MADDWAYNE- mafia series part 1

Chapter 20

Maddelyn's POV:

Sipping my coffee, I walked out of the cafe. Hopping into my black Mercedes, I drove to the place that gave me peace- the lake. I parked the car in the field and left my shoes, phone and coffee in the car and walked towards the lake, calming my nerves and senses.

This time is for me, myself and I. No calls, no messages, no Homo sapiens. Just me and the lake.

I walked to the place I usually sit but groaned in annoyance when I found a figure in my place. I had no mood or energy to argue at the moment so I chose to sit somewhere away from the place I usually rest and found another rock, pretty close to the rock this man was sitting on.

Sitting there, I inhaled deeply, the fresh air mixed with the scent of jasmine flowers.

I felt this guy staring at me. Ignoring him, I focused on the lake, the breeze, the chirping of birds and the faint fragrance of jasmine.

"Hi there!" I heard a thick, deep voice.

"Hey!" I said bored, not bothering to look at him.

"I hope you were comfortable that night...I-"

"Sorry, what?" I broke his sentence, turning to him, confused.

"I hope Julia took good care of you." He spoke.

"Wait, how do you-" my voice got struck in my throat as he woke up, walking towards me. He was annoyingly beautiful. My hand involuntarily touched my gun but I calmed down.

"I'm Dwayne." He said, holding out his hand.

"Maddelyn," I said and shook his hand and he sat next to me.

"I know" he said.

 This cologne, it's familiar. Yes! The same 'his' cologne! Cucciolo's cologne.!

His proximity made me aware of my clothes and I looked at him. "Looked" at him this time.

Lord! HE is BEAUTIFUL!!

Wow! Grey orbs, long lashes, that jawline, that silky hair! Everything was just so beautiful about him! Was he the one who held me when I was drunk? The cologne is dead familiar! His arms were muscular, strong and the same orbs I saw that night!

Just.....wow!

"Hey!" He called out, clearing my cloud of thoughts, bringing me back to reality from wonderland.

"This is the third time I'm asking, where do u live?"

"Huh! Sorry I got distracted. Not far from here." I replied, calmly.

"Is this the place you usually hangout?"

"Kinda yes."

"Nice"

The conversation then turned into an awkward silence, neither of us spoke a word.

"I think I'm leaving. " I said, getting up, dusting the dirt off my pants.

"Sure" He said, smiling, dimples forming on his cheeks and I couldn't hold my stare. He was a melting hot chocolate.

He woke up behind me and called out as I started  walking. "Let's hangout sometime?" He yelled. I raised my hand and gave a thumbs-up in the air, not turning back.

"Here, this time, tomorrow?" he called out and I smiled and nodded, holding the steering of my car. Soon the engine revved and he was nowhere in my sight.

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"Hey :)" A message popped up my phone. As usual, I  left it on read when it pinged again.

"Hope you didn't forget. The lake, tomorrow :)" another message popped.

"Sure. Where'd you get my number from?" I typed back.

"Julia" he pinged back.

"Okay, see you tomorrow. Bye" I sent and tossed the phone on the bed.

Just then, I heard two knocks on the door. I yelled a "Come in!!" and Lorenzo walked up straight inside and my back straightened as I jumped and sat on the bed, Horror building a Burj Khalifa in my stomach.

"Can we talk?" He asked, sitting on my bed.

"W-what is it?" My voice was a whimper and cursed myself internally for it.

I looked at the little Pandas on my bed sheet to avoid eye contact.

"I'm sorry, baby..." He said

What?! What did I just hear? Did he just apologize? OH!GOD BLESS MY EARS!!

"For all that I have done and said until now, I'm sorry, Lina. Will you forgive papa?"

"Papa? Hmph! Don't ever think this would change anything between us!" I yelled, completely losing my temper.

Lowering his head, he asked slowly- "Can I join your graduation ceremony?"

"Yeah, alright, It is postponed by the way." I said.

"Alright" He said, after a 2 minute silence. "Thank you, baby.." He said and I looked at him.

Just the anticonvulsants working.

I wish he were this from the beginning. He smiled. Not a smirk or a mocking laugh, a genuine smile that reached his eyes forming very small dimples on his cheeks. Now I see what Ma fell for.

"Can I get some space?" I asked, breaking the silence and the building tension in the air around  me.

"Sure" He said and started walking out of the room. Just as he was walking past my working table, my phone pinged and I jumped. He stopped and turned back. He looked at me and I suddenly started sweating, as if he found out about the papers at Zaan's place. I prayed every God in this world that the medicine didn't stop working until he blurted out, pointing at my half- written poem on the desk- "May I?"

"No. Not yet." I said and he left the room, giving me one last smile and I heaved a sigh of relief.

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