Chapter 17: A Big Favor (Part 2)

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia blinked her eyes and stretching her muscle. "What time is it?" She sat on the bed. She touched her head.

"Are you awake, princess?" Julia asked as she crossed her arms.

"Julia? It's that you?" Cecilia guessed. Julia helped her to stand up and gave her a painkiller for her. "Are you s-sleeping here?" Julia shook her head.

"I want to go out with your Nonno for a day, and after that, we talked about business." Cecilia holds her arm tight.

"Where are you going?" Julia took a deep breath and stroke her hair.

"I'm going out with your Nonno, Cecilia, besides…" Julia cupped her cheek and kissed her forehead, "it's your sift, right?" Cecilia relief.

"Anyway," Julia took off her hoodie, and she gave to Cecilia, "I will comeback tonight to taking rest in your place." She stormed out of the room and furrowed her brow while holding Julia's hoodie.

"What's wrong with the hoodie?" Cecilia smells Julia's hoodie and she could smell a digested liquid that mixed with alcohol and stomach juices. Cecilia threw her hoodie to the floor and cursing Julia.

Julia's POV

Julia tidying up her suit and she looks at Cecilia's Nonno and bow. "Don't need to do that, Don." Julia opened the passenger seat.

"It's an honor to have the legendary assassins in my car." She closed the door, and she gets in the car.

"Where are we going, sir"?" Julia reversing her car.

"I want to eat at this place," Julia took the scratch of paper and she put the address inside the GPS.

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia sat and sigh. Her Nonna looked at her. "What's wrong?" she asked. Cecilia pulled a plate and Maria put on some toast.

"Nothing." She barked. Maria took a glance at her Nonna and took a deep breath. Maria puts her teacup on the table and took a deep breath.

Rico opened the door, and he looks tacky. Rico walks to the dining room and sits on the chair. His face swallow and strong alcohol smell fills the room. He snatched Cecilia's mug and drinks it. Cecilia clenched her fist and stomped. "I don't have an appetite. Thank you for the breakfast." She slammed the door and walked to the bus station.

Maria stared at Rico, "I never let you get close to Cecilia again, young man." Rico puts the mug on the table.

"Julia…" Maria cuts his words, "I know she lights the fuss, but her intention was good!" Rico hissing and clench his fist. His eyes become red and looks at the Maria's face. She yelled at him. Not only that, she praised his enemy in front of Rico. Rico unconsciously grabbed a bread knife as he clenched his fist.

He was tired, hungry, and sleepy, but Maria did not stop talking about how great Julia was. A bomb ready to explode, but Cecilia's Nonna patted his shoulder. Rico realised the knife, and he looks at her,

Maybe next time he can silence her, his thought wants to get rid of Julia and makes Cecilia become his. He needs Maria's trust. "Are you listening?" Rico scratching his hair.

"I-I think I need to sleep." He wants to walk to his former room, but he stopped by Maria. "I evict you, Rico. I hope you have a place to stay for tonight." Rico clenches his fist and walked to the living room and packed his belongings. Maria watched him.

"You know, one day…" Maria glared at him.

"Montella and Salvatore are allies now." Rico wants to kill Julia. He wants took his revenge and claim himself as the ruler.

He failed to get Maria's trust. He zipped his belongings and stormed out of the room.

"Rico!" Rico stops and approached Cecilia.

"I don't want to see you again," Rico wants to hold her hand, but Julia's henchmen are ready to beat him.

"Why people in Montella praised the person who killed my dad!?" Cecilia stops. Rico walking towards her, "she doesn't tell you, right?" Cecilia bites her lip.

"She doing it for Ms. Montella and Don Salvatore!" One of Julia's capos approached them.

"I'm sorry for interrupt both of you, but Lady Salvatore won't do it because of her personal problem." Rico stunned, and his face turned into pale.

"Besides, you the one who asked Giusto to fuss a gang war, remembered? She told us and many people inside the room witnessed Lady DiNozzo confessed." Cecilia took a deep breath.

"Enough!" All the men surround her stopped talking. Cecilia exhale and she swung her white cane.

"I-It's…" Cecilia slapped Rico's face.

"We even, Rico." Cecilia left him and followed by Julia's henchmen and capos.

Julia's POV

Julia opened the door as Cecilia's Nonno walked inside the shelter. Bunch of kittens approached her and meowing on her.

She picked a black kitten, and she put on her head, "it's 2 months old," she put back the kitten on the ground. Julia looks at the woman.

"My name is..." Julia took her wallet and gave it to her.

"Can I meet the owner? I want to buy this animal shelter," the clerk tilt her head.

"Excuse me, miss...?" Julia stared at the clerk.

"Everyone, listen!" Cecilia's Nonno wants to bring her outside, but the commotion already happened. She climbed onto the front desk. "My name is Julia Salvatore. Can I meet your owner!? I want to buy this animal shelter!" A big tattoo man got out and stared at her.

"I'm the owner," all people inside that animal shelter disband and continue what they're doing as Julia climb down.

"I heard you want to buy this place," Julia took a deep breath.

"Oh... you former, or you a Yakuza?" The tattooed man responded to her stared. They stared at each other, and no one dare to stop them until a laughed heard from both of them.

"How are you, Lady Salvatore?" Julia bow and shakes his hand.

"I'm fine, Takeshi-san. How are yours?" The man laughed as he reminiscing a memory they made together as crime partners.

"I'm fine. My condolences about your great-grandfather." Julia nods.

"Thank you," she said. Takeshi looks at her left and he bows.

"Bavecqua-san." All of Takeshi's henchmen followed him.

TBC