The Mafia and I

Chapter 3

Only I can change my life. No one can do it for me-Carol Burnett

When you've spent your whole life listening to others, it takes courage to pay attention to the sound of your own voice-Unknown

When one door closes, another opens; but we often look so long and so regretfully upon the closed door that we do not see the one that has opened for us-Alexander Graham Bell

Never say you have failed until you have reached your last attempt and never say it's your last attempt until you have succeeded-Unknown

Time is like a river. You cannot touch the same water twice, because the flow that has passed will never pass again. Enjoy every moment in life-Unknown

In life, don't expect anything from anyone. Because expectation, when not fulfilled gives you pain. When you get something without expecting it, it gives you pleasure. Keep doing your part and the leave the rest to God-Unknown

Silence and smile are two very powerful tools. Smile is the way to solve many problems. Silence is the way to avoid many problems-Unknown

Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself-Unknown

Lucy's POV

I turn the laptop off and I close it. I put it on the bedside table next to my phone and I plug the charger in the laptop. I need it for tomorrow because I have a meeting tomorrow morning with Maria and Francescio about the wedding reception that we are hosting next month. I get off the bed and I grab the glass of wine that I haven't finished yet. I walk over to my bedroom door, I open it and I walk into the hallway. I go into the kitchen and I turn the kitchen light on. I walk over to the fridge and I open the fridge door.

I have a few more sips of the glass of wine and I put it in the fridge. I'll finish it tomorrow. I close the fridge door and I walk over to the cabinet where my cups and glasses are. I open the cabinet door and I get a glass out. I walk over to the sink and I put the glass under the tap. I make sure the tap is on cold and I turn the tap on. I turn the tap off when the water gets near the top of the glass and I have a sip.

I turn the kitchen light off, I leave the kitchen and I walk back into the hallway. I walk back into my room with the glass of water. I turn around and I close my bedroom door. I turn back around and I walk back over to my bed. I put the glass of water on the bedside table carefully so that it doesn't spill everywhere on my phone, phone charger, my laptop and laptop charger. I get into bed and I turn the lamp off.

I pull the covers up so I can keep warm while I sleep. I put my head on the pillow and I get comfortable in bed. I close my eyes and I try to sleep. But I can't because I can still hear Brian f*****g the red head. I have disliked Brian ever since I first met him 2 years ago when I moved into my apartment. When I first met Brian I was walking up the stairs with a heavy box that had my clothes in. When I was half way up the stairs I was about to drop the box on the ground because it was heavy.

When Brian came to the rescue and helped me with the box which at the time I was happy that he did that. Brian must of seen that I was struggling with the box and helped me so that it wouldn't fall onto my feet and break. To also stop me from falling face first into the ground as well. At the time I had a little crush on him and I thought that he was friendly, kind and nice for helping me.

But that all changed when he brought a girl who was much prettier than me to his apartment. That night after me and Brian had finished bringing all the boxes that I had brought with me up to my apartment and when I had finished work. I knew that they weren't going to drink tea and read poetry to each other. I also knew from that night when he brought that girl to his apartment. That he is trouble, a player, a heart breaker and that he can't be trusted as well.

Whenever I see him I get this weird feeling like I should run for the hills and never come back. Like there is something about him that I can't seem to put my finger on. After we had finished bringing up the rest of the boxes to my apartment. I shook his hand and I thanked him for helping me. I turn on my right side to see if I can sleep but I still can't and there is no point in tossing and turning all night.

I get out of the covers and I sit up against the headboard again. I grab my laptop again but I keep the charger in so that it doesn't go flat. I open the laptop and I go into Google. I search up w*****d and I log in. My w*****d name is Vampiregirl467(it's not a real account I made it up) I go into works where I have saved my vampire book and I have done 14 chapters so far. I click onto new chapter and I start to work on chapter 15.

As I'm working on chapter 15 my wall is shaking and vibrating because Brian and the red head are still f*****g. Most Likely in his bed which is next to the wall. Which keeps smacking against the wall making it shake and vibrate slightly. They are making lots of noise and I don't like it at all. They are also making it very hard and difficult for me to concentrate on this chapter which I'm half way through.

