A muscle throbbing sensation flowed about in my body. It hurt so much to open my eyes or even think. I could feel the sun's radiation on my face and arms. The feeling of a formed bruise on my face caused me to stop mid stretch. " Fuck," I groaned out. I forced myself to open my eyes and breath, everything hurt so bad. I inhaled deeply and looked around, I wasn't in my room. " For a second I didn't think you were going to wake up," a voice said. I put a hand to my head and fell back down into the soft, cold pillows. " What the fuck happened?" I groaned. Antonio walked up to me and folded his arms, a small grin covered his face. " You got drunk, almost beat up the shit out of someone," Antonio said. I frowned and looked at him, " what?" Antonio chuckled, " how much do you even remember?" I sighed and thought, " all I remember is drinking shot glasses with Mia and the girls, then everything on went blurry after that." Antonio nodded and stared at me, " someone called me to get you." " Why?" I asked.
Antonio rubbed his jaw, " you and Mia got into a fight, and a pretty bad one." I raised my eyebrows, " what?" Antonio grinned, " someone called me down and I walked in the club and saw you on top of some girl, beating the shit out of her." I groaned and dropped my aching head into my hands. " At first I was worried about you, but then I saw Mia," Antonio said. Anger warmed me up, I looked at Antonio. " Why the hell were you worried about Mia?" Antonio sighed but still managed to smile, " I don't know how mad or drunk you were last night, but Mia's in pretty bad shape." " How bad?" I was tempted to ask. " Broken nose, busted lip, mild concussion, and a few cute and bruises," Antonio informed. I smiled, but my face hurt, so I closed my eyes. " All you got from her was a bruise," Antonio said. I shook my head, " Mia had it coming, she pissed the hell out of me."
I thought for a second, " when did you even come and pick me up?" " Around said eleven thirty, why?" Antonio asked. I looked at him, " please tell me you weren't the guy who pulled me out of the bar." Antonio grinned and I groaned, " what exactly did I say to you?" Antonio inhaled, " a lot of "fuck off's" " screw you's" and " I'm going to kill that bitch". I cried softly at everything I had just taken in, Antonio smiled. " What did I do when we got home?" I asked. " You threw up a lot, actually," Antonio informed. " You drank a lot of water and instantly fell asleep on my bed." I frowned, " why didn't I just go to my room?" Antonio held back a smile, " when I tried to walk you down to your room, you said you'd shoot me with one of your fathers guns." I couldn't help but smile at my drunk self's action. I stood up, but wasn't aware of how hungover I was. Antonio caught me when I stumbled sideways. " You sure you wnat to get out of bed now?" Antonio asked. I smiled, " yeah I'm fine." Antonio scoffed, " you almost killed someone and aren't even sober yet." " What time is it?" I asked walking over and into the bathroom. " Almost 2:30 pm," Antonio answered. I stoped in my tracks and looked at him, " it's past moon?" Antonio nodded, " it took me a while to get you in bed and asleep." " What did you do?" Antonio shrugged, " I drugged you." I glared at Antonio, which only made him chuckle. " I gave you more water and ibuprofen, you were asleep in ten minutes," Antonio said. I shook my head and turned on the sink and washed my face. I paused and looked at myself in the mirror, my dress had been exchanged for a large black tee. I looked down and realized I wasn't wearing any pants and my black cheeky underwear was halfway seen. " How did I get out of my dress?" I asked. Antonio walked over and paused in the doorway, he put his hands in his pants pockets. " How did I get into this?" I asked turning off the water. " Your dress is in your room, I put you in one of my old shirts," Antonio explained. I raised my eyebrows, " you did what?" Antonio held back a smile, " don't worry, I didn't look." And with that, Antonio eyed my attire before turning and walked back into his room.
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I spent the next three hours in my room watching tv with an ice pack on my face. The coldness numbed the pain and soothed my thumping headache. I must say, Antonio's bed was beyond comfortable. It was like laying on a cloud, I wanted to stay in it all day but knew it wouldn't be appropriate.
A knock at the door interrupted by ongoing watching of TV. I pressed the off button on the remote and walked over to the door, I opened it to find a guard standing before me. " I have been sent up to tell you to get ready for tonight," the guard said. I frowned, " who sent you up here?" " Mr. Brambilla," the guard informed. For a second I was confused on why Mr. Brambilla sent a guard up to me, but then I realized he was talking about Antonio. I small smile crept onto my face, but I immediately pulled it back. Suddenly, the guard somehow was able to hide an entire dress from me from behind his back. He held it out to me, my eyes widened in astonishment. " Mr. Brambilla wants you to wear this out tonight," the guard informed. I looked at him before taking the dress in its clear packaging. " Uh, what's going on?" I asked the guard. The guard stared at me, " I have no other information besides what I gave you." I nodded, " thanks." The guard nodded back, " you have thirty minutes to get ready." And with that, the guard left me standing outside my door.
I ran into my bathroom and unzipped the dress from its casing. I scoffed, the dress was a black lace and extremely beautiful. A slit went up the middle, showing off my leg and thigh. It was sleeveless on the left side, but I didn't mind. The dress was all black, I was thankful it had no color.
