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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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 complete agreement but my head, my head was staying strong because it knew it needed

to tell them?" He

to tell them, I 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 tell them. It is not cool to let them stress and wait around when you have already made up your mind." He lectured me in a gentle

but he didn't know that I wasn't ready to tell because I didn't want to take a break from them. It was

right, I will text them that we

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

selflessness or selfishness. Did I really want to take them back knowing full well

Andy stood up from the couch and extended a hand to me, pulling me up. "Come on, let's go make some

I wasn't exactly ready to be alone in my apartment, it helped to know that these two love birds would get some

had recently become a new interest of mine or

Simple

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

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 bring back the memories of my first unofficial date with Marshall? We had been together for such a

also taken a

bl***dy finger to my lips and sucked on the sting.

my head to focus

it?" Andy hurried to my side, taking in

bad, it feels worse than it is." Biting my teeth

the paper towel Andy

it to the shallow cut on my

band-aid for you." James said, he looked queasy

towards the couch while Andy quickly returned to the pot, stirring it and making sure it didn't

it is fine. I can still make the salad." I protested without any

couldn't

find it in myself to keep faking, little by little, I was falling

the dinner first and get home before the mask fell

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

friends and I feel we were bonded through his time with Andy. He had also been there for me these past days, mostly doing little things like making Andy's place clean before I moved in and how he let me have some time alone with my best

of the unknown person that was a whole other problem. It wasn't ready to get