The Mob

Ch. 11: Lucky Luciano

Luciano's P.O.V.

Roses. That's all I could think of. The smell of roses filled my nose and swirled in my head. All I can think of was the same scent of my Esmeralda. Esmeralda. Her big brown eyes. Her long black curls. Her curvy body. Her laugh that filled the air with pure joy and happiness. The way her eyes had that twinkle and spark when ever she smiled. The way the corners of her lips twitched when ever she was close to smiling. The way her soft light brown skin felt as I caressed it. The way she made me chuckle when she would do an innocent act. The way she made my heart skip a beat when I thought of her.

I can't believe it. I broke my number one rule....

Never fall in love....

It only brings trouble...

You have to think cold headed to live in my world...

is it worth it?

Is it really?

the pain?

the jelousy?

the mourning?

Yes...

Yes it is..

I'll go through anything and anyone to keep her safe...

No matter the consquences...

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I heard faint sobbing, once I grew consciousness, coming from the left side of me.

Suddenly, I remembered everything that happened from the morning with Esme to the warehouse. I open my eyes and noticed that everything hurt. From deep within my bones to the hairs on my head. But mostly around my right temple.

It was Esmeralda. She was at the right side of my bed and the left of me. She had on the same outfit since I last saw her. She was murmuring and sobbing that it was hard to make sense of what she was saying.

I lifted my hand slowly, wincing at the shot of pain ran through me as I placed it on her shoulder. She stopped murmuring and sobbing, but didn't look up.

"Esme.", I whispered.

She looked up and I took in her expression in a second. Her blood shot eyes widen in surprise. They were filled with freshly unshed tears. Her nose was red and puffy. She had a handkerchief in her left hand. She went from surprise to overjoyed. A big grin came on her face as she touched my hand with her lips. Placing soft gentle kisses on it.

"Hey, I think my hand has had enough. But my mouth hasn't.", I chuckled while removing it out of her grasp and patting the left side of the bed for her to join me.

She giggled and then just like that her flame of joy was put out as I made room for her. The unshed tears spilled over. I wrapped my arms around her as she sat down.

"What's wrong, babe?",I murmured in her ear as I rubbed her back.

She sniffled and looked up at me. I wiped away the remaining tears.

"I don't want to see you like that ever again. I could of lost you there!",she said pouting close to the brick of crying.

I hugged her tightly, ignoring the pain that coursed through my body at the action of comforting her.

"Sh. Its going to be alright. I'm going to be alright.",I murmured while I held her to my chest.

She pulled away and looked at me. She pursed her lips to a tight line.

"Your sweating and really pale. I'm going to the get the doctor. He needs to check you throughly to make sure your alright. Plus everyone is going to want to see you.",she leaned in and kissed me gingerly on my lips as if not to hurt me.

She skipped to the door. I chuckled at her child like behavior.

I was about to close my eyes for moment when a pillow hit me.

"No sleeping or closing your eyes.", Esme said as she shut the door behind her.

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I felt like a pig in a butcher shop. Everyone was staring. By everyone I mean Benny who was in the chair that Esme was in a while ago when I woke up. Frankie was leaning on it and Meyers was behind them near the window. The doctor was check for a concunssion or any sings of a coma.

"Well Mr. Luciano. You were lucky that you lived through that. You also have no signs of a concussion. But I do recommend that you stay awake for the next 28 hrs. I'll prescribe a couple of pain killers that can ease your pain.",the doc said and handed me a diagnosis plus a recite. And shaked our hands with a smile plastered on his face.

"Thanks doc.",we grunted.

Once the doc left, the lads looked up at.

"Any man would of been sic feet under by now. But not Charlie Luciano."

"That's Luciano for you. Lucky Luciano.",Benny said grinning.

Lucky Luciano. Now that had a nice ring to it.

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After the girls came in to take the lads away for dinner. Esme and me were left alone. She started to fill me in on what the girls told her about the dessert after our dinner date all together. She winked at me implying that they had the same dessert as us but with different flavor.

"What can we do for 28 hrs. without making you sleepy?", she asked wearing fluffy red and pink stripped pants with a small white shirt.

I pulled on her waist and whispered in her ear,"I know what we can do."

I slowly kissed her on the neck to the bottom of her collarbone. She shivered, but pulled away.

"I'm being serious.", she said play pouting and crossing her arms.

"I am too."

Her frown deepend and she walked to a bag she brought from her room when the doctor was checking me.

"Wanna play loteria*?", she said while holding cards up.

"What's that?"

"I'll show you."

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It's been only 26 hrs and already Esme went to sleep. She tried to stay up, but fell fast asleep in my arms. Since she didn't sleep at all when I was unconscious, she couldn't hold out.

It was day and two hours since I woke up. It was currently 5 in the afternoon. That means I was unconscious for more than three hours since I was in that warehouse.

At 7, I climbed in bed and curled up next to Esme. I inhaled her scent of roses and wrapped my arms around her.

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Words-definition:

loteria- a Hispanic game that's played like bingo but instead of numbers its pictures and is in spanish