Maybe I should listen to music while I work on this chapter so I don't have to keep listening to them f**k anymore. I thought they would of finished f*****g by now but they haven't. Hopefully they stop soon so I can save the chapter that I'm working on and go to sleep. Because I'm very tired and exhausted from a very long day and night at work.

Because I had to work the lunch and dinner shift. Because the waitress who was suppose to work the lunch shift had to cancel. Because her son was ill and had to look after him which was understandable. So I had to fill in for her that I didn't mind doing and work her shift plus mine which has made me very tired and exhausted. I was suppose to work from 6 until 11:30 tonight but Maria only let work the dinner shift for an hour and let me get off early as well. Which I was very grateful for and also because I worked the lunch shift which I wasn't suppose to work. When she didn't have to do that when she could have just made me stay and work the dinner shift as well as the lunch shift.

They have been f*****g for about 2 hours. They have had breaks but they just get straight back into it. I check the time on the laptop and it has just turned 9:50 pm. I don't think that it's normal for 2 humans to be f*****g for that long. I don't give a s**t who Brian f***s but I do when he f***s them for 2 hours. He can do whatever he likes and who he likes but not in his apartment. Where everyone and myself who also lives in this apartment building can hear him and the red head f*****g. I'm grossed out by the both of them and how they think that they can just do whatever they want.

They seem to forget that myself and other people who also live in the apartment building as well as Brian. Who are like me are either trying to get work done or trying to sleep or if they have kids trying to put and get them to sleep. Or watch TV or do something that they would normally do on a Saturday night. Brian and the red head obviously don't give a s**t about anything else but themselves. They also don't have any respect for everyone else and myself as well. Brian's bed bangs against the wall again.

That's it they have had their fun and enough is enough because I have had enough of them making so much noise and making the bed bang against the wall. I'm not going to sit here and listen to them f**k anymore. When I'm done talking to Brian. He will think twice before ruining my Saturday nights ever again. To also them to stop f*****g or go f**k, make noise and annoy someone else somewhere else. So I can keep typing this chapter up in peace and quiet and then go to sleep.

I save the chapter that I'm working on I will finish it trommow after my meeting with Maria and Francescio. I stay logged in and I exited out of w*****d. I turn the laptop off, I close it again and I put it back on the bedside table. I get up from bed again, I walk over to my bedroom door again and I open it again. I walk into the hallway again and I walk over to my apartment door. I open the door and I leave my apartment. I walk over to Brian's door and I knock hard and loud on the door so he can hear me knocking. As I'm waiting at Brian's door I start to become nervous.

I'm having an inner battle with myself deciding whether or not to stay at Brian's door and ask him to keep the noise down. Or to just go back to my apartment and finish the chapter I was working on and pretend that I didn't knock on Brian's door. After deciding on what to do I decide to not be a coward to stay and talk to Brian. I hope when I talk to him that he won't be cocky and a d**k. I will ask him nicely and politely to either keep the noise down or go somewhere else.

I'm pretty sure that he heard me knocking on his door because I can't hear them f*****g anymore. He opens the door and he has an annoyed look on his face. But when he sees that it's me standing at his door his face expression changes to a cocky one. He probably thought that I was one of the neighbors who sometimes complain to him for things that he does in his apartment. He winks at me and I blush. I look down and I notice that he is only wearing boxes and nothing else.

He must of put on whatever he could find after he stopped f*****g the red head to come answer the door. I also notice that from the shoulders and down to his waist is completely covered in tattoos. I look up again Brian must have caught me looking at his body. Because he has lust in his eyes and a smirk on his face. That I just want to wipe off and he looks up and down my body which is making me feel a little uncomfortable.

