My Mafia Man

TWENTY|True Love

It's dark and I suddenly realize I'm not breathing.

I can feel my body heaving, then suddenly I'm awake.

I feel around the bed, searching for something and I'm unsure of what it is. I finally open my eyes and they immediately roll to the back of my head.

My eyes are too dry and my head is spinning.

"My Goodness! She's possessed! She has to be!" I hear a woman sob. Then, someone closes in on me and touches my shoulder, trailing their hand to the side of my face, and I immediately relax.

I follow the arm up to some gorgeous man with a halo of hair.

"Angel," I say, "Mio. Angelo Mio." I hear a sob on one side of me but I look back to the man.

My angel. My Angelo.

I look to the left of me another time and see Angelo's parents. Ms. Genette must have been the lady I heard sobbing. I slightly smile at her dramatics.

"You see, Genette! The girl is fine. The doctor already told us she would be." Don Franco rolls his eyes slightly while his wife hugs onto him.

I look to Angelo again and see tears running down his face, leading to his smile of relief.

I slowly look to my stomach and place my hand on it, looking to Angelo somberly with tears in my eyes. He  chuckles slightly and nods.

I smile and reach out towards him so he could hug me. He gently rolls over onto the right side of the bed and lays with me.

"I need some wa-water." I croak out. Don Franco grabs a cup from next to him and tries handing it to me. I look at his cold face hesitantly and slowly take it from him.

As soon as I take it, a short memory flashes in my mind.

"You drugged me." I blurt out. Then I realize this is only going to make my situation worse.

Angelo heard this and stiffens, then glares up at his father. Silence overcomes us for about a minute. Angelo glances towards his parents again and says, "I'd like for you to leave now."

Once they leave, Angelo runs his hand over my bonnet and I smile at this.

"When did this happen, Gyl?" He asks.

"It was a long time ago, baby. Around when I first met your parents. Don't be so tough on them. Besides, you stalked me for months before we even met."

"Yes, but I'm your man, Gyllene. Not my parents. I-I just don't want you hurt." He says, looking lost in thought. I guide my hand to the side of his face and push his hair away.

"And I love you for that." I lean in and he kisses me passionately. He grips the back of my neck then moves his hand down to grope my left boob.

"And I love you, stinky breath and all." He kisses my forehead and I quickly cover my mouth and giggle. I realize that although my left shoulder is a bit numb, it's really sore. I look down and glare at it.

"Is the bullet out?" I ask while still looking at my patchwork.

"Thankfully, it was just a graze mia gattina." Angelo answers with distaste.

"Where are they?" I ask the one question I've been wondering about for the past few minutes.

"Well, before you fainted, Nicolette was killed by Donny. But we have the other two." He says. "You're going to have to make an exception for my killing Gyl, because I'm going to fucking slowly murder those stupid ass idiots." I look to him and nod. I can only agree to this because I put myself in danger, already knowing Angelo has enemies. Also, those bitches may not have wanted me dead, but they could have killed my baby, and that was reason enough for me.