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I walk out of the bedroom with my towel tucked underneath my arm and myself sunglasses on my face.

There's a heavy amount of gel in my hair that's probably going to dissolve the moment I hit the water, but I don't really care.

Today is extremely hot so taking a dip in the pool looks like the best way to cool down. The pool on the Southside of the house is huge so I'm going to use the other one instead.

Vincenzo's brothers came back in the middle of the night and I only saw Nicola and Angelo walk into the house a few hours ago.

I don't know what either of them did after we left, but they seem to have enjoyed their night.

They were extra chatty while I was making them breakfast earlier so I don't know what that's about, but I like talking to them, it makes me feel... included.

Vincenzo is too busy with work to come join me in the pool at this moment so I'll just ask Angelo and Nicola to come swimming with me.

I want to catch with my friends because we haven't really talked since we got here. I knock on the door of the room they are sleeping in and step back as I wait for one of them to open up.

It takes a second, but the door opens and I smile as Nicola leans against the doorframe. His eyes travel down my body and he quickly lifts them, trying his best to keep them on my face instead of the rest of my body.

I smirk and his face turns a light shade of pink. His dark nut brown eyes shakily stay on my face as I lean forward, teasing him just a bit.

If I'm going to be honest, this is probably the most revealing bikini I packed.

The top is just a straight line that covers fourty percent of my breasts, so everyone can see a lot of underboob and the top of my breasts.

The thin strings of the bottom sit up on my waist and it completely exposes my sides. I would never wear something like this anywhere, but for some reason, I feel comfortable enough to wear it here, with house full of men.

That doesn't make sense.

Vincenzo didn't see what I'm wearing when I walked out of the room, but he's going to be livid when he realises what I'm wearing.

"Come swim with me," I say with a big smile and all he can do is nod. I giggle as I turn around.

I keep walking down the hallway and hear the sound of the bedroom door closing behind me.

"Hey," I say to Riccardo as I walk past his open bedroom door. He is on the phone and is facing away from the door so he didn't see what I'm wearing. He shouts a 'hello' as I walk down the stairs and that makes me smile.

"Hello," I say to the two younger Martinelli brothers and their eyes widen while I walk past them and down the stairs.

They don't respond and I just keep smiling. I make my way outside to the pool that's actually right underneath the window of the room Vincenzo and I are sleeping in.

The curtains aren't even pulled back so he won't see me out here. I place my towel on the nearest beach chair and dip my toe into the cold water.

The sun is burning into my skin, causing sweat to already form on my forehead. I toss my glasses onto the chair before diving into the pool.

I go under for a few seconds, swimming to one end of the pool before coming up for air. I look at the beautiful view for a second before going back under and swimming to the other end of the pool.

As I come up, the water weighs down on my body, cooling me down entirely. Some of the droplets drip down from my eyelashes into my eyes while some slide down my skin.

My hair might shrink back, but that's a problem for future Nyx and not present Nyx.

I blink a few times in an attempt to get some of the droplets away from my eyes. My lower half still hurts from yesterday, but it the slight sting here and there is absolutely worth it.

Angelo and Nicola walk past me with their swimming shorts on and white shirts covering their chests.

I lift myself out of the pool and keep my body upright by keeping my hands underneath my body on the side of the pool.

"You guys aren't possibly going to swim with your shirts on," I say while tilting my head to the side.

They look between each other then back down at me. I get out of the pool and their eyes drop down to my legs. "I think it's best that we keep our shirts on," Angelo swallows as his hazel eyes come back up to me.

I grab my towel and wrap it around my waist. I sit down on a beach chair and they sit down on either sides of my body, Angelo on my left and Nicola on my right.

"How have you guys been?" I ask while lifting my hand up to shield my eyes from the bright sun rays.

Nicola gets up and I look at Angelo. "We've been ok. Don does pick in us more because we are your bodyguards, but it's nothing we can't manage," he says with a growing smile.

"He shouldn't give you guys so much trouble," I laugh while shaking my head. Nicola hands me my sunglasses and I thank him as he settles back into his seat next to me.

"He's just protective," Nicola says.

"You guys are bodyguards, he shouldn't worry so much when you guys are around."

"Yeah, but you can't blame the man, he's mad about you," Angelo laughs while shaking his head. "I've never seen the Don like this."

"He hasn't had a girlfriend before?" This peaks my interest just a bit.

"Maybe while he was a teenager, but he hasn't had a woman around for the past five years," Nicola explains.

"Damn," is all I can say. I close my eyes and place my arms next to my sides. "That's... wow," I laugh, not being able to come up with an adequate answer.

"Do you guys have girlfriends?" I ask while opening my eyes again. Nicola chuckles while Angelo just shakes his head. "You guys don't? That's hard to believe."

"When you do whatever do, having a woman is too risky," Angelo says with a shrug.

"Any one night stands?" I ask with a cheeky smile.

"Had one last night," Nicola admits with a grin and I immediately sit up. I quirk a questioning brow and he laughs. "She talked a lot, but I didn't mind."

"Really?" I stretch out while playfully narrowing my eyes at him. "Remember her name?"

"Tiwa."

"No way! I talked to her in the bathroom. She gave me a mint."

"Why did you need a mint?" Angelo asks and I turn to look at him. He has a slightly confused expression on his face, and I'd like to keep it that way. "Nyx... why did you–"

"Let's take a dip." I jump up and unwrap.the towel from my waist. I toss it onto the chair alomg with my sunglasses and try running away, but Angelo grabs my wrist.

"What did you do?" He asks while getting up. I look anywhere, but where his eyes are and he taps my head causing me to look at him.

"Nothing," I nervously say.

"Nyx, did you go in there to–" Nicola is cut off by Lorenzo's call for them. They both look at me for a moment before running back to the house.

That was close.

I jump back into the pool and immediately come up. I run my hands down my face and look up at to the window. The curtains are drawn back but I don't see Vincenzo.

"Amore." I slowly turn around to find Vincenzo standing at the side of the pool with his arms crossed.

"What are you wearing?" His tone is low and I can see that I've annoyed him with my vhocue of swimwear.

I climb out of the pool, the water sliding down my body and back into the pool. I stand in front of him with my arms wrapped around my stomach.

I kind of are thus swimsuit to also get his attention and maybe peak something in him, but clearly I peaked the wrong thing.

Vincenzo starts walking away and I follow him like a lost puppy. Each step he takes is rigid and hard. I can tell he is fuming and is just waiting to burst.

"I... it's just... ok so..." I don't even have a defence at thus point.

He turns around and I almost walk into his chest. His eyes scan up my body, his expression making it even harder to tell what's going on in his head.

This is not going to end well.

"Get something fucking on," he growls while tossing my towel at me. I catch it and shamefully wrap it around my body, covering up as much as I can with the small towel.

"Enzo–"

"I don't want to hear it," he cuts me of with a scowl. He storms back towards the front door and I quickly follow behind him.

"Enzo–"

"I said–"

"But just hear me out, I–"

He stops walking, causing me to walk into his back. The towel slides down my body as he turns around. I bend over to grab the towel as quick as possible, but he grabs my arm and yanks me back up.

"Don't bend over," he growls while letting go of my arm. He picks my towel up for me abd holds it up in front of me.

He quickly wraps it around my body, tightly tucking in the top to make sure it doesn't slip again. "Go wear your clothes," he says while stepping to the side.

I walk past him with my head low and my heart swollen.

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Vincenzo got mad instead of interested...

Ish guys.

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