He smiles "Yes Lucy can I help you. I'm sorry for the noise I was making"

I smile back "Hi Brian and that's ok"

"I was in the middle of something with someone when you knocked on the door and I quickly got some boxes on so I wouldn't be naked to come and answer the door"

"That's ok again and sorry if I interrupted"

"Ok good and no worries about interrupting. So why did you knock on my door. Do you need help with something"

I start to become nervous again "Uh no I'm fine. I'm here because I was wondering if you could keep the noise down a bit or go somewhere else to make noise"

"Yeah not going to happen sweetheart"

"Please I'm trying to get some work done"

"See I don't care or give a s**t if your trying to get work done. If you don't like the noise put headphones in or move out and move to another state or country for all I care"

"Listen here you dic-"

He gets annoyed "Do not f*****g interrupt me little girl while I'm talking. Don't you know it's quiet rude. Didn't your mother ever teach you about manners"

I get annoyed at him for bringing up my mother into the conversation "Don't bring my mother into the conversation you asshol-"

He gets angry and I pretend that I'm not scared of him right now "I f*****g dare you to finish that sentence and didn't I say not to interrupted me or have you forgotten already"

I roll my eyes "You did and no I haven't forgotten what you said. I don't care what you say"

"I said don't f*****g interrupt me. As I was saying before you interrupted me again. I didn't mean to be so loud in my bedroom and I apologise for making so much noise. I'll try to keep the noise down as much as I can from now on so you don't have to come back to my door again and ask me to keep the noise down again ok sweetheart"

After he finishes talking he winks and smirks at me again. He also has lust in his eyes again. I mentally roll my eyes again so Brian doesn't see me rolling my eyes again. I notice that he keeps staring at my breasts which is making me feel a little uncomfortable. I also have this feeling in my stomach like my knees are about to give away. Either make me fall face first into the ground in front of Brian or him catching me. Stopping me from falling face first into the ground like the first time we met. I don't want that to happen again. I try to ignore the nagging in my head to pull Brian to me and kiss him. I ignore it by thinking about what I want to say to Brian. But I keep my thoughts to myself because I don't want to make Brian annoyed at me again.

"Ok thank you"

He smiles at me again "Your welcome sweetheart"

I smile at him again as well, I turn around and I walk back to my apartment. I go to open my apartment door but I stop by what he says "Maybe if you weren't such a prude b***h and didn't have a stick up your ass. You would get laid once in a while"

I take my hand off the door knob and I turn back around "Excuse me"

"You heard me sweetheart"

I walk back over to Brian "Listen you asshole don't call me sweetheart and a prude b***h. Also there won't be a next time because you will f**k whoever somewhere else. Not in your apartment where myself and other people live in the apartment building as well as you. Can hear you and the red head that your f*****g"

He gets annoyed again "Listen you b***h I don't know who you think you are but"

I interrupted him again but I don't care "Don't call me a b***h you d**k and I'm not finished yet. When I heard you and the red head or whatever her name is f*****g. I was grossed out by the both of you and by how much noise you both were making"

"Stop f*****g interrupting me you prude b***h"

"Stop calling me b***h and sweetheart I'm not your sweetheart. Anyway my Saturday nights will not be ruined by a dickhead and an asshole like you. Who obviously has nothing better to do with his night and who also doesn't give a s**t that other people and myself also live in this apartment building as well as you"

"Are you done"

"Yes"

"Well good because you better listen you f*****g whiny, stupid and annoying little girl and listen good because I won't repeat myself. If you don't listen and I do have to repeat myself there will be big consequences and I don't think you will like that at all"

I get annoyed "Listen you big oath I'm not a annoying, stupid or a little girl"

"Again with the interrupting me thing. You must really like doing it. And if you interrupt me one more time I will show you a side of me that you won't like at all trust me"

"I don't really care you dickhead"

"Will you f*****g stop interrupting me I'll let it slide this time. I don't give a flying f**k if I have ruined your Saturday night. Because I'll f**k whoever I want where I f*****g want and I'll f**k here in my apartment if I f*****g please. Also you can't do any f*****g thing about it and plus it's a free f*****g country as well"

"Oh yes I can do something about it you asshole"

"Oh yeah what are you gonna do about it little girl"

"I'll uh, I'll um"

"That's what I thought and don't even think about complaining one more time. Because if you do I'll f**k your p***y right now up against my apartment door 10 times better and harder than I f****d the red head with your permission of course"

