You're My Peace of Mind

Part 21

Emilio smiled when he noticed me walking behind the hostess. I quickly sat down "Did you kill Lo?" I asked getting straight to the point. Emilio stared blankly at me. I crossed my arms waiting for his answer. "You look beautiful Ana. Well thank you Emilio, you look handsome tonight as well." He said with a smirk. "This is for you." He said gesturing to the rose clearly ignoring my question.

"Where is her body?" I asked. "I heard their pasta is fucking unbelievable, you should look at the menu." He said picking up the menu, "Stop asking questions you don't want answers to." He said looking up over the menu staring coldly at me. He waved over the hostess "I think we are ready to order." He said still staring me. "I'm not here to play games." I spat at him standing up to leave, Emilio tightly grab my hand digging into my wrist "Sit down Ana." He said squeezing my already sensitive wrist since Val broke it. I sat down hoping he will let go "Excuse us miss, we may need more time actually." He said smiling to the hostess whom looked glad to quickly to leave this scene. "Seriously Ana, I'm only going to tell you once to let it go." He said sternly to me. His eyes turned dark like there was an unlying threat in his words. "She was my best friend Emilio; I just want the truth." I said lowering my eyes feeling tears fill up in my eyes. Emilio ran his hands over his face and leaned back into the chair "Why ask questions you already know the answer to?" Emilio said raising his one eyebrow at me. His eyes still dark "Yes she's dead, but I didn't kill her." "Who then?" I asked. Emilio darkly chuckled "You're much smarter than this Ana. Playing naïve, its cute." He said.

My tears slowly start to fall "He wouldn't." Grabbing a napkin, Emilio passed it to me, "C'mon Ana, he was fucking Valentino DeLaruso. Don't act like you didn't know your husband was a heartless killer. Frankly I'm hurt you actually thought I killed her. I bet you never expected Val huh? I can't kill people I care about. Plus she was pregnant, I don't do shit like that." Emilio finished taking a sip of the liquor in his cup. "Whiskey?" he asked handing me the cup. I shook my head "she was pregnant?" I said though my sobs "I thought you guys don't kill women and children? Isn't that some kind of mafia code?" I said still shocked from what I learned. Emilio shifted in his chair "Ha, the fucking movies, you got to love 'em. Val made the fucking rules and he broke them whenever it suited him best."

"If you cared for her then why would you let him kill her?" I said still crying "Get this straight Ana, one he was the boss and two she was a loose end, no longer needed." Emilio said. "This is a human being you are talking about, a pregnant human being." I said raising my voice "Put your voice down." Emilio harshly whispered to me "He did what he thought was best, was I mad yes, but I understood and got over it. I suggest you do the same." Emilio said reaching into his pants. He pulled out his wallet throwing money on the table "Order whatever you want, I recommend the pasta. It's on me. I lost my fucking appetite." He said roughly pushing back the chair and walked out of the restaurant.

Sitting alone on at the table, I felt so broken. For the first time since this whole situation happened, I broke. Valentino successfully broke me, not only did he kill my best friend but my pregnant best friend. I screamed and threw Emilio's glass across the table. I Viviana was alone, my best friend was dead, my grandmother dead, my mother wanted nothing to do with me, and everyone around me was connected to my dead vile husband.

The Hostess came running to me "Are you ok Mrs. DeLaruso?" she said concerned. I nodded "I need a strong drink. The strongest one you have please." I said the hostess nodded giving me a weak smile. She came back with what she called her "breakup special". I coughed the moment I took a sip from it "What's in this?" I asked it was burning my throat. She shrugged "You wanted something strong, so I just mixed some stuff together. "I asked for a strong drink, not death." I said sipping it again. Hoping it will numb away the pain. "Tough break-up?" she said I looked at her confusingly "Heck no. We weren't dating." I said laughing at the thought. "So he's single then?" she said perking up. I quickly drank the whole glass "Sweetheart, do yourself a favor and don't even look at those type of men." She giggled " OMG, he and your husband use to come in here all the time. I used to pray that they would even look at me. The whole mafia thing is so dangerous and sexy. Do you think you can introduce me to him? I think he' soo cute." She said aimlessly rambling. I rolled my eyes getting up "Do you have family? Do you have friends?" I asked her, she nodded "Do you love them?" she nodded again, I tightly smiled at her "Unless you want them all taken away from you, stay away from those guys. Take it from me, I would know." I said leaving her looking speechless. "Keep the tip." I said over my shoulder walking out.

