Feeling Scared
1392 Words
Ava
“I have someone that knows where they might be and who took them” I said. I walked over to him and took his hand “I’m begging you Enzo, let me help you. If you want I can show you the person who has information about them”.
He looked at me with incredulous eyes, pulled his hands away from mine and said “I don’t believe you. Who could know where they are?”
I walked out of my studio and told him to follow me. We walked downstairs to the basement and I showed him the cell where I had Kyle. He looked at him and I could see how shocked he was.
“I thought he had disappeared” he mentioned staring back at me before looking at him again.
“Yes, he did. I made him disappear. He’s been down here for almost a year” I confessed “he might know who took your family and where they might be. I have a feeling my brother knew too”.
I could see a tear falling from his eye. Not sure if it was sadness or anger, but I could see some hope in there too. “I know you want to find them and I promise you I will help you find them” I wasn’t sure why I was telling him that. I was scared, I fell in love with him and reuniting him with his family might take that away from me. But I needed to help him. He needed them back, especially his little girl and I wasn’t going to stop until I found them.
Kyle stood up from the bed in the cell. “Well, well, well. If it isn’t the big bad boy” he said taunting Enzo. I could see him tense next to me.
“Where is my wife and daughter” my heart hurt at him mentioning the word ‘wife’ but I had to accept he was still married and trying to find her.
I stood there, waiting for Kyle to answer his question. “Well, I know who took them but I won’t tell you where they are” Kyle said with a cynic smile.
I was angry too but I didn’t want to show it. If we wanted him to tell us everything, we had to be patient. But Enzo had other plans. He slammed the cell with his hands “Where did they take my wife and my daughter? TELL ME!!” he yelled.
I pulled Enzo towards me “Enzo please calm down, he won’t tell us anything if you’re being aggressive”.
“What makes you think I’ll tell you anything even if you’re calm” he said which made me walk closer to him.
“You better tell us everything, or your hand would not be the only thing cut off” I threatened him.
“Oh sweetheart, I doubt you’re anything like your brother or sister. You can’t harm a fly” he said with a grin on his face.
“We’ll see about that” I said calling my men and ordering them to take care of him in the worst way possible. He forgets who is the boss here now..
“Do you want something to drink? Just to relax a little?” I told Enzo. He agreed and we went back to the studio. He nodded and followed me. He closed the door behind him and I started looking around in my bar.
“What would you like?” I asked him.
“Scotch please” he replied standing next to me by the bar. I served the amber-colored liquid and handed it to him. Our fingers brushed and I could feel sparks. Pathetic I know, but I couldn’t deny he’s all I’ve been thinking about.
I was scared, that’s for sure. As soon as we will find his wife, everything would be different. I’m sure he’ll go back to her. Those flirtatious moments we’ve had this past year would be for nothing. But I had to accept reality. He was not mine, and he would never be.
Enzo
I gulped the whole glass of Scotch in one shot. I was angry, frustrated and hopeless. Kyle knew who had my family and he won’t tell me.
“Easy tiger, you’ll choke” Ava said while taking the glass from me.
“Thank you for wanting to help me, I would be happy if I could only see my little girl, I’ve missed her and knowing she’s still alive makes me want to search heaven and earth for her”.
“We’ll find them Enzo. I’ll make sure of that. I made some calls and my men are already working on it” she assured me. I looked at her and smiled. She cupped my cheeks and gave me a soft smile herself. I took her hand and kissed it in gratitude. I don’t know what came over me but I stared at her lips, those beautiful pink lips. I put my glass on the bar and lifted her up to her desk.
“Why? Why do you have to be so kind and so beautiful?” I told her making her blush.
“I’d do anything for you. And I just want to see you happy, even if it’s not with me” her words shocked me and they might have shocked her too. I don’t know what came over me that made me press my lips against hers with want and need.
She clutched my leather jacket and kissed me back. I gripped her hair and started kissing her jawline and neck. She let out a soft moan and I could feel her labored breath. “Enzo, we have to stop” she whispered, but I couldn’t.
I put my hand under her shirt and almost made it to her breast when I heard a knock on the door. It brought me back to my senses and I pulled away from her.
“Come in” Ava said fixing her hair. I stood once again by the bar and served myself another glass of Scotch. “What happened?” She asked the man that walked in. She looked a little flustered, probably from the heated kiss we just shared.
“Sorry to bother you Ava, but we have a problem” he said.
“Is this about Kyle?” She asked.
“Yes. We don’t know how, but before we were able to do what you told us to do, he killed himself”.
"What do you mean? We were just there a few minutes ago. What happened?" Ava asked clearly shocked and angry. I slammed my hand against the bar and cursed. The only lead we had was gone. Ava touched my shoulder trying to console me but I jerked away.
“This is all your fault” I said out of anger. I was sure I was going to regret it after, but at the moment I didn’t care. All I cared was finding my daughter.
“My fault? I was trying to help you!” She yelled. The man left the studio and closed the door.
“And look what happened!! You shouldn’t have played with fire Ava, you should have left things alone!”
“Screw you! Ungrateful asshole!” She was about to walk away when I pulled her against me hugging her tightly. She was stiff in my arms, but then wrapped hers around my waist and hugged me back.
“I’m scared, I’m so scared. I’ve never felt this way in my whole life” I shed a tear and she just held me even tighter.
“I’m here for you Enzo. I’m always here for you”.
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