I get angry "How dare you, you f*****g assho-"

He gets right in my face "I f*****g dare you to finish that sentence little girl. Anyway like I said before I don't give a f**k what you want or say. Because you really don't want to see me get pissed off or really pissed off. So do me very kind favour be a good girl and go back to your apartment before I make you and you really won't like that at all if I have to do that. So go back to your apartment and go back to whatever you were doing before you interrupted what I was doing. Also don't come back to my apartment for the rest of the night unless you want to join in the f*****g if not bye"

He slams the door in my face before I could say anything else to him. I can't believe that he called me a prude b***h, a whiny, stupid and annoying little girl. I'm not either of those. I'm an adult not a child. I have never met someone so arrogant and pigheaded. I can't believe he is one of those guys that are proud of themselves for being a player and a man w***e. Bringing different women to his apartment each night. I really want to slap and kick Brian in the balls for calling me a whiny, stupid, annoying little girl and a prude b***h.

The word p***y tastes sour and foreign on my tongue. I have heard people say v****a but not the word p***y. I have never heard someone speak the word p***y like it's a normal thing to say either in private or in public. It's definitely a new territory for me even though I'm not a virgin. I still think that people should use the word v****a not p***y. I walk back over to my apartment, I open the door and I walk in. I lock my apartment door. I walk into the hallway again, I walk back to my bedroom and I open the door. I walk back into my room, I turn around and I close the door. I turn back around, I walk back over to my bed and I get into bed again. But I don't pull the covers up because I'm not going to sleep. Because there isn't any point of trying to sleep. I turn the lamp on again, I grab my laptop again, I open it again and I go back into w*****d.

I click onto chapter 15 again that I was working on even though I was planning on working on it tomorrow. It will distract me and hopefully can make me very tired so I can sleep. As I'm typing up the rest of the chapter up I hear the bed moving again and it bangs against the wall again. they are moaning and groaning again but they are being more loud than before and making more noise than before as well. I thought that Brian would have kept his word and kept the noise down. But I guess after we got into our little disagreement he decided to not stick to his word. Maybe I should just take my phone, wallet and my laptop and go somewhere else so that I can't hear them f*****g anymore.

I hope they stop soon because I and I think everyone else don't want to keep hearing them going at it like a couple of wild dogs. As I'm typing the chapter up I suddenly hear yelling coming from Brian's apartment. I put the laptop on the bed and I put my ear against the wall so I can hear what's going on. It's probably not a good idea to eavesdrop on their conversation but I'm curious to hear what they are talking about. All the women that Brian has brought to his apartment I think this is the first time that he is having an argument with someone that he f****d.

"You told Richard what you stupid b***h. Do you have any idea what he'll do to me if he finds out I had something to do with it. He will f*****g kill me and cut my d**k off you stupid f*****g dumb w***e"

"Brian please I'm sorry I promise not to do it again. Please don't kill me or hurt me Richard bribed me I'm begging you"

"I don't give a s**t if your sorry. You should have thought about that before you opened your f*****g mouth and told Richard so goodbye"

The red head screams and it isn't out of pleasure this time. She begged and pleaded with him not to hurt or kill her but I guess her pleas didn't work. I'm wondering what they were talking about 5 minutes ago. Before the red head begged and pleaded with Brian not to kill or hurt her. There is silence no noise at all coming from Brian's apartment anymore. Just complete and utter silence which scares me a lot. Then a body thumps to the ground.

I'm guessing the red head is most likely dead from being murdered by Brian. I have a feeling that he really has killed the red head and I also don't think he is sorry for it as well. He will also have difficulty trying to get rid of the body out of his apartment and the apartment building. Without making other people in the apartment building suspicious of what he is doing. I cover my mouth to stop myself from screaming and making Brian break my door down and kill me the same way he killed the red head. I'm way to scared to call the cops in my apartment in case Brian can hear me talking to them. When I leave my apartment I'll call the cops to tell them what Brian did.

