TONY: Book 1 of The De Luca Brothers Series [COMPLETED]

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"Zachary, come on, lets go," Tony's husky voice whispers in my ear. I groan and turn away, snuggling into the sheets, hiding from the outside world. Can't we just stay here? In this shitty hotel room with just the two of us? "Zachary don't be like that."

"I don't want to get up," I mumble. "I'm sore."

"I bet you are," he chuckles. "Come on, its ten. We need to get up and out before lunch. Gufo wants to meet you since you're the guy who stole his big brother's heart."

"Awh, how sweet," I deadpan.

"You're so grumpy in the morning, come on, up you get."
I huff and sit up, realising I'm nude under the sheets. Blushing red, I clear my throat as Tony walks around in his briefs, picking up his clothes. "We can go shopping for clothes later- oh and your friend keep blowing up your phone. The loud one?"

I mutter a thanks as he chucks the phone onto my lap. I hesitantly phone Morgan and wait for the onslaught; she picks up after two rings.

"BITCH!" She exclaims and I wince. Tony raises a brow from the other side of the room. "Where the fuck are you?! We agreed to classes today! Then I slept in, gip, Nate's cum soaked bed and you were gone! Like POOF! I genuinely thought Toro kidnapped you, which is both disturbing and cute but mainly disturbing- are you okay? Safe? In pain?"

"I'm good."

"Good? GOOD?! You put me through all that shit just to be 'good'? What happened to you last night? Give me the deets! Spill the tea sis, tell me everything."

"Well," I clear my voice as Tony enters the restroom and shuts the door behind him. "I met up with drunk Tony and we... had sex."

Silence.

"OH MY GOD! YOU DID DIRTY! I'M SO MOTHER FUCKING HAPPY FOR YOU!" She explodes and I roll my eyes. "Did he use protection? Did he go straight in? Lube? Fore play? Tell me everything!"

"I'll tell you in person tomorrow," I promise. "Today I'm seeing Gufo since he wants to meet me."

"Meeting the family, eh? Good luck with that one. Call me later if you want to, don't feel pressured but I'm genuinely curious. What's up with you and college by the way? You can't keep on missing classes forever."

I purse my lips, "I-I'm not sure."

"Awh babes, don't tell me you're dropping out now."

Sighing I shake my head, "With all this shit going on Morgan, I'm not sure if I want to go back to college. The entire reason I went in the first place was to get a good job to rescue my mom, but now she's gone I don't have a plan."

She sniffles, "You're getting me so emotional. I also just started my period which really doesn't help my situation, but I mean, you have me in the feels you know? I love you so much babes that I don't want to see you hurt so you do what you need to do to be happy, okay?"

"I love you too," I whisper, my throat thickening with emotion. I wish her goodbye before ending the call, sat there ass naked under a yellowed quilt.

Tony exits and glances at me, rolling his eyes, "Come on, get dressed."

I blush.

"I've seen literally everything Zachary, you can't be a devil in bed then flush and walking around nude."

I roll my eyes and hesitantly slip off the covers, hurriedly collecting my clothes and slipping them on.

"Oh, and fake GUCCI? I can buy you the real ones if you'd like."

"I'm fine thank you, my five dollar pair are perfect," I respond, slipping them on with a light smile.

"Are you going to tell me what happened to you?" He asks, suddenly quiet. Tension lays thick in the air but I try to brush it off.

"Um," I clear my throat. "As you know, I have a stepdad. He never liked me, but claimed that he loved my mom a tonne- when she left, he'd hit me, abuse me. I never actually found out the reason behind it, however I never wanted to tell my mom since she just lost my dad and he kept her happy. Until he turned to drugs."

"Shit."

"No kidding," I laugh harshly. "Eventually he started hitting my mom, yelling at her about not loving her first? Guess he was referring to my dad."

"What happened to your dad?"

"Don't you already know?" I whisper, awkwardly looking at him.

"Yes, but I want to hear you say it."

I swallow the lump in my throat and breathe through my nose, "My dad got involved in an accident. A hit and run driver. Collided into his car and it tipped over a cliff."

"How old were you?"

I think for a moment, "Six-ish perhaps? Maybe seven?"

"Do you remember much of your dad?" He questions as I finally finish getting dressed. I shrug, "I remember he was a good dad. Him and my mom were high school lovers, so it hit pretty hard when he passed away."

He frowns, "I'm so sorry Zachary."

"Why are you apologising? It's not your fault. Sorry to dim the mood though, it was a long time ago," I shrug off. He pulls me into a hug and kisses the top of my head.

"How'd you feel if your stepdad mysteriously died?"

"Annoyed since I want him in jail to suffer for the rest of his life," I mumble into his chest.

"Are you turning evil on me?" He teases. "Where my innocent Zachary?"

"You weren't calling me innocent last night, Tony," I nip his ear lobe and he groans, planting a kiss on my lips.

"You're truly evil, lets get you some new clothes. Let's replace those slides of yours as well—"

"UM," I emphasise. "Stop dissing the fake Gucci. Us broke people don't need that bullshit"