AMORE

New arrivals

It was the moment that Lina and Marco walked into the house that made Bellas heart stop. She heard as Marco politely talked with Khalid and introduced the girl beside him. Just when she heard her name, Bella got a flashback of the day she had talked to her in the bathroom of the restaurant. The day she had kissed Adam and promised herself not to talk to Lorenzo again. she had clearly failed at that.

The reunion of Marco and Khalid wasn't awkward at all. They didn't acknowledge the incident that happened five years ago and started with updating each other on the mission. It was when the boys were talking about how Lina was fitting in the plan, that Bella decided to approach them. She knew that she had to introduce herself and wanted to get over it before Lorenzo came to rub off his happy life in her face.

"Nervous?" Bella asked as she smiled at the girl who was clearly an outsider to the boys conversation.

Lina smiled big and nodded her head, while chuckling lowly. She had looked adoringly at Marco, but Bella didn't catch that. "Yeah, a lot" she answered as she flipped her black long hair that was beautiful.

"I am Isabella, Khalids sister" Bella introduced herself, to which Lina introduced herself in return; "Lina Nguyen". Bella nodded as if she didn't already know about her name or her existence.

Instead of acting on jealousy and isolating Lina, she dragged her with herself to introduce her to the other girls. "You have to meet the rest of the girls. You will love them" she said genuinely, which Lina appreciated. Lina had always been an awkward girl who avoided talking to a lot of people, so this was easier for her. Bella on the other hand, was doing this because her values wouldn't allow her to put another woman down. Her mother had taught her better than that.

Bella opened the door to her bedroom, snatching the girls attention. Jasmine and Esta were sitting on the floor and fixing Bellas outfit for her grand appearance in the club. According to Esta, every worker had to make a big appearance on the first day, which was why she was gluing more jewels to Bellas bra.

Upon seeing Bella, Esta hid away the bra and smiled wildly. Jasmine laughed as she stood up and walked over to the girls.

"Guys, this is Lina. The one who will be helping Khalid and the boys" Bella introduced her awkwardly, not knowing what to say. Hi, this is Lina. Lorenzos new girlfriend, she thought to herself and shook her head.

"Hi! I am Jasmine, Khalids girlfriend. That over there is Esta" Jasmine said as she hugged Lina. Lina waved to Esta, who waved back. Her mind quickly registered what Ali had told her about Lina being the woman who Lorenzo is seeing, according to Bella. She also thought about what Lorenzo had said yesterday about Lina not being involved with him. She had to observe for herself now, she thought to herself and took this is a perfect opportunity to do that.

The girls were talking and laughing about random things before Scar knocked on the door. "Lina, chapo has asked for you" he spoke seriously and nodded at the girl. Lina stood up slowly and followed Scar out, leaving the three girls in the room.

"Shoot" Esta was the first one to speak when Lina closed the door behind her.

"Look, I have never been the one to hate on other girls. You know that. She is beautiful and nice. Plus, I don't care about him" Bella told Esta quickly and diverted the subject to Jasmines morning sickness. Even though she knew that she was feeling some type of way, she refused to admit it. she was no home wrecker. If Lorenzo didn't have someone in his life, the scenario would be much different, she thought to herself.

If Bella only had been in the living room, things would have been easier to understand. Lina was sitting on Marcos lap peacefully while the other boys were plopped on the couch. the two clearly had something going on and the rest of the boys could clearly see that. Marco was scared for Lina but had his trust in Lorenzo. She would return back safely, he told himself several times. His stiff posture could be noticed by Lina who smiled at him softly and reassured that she would be fine.

"So, this is how it goes. Lina will call Lee directly and tell him that she was abducted by the Italians. She knows our location and wants to go back home. You will do all the crying and stuff to make him believe it" Lorenzo pointed to Lina who nodded, before continuing. "Lee will most likely call Khalid and ask for both men and weapon. You will say yes and accompany him to the location where we are hiding. This is the time where we will separate him and his men by making him accompany you on your jet. While the other planes fly to Italy, we will still be in Iran and attack him. there is no way that he has a chance against our men combined" Lorenzo finished, and the boys nodded. Some of them even smiled because Lorenzo was back to what he did best, business.

"That's okay and all, but Moretti" Adam interrupted with a serious point this time "When Lina will call from her abduction place, they will track her phone. They will find out that she is in Iran"

Lorenzo nodded before pulling out a cigar. "Right, leave that up to me. I have the perfect man for that" he answered with a special person in mind. Before they could continue talking, Alis phone rang loudly.

"Sorry, this is important" he excused himself as he walked to the kitchen.

"Hello" Ali spoke in the phone and heard the familiar voice answer back; "What's up?". Ali looked at the door and tried to hurry up the conversation. "Are you in on the plan?" he asked directly, to which the other man on the line laughed. "Seeing Isabella half naked in a strip club AND get a show? Fuck yes", the man answered to which Ali smiled with victory.

"Perfect. I will send you the details. Be there" Ali concluded before hanging up. He turned around and shrieked at seeing Esta staring at him from the window. He cussed at her before opening the window so they could talk.

"Do you believe Moretti when he says that Lina isn't his girl?" she asked to make sure a last time before leaving her friend in the lions cage.

Ali nodded and specified, when he saw the unsure look on Estas face; "And if she is, we will know tomorrow. I have called someone who will be there for Bellas private show" he told her excitingly.

"Who?" Estas eyes went wide from seeing the big grin on Alis face.

"Noah" Ali told her to which Esta went still. The two looked at each other for a long time before Ali confirmed the thoughts running around in her head. "Bellas first boyfriend and first errrthing" he dragged the last word.

Oh well, let's see what tomorrow brings.