I walk over to my bedroom door, I turn the light on and I walk over to my wardrobe. I open the wardrobe doors. I get out a black crop top, black jeans, my black hoodie and my black boots out. I walk back over to the bed, I put the clothes and boots on the bed. I take my pji's off, I put the crop top, the jeans and my hoodie on. I sit back on the bed, I grab the laptop, I close it and I put it back on the bedside table. I put my boots on and I tie the laces so I don't trip and hurt myself. I unplug my phone I will need it because I'll be going out for a while. I'll also need it to call the cops and in case I need to call Caleb for a lift home. Also in case someone tries to rape and murder me and I need to call for help.

I stand up and I put my phone in my right back pocket of my jeans. I turn the lamp off and I walk over to my bedroom door. I open my bedroom door and I turn the light off. I walk out, I turn around and I shut my bedroom door. I turn back around and I walk into the hallway. I go into the kitchen again and I turn the kitchen light on. I go over to the bench and I get my apartment key out of the bowl which is on the bench. I leave the kitchen and I turn the kitchen light off. I walk over to my apartment door and I look through the peep hole to see if Brian is outside. I see he isn't which is good so that he doesn't ask me if I heard him kill the red head. I open the door and I walk out.

I close the door behind me, I turn around and I lock my apartment door. So no one can break in and steal anything that I own like my TV and other things that I own as well. I walk down the stairs. It is only 2 flight of stairs to walk up to my apartment and walking down which is good so I don't have to do much walking. I open the main door of the apartment building and I leave the apartment building. I know that I have my car and that I should drive instead of walking because it is much safer to drive. But I have decided to walk instead and I start to walk down the street. I'm glad that I'm wearing my black hoodie on because it's really cold outside.

I know that it's a stupid idea walking by myself late at night. Where there are probably rapists and murders lerking around to rape and murder me. I also left my apartment because I didn't want to stay in there anymore while the red head who is probably dead is still at Brian's apartment. As I'm walking I get paranoid I feel like someone is watching me. I should stop watching horror movies and crime shows at night. I stop walking and I get my phone out of my jeans back pocket and I dial 911.

(conversation between 911 operator and Lucy)

911 operator- "This is 911 what's your emergency"

Lucy- "I'm calling because I heard a murder in my next door neighbours apartment"

911 operator- "You heard a murder in your next door neighbours apartment"

Lucy- "Yes ma'am"

911 operator- "Was it a man or a woman getting murdered"

Lucy- "A woman"

911 operator- "Ok miss can you give me the address or the apartment building you live in so that I can send an officer to come"

Lucy- "The apartment building is in 2319 Oakland Street and my next door neighbours apartment is 2c"

911 operator- "Ok miss can I get your name"

Lucy- "Lucy Bennett"

911 operator- "Ok thank you miss have a goodnight"

The operater ends the call and I put my phone back in my right back pocket of my jeans. I decide to go to Rose's instead of walking nowhere and getting lost. Even though I have been living in Los Angeles for 4 years now. I still haven't been everywhere in Los Angeles yet. Rose's full name is Rosie Elizabeth Cooper but everyone calls her either Lizzie, Liz or Rose. Because she doesn't like her name and her middle name for some reason. I've known Rose longer than Caleb. Caleb and Rose know everything about me and I know everything about them.

I start to walk again. As I'm walking to Rose's I see 4 guys standing next to a car which looks very expensive. I stop walking and I look a little closer. I realise that it's Brian and his dickhead friends Enzo, Eric and James. I didn't like them when I first met them, I still don't like and trust them. Because they give me this weird vibe about them. I didn't hear him leave his apartment I guess he must of left before I did and to meet up with his dickhead friends.

Brian is the biggest asshole out all four of them. They are just standing around next to the car smoking and drinking. I look at them for a few minutes. They smirk at me and they look up and down at my body with lust in their face's. Just like Brian did when we had our conversation outside his apartment. which is making me feel a little uncomfortable. I start walking again to Rose's so they stop looking at me like they want to devour me.

I get to Rose's apartment building. I open the apartment building door and I walk in. I close it behind me and I walk up the stairs to find her apartment. I walk up three flight of stairs. I get to the third floor and I find her apartment. I knock on the door. She opens the door and she lets me in. We walk over to the kitchen and we sit down at the table.

