The Two Families

Chapter Fourteen

The next two days passed by with the Marino siblings explain things to me: Luka taught me how to use a gun, Sofia taught me how to perfect my poker strategy, and Marcus taught me how to use a knife effectively. Laura forced me to go shopping with her to find a dress to wear to the casino, even though she has more than enough dresses.

"I need something slutty!" She whined. 

"You already have so many clothes!" I reasoned.

"Yeah...but they aren't slutty enough," was her logic, resulting in me waiting at stores with her for about five hours.

The day of the poker event rolled around, and everyone was in a frenzy. Laura pushed me into her room at the Marino Manor and told me to get ready here. I was instructed to wear a pantsuit instead of a dress to "fit" the type of woman people would picture Laura to be with. Basically, I had to fit into the stereotype that is Laura's girlfriend. I had to do this because if a random girl were to go to the casino and play poker with Hideo, people would suspect I was an informant, which I am.

I got dressed in a peach pantsuit with a black inner shirt; which I paired with black heels and a clutch. Laura, on the other hand, wore the most revealing outfit she could find. She wore a white dress that wasn't even a dress; two strips of cloth were used to cover just the essentials. The neckline went down till her stomach, exposing her cleavage. The dress significantly revealed her hips, meaning if she moves ever so slightly, she will show the world everything under the dress. The back ran a bit low, exposing a small tattoo on her back. 

η οικογένεια είναι το παν.

"What does your tattoo mean?" I asked.

"Oh, which one?" She asked.

"The one on your back."

"It means family is everything. This was the last thing my mother said to me before..." She stopped, "nothing never mind."

Family is everything.

"Before what Laura?" I pushed.

"I don't wanna talk about it," she mumbled.

"It's okay you can tell me," I consoled.

"I don't want to."

"Okay," I agreed, backing off before she gets mad.

"You have other tattoos?" I asked.

"Yeah I do, I just cover them up with foundation," she replied.

"Why? I bet they look good," I smiled.

She looked up at me with her big grey eyes and smiled softly, before curling her hair. Laura grabbed her clutch and ran out of the room, leaving a massive mess on the countertop. I groaned, trying to tidy up a bit before leaving. We got into the car, driving off to meet our doom: Hideo Takahashi.

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"What are you doing here?" An oily haired man hissed through gritted teeth. In the background, chatter was heard, along with the sounds of drunk laugher and slurring. 

"Geno! How are you?" Laura beamed, "how's your wife?"

His black eyes widened, darkening in fear and anger, "leave."

"Now now," Laura purred, "you owe me, right?" 

Geno's aura grew darker, "no."

Laura smirked, "well, I hope you kissed your wife goodbye today."