Fake Love True Love

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Chapter three: contract 

Carl POV 

Again, I sit here at the cafe like always taking my tea, the guy from last time comes to me to give me the check. This is the first time I see him, like really see him, he is lean, tall but not as tall as Michael, he smiles at me. His caramel eyes so bright as his smile. “Hola”(hello) “hi” his eyes widen “you speak inglish?” English “yes I do better than Spanish,” I giggle, how stupid I am seriously. He chuckles and damn, he is not only hot and a good waitress, but his laugh is music to my ears. “I always see you alone,” “well my roommate works and she doesn’t drink cafe. So, I come alone instead,” “no boyfriend to come with?” oh he is good, he goes right to the point, me like it. I open my mouth to answer when my phone rings, my cellphone is at the table and he sees the name Michael in the screen. He signals for me to pick it up and walks away damn it. I answer the call “this better be important, because you just cost me a date!” “geez you in your period or something?” not being in the mood I leave the money and a good tip hanging the call. 

Walking on my way to the apartment my phone keeps ringing but I don’t care I don’t answer, I mean really of all time he had to call when I was in the middle of been asked out. Or at least I think that’s what was happening, ugh, truth is it’s being long since I dated I just. I sight giving up after the tenth missed call, “what do you want Michael?” I ask with a bore tone, “look I am sorry okay, I will make it up to you, I just need your help.” “With what exactly?” “well you did say that pato means duck right?” “Yeah that’s what I said now what do you need? Please don’t tell me you are thinking in accepting this deal?” “Actually I already did, Adriano and I just made the contract I just need to write down the names of those getting married its my name and the chosen one.” Now I feel bad for been rude to him, he loosing his freedom to this mafia when I am free to chose who to date and when. 

“Sorry Michael, really I know this is not what I wanted for you, you know that right?” Out of all the guys, Michael and Adriano are the one that had my back all time. I am happy Adriano got his happy ending with Kelsey but, what about Michael? This is so unfear, “well do you know the difference between a duck male and female in Spanish?” “Well a duck male is pato, a duck female is pata, does that help?” “Actually yes thanks, if I could I’ll kiss your cheeks till you beg me to stop,” I giggle its true he does that. “Good I am far away then,” I hear him chuckle, “you know you miss me” and my heart breaks, because I do. I miss my family, but I just can’, the memories of Megan, and now Michael is marrying into the business, I am not Alondra. “Yeah whatever makes you happy,” is my response “well I will call you another day then love you and stay safe.” “Please don’t” I laugh “love you too.”  

when I look up I see the tall building in front of me. Is a six floor building, the outside looks ancient, but in the inside is modern and styled. I walk in taking the elevator to the fourth floor, that where my apartment is, I walk in going straight to the kitchen. I have to have dinner ready for when Valentina arrives from work, she works at a little market place near.  

Meanwhile in Italy 

Michael POV 

“Alright so Carol say pato stands for a male duck, and pata is for female duck” I let Adriano know since he is going over the contract. “So you want me to put your name and boni then?” I scratch the back of my neck, I have a bad feeling about this. I just hope I am not making the biggest mistake of my life by accepting this deal. “Yeah I guess,” he nods then proceed to finish the contract, after he is done he hands me the contract for me to read. I go over everything, it seems like I can’t have a divorce, if one of the parties cheat in the matrimony. Then he or she pays with the live of one of their mafia family members. “Don’t you think this is a little excessive?” “Hey that was not our part of the deal is them who chose that.” I keep reading and even though I am doing this for my family I feel like I just sign my life to the devil. 

After my cold shower to relax, a knock at my door makes me open, “yes?” “father said to be down in five” I close the door and get ready, wearing straight dark blue jeans and a grey t shirt. I walk down and see Adriano and Alberto arguing, “what’s wrong?” they turn to me “we have to take the contract to mexico and stay there till the wedding, but father here, wants to take you. He doesn’t understand he is not the one in charge is me,” I can feel how Adriano is very upset and irritated by his tone. “This has nothing to with you been in charge, it’s just that Jose is an old men like me. Capos in mexico tend to feel attack by young people when they can deal with someone their age.” I sight I really hate being in the middle this is why Luke and father are not around. “Then why not go the three of us?” “Fine.” both say good, now I guess is time to pack, “I will go pack then.” “No need son, one of the maids already did that for you, lets go.” 

 I walk with them out the house, two cars are waiting for us up front, as the car starts driving, I see the mansion I have call home since I was born. I will miss this, “don’t worry son, if you read the contract the you know that in a year you will be back here.” Yes but it wont be the same because I will be married to someone I may never love.