Son of the Boss

New York

O L I V I A

"My beautiful Olivia!"

I smile warmly at my Aunt Macy as we step into her apartment.

She still had boxes cluttering her living room that hadn't been packed. I'm pretty sure she had been here for at least five years.

Not to mention the fake plants and her seven cats really added that special touch.

Macy is my mom's older sister. There's about a five year difference between the two of them. She's a fit woman with silver streaks in her dark brown hair and a cigarette always in her mouth.

If she's not running a marathon she's smoking cigarettes. The irony in it all kills me.

"We've missed you, sis." Mom grins and they hug.

Macy wobbles a little as they break their embrace and tries to hop back to the couch.

"Tore my damn meniscus!" She groans loudly. "You'd think I'd learn by now."

"Maybe it is time to give the gym up?" Mom chuckles.

Macy pulls a cigarette out. " Hell no! I don't plan to slow down any time soon."

"You know you'll probably be down for a good 3 months." Mom bats at the smoke.

"I know, I know. Once you two leave, mom is going to come stay with me for a bit."

"Wow," Mom shakes her head in disappointment. "She couldn't have made it out to see us?"

Macy shrugs, "You know how she is."

"I know," Mom nods. "Maybe one day she'll take the stick out of her ass."

I roll my eyes at the two of them and pull my phone out to let Alessio know I made it here safely.

Be safe, beautiful.

I smile at his text but part of me wonders if Mateo is actually here already and looming in the shadows.

"What are your plans, Liv?" Macy chirps. .

I shrug," Probably going to see Amy and stop by the college."

She smiles and tosses me something heavy and silver.

Car keys.

"Take my car."

"Macy!" Mom snaps.

"She's 18 and she has had her license for three years, Susan."

Mom scoffs, "She hasn't driven since we left New York."

"Actually," I chirp up and eye my mom cautiously. "Dad let me take his car a few times when he worked from home."

She glares at her sister,"If she wrecks YOUR car, I am not paying shit."

"Get the wine, bitch. You need to calm down."

I laugh at them as I pull the door shut and head down her apartment stairs towards the little Camry.

I pull out my phone and quickly dial out to Amy.

"Wow! The bitch is alive."

I shake my head, "Missed you, whore. I'm in the city, let's hang."

"What are you doing in New York?"

"Aunt Macy is having surgery so mom is going to help her out for the week."

"So you're leaving again?"

I frown to myself. I hadn't been back in almost 5 months now and it really sucked how much I had missed my friends. My life had been so great out here.