Madison
Lunch time
"Let me have yo' last fry." Gio tried snatching my last french fry off of my plate.
"Stop it."
"Stop." I whined, softly hitting his hand but he snatched it anyway and threw it into his mouth.
"Why would you-" I started but stopped, looking at him with sad eyes.
"Why would you do that, Giovanni?" I spoke serious now and he smacked his lips once he saw that I was.
"Aight, baby." He tried to surrender.
"I'a get you some more when we leave."
"No, I wanted that one."
"And I told you not to eat it." I expressed myself and he sighed deeply, looking around at the other people in the cafe.
"Why would you do that?" I asked him with a pout.
"Please, don't start in here, bro." He shook his head.
"I said I'm gon' get you some more later."
"No." I shook my head, not even in the mood to be around him anymore as I stood to my feet and walked away from him completely.
We were supposed to be having a short lunch date in the cafe together, considering the day was almost over and we'd be leaving soon but he played too much.
I'd told him to stop over and over because I really wanted my food but he never listened to me.
"So fuckin' dramatic." I heard him mumble behind me as he followed closely.
"I'm not dramatic, Giovanni!"
"You just play too much sometimes!" I snapped at him as we walked down the the hallway and he scoffed, shaking his head.
"Aight, bro."
"I got to get back to work so I'a see you later." He walked off and I put my middle finger up, walking the opposite way.
I was sick of him playing so much.
"Aight." I heard him say as I did and I turned around, seeing that he was looking directly at me.
"Mantén tu energía igual cuando te lleve de vuelta a la cuna." Was all he said, obviously threatening me in Spanish as we parted ways and I made my way back to the 8th floor.
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Moments later
"You okay, friend?" Leonie asked once I came behind the desk, seeing her sitting beside someone else.
"Yeah, I'm fine." I brushed off the pretty drama with Gi and refocused my energy.
I still had an hour left.
"Who's this?" I asked, pointing to the guy she was sitting next to and he smiled, waving to me.
"Oh, bitch. This is Adonis." She pointed.
"I think we're supposed to be doing the same thing Giovanni is doing upstairs with that Stephanie girl." She explained to me and I nodded, taking a seat beside them both.
"And your name?" Adonis asked.
"Oh, Hi, I'm Madison." I held my hand out for him to shake and he did just that with a bright smile.
"Oh okay."
"I've already heard a lot about you from Lee." He went on saying and I smiled.
"Did she tell you that I'm the sane friend and she's the crazy one?" I asked and he chuckled.
"No. I don't think I ever got around to it." She tooted her lips and I couldn't help but to smile.
"So wait, what floor are you going to be working the front desk on?" I asked him.
"This one." He pointed to the current floor we were on.
"I'm going to most likely be here on the days one of you are not. I guess that's how the boss is going to do it." He shrugged and we both nodded.
"And I heard we were getting a raise soon and they said I might be eligible for it?" He went on asking and both Lee and I laughed.
"Yeah, whatever." We scoffed in unison.
"I know. I've heard all about this alleged raise. My boyfriend has worked here many years."
"He's actually upstairs on floor 12, so I was hoping to be able to transfer and get the receptionist spot there." He pointed.
"Oh wow. My boyfriend works on floor 12 too." I expressed and he nodded knowingly.
"Yeah, Lee told me that too."
"Well damn, she told you everything." I joked as she flipped her hair proudly.
"Sure did."
"So he's a PA?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, mine is too. He's so sweet but gets on my last damn nerves." He went on and I raised my eyebrows, thinking about my small feud with Giovanni.
"Tell me about it." I playfully rolled my eyes.
Gi played so much and honestly I wasn't necessarily mad, I was just irritated with him. He took things too far sometimes but when I did them back, he wanted to act as if the world was ending.
"Those PA's I tell you.." He trailed off, making me laugh.
Brushing my thoughts off though, I watched as Lee and Adonis started talking about the things we do at the front desk and I instantly starting thinking about getting back at Gi.
I wanted to play into this game too and the day was almost over.
"Wait, Lee. I have an idea." I spoke up, making them both look at me with raised eyebrows.
"What?"
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End of the day
"Wait, so why do you want to do this?" Adonis asked again for reassurance as we walked together out of the hospital front doors.
"Because he always plays games with me.."
"And earlier he did the same thing with his trainee, so I just want to get back at him." I smiled small and he couldn't help but to laugh.
"It's all in good fun, I won't let anything get too far."
"I promise." I assured him, seeing Giovanni's car parked right in front of the hospital's entrance.
I was about to get him back for both things he did to me earlier and that was walking out with Adonis just to get a little rile out of him.
He got off ten minutes earlier than me everyday so I knew he'd be watching and waiting.
"Okay, there's his car." I spoke, pretending to be in a deep conversation with him.
"What do you want me to do?" He asked, chuckling to himself and I did the same feeling out of place because I didn't like to play games but Gio needed a taste of his own medicine for once.
"I don't even know."
"But outside of this.." I trailed off, referring to what we were doing.
"Truthfully, I think you should stay on the 8th floor with me and Lee. I think it's better that you don't work directly next to your man because it can tedious."
"Gio and I tried that for the first month of him working here and I was so annoyed with him." I admitted, making him laugh.
"Like I love him but I kind of just want my space at work. If that makes sense." I expressed and he nodded understandingly.
"Yeah, I totally get what you mean-" He started but stopped as we heard a car door loudly slam closed.
Breaking away from each other's gaze, we saw Gio's tall figure slowly making his way over to us.
"Told you." I couldn't help but to say as Adonis chuckled to himself and shook his head.
"Don't worry, my man's the exact same way." He went onto say as Gio walked up on us, towering over the both of us.
I tried hard to hold my laugh in but the look on his face was priceless. He was hot. He was steaming.
I hadn't seen him this mad in a very long time.
"See." I smiled up at him.
"Now you're the one who's jealous and riled up and you ate my fry." I chuckled but he kept a serious face still, flashing his gun in his waistband.
I gasped loudly when he did, looking up at him like he was crazy while he held his shirt up.
At first I thought he was just playing back with us but he didn't crack a smile. He wasn't playing at all so I instantly got myself together.
Deading this whole thing.
"Okay, Madi. I think I should go."
"Yes, please." I nodded, wanting him to leave immediately before somebody got hurt.
"I'll see you later?" He spoke shaken up and I nodded, rushing him to go.
We'd succeeded in what I was trying to do but that was far enough. We didn't need to take it any father because obviously Gio did take this as a joke at all.
I watched out of the corner of my eye as Adonis quickly walked away and Gi still stood there, putting his shirt down now.
"That was so uncalled for." I shook my head at him, rolling my eyes hard.
I knew better than to play in his face because I knew how he got when upset but it was annoying that he wanted to play all the time and when I did it back, it was hurt feelings.
"It was just a joke, Giovanni."
"I was getting you back for what you did earlier." Was all I said to him before I began walking away completely now and he still stood there for a while before he turned to walk back to the car with me.
And I'm the dramatic one. Tuh.
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