A/N: It's currently 1:42 a.m. and I want McDonald's chicken nuggets. Also my boyfriend doesn't know how to share a damn bed.
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Brynn's P.O.V.
"What the fuck?" I say under my breath as I look to see the only two people in this diner.
My heart stops. Of course. Of course it would be those two people. The last two people on this planet I would think to be in the same diner as with me and my boss who is in the mafia! Life is just funny like that isn't it?
James and Rebecca.
They're sitting in a booth sharing a milkshake and haven't taken their eyes off of each other since I walked into this fucking diner, makes me sick.
My heartbeat begins to quicken as I realize who is behind me and who is in front of me. My past and my present.
I never told Mauro that I know about Rebecca being put into James' life for us to break up. I didn't think I would ever have to tell him but now is the time I guess.
I didn't want to say anything to Mauro because I was afraid it wasn't going to go over well, plus he's my boss. He could order someone to kill me in an instant, which he would. I'm not really mad about it either because it was almost a blessing in disguise, James and I got to break up.
I'm more curious on to why he did it. Did he have a plan to make me join the mafia? Did he know who I was before I got captured? Why me?
These are the questions that have been keeping me up at night, but I'm too afraid to ask, and too afraid of the answers.
I see movement in the corner of my eye and watch Mauro sit in the booth directly behind them, almost like he's doing it on purpose.
Oh great.
I follow behind him hearing nothing but the squeak of my converse against the black and white tile floor and my heart pounding in my chest. Mauro's back was against James' back so they haven't seen each other or me for that matter.
I scan Mauro's face trying to see if I can see any type of emotion in this scenario. His strong jaw clinched, golden brown eyes looking in every direction but mine, flared nostrils, heavy breathing.
Nope no emotion there.
"So what are you getting?" Mauro looks up from the menu and at me.
"Um...uh..." I sit there biting the inside of my lip searching the menu acting like I'm interested in food, when in all reality my appetite flew out that door when I saw James and Rebecca. "Probably just a chocolate milkshake." I say landing on the milkshakes.
"Okay. She'll have one chocolate milkshake and I'll have an order of cheese fries." He said to the waitress standing next to our table.
I jump back in my seat startled that she was standing right there. When did she get there? I didn't even notice her.
"Sure thing, hun." She smiles at Mauro winking at him and swaying her hips a little excessively as she walked away. I just roll my eyes, little does she know he's dangerous.
"With no cherry please!" I yell at her from across the diner. I look back at Mauro.
"You don't like cherries?" He asks raising an eyebrow at me.
"They make me throw up." I simply said playing with a napkin on the table. He nods his head at me.
We've been sitting here for like 10 minutes in complete deafening silence. My head feels like it's going to explode with all the questions and possible outcomes this diner visit is going to leave us.
"Mauro, I have to say something." I say picking at my nails looking everywhere but at him.
I see his eyes stare into my soul from the corner of my eye and all I could think to do is chew on the inside of my lip.
"I know about you planting Rebecca to get James to cheat on me." I said as quiet as I could be so they wouldn't hear me from behind Mauro. I'm guessing they couldn't though with how loud they were laughing.
"I know you know." Mauro says in the most unemotional tone I've ever heard come out of his mouth.
"What??" I whisper scream at him leaning over the table. "You knew? How did you know?" He had this smirk on his face.
"Like I said. I see and hear everything." He gets closer to my face and he leans over the diner table. His hot breath fanning my face, I could feel chills run down my back.
All I could do was stare in his eyes, getting lost. What am I doing? He is my boss! I mean he IS single now. I could put on the good ol Brynn charm.
Omg. I can't believe I'm thinking this, he is a killer, he the leader of the Beneveti Mafia. Someone needs to bring me back to reality.
I guess we stayed like this for a while because before I knew it I hear a little shuffle next our table.
"Brynn?" James questions since I'm sure I look a little different from the last time I saw him.
His question snaps me back and I realize what it looks like. I swing my body against the back of my booth and look back up at James.
"James." I say in a blunt tone, crossing my arms.
"Where have you been? After that phone call you left me I was worried sick about you." His face was concerned. Shit, the phone call. Mauro thinks he knows everything but I'm sure as hell he doesn't know about that. I mean Enzo was the one who caught me.
