You're My Peace of Mind

Part 22

"You fucking black whore." Giulia said she continue to attack me, hitting and punching me into the house. Backing up I bumped into one of the vases in the foyer breaking in into million pieces. That stop Giulia assault on me as the breaking glass startled her. I took the opportunity to slap her back. "Get out!" I screamed at her. Giulia just evilly smiled at me "This is MY nephew house, the only blood relative that he had so I believe its mine house." She said bumping passed me walking into the kitchen. I followed behind her cutting her off "I think I said Get out of MY damn house." I said pushing her. I'm normally not a violent person but this lady was pushing my damn buttons and today is not the damn day.

"Just because you spread your legs open for my nephew doesn't mean you aint shit" she said with her thick Italian accent. "I don't even believe you were truly even married anyways." She said smirking "But that's not what I'm here about." She said walking over to the refrigerator, pulling out some bread and fruit. She placed the items on the counter and started making toast. She pulled out a knife from the draw and started chopping up the fruit. I stared at her in confusion that she just assaulted me and insulted me in MY house and now is making breakfast like nothing happened.

Just then her icy blue eyes glared at me. She pointed the knife at me "Who gave my Joey the general manager position at the club? Tu?(you?)" she asked admiring the knife, she twirled the knife in her hand. This lady is bat shit crazy, it must run in the family I thought to myself. Before I knew it she threw the knife passed my face narrowly missing me. I screamed so loud I knew I woke up everyone in the house. I could tell by the running footsteps, Giulia lurged at me grabbing me by my neck slamming me against the kitchen table "My nephew is dead and now you want to kill my son too bitch?" she said I kicked her in the stomach as she stumbled backwards into the arms of a half naked Duffy. He held her back as Claudia started screaming something to her in Italian. I was hunched over trying to catch my breath when everything went silence. It was Emilio grand entrance shirtless with jeans on that made them look at him with confusion.

At the moment I knew that if they knew what happened last night Giulia would be the least of my problems. Claudia glanced at me for a spit second before she turned back to Emilio "How was the couch? Comfy enough?" she asked. Emilio gave her a wide smile "I slept wonderfully Claudia, as a matter of fact I had an amazing dream I was balls deep..." I started dry coughing cutting off Emilio whom gave me a sly smile. 

He turned to a still fuming Giulia "What the fuck is going on?"  he asked her. "Emilio, darling please help. As acting boss now that Val is gone, I want you to kill this bitch for betraying the family." She said. "Acting boss?" I said confusingly looking at Emilio. "You know Giulia, I can't do that. She's protected as Valentino's wife." Emilio said ignoring my question.

"But you don't know what she did." Giulia said shaking out of Duffy's grasp. "She gave Joey, my baby Joey a job as general manager of the club." She said with concern in her voice. Emilio looked at me "Why the hell would you do that?" he asked sternly. "What's wrong with that? He's just the general manger of the club, its not like you guys run illegal stuff though there." I said. I truly didn't think giving Joey this job was going to cause me this much headache. Joey seemed like a good guy whom has experience in the club business as a bartender, far more experience than I do. The club was the only legit business Val owned, unless they used the club as a...

"Wait, what do you guys use the club for?" I asked naïvely. I looked at Duffy whom seemed to look at everywhere but me. Turning to Emilio he was giving me a look that said I need to shut my damn mouth.  Guilia must have been in one it too, smirking she said "This is why she needs to be killed. I'll do this family a favor and do it myself." She said walking over to me with a wicked smile on her face. Duffy rushed to grabbed her, lifting her up in his arms. "Get the fuck out of my house." I said as Duffy carried a screaming and fighting Guilia out of the kitchen passing by Sonny whom just walked into my house. "Bitches be crazy." He said with a smile on his face.

"You, you and you can get out of my house." I said point to Emilio, Sonny and newly entering Duffy. "Damn Mrs. D, how you gonna do me like that? I just got here." Sonny said walking out the kitchen towards the door. I stared at the other two left in my kitchen. Emilio chuckles lightly "I'm just going to get my things." He says as he kissed the top of my head, a gesture that didn't go unnoticed by Duffy, and walked out the kitchen.

"What the hell is going on?" Duffy asked looking confused and angry. "Out!" I said pushing him out the kitchen. My face was currently on fire, I had a raging headache and I could not think of a lie to tell Duffy about Emilio and I. "Hey hold on, I just saved ya life, can you give a guy a-" was all he got out before I slammed the door in his face. Turning around walking into the foyer stood Claudia giving me a judgmental look with her arms crossed. I silently walked passed her walking up the stairs. Under her breathe she said "Stupida ragazza" (stupid girl)

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I winced as I touched my swollen face in the mirror, this was the first fight I've ever gotten into. Lo would have been so proud that I actually hit that bitch back. I felt sadness creep up slowly as I thought about my best friend. Even though Lo was dead, I broke the ultimate girl code sleeping with Emilio.

I was deep over my head, what did I think would happen sleeping with Emilio. If anything, it will make me look even more weak in the eyes of the familia. Sighing, I walked out of the bathroom. Sitting on my bed was Claudia still giving me that judgmental look while holding a bag of frozen peas in one hand and a glass of water in another.

"Here, prendi questi (take these)" she said handing me the items in her hand. "Claudia—" I began but was cut off "Stai zitto e ascolta (shut up and listen)" Claudia said sternly. I quickly closed my mouth. Claudia was angry, angrier than the night of Kelly murder. Her eyes were cold, all sense of warmness they once held was gone.

She walked up to me point "You proud of yourself? You became a whore and a betrayal all in one night. This little path you are blindly walking on is going to get yourself killed. The polizia guy I kept quiet about because I stupidly thought it might be good for you. But Emilio too? I'm telling Duffy." She said walking out the door. I grab her by the arm "Please Claudia" I said with pleading eyes. "No!" she said trying to get out of my grip. "Just let me tell him" I said to Claudia. "Its my bed now let me lay in it" I said releasing her. She searched by eyes trying to find truth in them. "Fine." She said as she turned around and left. I sighed in relief as I fell onto my bed. Today was the first time I lied to Claudia and it wasn't going to be my last.