The Mafia's Daughter

Chapter 10 Only one date.

-Valentina-

"Is this okay?" I ask and bite my lip when I look in the mirror. Esmay and Grace burst out laughing and Anna grabs me by my shoulders as she stands behind me.

"Your brothers won't think so, but girl you look f**king hot." She exclaims. And Esmay takes my hand

“I would so bang you.” She laughs and I shake my head again at her statement.

She always says something like that to lighten the mood.

And I feel a little guilty.

One date… I can still hear Riccardo saying it and Christiano sent a message this morning to confirm that as well.

Marcello hasn't spoken to me anymore and in the club, he ignored me, as Lorenzo says; not because of something I did, but because of what Riccardo and Christiano would have said and now he is angry.

Lorenzo tried to find out, but Riccardo has clearly told him not to interfere. So Lorenzo, for once decided he should listen to Riccardo and he wants to stay out of it.

That night, when it all happened at the club, I went to mom and slept there.

The next morning I asked her for advice on how to do things without my brothers knowing and that immediately got her interest.

"A boy?" she asks and I nod.

"Yes, he is. ." I think about the right words. "Handsome, sweet, and I am very attracted to him. It's not the first time I've seen him." I tell her honestly, and I tell her about Rexx, a year ago, the modified version. Although I can see from her face that she knows the real story and apparently not about Vincenzo, but about the shooting and the m******e from which I escaped and Vincenzo clearly also, she saw me at the hospital after I recovered. The attack was not aimed at Vincenzo, he was the decoy. It was the Lamberti family that also quarreled with the Johnson family. The Lamberti family arranged the shooting and the explosion. Shivers run down my spine from the thoughts of Mike Johnson.

I have a scar on my stomach and side to remind me of the events of that night.

"sweetheart, the boys will always have something to notice, to say or whatever, you are their only sister, you are our only daughter." My mother says and she hugs me on the couch.

"You have to do what feels right, what your heart tells you, and then dad will always choose your side." She hugs me.

“Just tell us, tell me and I’ll set them straight.” She kisses my temple.

“Your dad and I talked about it a lot, he doesn’t want to see you with a boy either, but he knows you have to be, in order to find a good husband. Someone who will cherish you, protect you, and someone who will love you indefinitely.” She smiles.

“And if dad takes my side, then the boys have to take my side too,” I tell my mom and she winks at me.

“Your smart, we raised you well.”

"He's here." Anna’s words take me out of my mind again and I feel so nervous. She gives me my purse and my coat and she pushes me to the door.

Esmay opens the door and there he is... Vincenzo.. in his beautiful dark blue suit. God, a suit makes him so sexy.

"Wow Valentina, may I say you look beautiful tonight." He smiles and he kisses the back of my hand and I already feel blushing. Anna laughs and pushes me further out the door and I put on my coat.

"Have fun you two." She laughs and closes the door.

Vincenzo holds the passenger side door open for me and I get in.

"No driver?" I ask as he steps in next to me and he laughs.

"I didn't think it was appropriate for a date." He tells me and I laugh and nod.

"totally agree." and we drive away from Anna.

“Do you live here?” he asks and I shake my head.

“No, it’s my friend Anna’s house, but Riccardo didn’t want you to stop at my own house,” I explain to him and watch his face when I tell him that. He just smiles.

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Christiano went on and on about security and that Vincenzo would probably also take people and take me to his territory.

They wouldn't be able to protect me there. "Can you hear yourself talking?" I asked him and he looked up in surprise.

"I kiss him, he wants to go on a date with me, he makes all that effort, lets himself be threatened by you with a gun on his head, and then still wants to go on a date and then he will put me in danger?" I yelled and shook my head. Idiots.

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"Did they make it difficult for you?" he asks, and I look at him from the road.

Back in the car away from my thoughts

"My brothers?" I ask him and he nods and laughs.

Wow, his smile is beautiful.

"Yes, Marcello was pretty angry." He reminds us and I start laughing.

"All three of them were not happy and then I still express myself carefully," I tell him and he laughs.

"I've never been called before that I can go on a date with someone's sister." He laughs and I feel ashamed.

"Yes, sorry about that," I exclaim and he laughs again and he takes my hand.

“No sorry, it tells me they made it pretty hard for you and had something to make up for.” He kisses my hand again and I still feel even more guilty now.

After this evening it's over, but do I want that too? I bite my lip and I see Vincenzo looking at me.

"Hey, what's wrong?" he asks and I shake my head.

"I'm glad they're not going with us." I lie and he laughs even harder.

"Believe me." He kisses my hand "I'm also glad they're not with us." He exclaims.

“We are almost there,” he tells me.

"Italian?" I ask as I look outside and he stops in front of a restaurant "La Garda" is on the façade.

"Of course." He states and I laugh.

He gets out and opens my door, a real gentleman. He hands over his keys to someone who walks up to him and then he walks in, his hand on my lower back, he holds the door open for me.

At the door, a woman is waiting for us.

"Your coat?" he asks, and I nod and unbutton my coat and let my coat slide off my shoulders.

He takes my coat and when I also have my scarf off he hands it to a woman, who nods and he takes my hand and he looks at me again from head to toe.

He twirls me around and I feel myself blushing and a grin forms on his face.

"As I said, you're beautiful." He compliments me and he pulls me more towards him by his side, his hand ends up around my waist and he pulls me close to him.

It fits perfectly. In his arms, it feels nice. I've had boyfriends before, but I was never completely comfortable, but Vincenzo makes me feel at ease right away.

The woman comes back and walks in front of us to a table in a somewhat higher part.

We have to walk a small staircase to get there. The tables are further apart and I recognize it as it is in Lorenzo's restaurant. When we eat there, we always eat in a special area where the tables are further apart.

For privacy. In the other corner of the restaurant in the private area are six men. They seem to be talking to each other seriously but also laugh together. I think I recognize one of them, from the meeting in club F.