MAFIA

Chapter 35

"There's my little hero.. how's the head niño"

"Mmm it's ok, hurts a little but Fallon rubbed something on my gums and now I can't feel it!"

"Wh- on your gums? ...I- Fuck it I'll deal with that later!"

Lauren spoke shaking her head as she crawled up onto Marco's bed in which he laid playing his PlayStation after 2 weeks of recovering a heavy head wound, it was a traumatic experience for all but nothing hid the fact that Marco had saved Lauren.. his smart thinking and brave actions pulling her from an unthinkable fate that he took the pain for nonetheless.. not that he was really phased as the constant attention from the Latina's had him drowning in a hero like stature

"Tasted gross? My legs are tingly but I feel great!"

"Well I'm glad! I think?"

Lauren giggled shifting closer to lift the boys arm around her shoulders as she set her head down against his covered chest, the little bonding sessions between them only growing more frequent however when the boy continued his game over her shoulder she only scoffed back in offence

"Ai papi? Your game is more important than me now?"

"No! Just if I don't finish this level I don't get my favourite character... I'm still hugging you!"

"Whatever! I see how it is!"

She huffed playfully just looking on at the screen watching him play only thankful she still had his cheeky remarks to listen to.. she almost didn't.. she almost lost him thanks to her own mistakes.. but she'd never allow him to be in that kind of position again.. no matter how well he seemed to have handled it

"Ok I'm done, mario is in the fucking bag!"

"Ok cut the language you mouthy fuck!"

"I'll cut mine when you cut yours!"

Marco issued back with a cheeky grinning smile only causing Lauren to lift with sarcastically stern raised brows, his smile fading into puffed out cheeks as she pushed back a few stray hairs on his forehead to address him with a sharper playful tone

"How about I do and say what I want and you Mr, do as I say as your boss who didn't have to deck you out an entire room of designer clothes and shoes?"

"Touché Miss Jauregui! You done shut a Marco up!"

"Perfect! Now seriously how do you feel because I can't have you sitting in here all day every day.. getting better means getting up niño!"

Lauren spoke with a mother like authority staring him down into reality as he reached his palms to shuffle into a sitting position, his new scar forcing its way over his eyebrow something true to Marco behaviour he loved.. he even said that it made him look like a 'badass' to be exact...

"You keep asking me how I am and I'm fine! But you're the one that almost got-

"I'm fine Marco! I promise ok? You don't need to worry about me, I'm big brave and strong... I'm just sorry you had to see.. you know"

She voiced trailing off slightly pursing her blood red lips only caught by Marco's small cheeky giggle.. obviously, however the words that fell were far less cheeky and more so mature.. well spoken and thoughtful in his bosses feelings

"Your body is beautiful, it didn't bother me.."

Lauren only smiled grabbing for the boys hand that admittedly was sweaty to the touch after hours of video games and junk food that big sister Fallon had snuck in much to Lauren's demand of him staying away from sugar..

"Hey um.. had that.. the.. forced stuff? Had that ever happened to you before?"

He asked innocently, his voice pained at the thought only forcing Lauren to lie not wanting to hurt his young sensitivity, he'd been through enough and was more than traumatised by the sight he had walked in on only a few weeks ago