Vincent Saves Marina

A Godfather Love Story

  Michael Corleone entered the room with his six year old grandson, John. With a smile you greeted the young boy you would be set to tutor for the summer.
Michael stopped at the door and crouched down to his grandson.
"John, this is Marina. She's a good friend of mine and she's going to help you with some school work during the day." Johns parents had been killed in a car accident and Michael felt responsible for him.
"I expect you to be a good boy and listen to what she says." John smiled bashfully making you giggle. Michael was a friend of your fathers who openly let him know you had been looking for work. You were happy to work for the Corleone family as your father only told you good things of them.
"Hey uncle Mike, Luigi is waiting for us in the dining room." You looked up to see a rather handsome man with dark black slick hair and piercing dark eyes. The man seemed instantly distracted from what he told Michael as he locked eyes with you. It was clear he took an interest in what his eyes were focused on. Michael stood up clearing his throat knowing his nephew very well.
"I'll be right there, Vincent." Michael narrowed his eyes at him as Vincent smirked at you, you couldn't help but blush. Michael cleared his throat once again catching his nephews attention making him give his uncle a nod before leaving the room. Michael turned to you with a smile before gently pushing John in your direction.
"He's all yours. You let our servant, Lilian know if you need anything."
"Thank you." You smiled as you took Johns hand and led him to the table. The room the two of you occupied had a back door entry into their beautiful garden that you could see through the windows. The house was like none you had ever seen before.

  Vincent waited for his uncle down the hall and walked with him towards the dining room.
"Who was that?" Vincent couldn't help but ask making Michael sigh.
"Don't even think about it." Michael responded bluntly before the two entered the dining room.
Luigi, an older heavy set man the family had known for years sat at the end of the table. Luigi was a man they grew not to trust any longer but he was not aware that the Corleones were on to him and agreed to a meeting.
Vincent never liked this man and Michael knew of this. Michael did his best to give his nephew advice on how to tame his anger, how to not act on impulse...something his father was very well known to do.
"Michael, just the man I wanted to see." He put out a cigar and stood up as Vincent and Michael stood straight without saying a word.
"I have a proposal for you. Something you might like." He grinned.
"I've got some people who want a hit out on Rafioso-"
"Rafioso." Michael muttered low. Rafioso was an enemy. An enemy of his that took the life of many people he loved. An enemy who had tried to set him up years prior.
"Yes. Rafioso. They want him dead. I couldn't think of whom better to do it than a Corleone."
Vincent grew with excitement, he knew just how badly Rafioso was hated by his uncle but he was not expecting his uncles response.
"I'll have to pass on that offer."
Vincent couldn't help but look at his uncle with a puzzled expression.
"Uncle Mike-"
Michael lifted his hand silencing Vincent. No one looked more shocked than Luigi.
"I do not understand, Michael. Surely you will think this through."
"I have nothing to think over but my doctor appointment that I am about to be late for." Michael responded rather snarky making Luigi lift a brow.
"I see. I think you are making a grave mistake but I'll leave you to it." Luigi picked up his belongings and let himself out of the room. Michael did not take his eyes off of him until he left his front door and heard it lock shut.
"Uncle Mike, how could you turn that down-"
"Never question my judgment in front of an outsider again." Michael interrupted in a calm yet stern manner.
Michael had learned a lot in his time as a Don and knew he had very much to teach his nephew.
"Luigi has something else planned and he thinks he's going to fool me, that fat fuck has something else coming for him."
Vincent didn't say a word, he was a witness to his uncle always having a good judgment to things. Michael knew this was a set up, a set up to get one of his people in a spot easy for Luigi and his people to target. Michael walked out of the room leaving Vincent alone to think over what had just occurred. Thinking how quickly this would have went over his head had he been alone. Vincent knew he had to have a better way of thinking in this life or it would cost him his own.
  John was finishing up his homework beside you as you went over the books he had. Heavily invested in the tutoring session, you were not aware Vincent had made his way to the door way and stood just outside  quietly watching you with John. Vincent thought you were a beautiful woman, you had long dark locks with an olive complexion. Your observant dark eyes was what caught his attention the most. They seemed innocent yet curious. You were delicate with your fingers as you turned the pages of the book before you. You seemed so gentle to him, it was no mistake why Michael trusted you with his grandson.
"Uncle Vincent!" You looked up as John excitedly called out for him completely blowing up his spot.
"Hey kid, you caught me huh?" Vincent chuckled as he let himself in the room. You smiled looking up at him as he stopped before the table and stared down at you with a slight smile.
"I don't think we were properly introduced. I'm Vincent." You knew him not being introduced was not a mistake, you remember the interaction between him and his uncle from earlier.
"I'm Marina."
Of course you had a beautiful name he thought, a beautiful name for a beautiful woman.
"What are you two working on?"
Vincent went around the table and leaned over between the two of you. You did your best to stop yourself from smiling but his closeness made your heart flutter.
"Marina taught me how to do to math problems using these." John showed Vincent some foam like material apples making him chuckle.
"Oh yeah? That's nice." He looked over at you with a smile when Michael suddenly walked into the room.
"Vincent." You didn't have to know Michael to know the unhappy tone in his voice, it quickly wiped away the smile Vincent had on his lips and made him stand up straight.
"Can I see you in the hall? Now." Michael walked out first as Vincent quickly followed closing the doors behind him.