Chapter 32: Truth or Double Truth (Part 2)

Julia's POV

She taps her fingers on the table while she was looking at her wife. "What if she asks me a lot of favor?" Cecilia furrowed her brow.

Cecilia sips her tea, then takes a bite of the cake in front of them. "What do you mean?" Julia leaned her back on the chair and sighed.

"You know, behind the political campaign, they only want money." Julia takes a bite of a sandwich.

"Why you fund them?" Julia scratch her hair.

"You have a point there," Julia said, then she drinks her tea. "What if I get into trouble in the future?" Cecilia raised her eyebrow.

Cecilia gave her an unsealed jam. "So, you fund their campaign for a green pass?" Julia's giggling, "mafioso!" All of Julia's henchmen laughs. Julia looks at her wife, asking for help.

"Babe," Cecilia hummed. "Why are they more obliged when you command them?" Cecilia shrugged her shoulders.

"Maybe you are the most feared Don, according to them?" Julia stares at the person in front of her. Cecilia spread her jam at the bread while humming. Julia opened the seal and put it near to her hand.

Julia exhales while opening another jam for her. "It's that hard?" Cecilia put the bread knife.

"About what?" Cecilia asked.

Julia cleared her throat, "your disability," Cecilia hummed.

"Yes, you are right. It's hard." Cecilia sipping her tea, "It took me 4 months to get used to it. My Nonna, Nonno, helps me, while he looking for a money," Julia grabbed her hand.

"I tried to be more honest with you," Julia said. Their hands tangled in each other.

A door opened heard, Julia stood up and approaching her guest and shake her hand. "The Lady of Salvatore," Julia felt her skin crawling as she saw Mrs. Brown smiling at her.

She pleased her to seat. "Mrs. Brown, this is Cecilia Salvatore, my wife. She's Salvatore's queen," Mrs. Brown greets the queen.

Julia's henchmen checking her purse and handbag meanwhile the couple mind their business. "I don't like her, Julia." Cecilia said in a low voice. Julia observed the person in front of them.

She looks at Julia with a smile. Julia's smile was grim, and she took a deep breath. "I will search for anything about her." She was tapping Cecilia's hand.

Mrs. Brown furrowed her brow because Julia's henchmen took out her belonging.Julia exhale after she drinks her tea. "We will seize your phone, handbag, and purse because it's for the safety precautious." Mrs. Brown sat in front of them.

"How's your day?" Julia sips her tea, she look at the menu.

Julia cleared her throat, "let's we to the point, okay? I don't have time." Julia crossed her leg and took out her agenda.

Julia picked her pen and was ready to write what person in front of her offers. "I want you to fund my campaign. If I win, I will cover up your mistake," Julia raised her eyebrow. "it's for a win-win situation for us, Julia. You can do whatever you want. I got the position." She straightened her chair.

Julia took a glance at her wife. "I will do anything for this, Lady Salvatore. I want this position so bad." Julia took a deep breath and closed her agenda. She stood up and followed by her wife and Mrs. Brown.

Julia opened the door, and she smiled at her, "I will think about your offer, Mrs. Brown." Mrs. Brown got her purse and handbag back.

"Okay," Julia wants to shake her hand, but she rejects it.

Mrs. Brown stomped her feet and disappear from her sight. Julia took a deep breath as she closed the door. "Are you ready to leave?" Julia nods. "This meeting it's over, anyway." She said. Julia sit leaned her head on her shoulder and closed her eyes.

She took a deep breath and exhale.

Cecilia's POV

Cecilia tangled her hand on Julia's hand, and gripping it tight. She feels something weird inside her chest. Whenever she nears her, she can feel her heart beating fast. She didn't feel lonely and comfortable. When she was with Chester, she never felt the same.

Cecilia shook her head and took a deep breath. A door opened heard. "D-Don?" Cecilia gives a sign to her henchmen to not disturb her sleep.

"She's sleeping. Please don't disturb her," Cecilia said. Julia's henchmen get inside their room.

"I want to report about we found inside her purse, Mrs. Salvatore." Cecilia nods.

Her henchmen look at their sleeping Julia. "She's working too hard, didn't she?" Cecilia asked to them as she looks at her henchmen. No one can answer her question.

"W-we are fresh blood, Mrs. Salvatore," Cecilia laughed.

Cecilia sighed, and she stroked Julia's hair. "C-can one of you call Matthew?" One of Julia's henchmen does as she told and goes to the outside. "Umm… may I ask something?" He nodding his head. Julia stretches her muscle and leans her head on Cecilia's shoulder.

Cecilia took a deep breath. "Are you having a problem with financial?" He was stunned.

"H-how do you know!?" Cecilia took a deep breath, and she sighed. The reason people joined a gang is financial problem. Some people will work hard until they become have a good life, but some people took a short cut as a criminal or doing an illegal thing to get everything they want in life.

Some of them will make it and living with lavish lifestyle, and some of them they ending up dead or in jail. Cecilia leans her back and sighed. "You should go to school instead of being here." he sat in front of Cecilia and put his hand in front of him.

"I want to know more about it." Cecilia rubbed his hand.

"Your life is short…" He sighed.

He pulled his hand and put inside his pocket. "Should I believe you?" He asked.

Cecilia response his question with a shrugged, "It's your choice." Cecilia heard the door open, and he saw Matthew and his comrade. Matthew approached Cecilia.

"Did he bother you, ma'am?" Matthew asked. Cecilia shook her head.

She tangled her hand on Julia's, "I asked him to accompany me, Matthew," Cecilia stroke Julia's hair gently and kissed her forehead. "Can you wait for 6 minutes more, Matthew? She needs it." Matthew and Julia's henchmen left them.

TBC