Luca

3. The Meeting

The interaction did not lose from a pair of deep blue eyes.

“ What are you looking at, brother?” Nick said.

“ Nothing” Luca answered while drinking his coffee.

“ Yeah, maybe that nothing is somehow related to a redhead?” Marcus added. Marcus and Nick laughed out loud.

“ f**k off, you two. Now, get back to business, what do you think about the offer from Martinez?”

“ It is good enough. I think we need to see the goods first before we accept anything.” Nick answered

“And have to look at the market price” Marcus grunted.

“I agree, we also need to see the potential, though I don’t think we will have any problem with that because there is a lot of demand for those kinds of goods.”

“Here you go, boys, sorry for waiting” Trudy said.

“Thank you, sweetness” Marcus the flirt, answered.

While enjoying the food, Luca saw the tiny redhead passing by to go to Trudy to pay.

He saw her showed Trudy her phone, asking something.

“Girl, you are in luck, you can ask those three boys to tag along because they are on the way back to Misty Lane. Don’t be tricked by how they look. They are the good kind.”

Elle looked at the so-called “three boys” and shook her head really fast to Trudy. “no, no, thank you, I’ll find my way, as you just said, it is not that far right, I think I’ll manage, thank you so much, Trudy”.

“ What are you up to, Trudy, so you make her really scared?”

A really deep voice came up from behind Elle.

“Elle, here, she just asked me how to go to Misty Lane, and I said, she can tag along with you guys, since you are going back there.”

“I don’t think I want to babysit for the rest of the journey, I want to get back ASAP and rest” Marcus grunted.

“And I don’t need any babysitters though I think you will be a REALLY great babysitter for a bunch of kids because you can discipline the kids just fine.” Elle answered.

“How do you know he can discipline kids?” Nick asking.

Four pairs of eyes looking at Elle.

Blushing, Elle beat herself. Serve you right for running your mouth, Elle.

“ Mm, I just know, you see… I-I think he looks like the combination of Vin Diesel and Dwayne Johnson, and I know, the two of them are really great with kids.”

Marcus, the largest from the three men, look at her with green eyes, like she just had some screw loose.

“ Hey, don’t look at me like that, I’m not crazy, I know not to judge a person from their outward appearance, I’m kinda good at judging people. Though I have wron…. “ Elle suddenly closed up.

Thank you, Trudy, I’ll just get back on my way.” Elle walked, trying to pass by the three large men.

Suddenly, a large warm hand circled around her waist. “ Not so fast, mia bella, just like Trudy said, we are on the way back to Misty Lane, and you could come with us.” Luca said on her ear.

“ What?” three different voices said simultaneously. Elle, Nick and Marcus looked at Luca shocked.

Luca looked at Nick and Marcus, gave them a silent message. Nick, amused, said: “Like that, huh?”. Markus just grunt.

“Hello, knock knock, mister… Can you please take your hand of me? And once again, I don’t know you and I don’t need any babysitter” she said while trying to get out of Luca’s hold.

“My name is Luca Angelo, this is my brother, Nick and Marcus Christensen. And I kinda like you in my arms and no, you don’t need a babysitter, you need something else.”

Elle who was still struggling in Luca’s arm suddenly stiffen.

“Gabrielle Johnson, my friends call me Elle, but wait, what do you mean by something else? Wait… and you said brothers, why do you have different last names?”

Luca looked at the beauty in his arms, amazed by her expressive violet eyes and amused by her too many question. Her tiny yet curvaceous body felt so great in his arms with her height, helped by heels, barely rich his chin. And her scent, sweet like vanilla but with a hint of her unique scent.

“That something else will be explained later. And yes, we have different last names because they are my brothers, not by blood. Now, let’s go, we can't make Marcus lose his beauty sleep.”

“Shut the hell up” Marcus answered.

Walking up to the parking lot, Elle felt like she was in a weird dream and being somehow bulldozed by a hot-blooded man with the most beautiful eyes and voice that…

“NO” she shook her head.

“what is it?” Nick asked.

“Uh.. nothing” Elle said.

“HOLY s**t” Marcus shouted, looking at Elle’s car.

“Is that really your car?” Nick asked.

“ Well, of course, this is my Beau.” Elle said proudly.

“ Brother, I think I’m in love.” Nick said to Luca.

“Shut up. ” Luca answered amused. “Now, bella mia, you drive this beau carefully. Follow me, Marcus and Nick will follow you from behind.”

“oh… o-okay” Elle stammered.

“Are you sure I wont impose? Really, I don’t need your company, no offense, but I think I can manage on my own.”

“Well, I’ll say, let me drive this beau sometimes, and we are even”. Nick said

“Hmmm…. I’ll be the judge whether you are worthy of my Beau” Elle said.

She walked to the driver's side and before she opened the door, Luca had beat her to it.

“ Drive safely, cara mia.”

Elle blushed but she just put on her seatbelt and started the car.

Marcus: “f**k. I think I’ll steal this car from her.”

Then they move on the road.