Heart of the Mafia King

Slow Down

{Maisie’s POV}

I looked over my shoulder at him, noticing how he was staring at me. As if he were starving, and I was the only thing he’d ever wanted to eat. I kept one arm up around my breasts, and used the other to turn around in his arms, now we were chest to chest, face to face. My legs wrapped around his waist as he stood near the shallow end. “You caught me.” I giggled.

He looked down between us, where my arm was covering my breasts. “Are you hiding from me?” He asked, leaning down and kissing my cheek softly.

“No..” I whispered, my facing flushing as I could feel the embarrassment coursing through me. Along with the feeling of excitement, my body began to shake with adrenaline.

“Maisie, you should get your top back, and put it on.” He said, pulling me closer to him and moving us towards the edge of the pool where my top was laying.

“Why?” I asked, panic beginning to set in, please.. please tell me that I didn’t push things too far too fast. I felt brave, and in control just a moment ago, but now, now I just felt embarrassed.

He grabbed my top, handing it to me, and flipping me around. “Because, neither of us are ready for that. You were caught up in a moment, and I can see that, but you shouldn’t be doing this if you aren’t 100% ready to go further.” He said, turning away from me. “Are you 100% ready to take things further than this?”

“No..” I sighed. “You’re right.. I just wanted to play around..” I laced back up my top and swam back to the edge. I felt so embarrassed, I just wanted to get away, before I could reach the stairs I felt strong arms wrap around me once again. He lifted me up, and packed me over to the hot tub. He sat me down in it, and walked to a mini fridge nearby. He got out a bottle of wine, and some wine glasses carrying them over. He sat down both wine glasses, and filled them both before getting into the hot tub and sitting across from me.

I picked up my wine glass, taking a drink, as I felt his hand graze against my ankle, pulling it into his lap and massaging my foot. I mo****, laying my head back and relaxing down into the bubbles. “Don’t feel bad Maisie, I just, I want to make sure that both of us are ready for that step before we take it, I don’t think we should move too fast. This is my first real relationship after all.”

I looked back at him, smiling softly. “You’re right, I was just.. I was excited, nervous, playful, I wanted to be brave.. but I think I maybe moved too fast, pushing things too far..” I sighed. “Sorry Angelo, I didn’t mean to make you uncomfortable.” I picked up the glass, taking another sip.

She shook his head, letting out a soft chuckle. “Maisie, you didn’t make me uncomfortable! Listen, I want to be honest with you, I’ve had se* with other girls, I just never dated any. I’ve seen your body, remember when I fell down the stairs.” He paused for a moment. “That bra didn’t cover anything. You’re beautiful, every inch of you is beautiful, and one day, when we’re both ready to take that step, I want to explore, every single inch of you, with my hands, and my mouth, but for now, we should take things slow. Get to know more about one another, and make sure that the life I live, is a life that you can live in. I did tell you that my job.. it’s.. dangerous, to say the least.”

My face heated up, every inch of me.. I kept thinking. I mentally shook out the thoughts, focus Maisie, focus! “You’re right.. you already know about my ex, my job, my best friend. Maybe it’s time we talk about you Angelo.” I smiled, taking another sip of wine.

He kept massaging my foot, while I laid my back against the jets. “What do you want to know?” He asked.

I paused, thinking for a moment. “Everything.”

His eyes scanned over me, and he let out a breath that I hadn’t realized he was holding. “Well.. when my siblings and I were young, our family was targeted. Margo was kidnapped, and we spent most of our lives delving into the darker sides of business in order to find her. When we did, it was a lot to take in, she was kidnapped a few more times before we finally took down the people responsible.” He said. “This work that I do for the family business.. sometimes it entails taking matters into my own hands, off the record, and away from the law..”

I laughed softly. “Angelo please, it’s not like you’re in the Mafia or something!”

He froze, tensing up and shooting me a look, one I knew well, fear. He was afraid, did I.. did I get it right? “Maisie..”

I held up my hand, setting down my glass. “You.. you’re in the mafia?” I asked, staring him down.

“Well.. it’s.. kind of..” he sighed. “Yes.. I just took over for my father.”

“The mafia.. that.. it isn’t real right? That’s just in books and movies..” I laughed again, thinking he was joking.

“Maisie.. most of our business is legit, run through our companies. We have other prominent families as investors, and fellow businessmen, but sometimes.. sometimes something bad happens, and we’re forced to take matters into our own hands.” He sighed. “We had to do a lot of highly illegal things to get my sister back safely..”