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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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

are you going to tell them?" He

tear theirs as well. "Angelia, if you are

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

right, I will text them that we need to

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 those I cared about safe even while it might be a

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

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

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

had recently become a new interest of mine or rather, cooking with a

Simple

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

me being safe? Would the taste of pizza bring back the memories of my first unofficial date with Marshall? We

also taken a

bl***dy finger to my lips and sucked

in my head to focus

my side, taking in the droplets of

Biting my teeth to stop cursing to

paper

to the

for you." James said, he looked queasy at the

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

I can still make the salad." I protested without any

couldn't

myself to keep faking, little by little, I was falling apart.

first and get home before the mask fell

on my consciousness because I let you handle a knife." James said as he brought

alone with my best friend. Seeing some sense in what he said, I finally nodded and let him get back to cooking as I plastered my finger, my mind already going

guess my mind found 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 expected as opposed to the terrifying fright I could