Filed to story: Bring It On My Mafia Life Novel (Rhea & Lukas)
“Yeah, kind of.”
“I know, ” Mimi confessed, “I thought the same way after I eventually calmed down. And you were right, I was desperate to have you settle down with Lukas so you’d easily overlook Victor’s offense of kidnapping me knowing you would never approve of him. I was wrong for trying to take advantage of your feelings for Lukas – “
“Okay, holler up! I have no feelings for Lukas,” She stopped her there,” We are just acquaintances with the urge to sleep with one another. That’s all.”
With the way Mimi pulsed her lips, it was obvious that she had more to say, however, she simply mumbled, “If you say so then.” and gave up on the issue. If there was anything she knew about feelings, it was the fact that it would be revealed with time.
“Victor is not the best choice for you but I won’t stand in the way of your happiness either,” Rhea said to her and her smile broadened. She went on, “You are not just my friend, Mimi, we are sisters. And as your older sister -“
“Who made you my older sister?” Mimi didn’t accept it.
“I’m older than you by two months,” Rhea claimed.
“Age doesn’t determine seniority in this case. We are talking about maturity, Rhea. When it comes to that, I’m supposed to be the oldest based on that.”
But Rhea scoffed, “Really?” she wrapped her arms wrapped across her chest. She was determined to prove the more responsible one here.
“Fine, take the title, mom,” Mimi pouted.
Rhea accepted it proudly, “The pleasure’s mine. So does this mean we’re good, now?”
“What do you think?” Mimi asked knowingly, then stretched out her hand for a peaceful handshake.
“I’ll say yes to that,” Rhea accepted, enveloping her hand with hers before pulling her into a loving hug, “From now on, no keeping secrets from each other,”
“Sure, no more secrets between us,” Mimi agreed and hugged her tighter. She missed Rhea, the past three days had been tough without her by her side.
The both of them ended up lying on the bed as they caught up on gossips. This was the first time Lukas let her out of the base after a long time, Rhea wanted to enjoy the rejuvenating air of freedom for as long as she could.
“So you and Victor, huh? He’s your boyfriend now? I’m still trying to wrap my head around it,” Rhea confessed.
“Not technically, my boyfriend, Rhea. You can think of us as more of friends with benefits. I’m just giving him a chance to prove himself but the sex is to die for,” Mimi giggled sheepishly.
However, there was a frown on Rhea’s face. Why does Victor’s definition of their relationship differ from Mimi’s view?
What Is Wrong With Lukas?
Rhea could only stay until mid-afternoon before she was required back to the base. Although she was reluctant to leave, and wanted to plead for more time, she decided otherwise.
Lukas was kind enough to let her out of the base amid the fact that Elijah was looming around the corner, waiting for a chance to strike. That sure spoke volumes. Rhea would be contended with this little favor and maybe next time, he would let her out a little more. This way, she would gain his trust, little by little.
“Go in, Luca would drive you home,” Victor told her as they walked across the lawn and Rhea froze.
“What about you? Where are you going?” She then looked at him suspiciously, “What do you plan to do?”
He winked at her, taking several steps back, “What do you think I plan to do?”
Rhea’s face flushed with embarrassment, and then annoyance, “Hey, let Mimi rest! Do not bother her too -“
“Have a good time!” Victor interrupted her by waving at her, and then turned and made a beeline for the door.
Have a good time, her ass! She was about to go back to the base of boredom. Unlike her, Victor would be having a sexy time with her best …. Seriously, why was she thinking of that? Her mind was turning lewd lately. This was all Mimi’s fault.
Left alone, Rhea had no choice but to head back to the car. You know, she could easily take off right now but Rhea bet she wouldn’t even be able to run one kilometer before they tackled her down. So annoying.
…..
Without thinking much, Rhea pulled the door open and sat down, “You can leave now,” She said without looking at the man seated beside her and assuming that Luca had taken Victor’s place.
However, it wasn’t until a somewhat familiar perfume wafted into her nose and Rhea looked at the front to discover that Luca was still in the driver’s seat with the other soldier at his side. Then, who was the man beside her?
At once, Rhea turned to the side, and her heart skipped a beat.
“M-Lukas?” She stuttered, frozen to the core. He was really here?
What was he doing here? Wait a minute, how did he even get here? Oh right, he drove. Then that leads her back to the initial question, what was he doing here? Wasn’t he avoiding her?
Rhea took a good look at him, Lukas was dressed in a suit with the tie missing as usual. Why did he hate ties so much? She wondered. Nonetheless, he still looked breathtakingly handsome with his hair down and the top three buttons of his shirt opened and revealing his –
Oh shit, Rhea took away her gaze at once. What the fuck was she thinking? And looking? No, this madness had to stop.
“A-hem!” Rhea intentionally cleared away her throat to make the ambiance less awkward, or maybe, she was the one being awkward. Lukas looked perfectly fine to her.
“You are here,” She said, looking at him curiously, “You didn’t tell me you were coming,”
He turned to her with his stoic look and she pulsed her lips, was he still mad at her? However, his gaze softened in the next minutes as he said, “I was heading home when coincidentally, I passed through here. I decided to drop by and see how things are going? You’ve reconsiled with her already?”
“Eh?” Rhea still couldn’t believe that he was casually talking to her as if they hadn’t fought.
“Ah, yes.” She recovered immediately, “We’ve buried the hatchet and became friends again.”
“That’s good to hear,” Lukas nodded, “Friends shouldn’t fight for too long. Are you hungry?”
“W-what?” Rhea stuttered, simply overwhelmed. Where was all this coming from? Why was he being suddenly gentle towards her? She was not expecting it.
“If you’re not, you can forget about it,” Lukas said quickly as if he was too embarrassed to ask in the first place. He should have known to never trust his cousin’s suggestion.
When Rhea wasn’t looking, he looked down at the chat between him and Victor. The brat suggested that he took this opportunity and took her out, thus, getting in her good grace.
[Take her out to feel the outside breeze – that is different from the one at the base – and she feels refreshed enough to thank you later. Also, be affectionate]
Lukas didn’t know how to work on that last sentence when his invitation to lunch has already been turned down. He tried to be affectionate and see how it turned out.
He was close to using another method more convenient to him when Rhea suddenly said, “You see, the thing is that I had lunch at Mimi’s place, however, I’m craving a little sweet.” She said, hopefully.
“Sure,” Lukas smiled so brightly and for a moment Rhea was so dazzled by it that she couldn’t help but stare at him. She forgot that this handsome man was the scary lord of the Luciano family and looked like one of the normal lads out there.
“A-arianna? Rhea?” Lukas was beginning to feel self-conscious under her intense stare. Was something on his face?