"Hey Luce you ok"

"I'm OK and how are you"

"I'm ok as well"

"Sorry that I just showed up. I should of called or messaged you to let you know that I was coming over"

"It's ok I was binging on junk food and watching friends on Netflix. What were you doing before you came here"

"I was working on my book and doing my time sheet for work. So how is your family and Shaun"

"They are good. I'm actually going to see them next weekend and Shaun and I are on a break at the moment"

"Tell your family I say hi and I'm sorry I didn't know that. How do you feel about it"

"I will and I'm ok with it. I guess there is no point in crying about it"

"What does Shaun think about it"

"He thinks its a good idea because we have been arguing a lot these days"

"Oh ok what have you guys been fighting about"

"Stuff and whether we should stay together or not"

"Ok so are you and him allowed to date other people"

"Well we have talked about doing that but I haven't decided yet if I want to or not. I know Shaun won't get upset but"

"But it doesn't feel right"

"Yeah" Rose sighs "Well he is already dating someone new"

"Oh he is"

"Yeah they have gone on a few dates"

"Ok well how do you feel about it"

"I don't know how I feel about it to be honest"

"Maybe you and Shaun should to talk about your relationship and what you both want"

"That's a good idea I'll text him tomorrow to tell him. So me and him can talk about what we can do to make it work. If we can't then I guess we will have to end our relationship"

"Ok tell me how that goes"

"I will, anyway how have you been"

"I've been ok I guess I've been tired lately"

"Oh work and stuff"

"Yeah work and stuff"

"I know I shouldn't ask you this but how have you been since"

"Since I found out that Jake and Lilly were dating behind my back"

"Yeah"

"I guess I've been ok with it. But it still hurts whenever I think about what they did"

"I know it still does and I still can't believe they did that to you"

"I can't either but let's not talk about it anymore"

"Ok anyway so how is living next door to Mr hottie going for you"

I smile and I laugh a little "I'm not sure there was this girl with red hair and she was dressed like a hooker. She was waiting at his apartment tonight and he f****d her"

Rose rolls her eyes "Of course he did. Have you jumped his bones yet"

"No and I'm not going to anytime soon"

"Ok how come"

"Well I don't want to have s*x with a guy who brings different girls to his apartment every night and have a one night stand with Brian"

"Ok that's a good idea you don't want to catch a s*x disease from him. Who knows how many women he has been with and if he even uses protection"

"Exactly"

"Ok anyway do you want tea, coffee or hot chocolate"

"Well I don't want to stay up all night hot chocolate with 2 sugars please"

"Ok So how are your parents" She gets up from her seat and she walks to the bench. She turns the kettle on and she starts to make our drinks.

"Their good I haven't seen them in a while"

"Because of the fight that you and your mother had"

"Yeah she is still wants me to be a lawyer or find a husband"

"Your mother still wants you to be a lawyer or find a husband"

"Yes"

"OK what about your father what does he think about it"

"He accepts and understands that I don't want to be a lawyer or find a husband. But my mother still hasn't"

"I can talk to my mother to see if she can get your mother to stop"

"No that's ok I'm going to their house next weekend I'll talk to her about it"

"Ok tell me how that goes"

"I will" The kettle goes off. She grabs the kettle handle and pours the water into the two cups. She puts it back. She grabs the two cups and she walks back to the table and passes me one. She sits back down.

