Mine: A Bad Boy Mafia Romance (Citrione Crime Family) by Penelope Bloom

Author:Penelope Bloom [Bloom, Penelope]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-11-04T22:00:00+00:00

14

Callie

Julia can’t seem to keep her eyes on her plate. She takes a bite, glances to her left, then her right, and then over my shoulder.

“Relax,” I say, even if I feel anything but relaxed.

“So they are all here to just watch you? Don’t you think that’s a little creepy?”

“Creepy? No. Scary? Yes.”

There are four guys that I can see. They all wear casual clothes, but stand out somehow. Maybe it’s the deliberate way they are doing casual things, like the one who is trying to look interested in his phone, but hasn’t touched the screen for at least five minutes, or the one whose hand must be tired from stirring his coffee for so long. Damian said they are guys he trusts and that they will protect me. Seeing the men and knowing why they are here only makes me feel more vulnerable. I just wish Damian was here, but he said he needed to take care of some business in Long Island.

Julia takes a deep sip from her wine. “So, how is the advertising going for the restaurant?”

“Good. Really good. There were a few things I wanted to do inside the restaurant, but once I get that done, I don’t think Damian is going to know what to do with all the customers he’s going to have.”

“As long as he doesn’t hire too many people and start messing with my hours.”

“I think everyone is going to be getting more hours. I’ve been running Facebook ads, Twitter campaigns, an Instagram account, and I even created a dedicated Facebook group that has over a thousand local members. I had this idea to turn it into a kind of game so that…” I notice the way Julia is still scanning the room, looking bored already.

She realizes I stopped talking a few seconds later and covers her forehead. “I’m sorry, Callie. This is just so weird. I can’t relax, you know?” Her eyes follow one of Damian’s guys who keeps pacing outside the restaurant.

I sigh. “I know. I’m just trying to convince myself that I can live like this. Or that it’s only temporary. Well, the real reason I called you here was to give you this,” I say, reaching in my purse and pulling out the money Damian gave me. It was ten thousand dollars when I counted it out, and I could barely fit it into an envelope.

Julia frowns at the envelope. “What is this? Why is it so heavy?”

I lower my voice. “It’s hopefully enough money for you to go back to school, at least for a semester. I don’t know how much grad school costs, but it should be a start.”

She shakes her head, pushing the envelope back towards me. “I can’t. I don’t know how much this is, but I know it’s too much.”

“You can go throw it in that trash can if you don’t want it, but I’m not taking it back.”

Julia gives me a long look and finally stands, smiling and giving me a tight hug.

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