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2023-07-19 01:30:28I don't know how long Gia and I stood staring at the men that we had hoped so desperately, wouldn’t show, but the only thing that pulled me back to reality was Harry throwing his arm over my shoulder. “Ivy, baby,” he said with some excitement, “your father sent me to find you. He needs a word with you.” I saw Max’s eyes drift to his arm that slide around my waist. His eyes swirled with an emotion I wasn’t sure I knew and his jaw was clinched.
“Maxie,” Sienna’s whining voice drug his eyes from where they were burning into me, “I want to go find Arianna.”
He nodded to her before looking back at me, “yeah, babe, let's go do that,” he leaned toward her, eyes still looking at me. I refused to let him win so I didn’t look away as his lips landed on hers. As the kiss deepened though, I couldn't stand it anymore. Sienna may not be as bad as Arianna but she was very much a close second. I heard their steps draw closer to me but didn't look up until they were passing me. Max’s
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Before Gia could even open her mouth, there was a knock on the door. I look at Gia through the mirror but she avoids my eyes and walks to the door. I squint my eyes and the question on my lips dies when Nico and Max walk through the door. I shot to my feet, “No!” I said stomping toward them, “no, no, no,” I look at Gia with my arms folded over my chest but she only looks at her feet. She knew this was going to happen. “Traitor,” I said under my breath. “I’m sorry, Ivy, but..” I held up my hand to stop her talking. “I said Nico could come, not his big cocky friend,” my eyes grew huge when I realized what I said. The embarrassment got even better when Max started to chuckle from beside Nico who was red in the face from holding back his laughter. “We never did get that far, Princess. How would you know?” Max raised a brow and I glared at him. Nico couldn’t hold his laughter anymore and burst out laughing but stopped when Max’s words seemed to settle in h
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MAX I sat watching as Ivy pulls the guy towards the stairs. He wrapped his arm around her waist and it looked like they not only knew each other but that they had been much closer than that, which made me feel uneasy and I wasn’t sure why. I sigh sitting next to my best friend and his future bride as their faces finally separate. “Do you know that guy?” I ask Gia. She looks toward the stairs just as Ivy and the guy disappear. “Looked like Marcus. One of her ex’s, sort of,” she shrugs and turns back to Nico and starts talking to him. I don't like the feeling in my chest so, I look around for someone to take my mind of it. My eyes sweep past the bar and notice a cute blonde watching me. I lock eyes with her letting her know that I notice her and I am coming her way as I stand up. “How about a drink or a dance?” I ask her as I arrive in front of the bar. I lean a little trying to look casual. “How about a shot and then we can dance,” she s
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I woke up with one of the worst hangovers I have ever had. “Why?” I whined to myself. Pulling back the blankets, I notice that I am in my bed which isn't that shocking. I always seem to get home no matter how much I drink. What is shocking is that I am in my pajamas. I don’t remember putting them on. I do remember Max carrying me out of the club though and if he is the one that changed my clothes, “I will kill him,” I finish my thought out loud.“Ivy?” I hear Gia’s voice before my door opens. “Good. You are up,” she smiles wide at me. I groan and ask her to stop yelling. “Breakfast is almost over and everyone is wondering where you are.”“I said to stop yelling,” I whisper at her. My head is pounding. Gia laughs and runs toward me bed jumping on it. And now I’m going to be sick. “Please,” I beg her, “calm down.”I receive a giggle in return and I gla
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MaxI watched her walk into the room and was shocked that she looked so well. I was sure she would have a hangover but, she looked like she slept well and had no trouble getting up. I on the other hand, slept like shit because I couldn’t get how she felt in my arms, when I carried her to her bed last night. I had laid her down and wanted to crawl in beside her more than I should have but, Gia had taken over which I know was a much better idea.She walked past me without looking at me. I could see her eyes fighting to look at me from the edge though and I smirked a little. Maybe she is as affected by me as I am her. She grabbed a pair of ear plugs and started to put them in her ear before a guy walk up behind her and puts his hand on her shoulder. She turns and I take in her profile. She smiles wide at him and then damnit, she hugs him... tight.The guy is about the same age as us and the way she talks to him with her hands flying and
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I walked into the house and saw my mom in the entry way, a vase full of flowers in her hand. She smiled wide at me. She was always so excited to see any of us. My face must have told her that something was wrong because her smile dropped. “What is it?” She asked, setting the vase down on the table that sat in the middle of the entryway. “Men are stupid and aggravating,” I growled. Mom laughed and I sent her a glare. “I’m sorry, honey,” she held up her hands in surrender but I could still see her smirk. “I know then men in this family are especially stupid and very aggravating.” She walked closer to me and put both hands on my arms, rubbing them like she always did when I was younger. I didn’t like hugging much so that was her way of comforting me. “What happened?” I sighed, “the bastardo, Max, he... ugh!” I guess I wasn’t over it, even a little. I walked toward the living room, I heard mom behind me so I didn’t even bother to stop walking. “We did what dad as
