TAMING ITALIAN BOSSES

Crap! I quickly steady the vase that twirled around the the table's edges dangerously, and put a hand over my frantically beating heart, trying very hard to keep the tears at bay. What happened? I'll tell you my sad story over the moans of my boyfriend and his partner that are getting louder by the second, coming from his bedroom. Yup. You guessed right. My boyfriend, The Italian Greek god , easy on the eyes and a total flirt, has cheated on me. leaving me heartbroken. Not that he knows that I know. I sigh deeply. But why do I feel a tinge of relief in there? Like now I've got an excuse to break things off with him. I felt so suffocated before. It's like I'm free now... But then again, no matter how bad a relationship is, nobody wants to get cheated on. I mean, that's just low. Why couldn't he just tell me that he was done using me and just didnt love me anymore? He had to go frolicking around with others.. God knows how many more he's left behind. I walk out of his house and back to my house where my best friends are waiting for me. "What happened to you?" Cole called out to me while I took off my coat and hung it aside. He was sitting cross legged in front of the television with popcorn in his hand and switching through the channels. "Didn't you go to see Derek? How is he?" Abigail asked me, stepping out of her room in her pajamas. Today was Saturday and we were currently enjoying our day off from college and our part time job at the library. "He's..." I stopped short when I realized I didn't know how to break the nevws to them. "He's um... currently quite invested in another... person... Really? That the best you could come up with? "Okaayyyy... What happened really? Everything alright?" Abigail came closer to me and inspected me up and down. I sighed loudly. "He was doing... it... with another woman... I walked in on them but he didn't see me so I came out of there. I think I recognized her... Angela from the cheerleaders." I told them both and their eyes widened so much I thought they'd fall out. "He what?!" Abigail shrieked, taking my hands and Cole got up from the couch and walked over to me. "That blonde chick? Really? Cole raised his eyebrows and I just shrugged. "Oh my god, how are you feeling?" Abigail asked, hugging me tightly. Cole came from behind and joined into the hug. "It's going to be alright Nissiy, you'll find someone better than that asshole. I knew he didn't deserve you." Cole rubbed my back up and down. "How are you feeling?" Abigail dragged me to the couch and we all sat down. "Honestly? I don't know.. Part of me is relieved I got an excuse to break up with him but part of me is just... hurt. I mean, how could he do that? We went through so much.. And we were together for two years for god's sake! Did that mean nothing to him?" As if on cue someone came in and all three of us looked at each other because we knew exactly who it was, and I braced myself for the worst. "Nissi, baby where you at?" Derek walked into the living room and seeing us all he grinned and walked Over to me. The same grin that had girls falling for him- the same had men falling for him. "Why are you here?" I asked him suddenly aware of what he was doing just a while ago and I was disgusted by the fact that he had the audacity to show up here after moaning another Woman's name. Pathetic. "What do you mean baby? I came to see you." He frowned but then grabbed my hands, pulling me up from my sitting position and kissing me deeply. Usually I would melt and give in when he kissed me but now I just felt like being used for entertainment. "Let me go you asshole!" I shoved him away from me and Abigail and Cole stood in front of me protectively. "What's Wrong with you Nissi?" He asked me confused, looking between the three of us. I chuckled at his response. "What's Wrong with me?" I scoffed at him. "What is wrong with you? Wasn't sleeping with someone just minutes ago enough? Or did you come here because she wasn't good enough?" I said through clenched teeth and for a moment he looked shocked and taken aback before he collected himself and Smiled at me. "What could you possibly mean? I was training a while ago and I came to see you as soon as I was done." I could hear the desperation in his voice like he knew he was caught. "Stop lying Derek. I saw you. I was there 15 minutes ago and yet you have the audacity to lie to me after hooking up with someone else." I looked at him dead in the eye and before he could say anything, his phone rang, he glanced at the caller ID and then looked at me. "We'll talk about this later." He said and was about to turn around when I called to him. "No need. We're done. Now Get Out." I told him with finality in my voice and he scoffed. "We are not done and we'll talk later." He headed out the door. "Yes, we are. Don't you dare show up here again." I told him and slammed the door in his face, and came back, falling on the couch and slouching in my seat. I sat there for a while before clearing my throat. "Well... That went exceedingly well." "You okay?" Cole asked me concerned. "Never better." I replied, smiling bitterly and thinking of things I'll be doing the rest of the week to avoid Derek. Thankfully, I had