As I step back into the house I see Ella and Gio in a panic.

"Mateo Alessio Rossi," Ella yells.

I look at her with confusion in my eyes. How did she know my full name? Gio. What the hell happened? She barely even talks to me.

She stops over to me, grabs my shirt and starts yelling at me," This is your fucking fault."

"I have done a lot of bad things, please be more specific," I reply.

"Angela is gone because of you. She was the one that begged us to stay and now she's gone, kidnapped, because of you," she yells.

"What," I shake her off, "Angela is gone?!"

"Yes dumb shit," Gio says.

"Where? Who? Call Stefano right this fucking second," I command.

In a minute, Stefano enters the room with a computer in his hand.

"The bouncer at A'libi saw her walk into the club with Gabby. The security cameras didn't see her leave the building."

I march out of the house, jump into my car, and speed to our club. I park the car in front of the main door and push my way into my club.

I pull out the gun strapped to my waist, point it at the ceiling, and pull the trigger. People start piling out of the club as soon as they hear the gun. When the club is completely empty I start searching.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk. All of this over a shitty, little girl."

I turn towards the direction where the voice came from.

There sits Evan with a glass of wine in his hand.

"You motherfucker," I say pointing my gun at him.

"I wouldn't do that if I was you," he says.

"And why the fuck not?" I ask.

"My men can and will kill her as soon as I snap my fingers."

"When I'm finished with you, you wount have fingers to snap."

"You're all bark and no bite."

"Do you want to test out that theory," I say before getting cut of by multiple men screaming.

"Ты сука," says one of the men (Russian: You bitch)

"Ev-," another voice starts before everything goes silent.

"Evan, you son of a bitch," yells a voice that I recognize; Angela.

She charges towards Evan and punches him square in the jaw. She dodged a punch that Evan throws and kicks him in the balls. Evan bends over and she knees him in the face. He falls on the ground and she starts kicking him in the gut.

"You (kick) don't (kick) know (kick) who (kick) you're (kick) messing with," she says before spiting on him.

"Too much?" She asks.

"Perfect baby, you did perfect."

She jumps into my arms and I wrap my hands around her. It is my fault. It is my fault that she had to fight for her life. It is my fault her knuckles are bloody and her body is cold.

"I know what you're thinking. No it's not your fault," she says reading my mind.

"Listen, If you do not want to be in the mafia anymore that is fine."

She places a thumb over my lips and says "Sh, I want to be here. I want to be with you."

I slowly place her into one of the booths and take off my black bottom down shirt. I slip it over my head and put it on Angela.

"Come on let's get you home," I say grabbing her hand and leading her to my car

"Mateo, I'm fine really. I can clean myself up," Angela says.

"Nope, there's a reason why I took medical classes."

"You're annoying," she says sarcastically.

"My bad that I wanna clean you up."

I point to the hospital bed and she sits down. I take out 2 medical boxes from the cabinets and take out all the supplies I need. I grab her arm and place it on my lap. I wet a cotton round and softly go over her wet knuckles.

"Ow."

"Sorry."

After a few minutes I'm done with her knuckles and I examine her body. A dark bruise starts forming at the side of her hip.

"Who did this?" I ask.

"Doesn't matter, they are dead anyway."

"That's my girl."

The hospital door squeeze open and a short, stubby figure walks into the room.

"Ciao Bella," says Nonna.

"Ciao Nonna," Angela replies.

"How are u?" Nonna asks.

"I'm ok."

"Did you kill those figli di puttana?" (Motherfuckers)

"Si, Nonna."

"Questa è la mia ragazza," Nonna says before giving Angela a bowl of hot soup. (that's my girl)

"Mateo, vieni con me," Nonna says exiting the room. (Mateo, come with me.)

"I will be right back," I say to Angela as she starts eating the soup.

As soon as I close the door, Nonna slaps me so hard I can see stars.

"What was that for?"

"That's for going to your father and mother and confessing your love for Angela to them and not me."

Shit, I forgot.

She slaps me again.

"And that was just for fun," she says smiling as she walks away.

I go back into the room and the empty bowl sits on the table. I walk over to the mini fridge and hand Angela a bag of ice.

"Thank you, Teo," she says.

As I sit down the door creaks open again.

"vaffanculo", I whisper under my breathe.

"You too Teo," Gio says walking into the room with 10 balloons and 2 bouquets of flowers.

"All these for me?" Angela asks.

"No they are for the dead men you killed, yes they are for you. You did kill our mole."

"Thank you Giovanni," she says smelling the flowers.

"I'll leave before this turns into a threesom," he says setting everything down and running away.

"Man, I love Gio," she says.

I walk up to her and whisper in her ear," Even more than me?"

"Maybe."

As she is about to start laughing, I place my hands on her waist lightly and kiss her neck. My lips then travel to her lips where she kisses me back.

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Author's Note:

THIS GIRL IS ON FIREEEEEEEEEEEE, SHES WALKING ON FIREEEEEEEE

Okay that's enough singing, HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS!! I hope this year is better than the last and this year is full of happiness and laughter.

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