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Max I walked into the gym that was owned by the family with Nico. I liked to workout whenever I have some down time. Which lately has been a lot more but I have been distracted with all my thoughts about Ivy lately and haven't been since I got to America. Nico hits my arm and nods across the room. I look in the direction he indicated and stop breathing. Ivy is in the ring that is in the center of the gym, sparing with another girl. She looks amazing in her tight spandex pants and sports bra. I know that if I keep watching the rest of the gym will know that I am enjoying watching her bounce around the ring. “Max? Maximo Ricci?” I hear someone say my name which drags my attention away from Ivy and her bouncing. “Joe?” I say when I look at who said my name. Joe and I were really good friends most of our lives. We had known each other since birth and we got into trouble a few times together but our mothers were friends and that made it so
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I watch Max hitting the bag like it someone that he wants dead. What is going on with him? Deciding that it isn’t my problem, I turn and walk toward the locker room, waving to a few people on my way.I pull the zipper on my gym bag and grab my phone then my towel. I send a quick text to Gia asking if she wants to meet for lunch before getting out of the shower. The warm water runs over my shoulders and I can feel them start to relax. I sigh and turn, grabbing the soap and try to wash away my thoughts that are turning to Max along with the sweat I worked up from sparing with Ethel. I try to think about that instead. I think about what I did wrong and what I could have done better. Then I think about how the room felt different suddenly when he walked in. “Damnit!” I shout before turning off the water and grabbing my towel to yank on. I swear I can’t seem to stop thinking about him since her got to America. “This is stupid, Ivy,” I scold myse
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I don’t know if it’s because I’m nervous or because I hate how high the neck is on the dress that Gia made me wear tonight, but I can not stop pulling at it. It is a cute dress, for Gia. She threw it at me the second we got to her house after lunch. Then she shoved me out the door as she yelled for me to have fun on my date. “It’s not a date,” I remind myself, reaching for the door of the restaurant. I’m late but my nerves are making that fact the last thing on my mind.“Welcome to Squisito. Are you meeting someone?” The hostess, who’s name tag reads Heidi, greets me.“Um, yes,” I take a breath to steady my nerves. I don’t even think I was this nervous when we were kids and he was my first kiss. Great thing to think about right now!“First date?” The hostess breaks in through my thoughts. “Don’t worry, you look amazing,” she smiles.“Thanks. I
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Five Years LaterIvy“Again!” I shouted as I paced around the group training in hand-to-hand combat. I couldn’t even help the smile that crossed my face as I took in the groups, made of both men and women, as they threw punches, and kicks, and fought to take their partners down.“They look good,” my dad said, stopping me from continuing my pacing. “I think you’re possibly the best Capo we’ve ever had.”I shook my head. There was no way that was possible. He had been amazing and everyone knew that. I work hard to be half as great as he was. “I had a great teacher,” I tell him, bumping his shoulder with mine. “Aren't you supposed to be leaving for Italy?”“Heading to the airport,” he nodded, “wanted to say goodbye and remind you to…”“Call you if I need anything,” I finished for him. He always said the same thing. Even five years after I became Capo, I was still his little girl. “The only thing I need is for you and Mom to enjoy your trip and tell Aunt Lidia that I said hi and send her
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IvyI watched Max walk out of my office door and then looked at Cristo. Did he really believe that Max was going to go kill people like my Uncle Dom? That his loyalty would ever waver? I had truly thought Orland was a complete moron giving out his whole plan and what not to Max and Nico, but his cousin here, was proving to be equally or maybe even more stupid.“You won’t get away with this,” I said then rolled my eyes and my cliche words. Max better hurry up and get me out of here away from this guy, his stupidity might be rubbing off on me.Cristo chuckles with a shake of his head as he stocks toward me. “You think I haven’t thought this all the way through?” No, I don’t, but I don’t say that I just stare at him. “Wow! You don’t think that I know that deep down that husband of yours won’t do whatever he has to in order to save you? Or is it that you don’t believe he loves you?” I continue to stare at him as he rubs a finger over his chin. I know it’s important to just keep him distra
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Max“That’s it for me today,” I told Giuseppe, the guy I was helping today. I had spent the last two months helping the men that Dominico said needed more training.“It’s only eleven,” Giuseppe looked at his watch.I nod as I pack up my rifle, “My wife finally has time for a small vacation. We are heading out in a few hours. I’ll be gone until Monday. Dominico will be around if you need anything, but I told him everyone should just get an extra day off this week.” I picked up my gun case and headed for the door.“Have fun,” he hollered after me. I raised my hand and waved but didn’t slow down. I’m on my way to take my wife on a fucking honeymoon. I thought the day would never come.As soon as I pulled up to our house though, I know something is wrong. Ivy said she would be outside with our bags so we could go straight to the plane and be gone. Our bags are where they’re supposed to be. Ivy isn’t.Getting out of the car and walking to the door, I take in what I see. The front door is o
