"Your future wife just texted me." I looked to Dario to see what he was talking about.

"Samai?" He nodded. "Saying what?"

"She's inviting me to the club with her and her friend Chase on Friday."

Who the fuck is Chase?

"You going?"

"Hell yea, I haven't been clubbing in a while."

I wonder why.

"Well I'm tagging along."

"You are whipped as fuck dude. I can't believe after two years you're just now making your move. What would've happened if you didn't find out she was a dancer?"

"I was trying to leave her be but when Liam tried to get her to be his personal dancer I just couldn't."

I'm glad I didn't.

"Are you two talking about me?" We hear a voice. Instinctively Dario and I pulled out our guns and aimed it at the intruder. "Woah, woah. It's me, its me." Liam rushed out with his hands up.

"Fucking dickhead, your gonna get your head blown off if you keep doing that shit." I placed the gun back into my waistband.

I looked over to Dario and see him give me a knowing look.

"Don't bring that shit up. My answer is and forever will be no." I dismissed before he even spoke.

"You were one of the bests you know, and I'm sure you still are." He reasoned.

"I left for a reason Dario, and if you're smart you'd do the same."

"What happened wasn't your fault, she wouldn't want you to-" I cut him off.

"Do not bring her up." I warned. Dario took the hint and kept quiet.

I don't need a reminder of why I left the mafia. It's not something I can ever forget anyway. It's the reason for my and nightmares and sleepless nights. Dario and Alessandro has been trying to get me to come back but, I won't. Being back in the Mafia would only be a reminder of what happened. My brothers and my mom are the only ones who doesn't blame me. My father and myself is another story.

"Liam how's your new personal dancer." Dario snickers.

"Shut up." He threw the remote at my brother. "I didn't get a chance to say this but I'm sorry for going after your girl. I had no idea who she was at the time."

"All good." The only thing I was pissed about was the fact that Liam and Dario got to see her body.

That night was a blessing in disguise. I was mesmerized when she was dancing on that pole, her moves were graceful and elegant. When I realized it was her I was stunned. The woman I had admired for so long was standing in front of me, with her beautiful big hair and smooth brown skin. At that moment I knew I couldn't stay away from her anymore and I'm looking forward to spending more time with her.

"All I'm saying is, it's about time. You've liked her since she started working with you. You should've made a move a long time ago." Dario broke the silence.

"I could tell she had a lot going on back then, she wasn't interested in dating."

"And what makes this time so different?"

"Nothing, but I'm done waiting around."

"Atta boy." Liam ruffled my hair. I pushed his hand away.

"Touch me again and I won't hesitate to shoot this time." I scowled.

"You aren't the only one who can pull a trigger Enzo."

I pulled out my gun and shot past his ear.

"But who can pull it faster?" I smirked.

Liam held his ear and gave me a crazy look. He got all red. Dario was laughing at the whole altercation.

"What the fuck man! You almost got me in the ear! Fucking dick." I winked and walked upstairs to my bedroom.

My mind was now on a certain someone. Since that night in the club she's all I could think about. I enjoyed getting closer and learning new things about her. She was still reserved as I knew she would be but I'm willing to give her the time she needs to let her walls down. I wouldn't want to come on too strong and have her pull away.

I decided to text her for the first time.

'Did you get home safely?'

'Lorenzo?'

'Yes bellissima.'

Almost immediately I got an incoming FaceTime call from her. I answered on the first ring. Samai's hair was dripping water. Her top looked soaked and water was dripping down her beautiful face.

"Lorenzo, do you know anything about plumbing?" She kept wiping the water off her face but more kept coming down. She turned the camera to her kitchen sink and the faucet was spraying water everywhere.

"Give me your address and I'll be there as fast as I can." I was already walking down the stairs to go through the door.

"Okay." I heard her say before I hung up the phone.

"Where are you headed?" Dario asked.

"Samai needs some help." He got up.

"Is it serious? Do you need backup?"

"I got it handled. Thanks." I walked to my car and set out to the address she sent.

