My Mafia Madness

Chapter 20 - A Surprise

Once Alexa had gone over the contract with Dante and all the required paperwork had been signed off by both her and Dante himself, the CEO decided to escort her back home to her apartment for the evening.

As her amended contract now stated, Romano Enterprises would now be responsible for her transportation at all times, day or night.

This was for both her own convenience, and for Dante’s own peace of mind.

He needed his assistant to be on call twenty-four-seven.

She was given a phone number to contact her very own driver, whom she would apparently meet early tomorrow morning.

She was told his name was Cecilio.

Before they departed though, he gifted her with a brand-new work phone to be used at her own discretion.

Alexa was beyond stunned when she opened the box and pulled out the overly expensive phone.

For her, Dante had chosen a sleek black Galaxy Z Fold3 5G, which had the ability to be folded outwards, in order to enhance the size of the screen for taking notes and reading or amending documents.

Apparently, these were just some of the tasks she would be required to complete on a daily basis in her newest position.

One she was very keen to begin.

Both Dante and Alexa returned to the waiting limousine outside the warehouse and climbed inside before the door was promptly closed behind them with a soft ‘click’.

Finding herself alone once more with such a powerful and intoxicating man such as Dante Romano, Alexa made sure to maintain her distance from him when choosing her seat.

While she was actually sitting on the same seat as him, Alexa had made certain that there was still a suitable distance between them.

After all, she was now his personal assistant and professional boundaries would need to be adhered to at all times.

As the car pulled away and moved into a steady motion, Alexa decided it was time to approach her new boss about his personal requirements.

Things such as daily schedules, meetings, reminders, lunches, dinners, etc.

And what better way to learn more about him than to ask Dante himself.

“So, Mr. Romano. I was wondering about your daily schedule…” she began.

Dante quickly cut her off with merely his finger raised, a silent gesture for her to stop right then and there as he continued to type away at his phone.

“Aaaand… send.” he suddenly announced, turning to face her with a satisfied smirk.

She frowned with confusion, “What did you… oh.”

Startled, Alexa suddenly felt her new phone vibrating inside of her clutch bag with an email notification.

Intrigued, she curiously reached into her clutch and pulled it out to read the screen.

She couldn’t help but chuckle to herself at what she saw.

In her inbox was a new email from none other than Dante himself.

The email had many attachments, each clearly labelled and requiring downloading to view them.

“That email should have everything you require for your start tomorrow.” he mused proudly.

“Wow, that’s actually rather organised of you.” she admitted, scrolling through the various documents on the brand-new work phone he had given her.

“You’ll find I am very organised myself, Miss Myers. I have to be, in my line of work.”

“That’s good to know.” she replied with a smile.

Alexa was on cloud nine as she sat there for the next couple of minutes in silence, going through and downloading each of his attachments, one at a time, and reading them in great detail.

She didn’t want to miss out on anything about this man.

Having been a personal assistant to Gary Harworth up until now, Alexa knew that she would need to know Dante better than anyone else if she were to do well in her new position.

And she oh so desperately wanted to prove her worth.

But the entire evening, it had been like something out of a fairy tale for her!

Her new dream job, the endless perks and gifts, the mysterious boss who kept her guessing from one moment to the next.

She felt the need to pinch herself, just to make sure this wasn’t an incredible dream!

Dante spent the remainder of the ride busily working away on his phone from his position beside her.

Alexa would often catch him glancing across at her here and there, but each time she caught his gaze, he would merely smile and turn his attention back towards his phone.

Throughout the entire trip she had to fight the urge to move in a little closer towards him, to take in just a little more of the alluring woodsy scent of his cologne.

She made a mental note to find out which cologne it was that he used whenever possible.

It really appealed to her for some reason.

-

Eventually the limo pulled up right outside of Alexa's apartment block and the driver came around to open the door for her to exit the car.

As he did, she turned to face Dante one last time, intending to thank him for such a wonderful night.

But what happened next surprised her entirely...

Just as she turned her head to the side her face was captured by his warm hand which gently cupped the side of her cheek as his soft lips crashed against hers in a surprising and totally unexpected kiss!

