Monster 13

Angela

“Well he was a scary son of a bitch wasn't he?” Totally at ease, I flopped down onto Monster’s bed. I didn't get intimidated easily, but the coldness of Gio’s stare had almost done it. Opening my eyes, I watched as Monster started pacing up and down the length of the window. He was scowling. The look on his face was murderous.

“What’s wrong?”

He froze before spinning on his heel. He glared at me. “What do you mean what’s wrong? Everything is wrong. I can’t marry you, Angela and… What are you doing now?” He watched me as I slipped off the bed and moved towards him. I stopped just in front of him, my hands slipping up his chest to rest on his shoulders.

“Why not?”

“Because …” He shrugged. “This is a fucking mess, Angela. We barely know each other and what we do know I’m not sure we particularly like.”

Sliding my arms around his neck, I reached up on tiptoes and pressed my lip to his. It might have been our first kiss; I couldn't remember if we had kissed each other in Vegas or j