Chapter eighteen: She Got Our Attention
Chapter eighteen: She Got Our Attention
Camilla
"Gregorio?" I said goodbye.
"Sweetheart," he smiled.
His smile caused my heart to race. I can't explain why but I have a strong feeling that this won't be the last time I am going to see Gregorio Jaxson again.
Gregorio
She is even better in person and that scares me. I stopped feeling things for people romantically years ago but the second Camilla walked through that door, something felt a little different. Like a small fire inside me had been relit after years of being snuffed out.
I haven't been in an actual relationship since I was twenty years and it had been fifteen years since my heart has felt anything in that way but Camilla Ranger was a surprise I never saw coming.
Sure, I was very shocked seeing her walking into the same cafe as me and surprised at the fact that Susan allowed her to call her by her first name. What even surprised me more was how angry I was when I saw that she was upset. She tried to hide it but I could definitely tell.
At first, I was angry with myself thinking that my brothers and I were the cause of her saddeness when in reality it was a piece of her shit boyfriend who cheated on her. I was very mad at that but I didn't show it off. Instead, I used her as a distraction to prevent myself from my own lethal thoughts and thankfully it worked, she was even fun to tease.
I could practically see how fast her heart was beating and I didn't miss the shivers that passed through her body at the sound of my voice. She was so responsive to me and I had barely even done anything. I should have left the moment I first saw her but now I can't stop wondering about what would be left like she was mine, ours.
Funny, last night I had been preparing myself for her death and now I am fighting the urge to leave and track down who Susan calls Choco. But thinking back, I can't help but feel a little regret for touching her. It was a mistake, adding fuel to the fire within me when I know it will never be able to fully light. Being born in a mafia family is responsible.
She would be perfect for me, for us but I can't let myself think that way even after seeing her today. There are still issues of what we were going to do about her.
Our father hasn't called us by now and told the us to kill her but I am sure it is only a matter of time before it happens. I don't want to think about it now.
I watched as she left the cafe, her hips swaying slightly with each step. She is so incredibly beautiful and my guess is that she doesn't even know that. The front door closed, leaving Susan and I on our own.
"No!" Susan stern the second Camilla is gone.
"I didn't say anything." She turned and looked me dead in the eyes.
"You didn't have to, I already know the truth. Leave her alone."
"Susan…"
"No, let me talk. That girl has been through a lot more than anyone I have ever met and that includes you. She hasn't told me any specifics but I just know." She let out a long sigh.
"She doesn't need to get tangled up with people like you."
I didn't take offense to her words because she was right. Being with me also means constant danger, I know that if we ever got the real taste of being with her, we would never let go.
"I know," I agreed but that still doesn't diminish my interest.
"Good," she paused for a moment and then continued.
"Now go make sure that asshole doesn't give her any trouble."
That made me smile, I had already planned on it.
"What does she drive?"
"Not sure but the color is black and it looks like something from a junkyard."
"Do you have Robin's address?"
"No, but she will still be parked on the street."
"What makes you say that?"
"Because it typically takes a couple tries before it actually starts."
This car sounds like a deathtrap on wheels and Susan can tell what I am thinking too.
"Not everyone has the pleasure of having unlimited money, Greg."
"Yes, I know that."
"Because you are a mafia doesn't give her the right to criticize Camilla on what is and isn't safe." She glared at me.
"And why do you care, Mr. I-don't-do-feelings?" She got me there.
"I don't," I lied and was just about to leave.
"I should head out and make sure everything is good." She crossed her arms.
"Fine, but promise me one thing first."
"Don't worry, I won't go near her." I replied instantly as I already knew what she was going to say.
"Good, but that isn't what I was going to say. You need to leave Robin alone too." Like hell that is happening.
"Are we talking about the same person here?" She rolled her eyes.
"She is heartbroken and the last thing Camilla needs is to find out on the news that her ex-boyfriend has been murdered."
I just stood there for a moment, trying to figure out if she is serious or not.
"Fine, I won't kill him."
I gave her the answer she needed but that doesn't mean we can't pay him a visit.
"Gregorio!" She warned.
"I mean it, I won't kill him. Nothing worthy of news coverage, okay?" She narrows her eyes at me, picking up on my very specific use of words.
"You are trouble and you know that."
"Yes," I grin, knowing she is not going to further protest.
"Fine, now give me a hug so you can leave." I did that.
Susan is our aunt and she was very close to the three of us. It was only a family member that was allowed to call her by her first name. It surprised me how she also allowed Camilla to. My research says she only moved here recently.
"Thanks for lunch, it was nice seeing you again." I kissed her on the cheek and pulled away.
"Don't be an idiot."
"I won't and next time, I will even drag Adriano and Domenico with me to make up for how long it had been."
"Good, now go." She said.
"And Greg, do well to remember what I said."
"I will, I will." I left the cafe.
Getting into my car, it really didn't take me long to locate Camilla. Susan was right with the description of her driving a deathtrap. She was parked just down the road from where I am. Through the window, I could see her leaning her head against the steering wheel, seemingly deep in thoughts.
I wonder what was going through that pretty head of hers. Was she thinking about me because I couldn't stop thinking about her? She just sat there, unmoving and making no effort to start her car. That is okay, I have all the time in the world to wait.
Last night, I could tell that the three of them were intrigued by Camilla. But because of that, I almost wish that I didn't have to see her again. After talking to her and touching her, I knew I was hooked. If it weren't for the mafia, I would have already tried to pursue her but unfortunately, that is simply not possible.
It was a nice thought though if the three of us get to own every inch of that body of hers. But the problem is that this is reality and now that we have actually talked to each other, I wanted her more than just a night.
What is even worse was that despite Susan's warning to stay away, that was no longer possible. I am sure that Adriano would have told our father what happened last night and then we would have followed whatever shitty orders he gave. I can only hope that her death isn't the outcome.
My brother, Adriano may try to resist what he felt but I have a strong feeling he will do what he can to stop what I dared. I was with Domenico this morning when he received a call from officer Stella, explaining the miracle of Camilla having her phone on her despite Adriano taking it.
I know he went to visit her last night and I also know that he even made the effort to clean up her entire goddamn room. You could say it was a shock that someone as cold as Adriano Jaxson stayed long enough to the point where I had to erase the footage of him leaving room 206 with a handful of take out containers in his hand.
Seems to me like Camilla Ranger had all of our attention and she didn't even know it yet. She will, in one way or another, know that the three of us are inevitable now.
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