Zara's pov
Today is Thanksgiving, I have been living at Enzo's place for about a week now and it's been nice, although I don't see Enzo much because he has a lot of work, he goes to the office in the mornings and then more towards the night he has secret like meetings
But I don't care to know what it's about, it's none of my business to pry
His parents are coming in a few hours and I'm very nervous, I mean this feels like we're dating and I'm meeting "the parents" not that I would know how that's like since I've never been in a relationship
But I'm sure it's terrifying from the books I've read and things I've watched on tv
I'm anxiously helping Maria with the food in the kitchen, his parents should be here any minute
I'm finishing up some last-minute stuff when I hear some voices, I turn my head to see a beautiful older woman with dark hair and brown eyes, and a tall man with brown hair and those same piercing green eyes as Enzo and Mia's
"Hi I'm Zara, you guys must be Enzo's parents" I smile giving them handshakes
"Antonio Moretti, but you can just call me Antonio," Enzo's father says giving me a firm handshake
Damn this man is even more intimidating than Enzo
"OH And you must be the sweet girl who squeezed their way to our boy's heart, I'm Sophia Enzo's mother" she says going in to hug me
Wait...did she just say I squeezed into his heart?
"Hi nice to meet you guys" I laugh lightly
We're now all at the table eating and Enzo and his father have been talking about business the whole time while I have been talking to Sophia
"So you own a bakery?" Sophia asks
"Yes it's called a slice of love, it's actually where I met Mia and Enzo" I say laughing at the memory
"Well I might just have to stop by and get something there before we leave" she smiles
"So do you guys like it in Italy? I haven't been since I was a very little girl" I say
"Yes it's absolutely beautiful you'll have to come sometime, we have the most wonderful place there" she smiles
"Do they always talk business at family things?" I laugh looking at Enzo and his father
"Yeah, it's always business with those two" she laughs shaking her head
"If you don't mind me asking why aren't you with your family for Thanksgiving?" She asks
Well shit I thought I would be able to not think about my parents today
"They're back in Seattle, I am not very close with them actually" I shrug starting to tear up
Sofia grabs my hand it trying to comfort me
"I'm sorry sweetie if you ever need to talk to someone and need a mother, feel free to call me," she says smiling
Wow I've never had someone actually care to make an effort with my feeling except Ava
"Thank you it means a lot to me" I smile
"So Zara what's your last name? You look quite familiar " Enzo's father says
"Oh, it's Ricci... Zara Ricci" I say smiling up at him
The minute I say that Enzo and his father share a look...that I'm not quite sure what to make of it
"Mhm...interesting, what do your parents do?" Antonio asks
Why does he need to know about my parents...please let's talk about something else anything other than those monsters
"I'm actually not sure, like I said I wasn't close with them and they were always away on business I guess" I shrug
"So you don't know what they do?" Antonio asks
"No I'm sorry, I did hear them a couple of times say things about shipments or something of the sort, but I'm not sure what that meant " I shrug once again
"Son can I speak to you a moment," his father says
"Yeah," Enzo says getting up from the table following his dad
"I'm sorry about my husband, he can be strange sometimes" Sophia laughs
"It's alright" I smile
"So tell me about you and Enzo, what's going on with you two" she smiles with a hint of a smirk
"It's nothing we're friends" I smile sadly
"You know...my son has never brought a woman to meet us, whether they're friends or not," she says
"Well I'm Mia's nanny and I got evicted from my apartment so Enzo thought it would be better if I moved here and maybe he didn't want to be rude and kick me out while you were here" I slightly laugh
"Enzo's never really talked to any of his nanny's...and he could've gotten you your own place in a matter of minutes, I can see it in the way he looks at you, he really likes you sweetie" she smiles tears filling her eyes
"And I wouldn't want a better girl for my son than you," she says
Great now where both tearing up
"I don't know I really like him but, I just don't think he feels the same"
"sweetheart one of the maids told me he renovated this whole place because the dark makes you very uncomfortable, is that true?" She asks tilting her head to the side
"Yeah it is"
"Well any man that goes to the trouble of redoing his whole house for a nanny...we'll let's just say he must really like her if you get what I'm saying" she grins at me
"Maybe" I smile
Enzos pov
"Ricci?...those are our business partners in Seattle," father says
"Yeah, they are..." I say
"Son does she know about her parents and the mafia?" Father asks me
"No I don't think so, she doesn't seem close with them, but she does seem to tense up anytime there mentioned," I say
"We'll just be careful, she seems like a sweet girl" father says
"I am, but I know if I'm going to go any further into anything I'll have to tell her someday...I just don't want her to leave" I say shaking my head
Father laughs "wow you do like this girl, I mean clearly you like her enough to purchase the apartments she lived in to get her evicted so she can move in with you," he says chuckling shaking his head
"Father," I say sternly
"What...am I lying son?" He says
"Well no you aren't...just don't tell her about it, I am sure she will leave if she knows I got her evicted," I say guilt rising inside of me
"Don't worry son, now come on let's get back In there before Sophia comes here and whoops both our ass's for not being at the table" he says shaking his head
The rest of the night is wonderful, I can see mother and Zara getting close, laughing, smiling, they have Been talking all night long and getting along wonderfully
Before they leave mother tells Zara, father and she will be stopping by her bakery for some treats tomorrow
Zara Is with Mia getting her ready for bed
I go into Mia's room to hear soft talking
"Any story is fine," Mia says softly
"Ummm alright then... there once lived a princess whose life wasn't so great as a child, she thought that life would be forever hard but then a prince showed up with his very beautiful little princess and made her life better, they got her to smile more, make wonderful memories and make her feel wanted and happy" Zara says
And I realize that she's talking about herself I'm pretty sure
I wonder what happened when she was a child...
"And then what happens after that?" Mia says already half-asleep
"Well I'm not sure the book isn't completed" Zara laughs
"Well I like the story so far," Mia says cuddling closer to Zara
"Me too sweetie...me too," Zara says softly
"Can you see me a song?" Mia says
"alright what would you like me to sing," Zara says
"I see the light from tangled!" Mia says
Zara chuckles at that "mhm alright let's see"
And Zara starts singing the song more on the quiet side
And her voice is absolutely beautiful
Not only does she look like a princess she sounds like one too, and seems Mia agrees because I hear her softly gasp and say
"Wow Zee you even sing like a princess," Mia says smiling
"Thank you sweetheart" Zara slightly laughs
And then she continues singing until Mia falls asleep, and I stand here listening like a creep...
She suddenly notices I'm here as she stands up from the bed
"How long have you been standing there" she raises her brow
I chuckle " long enough to know you have an absolutely beautiful voice" I smile down at her
She blushes at my comment, I've found I love seeing her blush it's absolutely adorable
"Proprio come una princessa " I say under my breath
( just like a princess)
She smiles "All I got from that was princess" she laughs as we step out of mias room
I come closer to her she leans against the wall and i lean close to her ear
"I said 'just like a princess" and she shivers at that
Guess I found her soft spot, good to know
She blushes once again
I chuckle suddenly needing to leave before I grab her face and kiss her
"Goodnight Principessa" I chuckle (princess)
"Goodnight Bello," she says chuckling ( handsome)
Shit she just called me handsome I need a damn shower and to get some sleep
Zara's pov
I think I might have just fainted from that thing that happened in the hallway
I'm in my room now and still can't believe he makes me feel like this
The amount of shivers I got in a couple of minutes is ridiculous, and the man called me princess in Italian how hot is that
Jeez I'm gonna go shower and get some sleep
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