The Mafia Queen

Dad's Birthday

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5 days later

Days went by and Austin never came back... was he that mad at me? I tried calling him a few times but his phone was off. " Earth to Laura!" Jada snapped her fingers trying to get me to pay attention, " Oh sorry, what were you saying?" I blinked a few times looking at her. " I said do you want the frosting to be plain of colorful?" she held a piping bag up to my face, and I then remembered what I was doing. " I don't think he'll like a colorful one, can we make it black or night sky blue?" I asked her and she added more dark food coloring to the white cream. " Where is your head at?" she asked me while mixing the color, " What do you mean?" I raised an eyebrow at her. " What's bothering you my Alien?" she joked, " Stop it Jada I'm fine" I chuckled and looked down at my bracelet. " Laura I know you better than you think, we've been besties for 6 years and I know when something is wrong" she tucked some of my loose hair behind my ear.

" Jada, does love hurt?" I looked up at her, she looked at me for a moment as if she was not expecting this type of question coming from me. " Honestly Laura...It does, I'm not gonna lie to you. But it doesn't hurt all the time, sometimes it's because of the fact that you are with the wrong guy." she sighed, " Have you-". " Yes Laura" she cut me off because she knows what I was going to ask, " Remember Draco from school? I wasn't just an emotional wreck back then, the dude actually broke my heart" she leaned on the counter. It's true because Jada started her drinking problem after she broke up with Draco and now she's stopped because she met Tony, " Do you love Tony?" I asked... " I don't know yet but I hope he's the right one because that dude is basically a male version of me" she chuckled, she was right again... just like Jada, Tony was funny and genuine. He had a big heart and just like Jada he's a party animal, well not like Jada because she's retired from that life. " Come on now, we have to finish making this cake or your dad's birthday" she picked up a piping bag and I joined her.

A few hours went by and we left the house after getting ready to leave, we were both wearing hoodies, black sweatpants and black sneakers because the weather had gotten a little bit chilly. We picked up the cake and placed it in the car before driving to my parents' mansion with Alex being our driver, "Looks like it's gonna rain soon" Jada looked out the window and I joined her " Yeah looks like it" I sighed. An hour later we arrived at my parents' mansion and got out to meet my mother who was getting out of her car, " Hi mama" I rushed to embrace her but she just looked at me as if I was an outcast. " Baby what are you doing here?" she rested her hand on her hip, " Last time I checked it was my father's birthday" I pointed at Jada who was holding the cake we made... " Oh, I'm sorry sweetie he's not here" she chuckled.  I looked at Jada in surprise, " Mom do you hate me or something?" I looked at her, " What! No! I love you so much, just that Laura I want you to come back... we miss you love" she embraced my cheek then I saw my father's car pulling up in the driveway. 

" Happy birthday dad!" I yelled as I ran into his arms, " What is this?" he looked at the cake we made while chuckling to himself. We all went inside and for most of the day I tried forgetting about Austin even though my father was asking if we were getting along, I kept lying saying we were getting along. We sat together for a few minutes and I ended taking Jada to the woods in our backyard, we took a walk and reached the lake deep in the woods. " Why are we here?" she crossed her hands, " What do you mean?" I watched my reflection in the water. The water was calm and the pink-ish sky made it look like an art piece, the sun was setting and the clouds were reflecting the light from the sun making the sky blue, orange and pink colors at once. " The last time we were here, we were chased by bugs" she joined me, " Jada that was 5 years ago" I laughed... " Exactly! The bugs also grew up Laura" she shivered and I laughed at her. " Okay Jada, let's go have dinner with them then we will leave.

We both got up and started walking back to the mansion, " So why were you so eager to be a gangster?" she asked, " Well, I didn't want my dad's legacy to just die out like that you know... he literally made this mafia from scratch, he fought for it and earned respect from it. I didn't want all of that to go to waste" I answered her. " Aw, you're actually sweet you know that right?" she patted my back gently. When got to the house and waited for the food to get ready, my father and I sat together and started recalling the past days of when I was still a little girl. " You used to cry all the time Laura" he laughed, " I was 3 and mom wouldn't give me ice cream! Who wouldn't cry for ice cream" I raised my hands dramatically and they all burst into laughter. My mother then finished cooking and we all began to eat as a family, I could see the happiness on my father's face the whole time. He really did miss the times we had together as a family.

We finished eating and Jada helped my mother clear the table, despite having maids to do that for us, " Did u and mom fix things?" I sat back in my seat. " Baby steps" he winked at me, I reached for his hand and held it while reassuring him with a smile. The night went on and it was time for Jada and I to go, my parents walked us to our car and we said our good night. " Laura, I can't spend the night at yours today" she took out her phone, " Why? Is something wrong?" I raised my eyebrows worriedly. " What? Oh no, it's my dad... he wants to see me" she shrugged, " Oh that's okay... I have guards to protect me" I smiled warmly at her and she smiled back. I  told the driver to drop her first and take me home after. We chatted for a while until she was dropped off at her mansion then the ride got quiet when I was taken to my mansion.

An hour went by and I got to my mansion only to see Austin's car in the drive way. I quickly got out of the car and ran inside the house, I saw Tony and Austin sitting in the kitchen discussing something. " Hi" my voice shaking then Tony turned to face me, " Laura, hey" he smirked. I went and stood next to him while looking at Austin who was standing on the other side of the counter. " Austin." I nodded to him and he just glared at him making me feel little, Tony looked at us both and back at Austin. " So you gonna tell her or should I?" he asked Austin, " Tell me what?" I turned to Tony. " No, I think it'll sound better coming out of his mouth" he pointed to Austin. " We are at war" he clenched his jaw, " Wait, what?" my eyes widened in disbelief. " Victor wants revenge" Tony added, " Revenge for what? He stepped in our territory" I questioned. " Yeah but he didn't kill our men... we killed his guards and his right hand man, Dante" Austin responded.

" And you have a mission" Tony announced, " What is it?" I asked them both. " Tomorrow night there is going to be an annual leadership appreciation ball" Tony explained but I looked at him in confusion. " The ball is mainly for old leaders of every mafia being appreciated by their current mafia leaders along with the important mafia members... We have intel that Victor is targeting to kill a Black widow, we don't know who but judging from the fact that Dante was his best friend... we are all targets" Austin emphasized. " What is he planning to do?" I asked again, " The ball is about to be a bloodbath shootout" Tony spoke and I could see his jaw clench. " And Austin's dad is still an issue too" Tony added. " What do you mean?" I was confused, " Nothing, its not serious Laura we will discuss it after the mission" Austin cut in. I looked at him and saw that he was glaring at Tony.

The room then went into an uncomfortable silence, " Thank you Tony" I ran my hand on Tony's shoulder then walked out of the kitchen. I made my way up the stairs to my room and just sat there trying to fall asleep but it didn't come easy.

A/N: Hi guys, I'm sorry this episode was short but I promise the next one might be worth it.... keyword is might.