I pad down the stairs quickly and make my way into the kitchen where I find Alena and Dom in a steamy kiss, Alena sitting on the kitchen bench and Dom standing between her legs, his hand high on her now bare thigh
"As happy as I am to see this, go and get dressed we need to talk, and we need to talk out of the house."
By the time I've finished speaking, they've already broken away from the kiss and are looking at me as if I'm insane
"You okay?" Alena questions with a small grin
"I'm good Principessa, just go and get dressed." I head back up the stairs quickly
Alena's POV:
"Sometimes I wonder how we're even related, he's so weird." Dom grins up at me
"Shall we go and get dressed?"
"Apparently so." He lifts me down off the bench "But I will be finishing what I started later." He grabs my ass playfully
"I'll hold you to it." I wink
***
Due to there being more people then seats in a car Dom opted to drive us in his own car, while Franco, Layla, Bex, and Riccardo traveled together.
We make our way over to the group who are sitting at a table out the front of the small local cafe we usually sit at hand in hand.
"What's with the mother's meeting then?" Dom questions Franco with a smirk as we take our spot at the table
"Dad is the reason Cara is back, he must have overheard us talking about you moving to America and he bought her back to break you and Alena up."
"Are you on crack again?" Dom laughs
"Fratello I'm serious, I overheard them talking in his office, she made a deal she'd get you back if papa let her papa back into the crew"
"I can't believe this." he huffs
"I'm so confused, Lorenzo gave us his blessing," I add
"But that was before he knew his son was leaving the country, he probably assumed you'd move here and be with Dom"
"So when are you leaving the country?" Riccardo raises a brow
"Uh, about that." Dom laughs nervously "I only told Alena this morning but I'm going to go back to America with her and join the Cobras"
"What about here? What about us?" Riccardo questions
"I was going to talk to you about it. You're welcome to come and join us in America?" He suggests
"What just packed up everything and move?" He scoffs
"I was only making a suggestion, besides don't forget Bex is from America as well"
"Yeah, I- I guess." He backs down a little
"I was going to tell you all, but I hadn't had a chance to talk to Alena, as I said I only told her this morning."
"Enough about that, what are we going to go about crazy Cara?" Layla rolls her eyes
We all turn to Dom and he shrugs his shoulders "Shall we play her game and see what the point of all of this is?"
"Moze well have some fun with it, I can't wait to see the look on Papa's face when he finds out you knew all along."
"I'm just glad you came to your senses quickly and knew who your ride or die was." Layla raises a brow at Dom
"We're good now" I assure Layla with a soft smile as I take Dom's hand.
***
After lunch, we made our way back to Dom's place. With no real plans for the day, we sat around watching movies and eating popcorn, let's be real I'm only here for the popcorn.
It's been three hours so far and we're onto our second movie. By this point, Franco and Layla are clearly losing interest because she's currently throwing popcorn behind her trying to get it into Franco's mouth and he's laughing each time he fails, they're so beyond perfect together.
"Would you two keep it down?" Bex giggles as she watches them
"What, this movie is boring" Layla grins at Bex
"Yeah Bex, duh" Franco adds with a cheeky grin.
Sometimes age difference does work. I feel like Layla needed an older man in her life rather than the silly boys she's dated back at home, she needed someone who is mature but still playful, someone who is well-grounded and knows what he wants in life. And as for Franco I think he needed Layla, he needed someone that little bit younger, someone who will enjoy his playful side rather than label him immature, he needed someone that understands he has a serious side when he needs to, and the seriousness of what he does for work and that he can't be a goofball all the time.
Dom's phone begins to vibrate. He removes his arm from my shoulder and I sit up, allowing him space to move
"Hello?" He answers
Silence
"Sorry, who is this?"
Silence
"Oh, Cara hi, no I didn't have your number saved in my phone." He looks towards us
Everyone is now watching Dom, wondering what's coming next
"Really? You must be so shaken, I'll be right over." He hangs up
"The fuck?" Franco questions
"Apparently someone broke into her house and it's been trashed she's crying hysterically" he rolls his eyes
"Maybe shes serious Dom?" I question, worry filling my voice
"My sweet Alena." He cups my cheeks in his hands "You're too kind for your own good you know that?"