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IvyI woke up with Max’s heavy arm over me. I wasn’t uncomfortable though. If anything, it was the most comfortable I had ever been. I moved a little, slowly, trying not to wake him up, but get closer to him at the same time. I knew that I should get up. I had work to do, but I didn’t want the moment to end.Married. We were married and I was busy. He had been hurt and I had focused on him. But since he had felt better, I had been focused on only work. I was a horrible wife. I smiled and thought about all the things I’d let him do to me the night before. Okay, maybe I wasn’t that horrible.“You’re thinking pretty hard over there,” Max’s voice made me jump a little. He chuckled and I swatted at his arm that lay across me. He moved, sitting up against the headboard. He brought me with him and my head went to his bare chest. All of him was bare. All of me was bare. “What’s wrong?” He kissed the top of my head.I shook me head and peered up at him through my lashes. “Nothing.”“Don’t lie
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MaxFor the second time today, Ivy has made me hard with her leadership. I never would have guessed that something like a woman… My woman… being in charge would make me so fucking horny. I hadn’t felt that way since I was a teenager. Ivy was the one to help me out then too.The problem right now though is that she is on a mission. She has been on the phone calling everyone she can think of to set up meetings and get things in order for when these women are ready to start training. She thinks the idea is a great one. Honestly, I do too. I love that she is able to defend herself even though I plan on her never having to actually do that.“Sorry, Max,” she said as she hung up her phone. She had taken over her father’s office and I couldn’t even say that I hated the way she looked behind the desk. “Are you feeling okay? Do you need to lay down? I lost my head earlier letting you lift me and…”I hold my hand up and lean as far forward as I can in the chair I’ve been sitting in since we cam
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IvyMax slammed my back into our bedroom door. My legs wrapped around his waist and my arms around his neck made it so that he couldn’t see a damn thing. That and our tongues battling each other for dominance.“Door,” he pulled away from me just long enough to groan the word. I reached behind me searching for the handle. “Hurry up. Your dad will probably try to kill me if he catches us like this.”“Don’t want that,” I said before biting his lip. He chuckled as he readjusted me in his arms. I finally found the handle as his hands found my ass and squeezed tight making me squeal.“Shh, Wife.” Max growled as he walked into the room and kicked the door shut. I raised an eyebrow when it slammed making much more noise than I had. “Yeah. Yeah,” he threw me on the bed.I bounced, laughed and smiling wide up at him. I looked over all of him. His perfect chiseled jaw, his perfect tanned skin, his perfect blue eyes. Okay, he was perfect. He was also going to give me the best looking kids ever. H
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MaxBeing shot hurts like a bitch. The attention my woman is showering me with though… worth it. I lean forward as she fluffs my pillows like she has every morning since I was released from the hospital.“How’s that?” Ivy asked, placing a kiss on my cheek.“Perfect. I will be extremely comfortable now when you ride me. Those perfect tits in my face while you do it?.. Heaven.” She laughs and shakes her head as she crawls out of the bed, smoothing her side of the blankets down so it looks like the bed was made with me in it. “Where are you going?” I groan.“To get your meds. Doctor says that you need to finish the antibiotics,” she puts her hands on her hips causing me to smirk at her. “Plus, you’ll want those pain pills too. Franny is coming for physical therapy this morning.”My head falls back, banging against the headboard. “Is it really Thursday already?” I pinch my eyes shut. I hate Thursday’s. Franny is a huge woman who takes no shit and pushes me as far as she can go. After not
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Ivy“No, No, NO!” I yelled at Max as his eyes closed. This was not happening. It couldn’t be. We were supposed to be going to the airport. I wasn’t going to only get a day with my husband. I watched as red flowed out from under him. My eyes filled with tears and I tried to lift him to turn him over.“Ivy!” I heard my dad calling my name, but I couldn’t move. I couldn’t leave Max. “Damnit, Ivy,” Dad’s hand clamped around my shoulder. “We have to go…”I shook him off and cut him off, “No! I’m not leaving him!”“Ivy! Listen to me,” Dad’s voice was calm as he gripped both shoulders and made me look at him. My hands were moving over Max, trying to see if there was something I could fix. “Ivy, we need to get him to the hospital.” His words made me snap my head in his direction. I nodded. He waved his hand at a few of his, my, men who ran over and bent down around me and Max. “Let them help him.” I nodded again and moved back so they could surround him and lift him in air.“Be careful, pleas
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MaxI couldn’t keep my eyes or hands off her all night during our reception. She looked beautiful and she was all mine. Finally. And I was never letting her go.We stumbled into the hotel suite, arms wrapped around each other, and lips connected. My hand found the zipper keeping her in her dress and not naked. I slid it down and kissed her deeper. When I pulled back, I smiled at her and said, “The first one is going to be fast. The way you look in this dress…” I shook my head at her. “Today has been the longest day of my life. Watching you, dancing with you, touching you in any way, knowing that you are officially mine in every way,” I tucked a piece of her hair behind her ear and smiled, “it was pure torture.”“I agree.” Her arms landed around my neck, so she could pull my head down to hers for a kiss.I pulled her closer by her hips, deepening the kiss. Out tongues tangled and she whimpered causing my dick to harden in my pants. I was more than ready to be naked with her. Sliding in