The Gps said this was supposed to be a 23 minute drive but I got there in 15. I grabbed my tool kit from the trunk and knocked on her door.

"It's open!" I hear her voice yell from inside.

I opened the door and walked in to see Samai trying to stop the water from spraying everywhere. The water was rising slightly and she looked panicked.

"Thank you for coming." She moved to the side.

Her scar came into view and I remember how she told Liam she got it from a fence. That definitely wasn't a cut from a fence. That was definitely a slash from a knife, I would know.

"Anything for you bellissima."

I tended to the faucet while Samai stood to the side and watched me. We were both soaked from head to toe. After I finished tightening the pipe I looked around the area. At least an inch water was in here. I had left the door open so the water could run out, but that could do only so much.

"Yes I got it under control.....yea it's pretty bad I'll send you pictures....Lorenzo helped me." I heard her on the phone. "I'll be fine don't worry.....it's fine I have a place to stay.....yes Chase......you know it's not like that, don't even go there....I will not....okay that's enough. I'm hanging up now, tell your mom I say hi." She hung up and looked at me. "Sorry, just my annoying roommate, he's out of town visiting his parents right now."

Chase.

"Do you really have a place to stay?"

"No, but I'll figure it out."

"I'm getting you a hotel until this place is looked after."

"You know I can't accept that Lorenzo, you've already given me ten thousand dollars and fixed my kitchen sink."

"It's either the hotel or you'll be staying at my place, you choose." I raised my left eyebrow.

"Fine I'll stay at the hotel but I hope you know I'll be paying you back."

"There's no need, it's one of ours. So it'll be free of charge."

"How could I forget you own hotels." She joked.

I pulled my wet shirt off, it was getting cold and clinging to my skin. I scrunched it up and squeezed the water out of it. I turned my attention back to Samai to see her looking at my chest. She was staring from head to toe with her mouth slightly open.

"You okay there?" I asked, knowing she was checking me out.

"Y-yea. I'm gonna go change and grab some clothes for the hotel."

"I have a change of clothes in the car so I'm gonna put those on." I told her and she nodded. She turned around and began walking away. She took two steps before she turned back to me.

"Thank you for abs - I mean thank you for coming here and helping me with this." She was staring chest and abs as she spoke. It felt good knowing I had this affect on her.

"You're welcome amore." She smiled and walked towards her room.

I went outside to and grabbed the spare clothes I had in my car. Thankfully my boxers weren't wet. I put on a navy shirt with the matching sweatpants. 15 minutes later Samai comes out with a duffel bag. She was now changed into dry clothes. I took the bag from her and put it in the trunk. We got seated in the car and we made our way to the hotel. While she was inside packing her bag, I called and informed them of our arrival.

"I've never seen you in casual wear before, you look good." She compliments.

"So you like when I dress down?" I smirk.

"I like you both ways."

"So you like me eh?" I joked with her. She got all flustered and she lightly hit my arm.

"You know what I mean."

That's how our ride went. We were joking and laughing with each other. I loved these moments, everything with her just felt right.

We pulled up to the hotel and walked inside to check in. I took her upstairs to her suite and she looked amazed.

"Woah Lorenzo, this is amazing." She looked around in awe.

"Only the best for you amore."

The suite has a modern style interior. Blacks, greys and whites was the color scheme for this room. Everything was sleek and smooth.

"This is queen type living." She was still looking around.

"You are a queen."

My queen.

"Thank you so much Lorenzo, I don't know I'm gonna repay you but I will." She gave me a hug.

She was so warm, and smelled heavenly. I missed the feeling of her in my arms when we pulled away. She let out a yawn and I decided it was time for me to leave so she could get some rest.

"You're tired. Get some rest and call me when you wake up."

"Okay." She replied tiredly.

I contemplated getting a room so I could make sure she's okay or if she needed anything but I didn't want to scare her away. I'll just drive back here periodically to check on her and see if she's fine. I left the hotel and made my way home with her heavy on my mind.

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It's 3:50am and I'm struggling to stay awake to write this. Anyway, hope you guys are having a wonderful week.