Silence in New York - Book One

~Chapter 44~

 "I'm going to tell him." Adriana stated once again, this time she thought she sounded much more convincing. The more she said it out loud the more she gained confidence.
She tilted her head up to study Luca's reaction as he constantly paced throughout her hotel room.

He stopped at the kitchenette, his back now to her placing both hands on the counter leaning over to take a moment before turning back around. His back slightly pressed against the counter, he placed both hands back to grip the edge of the counter.
"Ade, we talked about this. You know we can't."

"Yes we can!" She argued back attempting to convince him.

"He will kill me!"

"He won't," she argued back trying to keep her voice at a minimum. "It was just a kiss. It didn't mean anything. You grew up with his family I'm sure he-"

"Jesus Adriana," he lifted his right hand off the counter bringing it towards his head. He pressed his thumb and forefinger at his temples. "You don't know what he's capable of. We didn't just kiss." He insisted removing his hand, "we made out. I fũcking touched your ass!" He began to walk towards her, "if he knew I touched your ass Ade. Fũck, I don't even want to think about it!"

She stood to her feet in front of him. "I'll tell him everything, that it was my fault and that you didn't even kiss me back." She watched him shake his head furiously. "Luca please! I have to come clean."

"That's a lie Adriana. I kissed you back, you know that. We have to pretend it never happened, he'll kill the both of us, you know that right?"

"No." Her response was blunt. "If he finds out another way, he'll kill us." She stared straight at him seriously until he heard him exhale.

"Fine, let's do it your way. I recommend we make funeral arrangements before though."

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"Adriana." Salvatore stood up from his leather chair the moment she entered his office. He motioned for her to walk in further then briefly focused on Luca. "You can leave now Luca." He instructed.

"No." Adriana almost cut him off a little suspiciously. "He can stay," she walked towards his desk grateful that he hadn't made an attempt to walk around it. The desk instantly became her security object, as long as he was behind the desk no one would get hurt. Unless he pulled out a gun. She blinked away the thought then cleared her throat awkwardly.
"I have to tell you something."

"I'm surprised you called actually. I wasn't expecting that you wanted to see me."

"Salvo," Adriana tried to push the nervous thoughts out of her mind. "This is important. I did something, something you probably won't understand. I-I was so angry!" She noticed a concerned look wash over him.

"You didn't tell anyone about what happened in your apartment did you? Adriana we discussed-"

"No! Just please, stop talking and assuming things." Bravely she walked straight up to his desk so that it was the only space between them. "Promise me you won't overreact."

"Overreact?" He repeated with a slight chuckle in his voice, "like the time you stormed out of your own apartment?" He smirked raising an eyebrow. "What did you do Adriana?"

"I kissed Luca." Just like that the words were out and she wanted to take them back immediately. Her body stiffened as she watched Salvatore's gaze look passed her and towards Luca then almost immediately take long strong strides from around his desk.
"STOP!" She screamed quickly making her way in from of Salvatore who was on a mission to get to Luca who was still standing in front of the closed door. He hadn't dared to move, in fact he had already accepted the fact that the least Salvatore was going to do to him was beat him a few times. "Salvo! Let me explain!"
Her palms pushed on his chest in a weak attempt to stop him from tearing Luca apart.