In The Name Of Thy Father ~ A Borgia AU

Chapter Four

The morning had turned out rather beautifully, despite the violent storm the night before. Cesare walked into the kitchen to find his own right hand man, Michelleto, waiting for him. Michelleto, or Mikey as Cesare called him, was already having his coffee. "Good morning Sir." He nodded to his boss.

Cesare chuckled as he grabbed a mug out of the cupboard as he prepared to grab his own liquid breakfast. "Mikey, how many times have I told you that you don't have to call me Sir?" He poured the steaming aromatic java into his mug.

"Too many to count Sir." Michelleto said in his usual monotone voice before he took another sip of his coffee. He was born with the manners of his station and there was no changing him. No matter how much Cesare tried.

Taking his own sip of coffee, Cesare gave Michelleto a mock glare. "Where are those two men we sent to New York to watch over my sister?" He licked his lips, wiping away the remaining coffee droplets. "Didn't they come back a few days before her?"

"As a matter of fact, they did. They were supposed to check in with me when they returned." Michelleto's brows furrowed. "Why? Did something happen to Miss Borgia?"

A low growl erupted in Cesare's throat. "Her deadbeat boyfriend was fucking his professor for a better grade. Had those two worthless men done their job they would have found out about that when it first started and we could have done something about it then. Not have my sister walk in on that piece of shit when he was right in the middle of getting his A. She came home heartbroken."

Michelleto slammed his mug down. "I'll take care of it. I'll make sure everything is done neatly. Do you want me to take care of the boyfriend as well?" He looked over at his boss.

Rubbing the bridge of his nose, Cesare sighed. "As much as I'd love to say yes, I'm going to have to decline. My father already told me that he's not worth it. Besides I'm already working on cheering Lucrezia up. So, no let the bastard live. Just take care of the other two."

"Understood." Michelleto nodded.

Just then Lucrezia breezed through the kitchen and smiled at the two men. "Good morning Cesare, Michelleto." She leaned up and gave Cesare a soft kiss on his cheek. "I hope there is still some coffee left?"

Cesare couldn't stop the smile that immediately came to his face upon seeing his little sister. This morning he awoke next to her because he had fallen asleep as he protected her from the storm. They were cuddled together as they always had as children. She looked like an angel who had been sent down from Heaven. Cesare had let her sleep because of the jet lag he knew she was sure to experience. Only she didn't look as if was experiencing any of it. This morning she wore a robin's egg blue strapless dress and matching sandals. Her golden hair was pinned up upon her head with soft tendrils falling around her face.

"Of course Miss Borgia." Michelleto nodded. He reached into the cupboard and grabbed her a mug. He poured her some coffee and handed it to her.

Lucrezia beamed at him. "Thank you Michelleto!"

The bodyguard/assassin's cheeks turned red as he nodded stiffly. Cesare snickered as he watched his friend turn from one of the deadliest of men into a complete sap right in front of him. "Great, you broke him." he teased his sister.

"Shut up!" Lucrezia playfully punched her brother's shoulder. "At least I have manners."

"Hey! I have manners!" He protested as he rubbed his shoulder. "Damn, where did you learn to hit like that?"

Lucrezia smirked as she took a sip of her coffee. "Sure you do." she snorted.

"Me." Michelleto said in a deadpan voice. "She learned to hit from me. You said to make sure that Miss Borgia could defend herself. So I taught her some self-defense moves."