Call Me Yours

Chapter 6 - Welcome Back

Mia
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I woke to find myself in an unfamiliar room. I suddenly jumped up when everything that had happened the previous day hit me. Fuck, I was actually here in some hot criminals bed. I glanced over to my side to find that Alessandro was gone. Shit, what was I supposed to do now?

I moved to edge of the bed and just sat contemplating life for a moment when Alessandro walked out of the bathroom.

"Good morning." He said. He was way too chill about this, was he used to having random girls in his bed? That was an uncomfortable thought.

"Um, hi."
I literally couldn't help checking him out. He'd just showered and his brown wavy hair was still wet, he also smelled like heaven but most importantly, he was shirtless. I tried my best not to let him see that I was lowkey checking him out but I couldn't help but sneak a glance at his beautifully toned body.

"You can freshen up and come downstairs for breakfast and then I can take you home?"

"Um yeah, that's fine, thank you."

I suddenly felt super self conscious in his presence, maybe the alcohol and the fact that he was drunk had made me super confident last night but I felt so small in his room this morning. He nodded and acted like there was literally nothing strange about this. I wondered if he had any recollection of last night. Wait, what if he thought we'd had sex. I suddenly hoped he did remember last night, though I had been fully dressed this morning so surely he knew, right?

I entered his bathroom and tried to avoid looking in the mirror, I didn't want to see the train wreck that the hottie in the room had woken up to. I imagined my hair looked like a birds nest, and I hadn't even washed my makeup off yesterday. I freshened up and walked back into his bedroom to find he was gone. I walked down the massive staircase and was led into a huge dining area by the smell of food. I hadn't even realised how hungry I was. I hadn't eaten since I'd left Dante's house yesterday afternoon.

My stomach rumbled and I sat down at a large table. Alessandro was stood speaking to one of the chefs, he'd since put on a shirt, which I wasn't too thrilled about but whatever. Just as I reached forward to help myself to a pancake a man walked in, receiving a hug and a warm greeting from Alessandro.

"Nico! How are you, mio amico?"

Wait. Nico? What the fuck. My face fell and I resisted the urge I had to throw my pancake at his stupid face for leaving me last night. Nico glanced over at me and gave me a warning face that literally said 'keep your mouth shut.'

"Si, sto bene. How about you?"

"Sto bene, grazie. I haven't seen you in a while." Alessandro said. Clearly he hadn't seen him at the party last night. I suddenly felt my heart throb a little. I didn't know why I had such strong emotions for a random guy who I didn't know existed before yesterday but knowing that he clearly thought Nico was a friend of his hurt me a little. He clearly had no clue that Nico had loyalty to his enemies and was actually trying to take him down.

I valued my life enough to do as Nico had silently asked and pretend I had no clue who he was and focused on my pancakes. Alessandro walked over to me just as I finished.

"Are you ready? I'll take you home."

Nico took the opportunity to walk over and offer to do what he should've done yesterday.
"Ah, the girl needs a lift? I can do that." Sure you can, bitch.

Alessandro looked over at him, "are you sure?"

Nico nodded, "of course, it's no problem."

Alessandro thanked him. Wow. Did Nico not feel like a piece of shit acting loyal in front of him. It suddenly dawned on me that was I doing the exact same thing and I begun feeling bad. Alessandro gave me a warm smile, making me feel even worse than before as Nico led me out of the mansion to his car. Only once we'd driven out of the gates of the home he spoke up.