peach flavoured ✔

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Elisa, Bambina's auntie worked as a maid in one of the Marsalis' houses, and Eloise, Bambina's mother used to work there as well, until Dominic, the man Bambina considered father, had met her and whisked her away, leaving Elisa to work in the mansion alone.

School had ended yesterday for Bambina and the holidays had started, so Bambina was surprised when Elisa woke her up at 5 am, dressed in her maid outfit, "Nipote, I'm sorry, but I must wake you up." She spoke, kneeling next to Bambina's face.

"Why?" Bambina groaned, disliking her sleep being interrupted.

"The deal for you to live here with me was that you worked as a maid as well," Elisa sighed in disappointment at herself.

"No, it's fine Zia," Bambina smiled before pulling herself up as Elise gave her a grateful smile.

"I promise, you will get used to it and eventually, you will not mind." Elise hugged her niece tightly.

Bambina changed into the uniform that Elise handed to her, a black knee-length skirt with a white blouse and black vest, not something Bambina would usually wear.

Slipping into black flats, she entered the kitchen where Elise handed her a bagel, before ushering her out of the house.

"This week, you will stick with me, and familiarise yourself with everything, the rules are, uno, do not make eye contact with anyone but other people in this uniform, due, always follow their orders and tre, only speak when spoken to, these rules are very important, and they may seem a bit ridiculous to you, but it is crucial that you follow them, si?" Elise spoke as they walked towards the house, the sun only beginning to rise.

"Si, zia," Bambina nodded obediently.

They entered through a door that revealed a large kitchen, other maids and chefs rushing around, making gourmet breakfast food as Bambina just finished her bagel. Elise led her past the kitchen and into a hallway, "Our first job is to help set the table."

Well, how hard could that be?

Oh, how wrong Bambina had been - the table was the largest table she had ever seen, she could fit her room in there more than twice.

A large gold chandelier hung over it, casting light all around the room, mirrors adorning the walls, and flowers placed in the middle of the table, looking as if it were freshly cut. Only half of the table had their plates and utensils placed and Elise ushered Bambina to grab a pile of plates and place them neatly on the table.

Once the table was set, some people began to enter the room, wearing their pyjamas as they chatted happily together. To be rich.

"Nipote, stand to the side with me, and only approach them if they click their fingers," Elise spoke and pulled Bambina to the side, standing silently.

"Maid!" A screechy voice yelled, clicking her fingers.

"Watch," Elise whispered to Bambina before approaching the woman, she wore a bra with satin shorts, her face full of makeup "yes ma'am?"

"Is this even food? Are you trying to poison me! I am the Don's girlfriend and I will not tolerate anything but the very best!" She screeched overdramatically, blue eyes glaring at Elise.

"I apologise, ma'am, I will speak to the chef," Elise bowed her head and took the plate away, sparing a glance to Bambina before leaving the room.

Now alone, Bambina felt her heart racing, in order to avoid eye contact with anyone, she stared at her feet, they were unusually small, and that caused for Bambina's old best friend - who she hadn't seen since her parents died - to insinuate that Bambina had a small dick, which was rude because Bambina always thought she had that big dick energy. Bambina smiled sadly at the memory, thinking about how different life had been two years ago.

A door slammed open and everyone stood and bowed their heads at the person who entered. The air immediately became tense as Bambina began to perspire nervously, Elise wasn't here and she had no clue about what to do.

The rude blonde was the first to look up, a wide smile on her painted face, "Baby!" She walked away from her chair and towards the tall dominating presence.

"Don't fucking talk to me." He growled, the voice causing chills to run up and down Bambina's spine, she desperately wanted to look up and see the cause of her unsettlement, but she heeded her auntie's warning and continued to stare intently at her shoes, her mind drifting to the mysterious stranger from the bus stop.

"Another late night?" The woman persisted, and from what Bambina heard, she had pulled back the chair at the head of the table for the man.

"Get the fuck away from me." He spoke aggressively, the tension in the room building.

"Of course darling, but when you're in a better mood, you know where to find me," she spoke confidently before sauntering out of the room, moving her hips, leaving Bambina to wish she looked like that.

All the girls that looked like that and were as confident like that got all the boys, and no boy had ever liked Bambina, cause she was the complete opposite of that woman.

Elise walked back into the room, looking a bit stunned for a second about the fact that the woman was no longer there, before recovering and placing it where the woman sat and standing next to Bambina, "Who was that?" Bambina questioned under her breath.

"Talia, she believes herself to be the girlfriend of the Don - owner of the house, she is not though," Elise informed her matter of factly, quietly of course.

"But she is beautiful, why wouldn't she be?" Bambina looked up at her aunt, a perplexed expression on her face.

"Because I believe that the Don has now met someone that he loves," Elise replied, being in the Familia for ages, she tended to pick things up easily, and the new Don was acting a bit distracted and snapping at people more, as well as ignoring the woman he used to bed every day.

"Then why has she not been introduced here yet?"

"That, I do not know" Elise looked off into the distance, thinking.

"Elise!" The Don spoke, he looked up from his newspaper.

"Go to the kitchen and see if you can help, I will meet you there at 12," she told Bambina quickly before shuffling towards the Don.

Bambina left.