Two Shameless Lovers

"You've been so busy... when are we going on our first date?" Cara whined to Adonis with a childish pout on her face.

His hands ceased their rapid typing, and he peered at her from below his nose, adjusted his glasses, and then turned back to his work.

"Soon."

"You keep saying soon. Give me a specific date." She pressed further.

"I can't. I have a lot of work." He gestured to his laptop on the table.

"You always have a lot of work. Can't we just pick any day?" 

"How about next month?" 

"You said that last month."

"Then next week?"

"You said that last week." She cried out. "You know what? Do what you want. I just want to spend time with you, but if you don't want that, that's fine." Cara huffed before taking a seat on one of the empty chairs.

Adonis stopped his incessant typing. He rose and went to her.

"Fine. We can have our date tonight." 

Cara squealed, throwing her arms around him happily. 

It's been a few weeks since they started dating for real. A few weeks since Adonis was introduced to a side of her he hadn't seen before. From her frequent head-butting and stubborn habits, she'd switch into a demanding and spoilt brat.

She was still the same, just a little childish. 

Those few weeks had been wonderful and strange to him, but he'd never felt so peaceful. He'd always lived to be Capo. All his goals and ambition stirred towards that one purpose, but now he was living for real. Not just for the family but for himself.

As always, his stomach tightened in happiness when he saw her giggling her way up to the room. She made him smile more than anyone else.

Whenever Cara was happy, he was happy.

"Blah blah blah! I'm in love, and you're not. Blah blah blah." Luca mused from across the table, and Adonis rolled his eyes. 

He had forgotten that they weren't on their floor but in the dining room.

"What do you want, Luca?" He asked tiredly, returning to his work.

Luca sighed dramatically. 

"I'm just thinking I shouldn't have encouraged you guys to be together for real." 

He said, remembering how he came to the mansion a few weeks back to check if Cara was able to get through to Adonis. It was the exact day they decided to be together, and they both didn't come down for a long while. He got tired of waiting and barged in to be sure they weren't at each other's throats.

Luca closed his eyes in discomfort, his mind screaming to be free from the agonizing memory.

"I shouldn't have barged in that day!" He said with a bitter expression.

"Yes, you shouldn't have." Adonis agreed with a stern look.

"Hey! It wasn't my fault. I waited for hours, Adonis, hours! I got here after breakfast and barged in around dinner time. You can't blame me. How was I to know that you guys were going at it like bunnies?"

Adonis gave him a dry look.

"I don't care. You shouldn't have walked into a married couple's room."

"I didn't walk into your room. I arrived at your floor, and then bam! You were going at it on your kitchen counter. Adonis, you had a bed, a chair, a desk." He exclaimed.

"Keep your voice down!" Adonis hissed. "You made her so embarrassed, she refused to let me touch her for two weeks in fear of someone watching."

"Is that why you've been so cold to me? You don't even hang out with me anymore." Luca whined, and Adonis gave him a look that said, 'Really? You too?"

"You wanted me to commit. I'm committing. Go be with Cece." 

Luca scoffed, mimicking his words.

"Anyways, I'm just glad you decided to get your sh*t together and put the past behind you. You have me to thank for that. I gave Cara the push she needed and acted as cupid for you both." 

Adonis hummed.

He didn't need to admit it, but he owed his friend a big one. Not just for helping him get together with Cara but for being there when no one was. He had always been a tough support for Adonis. It had always been just the both of them. Now he had someone else.

It was beginning to seem like a real family.

"How's the work going?" He asked, switching into business mode.

"The boys are on it. Nothing suspicious for now. Although Freddy and Mario reported that the Grecos have been buying weapons. The amounts are not alarming yet, just frequent, so we have our eyes on them." 

"Good."

Adonis's mind went back to Cara. He had been waiting patiently for her to disclose that she knew the Grecos, but she had yet to. He couldn't even stop Kane from coming because it'd alert the Grecos about his suspicions. He wanted them to be caught unaware and think they were in charge. Adonis didn't care anyway. They were like little flies compared to the Bernardis. He could squash them whenever and however he wanted.

And they say it's better to keep your friends close and enemies closer. 

Something big was coming. Something big and dangerous. But he was always prepared.

He exhaled, a resolved look on his face.

"Have you checked the weapon storage? We have enough, right? We need to be alert."

"You don't need to say it. I understand." Luca assured.

He grunted.

"Cara says her training with Kane would end this month. It's been four months since they began. I suspect that's when they plan the attack. Tell the men to keep training. No one should be left behind." 

He noticed Luca pull on a thinking look and lean back against his chair.

"What is it?"

"You still don't trust her?"

"She's hiding a valuable point from me. What do you think?"

Luca glanced at the door.

"You just have to trust her. It's better to talk about it than to be suspicious and cause a misunderstanding." 

Adonis grumbled with a disturbed expression. "I think the downside to this relationship thing is I have to talk a lot." 

He laughed. "Just talk to her. Maybe after your date tonight? I think I'll take Cece on one too. Spoil my woman and then some." He joked and looked down to check the text that had just popped up on his phone.

His playful look turned into a sour one and Adonis rolled his eyes.

"What is it this time?"

"One of the men just caught the spy." 

Adonis's gaze turned cold.

"Who is it?"