Chapter 216
Cat
When John was done getting dressed, he took my bag grabbed my hand and ask “Are you ready for a week with me?” “Let the week begin.” I smiled at him. When we got downstairs Enzo was waiting for us. “I need to say goodbye before you leave.” He said looking at me then at John. He pulled me to him and hugged me. “Have a wonderful time and don’t worry about a thing we have everything under control here.” “Thanks Enzo.” I said as I kissed him on the cheek. John and Enzo shook hands whispered something to each other which I didn’t hear or ask what it was about. I decided rather to leave them to their secrets for now. When we get back then it will be another story all together. When we got outside Aria was speaking to Dario giving him instructions and then giving him a bag, she turned look at John and said “Please take it easy on her.” He touched her shoulder “Don’t worry I won’t hurt her I promise.” John said to her smiling at me. Aria smiled back she probable believed him but I believed him to other wise I wouldn’t have gone with him. He helped me into the SUV then he got in when I looked back Pedro was standing there waiting. But I saw Enzo approaching him talking to him then he disappeared with Enzo. “I just thought we are taking Pedro with as well.” “Oh no like you said last night Dario will blend in Pedro not so much so Enzo got some work for him which will make him happy.” “May I ask what kind of work?” “Nope we are officially on holiday we are not thinking or talking about business. Deal?” I smiled at him “Deal.”
The drive to the airport took a while but John was true to his word the whole way there he wasn’t on his phone checking e-mails he was actually talking to me, talking about the scenery outside and how within a month everything will be covered in snow. Without thinking I started to talk “I always hated winter, it was the worse part of the year for me. Yes, everything look picture perfect but when you are cold and don’t have money to pay your bills and the heat gets cut off and even in foster care, we didn’t have the right clothing for winter so I was always freezing.” A tear slipped down my cheek thinking back at the bad times and how cold I was and the fact that I didn’t have enough to eat. I jumped when John wiped away the tear. He took my face in his “That is over now love we’ve got you you won’t be cold or hungry again that I can promise you.” “Thank you, John, I know it’s just thinking back at stuff it’s just sad and in a way, it makes me angry, angry that my mother and father who loved me had to do that to me because that was the only way to keep me alive.” “I get it and I wish there was another option for your father back then.” I had to interrupt him because there was “But there was he was just too selfish to take it.” He pulled me to him and held me in a hug. “I know love I’m sorry.” I wiped away the tears viciously because I don’t want to think about it anymore or cry about it. I pushed a little away from him. “It’s okay I don’t know why I brought it up.”
Luckily for me we stopped at the airport and the conversation was over with. “Boss we are here.” The same plane Frank and I took to Las Vegas was waiting for us on the tarmac. John jumped out walked around to my side of the car and opened the door for me. He gave me his hand and I got out as slowly as I could not to hurt myself. Imagine I tore one of the stitches I’m sure Aria will kill both John and Dario. When I was out of the SUV we walked over to the plane. John made me walk in front of him. I knew the pilot and the air hostess so I greeted them and went to take my seat, well it is my seat now. When John came closer, he just shook his head and smiled. But I saw the shacking of his head “What’s wrong?” I asked “Nothing is wrong it’s just weird.” “What is?” “That is the seat I normally take.” “I can move if you want me to.” “No no definitely not.” He took his seat next to me, when Dario was inside with our baggage, he took his seat and we all buckled up because it was time to take off. “Just FYI I’m scared of the take off and landing.” He gave me his hand, “Hold it as tightly as you can, I’m here love nothing will happen.” I couldn’t kiss him I was already strapped in and if I leaned over to him, I might injure myself so I just smiled at him and said “Thank you John.”
When the plane started to go faster, I squeezed John’s hand so hard I could see on his face I was hurting the living shit out of him but he didn’t say a word. Is that what love is? Or should I rather say is that what people do that cares about you? When we were finally in the air and the seatbelt sign was off John said “Love you can let go now.” I let go of his hand seeing how red it was “I’m sorry John.” “No worries love but I’m not standing next to you when you give birth that’s for sure.” That made both of us laugh which made me grab my wound because laughing hurts. “Don’t laugh we don’t know Aria might just jump out somewhere here and hit me because I hurt you.” That made me laugh again. “Stop it.” I told him. The air hostess came asking if we wanted to drink something. I asked for tea and John took a scotch on the rocks. “How long is the flight?” “Just under 2 hours after your tea you can take a nap if you want to.” “I actually think that is a good idea.” Our drinks came I actually said saluti with tea but be that as it may, John enjoyed his scotched while I basically downed my tea because I was tired and wanted to take a nap before we land in New York.