MY Possessive Mafia Men

MY Possessive Mafia Men

Chapter 158: Simple And Efficient

Chapter 158: Simple And Efficient

Angelia

"At least stay for dinner, we are making lasagna." Andy said.

Usually, the mention of his lasagna would make me feel drool. Now, my stomach tightened into a hard knot at the thought of food.

I can make the salad?"

gaze narrowed as he looked at me, seeing something wasn't right. Maybe, my smile was too stiff or my voice was devoid of my real emotions. Whatever it was, it was tipping him off that something wasn't quite right. "Stop giving me that look, I

fine." I insisted.

am fine." I

"But you are not, not really." He interjected.

Fuck me for always wearing my heart on my sleeve. I never really could hide my emotions that well at least, not from those who knew me. "Yes, I am not fine but I am okay." I relented, Tam

"A part of me is still hurt over this whole thing and while I feel it is the right decision to take a break from them, it won't be easy."

No, it wouldn't be easy, it would be devastatingly hard. He nodded, believing me, when had I ever given him a reason not to? It felt wrong keeping things from me, it felt wrong to lie but I needed him to back off. "The choice is always up to you, girly and you know I will support you with whatever decision you make but maybe you should wait a few days and truly think it through. You don't have to rush, those men will understand you taking your time." He squeezed my knees in comfort. Just the simple touch made my eyes prickle with the need to cry but I blinked them gone. Shaking my head, my eyes fixated on the slight crack in the vase beside his television to keep the tears at bay.

"I have decided, it is already as good as gone."

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didn't say anything as he let out a quiet sigh but he didn't need to. All he had to say was in that one exhale. You are making a mistake, that was what his inhale pointed at and my heart squeezed as if it was in

going to

torn and maybe having to tear theirs as well. "Angelia, if

but he didn't know that I wasn't ready to tell because I didn't want to take

I will text them that we

if he or she thinks I am about to tell someone, then I am afraid of what they will do. I knew meeting them needed to happen but it didn't mean it was something I looked forward to. The thoughts of being in the same room as them, knowing it would be for the last time in a long while made the knot in my stomach tighten even further. But I smiled through it, feeling Andy's eyes on me. I might be an idiot, I might be making the biggest mistake of my life but I was okay with that because it meant I was keeping

them back knowing full well that my actions could put them in danger? No,

that done, Andy stood up from the couch and extended a hand to me,

trying to see if the coast was clear nearly made me smile. While I wasn't exactly ready to be alone in my apartment,

of mine or

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I started cutting up the salad because the fun had come from spending time with him,

he had worried for hours about me being safe? Would the taste of pizza bring back the memories of my first unofficial date with Marshall? We had been together for such a short period but in that time, they had taken place in my life, in my

also taken a

I yelped, bringing my bl***dy finger to my lips and sucked on the sting. I had been

head to

my side, taking in the droplets of blood

it feels worse than it is." Biting my teeth to stop cursing

the the paper

and pressed it to the

James said, he looked

towards the couch while Andy quickly returned to the pot, stirring it and making

fine. I can still make the salad." I protested

couldn't

could find it in myself to keep faking, little by little,

dinner first and get home before the mask fell

headspace and I for one will not have an accidentally amputated finger on my consciousness because I let you

I moved in and how he let me have some time alone with my best

it easier to steer towards three of them instead of the unknown person that was a whole other problem. It wasn't ready to get into, at least the sadness would be something Andy