Chapter 12 Being Followed

"Ok," I said. "Let's eat first though." Willow said, "Now your talking!" We got ready, left my building to eat and shop. Just the therapy I needed.

Marcello. The only thing I could think about is Eden. She was flooding every part of me. I wanted her safe, happy and with me. She was not any of those things right now. When I dropped her off, she was in tears and torn. I do not like being out of control. Eden was like the wind. You can not control it.

I called one of my men. Thomas. He took care of a number of things for me. Thomas, "Mr. Callisto, what can I help you with?" "Thomas, I need you to keep an eye on someone very precious to me." I said. He answered, "Of course, anything you need. Do you need me to come over first or go directly to the asset?" I said, "I will give you all the details and you don't let her out of your sight. My soon to be ex-wife will be after her." He said, "I totally understand." I gave Thomas all the details and he would not let Eden out of his sight. He knew Jillian well. She was deceitful. She had tried to lure Thomas into sleeping with her, but he did no such thing. That is when they began to watch her carefully.

I decided to go shopping with Magnus and buy Eden a wardrobe of clothes. Some for my house which she would be moving to soon and some for the office. I had a huge closet there and she could keep outfits there for any occasion. I should call her first and let her know when Magnus would be picking her up for dinner. We will eat at my penthouse. Where prying eyes and jealous people would be far away. I had a chef that would make us dinner.

Eden. My phone rang and it was Marcello. Willow was giddy and making me laugh! I answered, "Hello, Marcello." He said, "Good morning my love. How are you this morning?" I LOVED the way he said that to me. I said, "I'm doing better now. Willow came over and we are going shopping and breakfast." He said, "That sounds perfect, you need to spoil yourself. Willow? Is this a good friend?" Marcello already knew who this girl was, but he was acting innocent. I said, "Yes, she is my best friend since high school." Marcello said, "I must meet her soon. Who ever is important to you is important to me also." Looking at Willow, I smiled big. I said, "I would love for you to meet her soon." I winked at Willow. He said, "I will have Magnus pick you up at 6pm." I said, "Perfect, I'll be ready." He said, "I know you will be. I can't wait to see you." I said, "Ok, see you later have a good day."

Little did Eden know that she not only had Thomas trailing her but also someone else. A person that was not on her side. Eden had no idea how spiteful Jillian was. She was also rich from her own family. She did not need Marcello or his money. Jillian had been cheating on Marcello for a long time. She never really loved him, but she would be damned if he would fall in love with someone else. She thought her parents were idiots making her get married. She now didn't want to give up this lifestyle. She had been traveling with her lover for months. Marcello found out and now the divorce was happening. She hired a man to follow Eden to see what was up. She let him know if something happened to her in the process it was nothing.

Thomas received a text from Marcello: Where is Eden heading to shop? Let me know I might run into her and her friend.

Thomas let him know the girls every move. He was a very loyal servant of Marcello's. He had taken care of enemies and much more for him. Marcello treated him with the utmost respect. Thomas was in the most elite military before meeting Marcello. He had many connections. Nothing got by him. As the morning went by and the girls were done with breakfast and heading to some stores, he noticed a man over and over again. This was no coincidence. He took a picture of the man and sent it to a friend to get analyzed. Just as he thought. The man was an operative, following Eden. His name was Dillinger. Who hired him? Jillian? Marcello had many enemies. It goes with the territory. Marcello did say though that he thought Jillian would be after her. He would let Marcello know.

He noticed the girls enter a boutique, they were in the store for a while and then he saw Marcello and Magnus. When the girls exited the store, they ran right into Marcello.

Marcello. Thomas was keeping me up to date on where Eden was. I planned it perfectly. They came out of the boutique and we just started to walk up. Eden's eyes were bright. She noticed me right away with a big smile. That's what I love. I strolled up to her. "I didn't expect to run into you my love." Eden said, "Are you shopping too?" I hummed. Eden then pulled Willow to her who was standing behind her. "Marcello this is Willow, I'm so glad we ran into you so you could meet her!" I held out my hand for Willow, when she took it, I gave her a polite kiss on the back of her hand. I said, "It is a pleasure to meet the best friend of Eden." She blushed. She said shyly, "I've been interested in meeting you also." I said, "Well I won't keep you beautiful ladies. I will see you tonight sweet Eden." I bent over, with my hand gently lifting Eden's chin and barley kissing her lips. Her face was flush. She said turning to Magnus, "I'll see you Magnus at 6pm." Magnus bowed.

The girls walked in the other direction and we walked into the boutique that they just exited. The clerk made her way right to me. She said, "May I help you with anything Sir?" I said with a smile, "Yes, my dear. The two beautiful ladies that were just in this store. Were they looking at anything special?" She then had kind of a downcast look and said, "They were looking at a few things." I said, "Can you show me?" She looked a little embarrassed but said, "Sure, please follow me." We went to the back of the store and it was the lingerie section. I hummed in amusement. I told Magnus to wait outside for me. I said to the clerk, "The one woman with the long brown hair. What was she looking at and did she buy anything?"

The clerk said she did buy one item and showed me. It was a white all lace bra and panty set. She showed me some other items Eden was looking at. A red one-piece lace body suit, a navy blue all sheer bra and panty, and a black bustier with black garters. Very sexy. I asked the clerk again, "She only bought one item?" She said, "Yes Sir." I said, "Ok, I will take all three of these items in her size." The clerk looked wide eyed and said, "Yes Sir. Will that be all for today?" I asked, "Did she look at any of the clothing?" She said, "Yes Sir but she didn't buy anything." I said, "Show me." She took me to several items, a beautiful navy dress, some slacks and a few blouses. I said, "I will take all of this in her size." She looked shocked but said, "Yes Sir, would you like this wrapped any special way?" I said, "Only the black bustier and garters please, everything else can be as normal."

They did a beautiful job wrapping the lingerie. This would be a present in due time.

I exited the boutique and Magnus was standing outside. He looked concerned. I said, "What is it my trusted friend?" He said, "I feel something in the air." Magnus had a keen sense of when trouble was brewing. I received a text from Thomas.

Thomas: Sir, there is someone following Eden. What would you have me do?

Me: Follow him. I will be with Eden shortly.

Thomas: Yes Sir, should I make contact?

Me: Use your best judgement. I trust you.

Thomas: Yes Sir.

I looked at Magnus, "Your instincts are as sharp as ever." He hummed. I think he was becoming fond of Eden. He never liked Jillian. She treated him like a slave when she could.