"That" Niko points at me "Is not a dress" he glares at me so hard I half expected the dress to go ablaze.
No, you look beautiful or pretty? nothing.
He doesn't like it? I scoffed inwardly, I wasn't dressing up for him or but it w
"Why are you upset?" I try not to jerk away from the voice that whispered in my ear. "I'm not upset" I say, looking out the window, that's a lie. I am very much upset. I'm just surprised he noticed. Niko wraps his arm around my middle and pulls my back against his front. Until I’m practically sitting on his lap. "You are a shit liar." he pauses "Did something happen?" Like you care, I'm tempted to say but I bite my tongue, pursing my lips unattractively but at this moment I am unable to bring myself to care. "Just a little tired" I reply after a moment feeling stupid that I allow that woman to upset me. After the bathroom thing with Eliza, I'd gone back to the table, my mood sour. We only mingled for a while longer and engaged I'm a few conversations.
*** "I don't want to wear these shoes mama"I complain. " You have to learn. A true lady must walk with class and grace Lola" mama says.
"I'm I the only one finding this weird?" A voice whisper behind me. "Nope" Another voice answered. "Any idea why she's doing that?" the first voice asked. "Nope" the second voice replied.
My shoes make a soft click sound on the tiles as I walk a few paces behind Laura. She stops on front of a door. "she's in here ma'am" "Thanks" I mumbled before opening the door. Inside the room a woman is sitting on one of the L shaped couches. "Lola?" she asks. "Hello" I greeted. "I am Gianna. you're very pretty, for once the rumors are actually correct" she complements me. We hugged kissing each other’s cheek. "Thank you, Gianna" i say with a laugh, I sit, taking off my glasses and placing it neatly in its case then back in my purse. "I've being wanting to visit but my husband thought I should give you more time to settle in." "It's fine. You're married?" I ask. She nods smiling softly. "How long?" "Two years in about a month"
"A capo is a boss but a boss is not a capo" I arched my eyebrows. "What?" She looks at me for a bit as if contemplating how to explain. "Wh
*** I walk absent minded through the hallways, my thoughts still lingering on my discussions with Gianna. she left a while ago mentioning something about the babysitter and needing to return home. My afternoon with her was very enlightening I can't believe i knew absolutely nothing about Niko, my husband.
*** I slowly blink away the memories of last night. After Niko had left to take care of God knows what? I'd being swallowed up by my thoughts, interest in the movie long gone. That was the second time Niko left me so abruptly. No explanations whatsoever, after a text message no less. Last night’s departure felt different. I don't know why it just felt wrong. Maybe it's because for the first time ever, he and I were just doing something mundane like snuggling together and watching a movie though most would say we were about to do more that snuggle. Which begs my question who texted him and where did he go? Niko had gotten back home in the dead of the night, I had already gone to bed at that time, tired of waiting after passed midnight. I'd woken up when I felt him roll into our bed and pulling me into his arms. "you're back" I'd said sleepily wondering what the time was. "Shhh baby. Go back to sleep" Niko had whispered in my ears. And like a good
I'm laying upside-down on the couch.The television is playing softly, I stopped paying attention to it a while ago.A face appears in my line of sight. "What are you. . .?" Michael trails off. "You know what? Don't answer that. I'll just sit over here. You act like I'm not here. Just keep doing whatever it is that you're doing" I rock my legs that are dangling off the back of the couch back and forth. I can see Michael tapping away on his phone, his fingers flying over the screen quickly. A moment passes as Michael releases a long sigh. "Alright I'll bite. What's wrong now?" "I don't know. I don't feel very well" I rub my eyes tiredly. "Are you sick? Should I call a doctor?" he asks managing to sound concerned. "No don't bother. I just haven't been sleeping well." I replied. It's being three days since Niko left. No, I don't miss him, not exactly, I mean he’s never around. It just feels different. Two days after Niko left, I woke up overly hyped very early, m