Outside in front of the restaurant sitting on the curb was Emilio smoking a cigarette. I leaned over and grabbed it from his mouth, throwing in the street. "What the hell Ana. What's with you and throwing my cigs." Emilio said red in the face. It was at that moment the "break-up" drink hit. I felt myself falling to be caught my Emilio. "Geez Ana, what the fuck did you drink?" Emilio said holding me up. "Let me drive you home." I shook my head "I don't want you mafia guys driving me home, as a matter of fact I don't want any help from you especially. Because of you suggesting I marry Val. I lost everyone I loved." I said slurring angrily pointing Emilio in the chest. Emilio just stared at me blankly, saddness flashed in his eyes but left as quickly as it came.

I turned away to walk towards my car, when I was swept off my feet my Emilio and thrown over his shoulder and started walking away from my car. I started thrashing my body which earned me a hard slap on my ass. "Keep it up and I'll leave your drunk ass here." Emilio said angrily. He threw me in his car and sped his way to my house. I reminded him what happened the last time he sped with me in the car. He just ignored me and continue to drive. I stared out the window trying to focus on something, but I couldn't I was that drunk. Either that hostess has a heavy pour or I'm that much of a lightweight.

I was brought out of my thoughts with Emilio opening up my door. He stood back watching me stumble out of the car trying to regain my balance which I failed miserably as my ass landed right on the ground, Emilio continued watching me struggle to get up, I huffed in defeat. He got down to my eye level "You want this mafia guy's help now?" he said cocking his head to the side, the loud sound of my hand connecting to his face interrupted the night silence. Emilio quickly turned his head back, my handprint quickly showing its imprint on his cheek. Emilio grabbed my hand and pulled me into the house leading me quickly up the stairs into my bedroom closing the door behind him. Believing that he left, I kicked off my shoes making my way to my bed when I was turned around to face Emilio. With the moon lighting up the bedroom I took in Emilio features, I just noticed how much he changed over these last few months since meeting him. Not sure when he cut his hair, but his once shoulder length hair was cut with a fade on the sides and his hazel eyes were dark, I was broken out of my trance when his lips connected mine. I stepped back with a shock expression and touched my lips. Emilio grinned and licked his lips "You don't know how long I've been waiting to..." he was cut off by me slapping him again. Before he could speak, I smacked him again and again and again until the palm of my hand stung and his face was notable red in the dark room. Not sure what came over me, I was in all sorts of feelings when I grabbed Emilio neck and kissed him. He returned my kiss with his tongue slipping into my mouth. I wrapped my legs around his waist as he carried me towards the bed. I felt my back hit the soft mattress as Emilio began to unbutton my white blouse reveling my white lacy bra. As he removed his shirt my conscience awoken warning me that this was a bad idea, but it left the moment Emilio removed his pants and the outline of his cock pressed against his underwear. Welp there goes my senses, but can you blame a girl, lord knows when the last time I got some. Emilio began removing my jeans and I lifted my hips allowing it to easily to remove. He grinded his hardon against my damp underwear and I let out a soft moan. Emilio leaned on me kissing my neck while flipped us over, now I'm straddling him. It was this swift moment that I felt my eyelids get heavy and body fall backwards unto the floor.

I woke up to loud snoring next to me, horrified I turned my head to see the whom the culpit was and sure enough Emilio was sleeping next to me naked as the day he was born drooling all over the pillow. I facepalm myself in disbelief that I slept with Emilio, I got up realizing I too was naked and if it was evident enough, I saw a used condom on the floor along with all our clothes on my way to the bathroom. I washed my faced and brushed my teeth "What did you do Ana?" I said to myself in the mirror. Not only was he my dead husband best friend but he was my dead best friend lover. Today I definitely won the worst wife and best friend award all at once.

I felt myself starting to cry when there was a loud banging at the door. I rolled my eyes, getting annoyed of all the unannounced visitors. Making my way to the door quickly before Claudia whom I hope doesn't wake up before I kick Emilio out, doesn't get up to open it. I soon realized I should have had Claudia open the door when I was met with the icy blue eyes of my dead husband's aunt Giulia Pereira. Due to the bright sun I had to squint my eyes but it was too late as Giulia hand came and slapped me hard right across the face.

A/N Hey guys thank you for reading. What did you guys think of Ana sleeping with Emilio? She just keeps making bad decisions, but I think this one was her worse one to date. I hope you all are staying safe, healthy and practicing good handwashing and social distancing (sorry it's the nurse in me). Tell next time like, comment and vote :)