At first Alexa was stunned, her eyes wide and entire body instantly going rigid by the surprising sign of affection she was receiving from her new boss.

But as the kiss progressed and with each second that passed, she slowly closed her eyes and eased into the kiss, with her body relaxing into his warm embrace.

Dante’s lips were a lot softer than she had expected them to be and he appeared to be quite skilful with merely his tongue. She could feel the short stubble of his beard rubbing against her skin, but didn't seem to mind.

As he coaxed her mouth open, she allowed his tongue to slide inside of her mouth, tangling with hers in a playful dance of heated seduction.

He gently cradled her head on either side with his large, warm hands as their kiss finally came to an end and the two slowly opened their eyes.

As she looked deeply into his emerald-green irises, Alexa thought she saw them sparkle as if by magic.

Her breathing was deep and heavy as the pair remained still for a moment, equally confused by what they were suddenly feeling towards one another.

How he wanted her.

And the truth was, she wanted him just as much.

“My apologies, bella...” (beautiful…) 

He finally spoke with a soft smile. 

“…but I’ve been wanting to taste those luscious lips since the moment we met.”

Alexa wanted to say something, anything in response to this surprising advance. To tell him how much she wanted him.

How he made her feel…

But nothing came out.

Nothing but her heavy breaths.

His hands released their hold on her face, and she longed for their return as soon as they had.

Instead, she watched as he lowered them and playfully smirked before sliding across to where he had been seated earlier on, as if the kiss had never even happened.

This left Alexa feeling more confused now than she had been only moments earlier.

Awkwardly clearing her throat and forcing a smile, she spoke rather timidly to him now.

“Good night, Mr. Romano. Thank you for a wonderful evening.”

With that she turned and climbed out of the limo, stepping out onto the curb side and into the cool evening air of the city.

Turning to take one last glance at him, their eyes met for a mere second before the door closed, seperating the two more prominently now.

As she forced herself to turn and start making her way toward her apartment block she suddenly paused with a startled gasp. 

She'd just realised that she was still wearing his suit jacket over her shoulders.

Feeling the sudden need to return such an expensive article of clothing, she quickly turned around and called out to the driver.

“Excuse me, wait! I still have his...” she called out.

But the driver had already closed his door and the limousine swiftly pulled away from the curb side, merging into the evening traffic of her street, before disappearing around the corner and out of view entirely.

She let out a long sigh at her mistake.

For a moment she stood staring off into the distance before finally composing herself and deciding to head on inside, out of the cold.

She would need a good night's rest before her first day of work tomorrow!

-

As Alexa began to climb the staircase leading up towards her apartment, she felt the vibration of yet another notification on her new work phone buzzing against the hand she held her clutch purse in.

Frowning with confusion, she reached into the purse and pulled out her new phone, only to notice she had just received a text. 

It was from Dante.

Smiling, she swiped it open and began to read it to herself.

“I look forward to working with you. Remember, your new driver Cecilio will be at your apartment first thing tomorrow morning to collect you. Be ready by no later than seven-thirty am, sharp.”

Pursing her lips together nervously, she shook her head and was about to continue up the stairs when she heard yet another ‘ping’ coming from her phone. 

Peering down at the screen, she saw that a second text had come through from him.

She swiped it and read.

“And don’t worry yourself about the jacket, bella. Keep it for now. I’ll know where to come looking when I need it.”

Try as she may, she couldn’t help but smile at the last text. He was playing a dangerous game with her.

Sliding her phone back into her clutch purse, she continued up the stairs and into her apartment, carefully making sure to lock the door behind her.

Once she was inside, she leaned backwards against the door and let out a massive sigh, resting her head back against the hard timber behind her.

As Alexa's chocolate brown eyes met the ceiling for a moment, she tried to allow the evening’s events to properly sink in.

Even now, her heart was still racing from the kiss they had shared, thudding loudly within her ribcage as if desperate to be freed.

That wonderful, magical kiss…

She whispered softly to herself as she closed her eyes.

“I am in so much trouble…”