"Ambrogio, my friend. You're joining tonight?" Ambrogio nodded and then he turned to me.

"Philippe, I want you to meet my lovely girlfriend. A true gioia." Philippe looked at me. He smiled and extended his hand.

"Hi, I'm Emma," I said politely. He didn't seem dangerous nor disgusting. He shook my hand with a smile.

"Nice to meet you. Nice to meet the girl who has tamed my man Ambrogio." I giggled and smiled.

"This is my wife Angela." He pushed his wife's lower back.

"Hello," she smiled at me and we shook hands.

"Philippe is my most trusted man in the west. We appreciate him a great deal." I lifted my eyebrows in answer and said wow. Philippe smiled.