"So how is your book going"

I sip my drink and I put it on the table "It's going good"

She takes a sip of her drink as well and puts it on the table "How many chapters have you done so far"

"I've done 14. I'm working on number 15 at the moment. I would of gotten it finished if Brian and the red head weren't being so loud and making the bed bang against the wall"

"How loud were they being"

"Very loud that I had to walk over to his apartment to tell him to keep the noise down"

"What happened when you did"

"We had a calm conversation and then we got into an argument"

"Ok"

I leave the part out where I heard Brian Kill the red head "Yeah anyway hopefully tomorrow I can get number 15 done so I can start working on number 16 and 17"

"Ok"

I finish my hot chocolate "I'm working in the morning"

"I thought you had to work tomorrow night"

"I still am. I just have to go to the restaurant to set the tables up and talk with Maria and Francescio about the wedding reception next month"

"OK did they say that everyone has to be at the meeting"

"No they just said me, Caleb, the chefs and the assistant manager"

"Oh OK. You still want to own your own book store"

"Yes I'm still saving money and I have found a building to buy"

"Ok how much do you have saved up now"

"I have 3,790 saved up so far"

"OK how much is the least to buy it"

"4,750"

"Ok that's not to bad, how much is the rent"

"The rent is 550 every 2 months"

"Ok hopefully nobody wants to buy the building"

"I hope so to"

I leave my cup on the table. We both stand up and we walk to the door "Ok well I'll see you tomorrow night at the restaurant"

"Ok what time do you start tomorrow night"

"I start at 7:30 what time do you start"

"I start at 6"

"Ok I'll see you then"

"OK bye"

"See ya"

She opens the door, we hug and I walk out. She closes the door, I walk down the 3 flight of stairs and I open the main door. I walk out, I close the door behind me and I walk down the steps. I start to walk home. As I'm walking home I get the paranoia feeling again that someone is watching me. I stop walking, I turn around and I look around. I see nothing suspicious or anything unusual. I start walking again. I'm only 3 blocks away from the apartment building.

As I'm walking I hear foot steps behind me. I quicken my pace so they don't grab me and do horrible things to me. I keep speed walking until I feel a hand on my shoulder. That makes me stop walking. I turn around and I see that it's James. I smile and I feel relieved that it was him who was behind me and not a rapist or a murder like Brian. He smiles back.

"Hi Lucy"

"Hey James"

"How are you"

"I'm good you"

"I'm great"

"Ok so what are you and the boys doing out here I don't mean to sound rude"

"No it's ok we are waiting on a friend"

"Oh ok"

"Yeah so what are you doing out here by yourself"

"I just visited my best friend Rose"

"Oh ok I hope you don't get made at me for asking this. But what's the reason your by yourself late at night and not with a friend"

I smile at him again "It's ok I'm not mad"

He smiles back at me "I'm glad"

"I'm out here by myself and I didn't want to be in my apartment any more because Brian was with a girl at his apartment. They were having s*x and being noisy. Which made it hard for me to concentrate on some stuff I was working on"

"Ok what were you working on"

"I um was working on a story that I started working on months ago"

"Ok and I apologise for Brian"

"It's ok you don't need to apologise for Brian. He already apologised for the noise but we got into an argument after"

"Oh what was the argument about"

"Well he called me a prude b***h and said if I didn't have a stick up my ass I would get laid once in a while"

"I'm sorry for Brian he can be a d**k sometimes"

"Not your fault he is like that. It was nice talking to you James but I've got to get going and get home. I've got work in the morning"

"Ok I can walk you home if you want. It's not safe at night at this time of night for a pretty girl like you to be walking by herself" He winks at me and I blush

"I would like that very much if you don't mind"

"I don't mind at all and good because I would feel guilty and bad if anything happened to you"

I smile again "I'm happy that you offered to walk me home when you don't have to and I hope Enzo, Eric and Brian don't mind you ditching them"

He shakes his head and smiles again "They don't mind. Even if they did I wouldn't care or listen because your safety is more important them"

"I thought that you were just like Brian, Enzo and Eric rude and not nice at all. But I guess I was wrong because your not like them at all"

"I'm glad that you don't think of me that way anymore. Anyway shall we milady"

I giggle "We shall kind sir"

We both laugh and we start to walk. As we are walking I get the feeling again that someone is watching me. I stop walking and so does James. He looks at me.

