The Mafia's Princess

Chapter 4 - Young Love

Cecily POV:
I was lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling listening to music thinking. I was almost killed today, I didn't want to worry my brothers, but I saw a bullet hole in the bleachers behind where I was sitting. If it wasn't for Austin, I would be dead.

I told my brothers I wanted some space when we got home, reluctantly they agreed, so they were downstairs. Lucas, Xavier, and dad weren't home yet, but I'm guessing when they find out what happened they're going to go into way overprotective brother mode.

I was trying to distract myself so I thought of the other very eventful thing that happened today.

~ Flashback - At School ~

I was in class with Austin, right before lunch. The teacher had dismissed the class and left, but Austin and I were finishing our group project. I was watching him work, thinking how adorable he is. The past few day's of working on the project with him has really made see him in a different light. I really like him.

"Can you pass me the beaker please" Austin asked.

"Um ya" I walked over to the counter and grabbed the beaker. While I was walking back I tripped over the cord. I started to yell and waited for impact, but it never came. I heard the loud crash of the beaker breaking. When I looked up I saw Austin holding me close to his chest.

I was getting lost in the feeling when he said "Are you okay?" He let me go and I took my balance.

"Ya, I'm fine" I replied. I looked down and saw glass shattered everywhere. "Oops"

"Here." He started sweeping the glass into the dustpan.

"Thanks, sorry I'm really clumsy."

"It's not your fault. Mistakes happen." He told me.

"Thanks for saving me. Probably wouldn't have been good if I feel on the broken glass." We both chuckled.

Austin looked into my eyes, his vision soon gazed down my body, when he got halfway his mood changed to a stern expression. "You're bleeding."

"Huh" I looked down and saw a small shard of glass imbedded in my hand. Before I could say more, Austin lightly pulled me over to the sink. He sat me on the counter and took my hand lightly.

"This might sting." He grasped the shard of glass and pulled it out. I gasped, as soon has he did he started apologizing "Sorry! Sorry!"

"It's okay" I assured him, he went to the cabinet and grabbed a band aid. We learned where all the first aid stuff was, during the safety lesson. He put the band aid on me carefully after cleaning my cut.

We were both staring at each other, each breath brought closer to one another.

I don't know what initiated it, weather it was the adrenaline, desire, or what, but I soon found my lips touching his. His hand made it up to my cheek and my arms wrapped around his neck. After a while we pulled apart.

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have done that." Austin explained. His statement saddened me. "Sorry, I get it you don't like me back, I - I -"

I cut him off "I do."

"What?"

"I do like you."

~ End of flashback ~

I was pulled out of my thoughts by my door swinging open and my older brother Lucas walking in.

"CECI OH MY GOD ARE YOU OKAY!" Luke yelled.

"Lukey I'm fine." He ran over to me and pulled me into a tight hug.

He pressed his face to my head and mumbled something in Italian. I could only catch parts of it but I'm pretty sure he said the words "spiacente" "fallimento" and "proteggere" which means Sorry, Failure, and Protect.

Less than a minute later Xavier and dad came into the room. "IS SHE OKAY?" Xav asked.

"I'm fine." I said getting out of Luke's grasp to hug my oldest brother, then father.

Five minutes later my dad had a family meeting where he tried to pull me out of school, and make me go back to home school. Not to be the spoiled beat most rich girls are depicted as, but I did argue until my father said it was okay to go back to school. I mean, all I want is to be normal and have friends, but I can't do that if I'm home schooled. He said I could go back, but I needed a bodyguard with me at all times. Yes. Because nothing says normal girl like a bodyguard.

Austin POV:

"And you understand the arrangement we have Mr. Spade." Ivan Petrov, the leader of the Russian mafia said to my father. We were currently having a meeting since I apparently interrupted their assassination attempt on Cecily. "Can I have a minute alone with your son, Mr. Spade?" My father nodded at Ivan's words. "Спасибо."
(Translation: thank you in Russian)

"So, Austin, I found footage of you at school. I can tell you like this girl, Marcella, Cecily as you call her da?" I didn't know how to respond. "It's okay, I know teen love when I see it. But remember who your enemy is." His voice turned more stern. "Stay out of my way, I will kill the Mariano girl." My heart sank. "And you will stay out of my way.....do you know why?"

I didn't respond, instead I stood stone faced. Ivan turned the computer towards me, and showed me a picture of a little girl. My heart immediately started beating out of my chest. The picture was of my little sister, she wasn't even eight yet, and Ivan was threatening her. "You will stay out of the way, because I doubt you would want anything to happen to poor little Autumn here." I can't believe he is blackmailing me. "And if you tell your father about our little arrangement, they're both dead." He turned the computer back to him and changed the image and turned to his assistant and said "You can let him back in now." I was still sitting in shock, he was asking me to choose between my baby sister's life and the life of someone I love.

^^^Autumn

(A/N: Hey I'm back! Sorry I haven't posted in a long time, I was really sick and in the ER. I'm fine now, thank you for all of the get well wishes! I hope you liked this chapter. Sorry if it seemed rushed or cringey I'm not good at writing love at first sight stuff, however it should get better! As always please excuse my spelling and grammar errors, I'm dyslexic. I try to proofread but some errors slip through the cracks. Hope you are all doing well! XOXO, Lily)