"What? She'd trash her own house to get Dom's attention?" Bex questions
"She would," Franco and Riccardo say in unison
"The girl is insane, you have no idea some of the things she used to make up when she was trying to get Dom back," Riccardo adds
"So, what will we do? Are you going to go?"
"I'll go and play the game, but I'm not going on my own. I don't want to be alone with her and give her the chance to make up some bullshit about me cheating or something." He huffs
"Hey." I take his hand "I trust you"
"I know you do, but Tesoro, she's insane."
"Yet you both had sex with her." Bex giggles looking between the two brothers
"Hey, I was on drugs, what's your excuse Dom?" Franco laughs
Dom's POV:
We arrive at the house and make our way inside, the front door has been busted, and from the second you enter the house most things around the room are smashed, most things, not all things. Not the TV, not the expensive vase filled with flowers, and not the Chanel table lamp, but the cheap, unimportant things yes they're smashed. Does she really think I'm that dumb?
"Dom" she bursts into tears as she looks up at me from the floor, her acting skills on point as usual
"Hey, you okay?" I question as I kneel down in front of her
"No." She shakes her head "I'm so scared, can you please just hold me."
I take her into my arms and hold her and she sobs "Thank-you for coming, I always feel so safe in your arms."
Oh boy...
"You're lucky they didn't break your vase or the TV" I comment
"I know, I think I stopped them in the process on my way in." She says with her head still buried in my chest
"Do you have cameras in the house?"
"Yes." She nods
"Alright, let me go and take a look and we'll see who was behind this." I stand up
"Wait." she says and stands up quickly "They're not working just yet, so you won't be able to check them."
"Right" I nod my head slowly "Well if you're okay now, and I can't check the cameras to help you in any way we might head off" I look towards the boys
"No, please stay, what if they come back? I don't want to be alone." she looks behind me at the boys "The guys can leave, but can you please stay with me?"
"I have a date planned with Alena, I can't stay."
"Isn't this more important?"
"More important than my girlfriend?" I raise a brow
"I just thought maybe you'd put me first, after all, I'm traumatized and I've known you a lot longer then you've known your girlfriend"
Riccardo scoffs behind us and she turns her attention to him "I didn't ask you, Riccardo, this has nothing to do with you, you've always hated me ever since I rejected your advances towards me"
"Rejected your advances? I never liked you before you were Dom's girlfriend, I merely tolerated you while you were together, and I most definitely didn't make any advances towards you, mean and manipulative isn't my type."
"No, blonde slut is right?" she fires back referring to Bexley
"You can deal with her, I'm out before I pull out my gun" Riccardo exits via the front door
"That was super uncalled for Cara, you don't even know his girlfriend." I shake my head "Whatever happened here today I can't help you, I'm sorry but I have a girlfriend to get home to" I look towards Franco and nod, before walking to the door
"Argh" she screams "Your father was right, she has you brained washed"
"I'm sorry?" I turn to look at her, now standing at the front door
"Your father told me all about how you're going to move to America to be with her, that she has you brainwashed, that you'd give up everything you ever wanted here just to keep her happy."
"You have no idea what you're talking about and either does Papa if that information came from him. Whatever you're trying to achieve here it's nothing going to work, so you can tell Papa that" Franco and I exit the house
"Thank god, stupid Puttana (bitch) who does she think she is speaking about Bex like that?"
"Let's just get home to the girls, she's not worth it." I pat Riccardo on the shoulder
Cara's POV:
"Lorenzo it's me, I don't think it matters what I do, he's not going to leave her. He isn't falling for any of the things he would have a few years ago."
"You have a job to do Cara, I don't care how you do it, just get it done."
"You want me to get rid of her?"
"If that's what you have to do, but those orders didn't come from me"
"I'll do what I have to do, I won't let you down."