It only took me five minutes to squeeze myself into the dress. Breathing was hard, but I managed. The dress was definitely bodycon, it accented my hourglass shape. I quickly did my makeup, keeping it basic and light before slipping into some black heels. I curled my hair in an impressive amount of time before grabbing my phone and bag. I had a few minutes remaining, butterflies fluttered around my stomach and the knot in my throat was reforming. The sun had began to set, the sky was a warm red and pink. The weather outside was cool, I knew I wouldn't need a jacket. And even if I did, Antonio would give me his. Hopefully.
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I walked downstairs and paused, noises were heard in the kitchen. I walked into the kitchen and paused to see Mia, her friends, Mrs. Brambilla and a few others tending to Mia's beat up face. " Oh Thalia," Mrs. Brambilla said, setting the bottle of ointment down. I looked at Mia, who shot me a cold dark glare. " What happened?" I asked looking back at Mrs. Brambilla. " Little fight at the club, nothing big," Mrs. Brambilla answered. " Is Mia okay?" I asked, hating myself for giving a shit. " I'm fine," Mia said sternly. She groaned when she finished her sentence. " Okay, I'm going to make you some tea," Mrs. Brambilla said turning and walking over to the pantry. The other girls looked at me, " bitch," Rose mouthed. I held back a smile, " where are you going dressed up like that?" Mrs. Brambilla asked. " Uh Antonio is taking me out," I informed. Everyone paused and looked at me. " He is?" A lady asked. " Yeah," I answered. The girls rolled their eyes, Mia folded her arms. " Don't wait up for me," I said. " Oh, we won't," Mrs. Brambilla said. " I have to tend the gardens a way, so I'll be wide awake when you come home." I smiled at her before eyeing Mia and the others.
I walked out of the kitchen and was about to turn down the hall when something stopped me. " I was beginning to think you wouldn't come," A familiar voice said from behind me. I held back a smile as I turned around to meet Antonio's perfect green eyes. " You underestimate my abilities," I said. Antonio nodded, " I guess so." I walked up to him, " feeling better?" Antonio asked. I scoffed, " you should see Mia." Antonio grinned as I walked past him, he rubbed his jaw before following me outside to our car. " Ms. Galonos," the driver welcomed. I smiled at him and walked up to the car door. Right as Antonio was about to open it for me, I beat him to it. I opened the car door and opened, stepping aside. Antonio raised his eyebrows and scoffed softly, I titled my head and smirked at him. " Okay," Antonio chuckled. As he got into the car, in grinned. I scooted in beside him, " are you kidnapping me are we actually going somewhere?" Antonio put on his seatbelt, " kidnapping was the original plan." I bit my bottom lip to prevent me from smiling before saying, " my attire isn't very appropriate for you to kidnap me in. Antonio held back a smile, " who said you'd be in it all night?" My heart immediately dropped, I looked at Antonio. " Kidding," Antonio said. I scoffed softly and looked out the window. " Boss you two ready?" The driver asked. " Yes sir," Antonio said. I buckled myself in and sighed, " did I over dress for this occasion?" Antonio eyed my attire before looking at me, " no." I turned my head and looked at Antonio, I couldn't help but smile my eyes which only made the smile on Antonio's face grow.
About thirty minutes past, Antonio and I spent the entire time talking about his family and mine. Overall, we both kinda had the same lifestyle. Overruling parents, a mother who always seemed calm an patient. Strict rules, tons of guards following you 24/7. The only thing that was different about Antonio and I was that Antonio was an only child where as I had four brothers. " You like being an only child?" I asked. " Less noise, not as busy," Antonio said. " My mom always talk about having more kids or at least wanting more." I grinned, " and my I hear your dad's opinion on that?" Antonio smiled, " he said one kid good enough." My heart ached for Mrs. Brambilla, all she wanted was to have a nice family and her own husband wouldn't allow her that. " I'd like to see our fathers get into an argument," I said. Antonio chuckled, " That's something I wouldn't mind watching again."
The car came to a stop, I turned my head and was taken aback at where we were. " We're here boss," our driver said. Antonio nodded at him before getting out of the car and walking over to my side. Bright beautiful lights decorated every tree. Blooming trees and bushes held different colors of flowers. Everyone wore elegant dresses, everything looked magical. Antonio opened the door, I took the hand he held out for me and got out of the car. " Surprised you yet?" He asked. I scoffed, " you're getting there." Antonio talked to the driver about when he was going to pick us up before returning back to me. " We're not exactly at our destination yet," Antonio informed. I looked around and frowned, " what do you mean?" Antonio eyed something behind me, I slowly turned around and looked up. " Holy shit," I gasped. Antonio looked at me and smiled, I looked at him. The building was taller than any other building around us. A huge fountain sat in the middle of the parking lot, I didn't know how I didn't hear or see It before. Thousands of lights and flowers surrounded the building. Birds flew from tree to tree, squirrels dotted the ground where nuts had been scattered. " When did you plan this?" I asked. Antonio put his hands in his suit pants pocket, " it was on my mind." I raised my eyebrows, " you just randomly had all this on your mind?" Antonio nodded, " pretty much." I shook my head and looked back at the breathtaking view. " You wanna go in?" Antonio then asked. I looked at him, " there's more?" Antonio nodded and grinned, " there's more."