Not his toy

II

2004

I am in my Mechanical engineering class waiting for time to pass, as much as this class was easy I really did not want to stay. I was a college student with one more year before I graduated, I had graduated Highschool at the age of 16 as valedictorian and I decided to go to college right away. I am majoring in Mechanical engineering and working on a minor in computer sciences.

Much time has passed and Gio and I are still inseparable as ever. I was closer to him than my own brother and talking about my brother I figured why he despised me so much. I was a prodigy and he was born like the average human, but I can't help him with that I never asked for the capabilities my brain gave me and he had to understand that.

Finally, the professor dismissed us and I quickly bolted out into the hallway where I saw Gio leaving his class. He looked at me and waved giving me one of his charming smiles "Wasupp, Chicken butt" I greeted as he got closer to me "How was my monkeys day" he asked putting a hand over my shoulder "Boring as always and yours " I smiled as we walked out of the building. "Nothing interesting "

"Hey where's Eric, " I said looking back to see if we had missed him "Actually I asked him to stay away for today" He admitted earning himself a punch from me "What the fuck, Val" He hissed as he tried to breathe without his ribs hurting "No, what the fuck Giovanni why did you tell him that"

"Because I wanted to hang out with you tonight " He breath gaining his composure "And why did you have to exclude him your ass," I told him angrily, Eric was another person that I could connect with without being related or engaged "It's a date, dumbass" he rolled his eyes, looking at me as if I were the dumb one. Honestly, I do feel dumb but can you blame me with great brain capabilities comes Low EQ. "Aww, why didn't you say so " I laughed hitting his shoulder and he winced. "You're bruising me" he pouted.

"You know you don't have to do these sorts of things, I'm already yours " I chuckled as I got close to him putting a hand on his chest "I know but I wan to build an actual relationship. I don't want to look Marry you because our parents arranged it, I want to marry you because I love you " He admitted taking a hold of my hands and looking into my brown eyes with his olive once.

I grinned at his confession and kissed him in his cheek "Take me, lover boy. And I mean take me to our date so no naughty thoughts " I warned poking his nose making him smile picking me up and spinning me around while we laughed "You won't regret it " regret what I had no option he was kidnapping me anyways

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"Look honey doesn't she look beautiful" My dad cried looking at me as my mom came in with the family's necklace a beautiful emerald stone framed by a platinum design with a Dimond on each side of the necklace. "Hun, put yourself together you're embarrassing yourself," My mom told him while he continued to cry. "I can't stop, my little girl is all grown up"

"Dad you have the twins " I reminded him as the twins sat in the coach in their tablets. Mom moves closer to me from behind and placed the stone in my neck "Never let him undermine you" She whispered as she pinned the necklace "It only takes one time for him to undermine you for the rest of your life. Remember you are my daughter and you won't submit. You got it " I nodded and breathed in, even though my dad ruled a mafia my mother was the one that actually ruled she was the Matriarch of this family and no one would change that.

"This Necklace is now yours, it was passed down to the women of this mafia and now you get to wear it. Now come on, Giovanni is waiting " she told me as she led me where Gio was, these past few years have been strange Gio and I never actually acted on our affection we acted more like befriends than someone who your we are going to marry. Sure we flirt a bit but nothing else just your normal day Bestfriends.

We walked straight into the living room where Gio sat on the couch nervously looking at his watch. And finally, he heard the clacking of my heel against the marble stairs his gaze was now directed to me and I could see him blush and smiled while standing up to receive me. "Wow, you look... Hot. Wow. "he inhaled looking at me up and down "Well you don't look so bad yourself " I laughed hitting him slightly in the chest. "We've known each other since forever why haven't you dressed like this before "

"Because I hate dresses and I'm only wearing this one because you taking me on I date which I predict is going to be fancy because you Love me" I teased at the last part poking his nose which he rolled his eye too. "Come a feast awaits us" I nodded taking him by the arm as we walked out the manor to his car. He opened the door of the passenger seat for me while he held my hand as I got in.

The night was amazing, to say the least, we had diner at one of his parent's restaurants and talked about our past and future like we were old friends trying to catch up. But there was something wrong, he looked at me with longing eyes as If he was going to miss me. And when the food came I took notice of that quick sad smile he sends my direction, it bothered me I wanted to ask him what was wrong but I didn't want to ruin this date.

The time came where our diner time came to an end and Gio insisted on walking around so we did. We walked through the park enjoying the peaceful silence of the night. He looked up at the sky and gave it that sad smile he had given me back at his restaurant. "Val, I'm moving back to Italy with my father" he admitted still not looking at me.

"You mean with Mr. Grumpy pants? Are you going to come back?" I asked as he chuckled and looked at me "I'm going to come back for you, believe it. It might take years but I will come home" he kissed my forehead and put both of our head together "why are you leaving, why can't you stay here with me" I asked as my voiced cracked, I didn't want to open my eye, I didn't want to open my eye and see that he was gone, I wanted him to stay and be my husband. "I'm going back to train to be the heir to the D'Angelo's. The next time you see me I will be months away from becoming the next Don or might as well be a Don" he chuckled planting one last kiss. My eyes watered and I couldn't hold my tears back anymore.

A time without him, I haven't ever thought of that. I always saw us together until death did us apart. But now destiny was challenging us we had to remain patient now of all times "Will you wait for me?" He asked looking at me with his teary eyes "I will be there waiting for you when your plane lands but here's one for you, Will you remember me and wait as long as we have to"

"I wouldn't forget you for a second "

And that's how we parted ways