my best friends to help me out in times of need. It was now Monday, and all three of us were at the library, stacking the new books and placing them on the shelves. "Nissi have you finished the last two boxes yet?" I heard Cole call out from somewhere. "Yeah I'm just arranging some last few ones... Almost done!" I told him and he answered with an okay, while I worked in silence with my earphones in my ears, humming to my favorite Songs. Abigail and I had spent the weekends drowning in my sorrows with a pint of ice cream and Cole helped us finish it, and get the lock on our door changed so Derek couldn't come in since he had one key. Out of the corner of my eye, I noticed Abigail walking over to me. I plucked out my earphones and looked at her expectantly. "We're going out tomorrow night, a new club opened not far. You're coming right?" She looked at me hopefully. "I don't know. We have classes Abby." I told her and she shook her head. "We don't have classes till 12 pm Nissi, plus, it'l be fun and you can drown you sorrows there.. You know, hook up with some stranger, kiss someone, dance with another, enjoy yourself.. When's the last time you had fun?" She looked at me and I sighed. "Ill think about it okay?" I told her and she smiled. "You can't think about it, you're going and it's final.. And you've gotta wear that sexy dress we bought for you yesterday. Okay?" She told me and I just nodded, while she went away to Cole squealing. Did I mention we went shopping yesterday and bought me a whole new wardrobe? Cause we did, and we bought so many dresses I thought I'd go bankrupt. Oh well, guess I'll be wearing one of them tonight so.. yeah. After finishing at the library we all went to our favorite café, 'Rosie's. It was a nice, cozy place not far from our college and the library, so we came here every now and then to relax. "Ill have a latte and the chocolate fudge brownie please, thank you." I told Mark at the counter, a plump guy in his forties. "Anything else I can get my beautiful ladies?" He smiled at us and we all grinned. "Thanks Mark, but thatll be all." Abigail told him, paying for her tea and handing Cole his soda. We all went to our usual spot by the window and Cole settled on the cushions in the corner, taking out his phone and typing away on it while Abigail and I chatted about college life. "Have you finished your assignments?" I asked Abigail while taking a bite out of my brownie. "Yeah I handed them all in today. Thanks for helping me out with the interviews though. Tell me if you need any help.." She smiled at me and I smiled back. "I will.. Not that I need it, but could you please find me Mr. Darcy, I think I'm in love with him. Again." We both giggled and Cole groaned"How many times you gonna read that book Winchester?" Cole looked at me pointedly andI stuck my tongue out at him. "You men can never understand the love we women have for Mr. Darcy.." Abigail and I erupted into a fit of laughter and then I realized my brownie had finished. Quickly taking a sip of my coffee, I got up from my seat. "I need another brownie. This is too good." I told them both and slipped out of our booth and made my way to the counter, taking out my phone to text my sister, Ava. I had told her about the breakup overa text and now she was eating my brain to call her. "Ill call you later when I'm free okay?" I messaged her and was about to hit send when I collided with ahard wall. "Ouch." I rubbed my forehead and saw two very neat and polished black shoes. I looked up and my breath hitched. Oops. I slowly looked up and saw a man looking down at me, his eyebrows raised. "Oh. I didn't see you there... I'm really sorry for bumping into you." I trailed off when I noticed the old look in his eyes, like as if he didn't care about my excuses. His eyes, they looked black. Almost black, with a hint of blue. His jet black hair was slicked back neatly and his jaw was clenched tight. He wore a black suit that hugged his body with a white shirt underneath, with its top two buttons opened, exposing his chest. One of his hands was in his pocket and the other held a phone. I could tell he was important by the way he looked and also by the Rolex on his wrist. He looked intimidating and for a moment my breath hitched. He was perfect, like a Greek God descended from the skies. I shook my head and collected myself. "Im sorry sir... Il be going now" I squeaked like a mouse and went around him and towards the counter, not looking back. I quickly took a brownie and was on my way back when I bumped into someone again. I looked up and gasped. s**t, not again! "Oh my god! I am so sorry.. It won't happen again, I'm just really clumsy.. Sorry." I rambled and before he could say anything, I ran off towards my booth, quickly jumping into my seat, breathless. "What happened to you? You look like you've seen a ghost." Abigail looked at me intently andI sighed, collecting myself. "I bumped into a drop dead gorgeous man- twice. It was embarrassing." I whispered to her and she frowned. "Why are you whispering?" She bent low and also whispered to me. "Because-." I looked behind her to see the man tallking to someone on the phone with his back towards us. "He's right behind you. Look..."