I look behind James and see Rebecca behind him staring down Mauro. Her face filled with recognition. I look back up at James while he just stares down at me. "It sure does look like you've been worried sick, doesn't it?" I nod my head toward the whore behind him. He turns to look at her.
"Oh. Yeah this is Rebecca. We met just shortly after we broke up." He says wrapping an arm around her shoulders.
"Oh cut the crap. I know you cheated on me you piece of shit." I turn my body to straight ahead, still crossing my arms and stare right at Mauro. He was just sitting there watching the whole thing play out with a smile on his face. Smug little bastard.
"Looks like you've been busy too! With whoever the fuck this is." James gets loud and closes in on my face. "Who even is this anyways?" He looks at Mauro and back at me. I totally forgot with all his 'investigation' on Mauro he never even knew what he looked like. Wow. Great detective huh.
"This is Sam. The love of my life, now if you don't mind and leave us the fuck alone." I said clearly lying through my teeth, but he can't know about Mauro. Mauro or James will get killed if Mauro's identity gets out, and I don't want either to happen.
I look over at Mauro and he has the biggest smile in his face right now. If I could I'd smack it off as hard as I can, but that wouldn't sell us being in love, now would it?
"Please, this guys does not look like you're type. What are you, her cousin?" He puts a hand in the table leaning over towards Mauro, trying to intimidate him. I can see the smile fade from Mauro's face and his eyes darken as he looks at James.
Oh shit.
"No." He pokes James chest. "I'm not her cousin. I'm the best goddamn lover she's ever had." He starts to stand up easily towering over James smaller frame. "And I think I heard the lady say that she would like you to leave her alone. Now scram, or else." He looks down at James with so much authority.
James just smiles and crosses his arms. "Or else what?"
"Or else I'll beat you till you're bleeding out your asshole." He pokes James' chest one more time.
"Please do." He chuckles to himself.
I know what's he's doing. He wants him to beat him up. He's a cop, it'll be an assaulting a cop charge, it's a felony, and if he were to go to jail they'd eventually figure out who he really is.
I jump out of the seat and get in between James and Mauro right as I see Mauro's fist begin to raise. "Whoa whoa whoa now. Let's be good boys and settle down." I put my hands on either one of their chests. I compare the two chests with my touch and already know Mauro would destroy James.
"Get your hands off my man." I hear a voice I haven't heard this whole time. Rebecca?
I look over James shoulder to see a fairly pretty girl with long blonde hair that goes down to her waist, but her blue eyes look dead almost. I scan her face seeing crease lines from her caked on foundation and smudged eyeliner as she attempted to do a winged line. Poor thing.
I remove my hand from James chest and narrow my eyes at her. "Who the fuck do you think you're talking to?" My voice is laced with sass and a lot of it.
"Nothing special, that's what." She sasses back.
Oh. I know this bitch did not just say that to me. I take a step forward towards Rebecca but James moves in front of me, knowing I could easily beat the shit out of her.
I look up at him with an annoyed look. "No. If she wants to talk shit, she's gotta own up to it." I push James out of the way. He loses his balance and completely gets out of my way so I can now see her full length.
She looks at me then behind me at Mauro. She knows who he is but hasn't said anything. Probably because she knows what he is capable of, little does she know what I am capable of.
I get in her face and stare down at her since I'm an inch taller than her. "Watch what you say or you'll get hurt one day." She shrinks back and I can read fear across her face.
I look over at James and shake my head at the fact that I thought I loved that asshat at one point.
"Have fun with my sloppy seconds." I grab my milkshake from the table, that's been sitting there the whole time we've had this conversation, and pour it over her head. I drop the glass on the floor causing it to shatter.
Mauro grabs a $50 bill out of his wallet and places it on the table.
"Let's go Sam." I grab his hand and pull his body out of the diner. I speed walk to the car, my grip on Mauro's hand getting tighter and tighter.
"Damn. You're gonna break my hand." He says laughing a bit. I look back over to him with a face of rage. He looked taken aback from my facial expression.
I hop into the drivers seat starting the engine as Mauro sits in the passenger side. I peel out of the parking lot as I watch, in the review mirror, smoke come off the tires since I may have spun them a little.
I can feel Mauro's stare boring a hole in the side of my head but I don't care. My anger is taking over me.
Stupid James.
Stupid Rebecca.
Stupid Mauro.
I gotta get out of here. I got to get away.
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