"What's wrong Lucy"

"It's probably nothing but I feel like someone is watching me"

"You don't have to be scared I'm here"

"Thank you"

"Your welcome"

We hug and pull away. I look over and I see Brian smirking at me. James turns and looks at what I'm looking at. He turns back around "Oh that's what you were looking at"

"Brian is making me feel a little uncomfortable"

"Don't worry about him. When you get home you don't have to worry about him anymore"

"Well I kinda have to worry because we live in the same apartment building and we are next door neighbours"

"Sorry that you have to have him as your next door neighbour. If you want I can talk to him about tonight and to ask him to stop annoying you anymore"

"No it's ok you don't have to"

"You sure"

"I am"

He smiles "OK and if you ever need someone to talk to about Brian or anything. Just give me a call or text"

I smile as well "Ok thanks but I don't have your number"

"OK I'll give it to you and you give me your number"

"Ok"

I get my phone out and he does the same. I give him my phone and he gives me his. I put my number and name in his contacts. I give his phone back and he gives me back my phone. I put my phone back in my jeans right back pocket and he puts his in the inside of his jacket pocket. We start to walk again. I look at Brian again and this time he isn't smirking. He is glaring not at me but at James. I don't know why he is glaring at James for. Maybe because James is walking me back to the apartment building who knows. We walk for 45 minutes then we get to the apartment building. I walk up the steps and I turn around.

"Uh James"

"Yeah Lucy"

"This may seem like a weird question to ask. But I was wondering if your not doing anything next weekend. Would you like to come with me to San Francescio"

"I'll have to check with my boss"

"Ok"

"So how come your going to San Francescio"

"I'm originally from there and I'm visiting my family for the weekend"

"Oh ok"

"Before you agree there is a catch"

"Ok what's the catch"

"The catch is that you have to be my fake boyfriend and I'll explain the reason why when we drive up to San Francisco"

"Ok I can do that"

"Really you will"

"Yes"

I walk back down the stairs and I hug him. He hugs back and we pull away. "Thank you for agreeing to be my fake boyfriend when you don't have to"

"It's ok I don't mind. I know that if I had asked you to be my fake girlfriend I know you would do it for me"

"I would. We have to do questions so that my parents will think our relationship is real"

"Ok what type of questions will we have to ask"

"Just basic questions"

"Ok when will we practise the questions"

"Well I'll be at work all day but I don't start until 7:30 tomorrow"

"Ok where do you work at"

"I work at the restaurant La Bone"

"Ok you must know Maria and Francescio"

"I do know them how do you know them"

"My grandparents have known them for a very long time and I've known Maria and Francescio since I was a baby. They also used to look after me when I was little. I would go to the restaurant with my parents and my grandparents"

"Oh ok. Anyway I better get to my apartment"

"Ok so what time do you want me to come to the restaurant tomorrow"

"12:30 pm but it might be very busy in the restaurant tomorrow. So we can do the questions in the office"

"Ok I'll see you then"

"Ok see you then"

"Bye"

"Bye and thank you for walking me home"

"Your welcome"

James kisses my cheek and I blush. He smiles and winks at me again. He walks back the same way we walked. I walk back up the steps. I open the main door and I walk inside. I walk up the 2 flight of stairs again and I get to my apartment. I get my apartment key out of my hoodie pocket. I put the key in the lock and I unlock my apartment door. I take my apartment key out of the lock. I walk in and I turn around. I close my apartment door and I lock my apartment back up. I turn back around. I go into the kitchen and I turn the kitchen light on. I walk over to the bench and I put my apartment key back in the bowl. I leave the kitchen and I turn the light off.

I walk back to my bedroom and I open my bedroom door. I turn the light on. I turn around and I shut my bedroom door. I turn back around. I walk over to my bed and I sit down. I turn the lamp on again. I get my phone out of my right pocket of my jeans. I put it back on the bedside table and I plug the charger back in. I untie my shoes and I take them off. I take my hoodie and my jeans off. I put them in a pile next to the bedside table. I stand back up and I put my pj's back on. I walk back over to my bedroom door and I turn the light off. I walk back over to the bed and I get into bed. I pick the glass of water up. I have a sip and I put it back on the bedside table. I pull the covers up and I turn the lamp off. I put my head on the pillow. I close my eyes and I slowly fall asleep. Hopefully tomorrow I have a better day then I did tonight.