The Husband

A Family Matter

We stayed in the bar for a couple for more drinks while we kept an eye on Andrew, I couldn't help but think of her back home. I made a quick call and waited impatiently as it rang.

"Hello Logan!" Instead of hearing Darcy, it was my mother who answered the phone, I felt relieved. Its been a while since I had a good talk with my mother and I knew she was against my decision but she knew I was only doing this because it was my last resort.

"Hey mom, are there any changes today?" I asked as I looked back to Luca who was on the phone speaking rapid Italian, who was he talking to, I wouldn't know but he sure as heck looked pissed.

"There are changes love, she is healing remarkably. The doctor said they'll take her off the drug soon and we'll just wait for her to wake up naturally which won't be a problem, I have faith in my daughter-in-law." I could hear my mom fighting back her sobs and I felt a huge smile graze my face when I thought of her words. I didn't realize I stopped walking when I heard Luca's booming voice coming closer behind me.

"Is that Luca?! Give him the phone!" Mom suddenly busted and I felt my ear sting with her voice going a bit louder on a higher note.Looking back to Luca who looked at me questionably, I handed the phone to him. He awkwardly spoke hello and I could hear mom curse at him for being too busy to visit her.

After the call he had with mom, he was glaring at me and was pouting like a kid who just got scolded 'cause he didn't eat his veggies. He was that weak towards ma, he loved her so much and he would do everything for her. Everything but what she asked of him, it was to get married and give her grand kids. He always said it was too early for that even if we were just a year apart.

"We're meeting an associate here.." He trailed off and I raised a brow, that was new and he looked... Nervous? if I dare say, which I must say is a first for me.

"And who would this associate be?" I asked and he looked around as if the said person would pop up at any moment. 

"She's just someone.." He trailed off once more and when I heard she I was surprised.

"You sly dog! Is she your girlfriend?" I teased and he frowned and glared at me, not really replying so I had to assume.

"Come on!! Give your brother some clues here!" I smirked and he groaned out loud.

"No! She isn't my girlfriend, she's already engaged." He whispered those last words and I felt my heart fall, my brother was in love with a woman who can never love him back.

I saw that he was bothered of the subject so I laid off and changed my question.

"So why are we meeting her?" I asked as we made our way out of the car and into the hotel.

"Believe it or not, she's skilled. The number one bait, sniper and killer -all in one, I have had." He looked forward and I hummed in reply, thinking what kind of woman was she? Then I heard it, a woman calling his name.

"Luca!" A woman in a crimson red sundress and black heels, whatever women call those these days.. Uh pumps?

"Shit.." He grumbled under his breath, he looked around until he spotted the brunette coming right our way.

"Patricia.." He smiled a bit until he covered it with an unemotional mask. The woman threw herself at him and hugged him tightly.

"Its been forever! What happened?! I rarely see you nowadays and you barely even contact me." She pouted and he shook his head, trying to explain he was busy and he didn't have any assignments that could use her in it, I watched her reaction and in her eyes I saw sadness. I know that look for my wife once wore it like make up.

"I see, well I'm guessing now you need me if you had called me to come here all the way from my vacation in Palawan." She glared at him and at that moment I lost that woman who was all jolly and smiling a minute ago.

She and Luca did fit well, too bad she was engaged as I got a good look on that ring on her finger.

"Suck it up and get over with it Galido." He mumbled an we made our way in the hotel, she was rolling her eyes at everything he says and sometimes she imitates him.

"Are you listening or will I have to call someone else to do the job?" Luca turned to face her, glaring at her hard, he was turning on this serious facade.

"I am listening Don Fiore, calling someone else is not necessary." She answered back with much coldness as he did.

"Its actually simple Ms. Galido, all you need to do is.. Act like one of the bikini clad women here and seduce him, we'll do the rest from there on." I smiled at her and she looked at me and nodded.

"So basically I just need to lure the bastard out." She stated and I nodded in confirmation.

"Well if Captain Arsehole here said that from the beginning then s**t would've been easy." She glared harshly at him and he just glared back at her, seeing them this way I know what my brother liked about her.

She was obviously a challenge but knowing Luca, he would've just gone over the said challenge with a bullet to the head and be done with it.That is not what Luca liked about Patricia, it was her fiery temper and kind of Bipolar attitude. Kind of what like my wife says "you're hot then you're cold" she quoted that from a song she couldn't forget.

Luca has been distant and unfeeling ever since Patricia came, while she looked at him with longing and sadness but knowing Luca he was oblivious.

A few hours into discussing things with Patricia, Luca claims he needs to go somewhere to meet someone and it was her turn to act detached. When I look at them, it makes me think if I never met Cassandra would I even know of these feelings? Will I even meet her at some point in my life?

"You know.. If you just looked at her and just forget she's taken, you'll see that she feels for you." I spoke out of the blue, we sat back in the bar eyeing Patricia who was clad in her sexiest bikini that could steal any mans attention.

"Since when did you turn to Confucious? Patricia doesn't look at me that way, besides if she did why would she get engaged?" He spat back and I just raised a brow at him, he's truly short-tempered as always.

"I may not know her bu-" I was about to say something when a certain brunette caught my eye.

What is she doing here?

My gaze followed her walking and I couldn't help but smack Luca's arm, He looked at the person I was eyeing and he cussed loudly.

"Merda!" We both stood up and followed the lady who sat beside another familiar lady and from the looks of it both were enjoying.I couldn't help but come a little closer and hear what I wish I never heard.

"I wish that bítch never wakes up, ever since she married Logan all the attention went to her like she was the newborn baby everyone loves." She scoffed and I felt my heart break.

"Someone is already working on it, I'm glad you sided with us Lorraine." Beth spoke and I couldn't help myself but walk their way, Beth who saw me looked surprised and Lorraine must've seen her expression causing her to turn around and when she saw me and Luca, the surprise and regret was written all over her face.

"Logan.. Luca.." She spoke softly and out of rage, I raised my hand at my own sister. The slap resonated and her head was turned to the side, still looking stunned.

"You are going home with Luca's bodyguards an you are not getting out of their sight until we get home." My glare at her was as harsh looking as it could get, I loved my little sister and I admit that I regret hitting her but what I heard from her own words made me lose it.

She knew they were behind it, she acted like an innocent soul in front of everyone and most important she was unreal to Cassandra. Never would I have ever thought that my own flesh an blood would do this to me.

"And you, you will tell me where is your brother's room." Beth looked like she was about to s**t her pants or more like her bikini bottoms.

"I.. I don'-" she was about to lie and before she could even finish that sentence I slammed my hands on the table top causing them both to scream in fright.

"I am not in the mood to play mindless games with you Bethany, where is Andrew?" I spat and she gulped audibly, looking around I noticed her trembling just like the way Lorraine was trembling.

"He.. He's at room 1303.." She whispered and Lorraine lost it, she started cussing at Bethany for being weak and give in to me, calling her a traitor.

"If anyone is a traitor here Lorraine that would be you." I spoke and she looked at me unemotional, Luca was standing by and watching our sister turn against her own blood. She was no better than the Russells.

"I will be calling Mom and Dad, I will inform them about this." Luca's heavy accented voice broke us from our staring match and at the mention of our parents, the fear in her eyes went back.

"This is a family matter that they will have to know." 

I watched as Lorraine thrashed a little from the grasps of Luca's bodyguards, she turned her head to glare at me and gave me the middle finger.