Zara's pov
It's Christmas soon, Enzo and I decided we should go Christmas shopping for Mia and some last-minute things
So we're at the store right now and having our first ever sort of fight...
"But that's such a stupid gift Enzo" I say to him
"It's not she needs to learn" he rolls his eyes
"ARE U CRAZY, She's 5 years old" I say rolling my eyes
"That doesn't matter she needs to start learning now" He exclaims
"You're actually going to buy a CHILD a WEAPON" I say freaking out
"YES, Do you know how many insane people are out there? She needs to learn from a young age to protect herself" he says in a 'duh' tone
"Enz..." I sigh "I understand you worried but she's 5 years old, She doesn't even know how to tie her shoes...how do you expect her to use a damn taser, pepper spray, pocket knife, and shit, Like I don't even know how to use this shit" I exclaim
"Whatever she's your child Enzo but from the point of view of a woman I think it's absolutely stupid to teach her this shit right now, plus your acting like I'm not always with her" I say
He just huffs a 'whatever'
"Ya whatever is right, I'm going to the toy section in target buh bye have fun with your freaking weapons and shit" I roll my eyes walking away from him
Enzo's pov
"Merda" I mumbled under my breath (shit)
Zara and I have never fought in any way
And yes I might be insane for introducing this shit to a 5-year-old but my parents taught me at age 6 and I can't exactly say "oh ya my father trained me to be in the mafia since I was 6 so I know the shitty people that are out there, and I want to protect my daughter from them" so, of course, she got mad which is understandable
But she's my damn child and my responsibility
And I don't know what the hell I would do if something was to happen to her
I hated how it felt to fight with Zara
It left a bad taste in my mouth watching her walk away, it made me think what would she do when she found out that I am in the mafia
The exact place and people who can bring harm to Mia
Shitting hell
Ava and Matteo were Right I am damn whipped for Zara
I couldn't stay mad at her for more than 4 minutes
I make my way to the target located in this mall complex
I see Zara in the toy section looking at Barbie's and shit
I come up behind her and wrap my arms around her waist
She immediately tenses "I'm sorry"I whisper in her ear
She realizes it's me and immediately relaxes
"I just worry for Mia, she's my daughter and it's my job to keep her safe and I know bad people can hurt her" I sigh
I rest my chin on her shoulder
She takes a deep breath and then speaks " I understand you're worried for her I am too and she's not even mine, but she's a child Enzo the only thing she should be worried about is what outfit to put on her barbie and what she wants for dinner" she says shaky breath
"Did you not get to have that kind of childhood?" I ask
There must be a reason she's taking this so much to heart, I mean I would only start with the Easy tools at first and only maybe two times a month...and teach her slow so Zara acting like this, there must be a reason for it
"No I didn't And she doesn't deserve to be treated like an adult as a child," she says voice getting shakier by the minute
I turn her around and I hug her tightly "I'm sorry sweetheart, I promise I won't buy her that or teach her for a very long time okay?" I whisper in her ear and kiss her forehead
"Okay" she whispers barely
"Forgive me?" I ask
"How do you say 'I forgive you in Italian," she asks
I can't help but smile when she asks me to say something to her in Italian for her to just say it back directed to me
It's so cute
"Ti perdono, " I say ( I forgive you)
She comes closer to my ear and whispers " ti perdono" and pecks me behind my ear
Shit that does send shivers all around your body, no wonder she reacted that way when u did it
I hug her tighter "good" while pecking her forehead
"Okay let's get her actual gifts Now" Zara laughs
"Okay, so what kind of shit does a 5-year-old like," I say
Usually, Maria gets all of mias presents and since I'm always at work I never had the time
But now that I'm am slowly stepping away from the mafia shit I am beginning to have more time off towards the end of the day
Zara laughs at my comment "this is the shit she likes" she points to the Barbie's and other shit on the shelves
She starts laughing even more
"Okay pick whatever and put it in the cart, there's no price limit," I say
"Alright, but don't spoil her too much...she's a sweet girl and I don't want her turning into a spoiled brat," Zara says with a sweet smile
"Then just get how much you would buy her if my credit card was yours," I say
"Alright" she hums
After going shopping we ended up going to my office at my business to wrap everything there so Mia wouldn't see what we got
Right now mias with Maria
"Okay, That's the last one wrapped" Zara smiles at the presents
We got her a total of 10 presents, I wanted to get more but Zara says 10 would be more than enough for a 5-year-old and now we're talking about that
'Don't forget your parents and then Maria, Ava, and Matteo are all getting her stuff too, Imagine how much stuff that is, ten from you is more than enough' and to which I said
"Us..."
"Huh?" She looks at my confused
"I said there from us not me," I tell her
"No they're from you" she laughs
I walk closer to her until she's caged against the wall
"Are you always this stubborn?" I ask raising a brow
I can tell her breathing is getting heavy, I like seeing the effect I can have on her
"I'm not stubborn" she rolls her eyes
" Tu e il tuo maledetto occhio rotolate" I mumble under my breath ( you and your damn eye rolls)
She lets out a shaky breath and I chuckle
"Do I make you nervous Zara?" I ask
She doesn't look me in the eye "no" she mumbles looking at the wall
I use my fingers to move her chin so she's looking at me "you sure?" I ask raising a brow
She clears her throat "positive"
"You don't seem positive...." I chuckle
Zara's pov
"You don't seem positive" he chuckles
Man this man is gonna give me a heart attack
How did us wrapping presents turn into so much sexual tension
Just kiss me already DAMN IT
"I'm positive," I say just a tad bit shaky
Well dang it now I definitely don't sound positive
He chuckles again "so who are those presents from again," he says getting closer
My breath starts getting heavy
Holt shit this man's hot
"You" I whisper
"Wrong answer Principessa" he whispers "try again" he chuckles
My breathing is getting more shakier by the minute
Geez the dude needs to kiss Me already or something
I'm dying over here
I take a deep breaths Then whisper "us"
To which he smiles "correct" and chuckles
And then PECKS THE CORNER OF MY MOUTH lightly
Holy hot damn
He takes his phone and calls someone after backing away from me slowly while chuckling seeing how flustered I am
"Make sure you keep Mia in her room while we put the presents inside the garage, I don't want her walking in there while we're hiding," he says
I assume it's Maria he's talking to
"Okay thank you Maria, bye," he says and ends the call
He grabs a bag and puts all the presents in there, while I stand by the door like an idiot still flustered
He comes over to me chuckling "come on" he says grabbing my hand
I open the door and we head home
After we hide the presents in the garage I tell Enzo I'm gonna go get ready for bed since it's 10 and tell him a quick goodnight before going to my room
That man had no right making me feel that way
And to make it worse he teases me with a gentle kiss in the corner of my lips, Are u kidding?!!!!
꧁notes꧂
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