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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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

to tell them?" He asked

hadn't actually thought about it. I didn't like the idea of facing them with my heart torn and maybe having to tear theirs as well. "Angelia, if you are sure of your decision, then you have to

didn't know that I wasn't ready to tell because I didn't want to take a break

text them that we need

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

came down to selflessness or selfishness. Did I really want to take them back knowing full well that my actions could put them in danger?

With that done, Andy stood up from the couch and extended a hand to me, pulling me up. "Come on, let's

coast was clear nearly made me smile. While I wasn't exactly ready to be alone in my apartment, it helped to know that these two love birds would get some alone time together

new interest of mine or

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a new interest. It wasn't the same, though standing in the kitchen with Andy and James. The joy I had felt when Kingston gave me instructions wasn't there now. Instead, I felt disinterested as I started cutting up the salad because the fun had come from spending time with him, not the cooking in itself. Now it was more like a chore, there was no excitement in it.

ever remind me of them? Would I be thrust back to the intimate moment I spent with Kingston every time I picked up a knife to cut some vegetables? Would my bed away remind me of the night Riccardo spent the night after he had worried for hours about me being safe? Would the taste of pizza

also taken a

finger to my lips and sucked on the sting.

head to

it?" Andy hurried to my side, taking in the droplets

worse than it is." Biting my teeth to stop cursing to the moon and

the paper towel Andy

it to the shallow cut

a band-aid for you." James said, he looked queasy at the sight of the

finish the salad." He ushered me back towards the couch while Andy quickly returned

fine. I can still make the salad." I

couldn't

it in myself to keep faking, little by

and get

in the headspace and I for one will not have an accidentally amputated finger on my consciousness because I let you handle a knife." James said as he brought me a band-aid for Andy's first aid

clean before I moved in and how he let me have some time alone with my best friend. Seeing some sense in what he said, I finally nodded and

right headspace. I guess my mind found it easier to steer towards three of them instead of the unknown person that was a whole other