Broken Hearts

Chapter 19

Waking up was becoming a whole problem. I kept having nightmares about David, then the Romanos, followed by being abandoned by everyone.

It was keeping me from getting decent sleep. I didn't know what was giving me more anxiety. I was scared David was going to show up or how big of a lid he was going flip when he found out I was leaving him.

I have to find a way to calm my mind. I started trying meditation to cool my flustered soul.

Justin and Mrs. Murray was giving me space. They were still close by if I needed anything, but they knew I needed time. It was all a lot to process. Part of me wanted to accept David and the way of life he was living because it was easiest. The other part of me was screaming at me to take back my life. It was an internal war that was wearing me out.

I was trying not to seclude myself, but it was getting harder and harder. Just one more day was all I could repeat to myself.

Going to sleep Sunday night was completely impossible. Instead, I prepared myself.

I already had insurance on my car that would start tomorrow, and my phone was being transferred to my own account. All the other bills for this house were ready to transfer over. I am also changing my phone number tomorrow. David has no reason to speak with me. He can meet with my attourney.

I also upped the security system on the house. Changing everything. Justin helped, but I was still on limit talking terms. Justin apologized, but I didn't have the energy for it. All of my energy was going towards my preparations.

As I was finally drifting off to sleep, I heard a commotion come from the first floor.

If was very loud, followed by yelling.

I went flying out of my room, trying to figure out what was going on.

Exiting, I found 6 men standing in my hallway. Justin flew out of his room and was standing in front of me. His body protecting me. The men had guns. They looked well groomed and scary.

I swear they were what mafia looked like in movies.

"Step aside, Aiden."

The man was looking at Justin, but referring to him by another. I was completely confused. Maybe they were mistaking him for someone else.

"You were supposed to be waiting for my orders!" Justin yelled.

Now I'm lost.

I watched as the men interacted with Justin... well now, Aiden?

"Boss says time is up." Another man said.

"This got complicated." Was Justin/Aiden's response.

"Don't tell me you slept with the wife."

That snapped me to life.

"What the f**k is going on?" I yelled.

Surprising myself. I'm not normally this aggressive.

Justin looked at me. He looked at me. I could see something, but I couldn't tell what it was.

"Lei non sa niente." Justin said.

"Cazzate. Non puoi saperlo." The other man responded.

"Ha appena scoperto della fidanzata e dei bambini. Lo servirà domani. Non sapeva di nessuno dei conti extra!"

Justin's voice sounded frustrated. Whatever they were talking about, it was bad. Then I realized Justin spoke Italian. Grabbing his arm, I swung him around.

"I won't say it again. What the f**k is going on? Who the hell are they, and who the hell are you?"

He took a deep breath. And I looked back at the other guys.

"Can I have 15 minutes with her? I will leave after that. I have information the boss wants to know."

The fury in me had been set ablaze all over again. Were all men f*****g liars? So far, 2/2.

They nodded and walked away. Heading back downstairs.

"Ashlyn, I owe you a huge apology."

"No you owe me a f*****g explanation." My hands went to my hips. My anger was beyond comprehension. I was ready to snap. Just on the edge of insanity. My whole world has been destroyed and the ONE f*****g person I thought I could trust has just destroyed my faith in humanity. I am truly alone now.

"I work for the Romanos." He tol a deep breath. "I was sent here to track down the money David owes my boss."

I turned around so Aiden couldn't see my face. This was it. I'm breaking. I thought I finally had a friend. Now I don't know. Was Mrs. Murray also here under false pretenses?

Tears began to stream down my face.

"Please go." I wanted to sound strong and sure, but it came out so broken.

So...very...broken.

I heard him suck in a breath, but he just exhaled, turned, and left.

I went to my room, shut the door, and cried. I cried until I couldn't anymore. The only reprieve I got was that exhaustion took me.

My sleep was far from relaxing. I knew today was the day. Everything was already taken care of. My accounts went live at midnight last night. I had nothing of major importance, so I stayed in bed. I allowed in my pain and feelings of betrayal.

My eyes were red and puffy. Mrs. Murray came and brought me food. She didn't ask about Justin lucky. Instead, she left me in peace.

I got a text from Suzanne when she got notice that he was served.

I shouldn't have looked at the text. It just made things worse. I'm in a house, with very little protection and he's going to know.

It's only a matter of time before he shows up here.

I made sure Mrs. Murray had everything locked up shortly after I got the text. After that, I continued my depressive episode. This one felt like it was going to take over my life. How was I going to pull myself out this time?

I called down to Mrs. Murray and asked her to leave. I told her to take a few days off. She didn't need to be dragged into any more of my drama.

She tried arguing at first but could tell I meant business.

I heard the front door shut behind her, and I left my room long enough to set the alarm.

I had to laugh for a second. The joke was on me. If David showed up and broke into the house, the closest police response was going to be 20 minutes. At which point he could kill me, and I am out of his hair.