It's finally up woohoo! It was about 15 pages in MS Word so hopefully that makes it a smidge longer. Also just a little note: I write for fun on my spare time so sorry if there are any mistakes that you find. I reread my stories a lot before I post but alas I don't catch all the mistakes. If you are a grammar Nazi or if you don't like certain storylines please move along! No one holds a gun to your head when you come on Literotica to read and I'm not going to engage in back in forth with no one unless it is about improving future chapters/stories. As always love you guys bunches and don't be strangers. I've enjoyed messaging with many of you guys and I'm always left laughing with a few of you =D Anyway happy reading! ^.^
xoxo --I.M
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Gianni sat impatiently in front of a talkative Valerie. They had decided to dine at the nearest Mexican restaurant and he was beginning to regret the decision. He didn't understand how she couldn't pick up on the cues that he was not interested.
"So would you like to come back to my place after this?"
Gianni looked up and saw the Cheshire smile she sent his way. He could already see the wheels turning in her head.
"Listen Valerie, this thing between us is not going to work. I'm on a huge case and I have all these family issues going on. I can't willingly dedicate to a relationship right now."
He watched her face fall and then anger graced her pretty features.
"Was I just a quick lay for you?"
"No Valerie. Things come up and stuff happens. You're a wonderful girl but I just don't think we're right for each other."
He watched an array of emotions play across her features before it finally settled on indifference.
"This isn't my first time being rejected Gianni so cut the bull. It's someone else isn't it? What does she have that I don't?"
Gianni felt the pulsing start behind his right eye. Geez could the girl take a hint. He wasn't in the mood for this shit and she acted like they were dating. They fucked one time, nothing more nothing less.
"Valerie there is no one else! I'm just not ready for a relationship andβ"
"It's Leona isn't it?"
Gianni could feel a cold chill go down his back. What the fuck was she getting at? He hurriedly put a cover on his emotions looking at her with a look of indifference to match her own as a sneer covered her face.
"I'm far from a dunce Gianni. I see the way you look at her and the way she looks at you. When I came over today it looked as if you two were about to start a fucking marathon. I'm sure her mother and father would love to know they have a pervert watching their daughter. Or better yetβ"
"You don't know what the fuck you are talking about!"
Gianni's fist slammed down on the table. His cup of water toppled over leaving a mess and Valerie jumped at his show of anger. His blue eyes seemed to ice over as they stared into her frightened green ones.
"You leave Leona and her parents out of this. Learn to take fucking rejection. I don't want you and you just made it glaringly obvious that I made the right decision."
He stood abruptly throwing a twenty onto the table and made his way out of the restaurant without a backwards glance. Thank God they decided to ride in separate cars. He didn't need this shit especially from her.
Valerie stared after him with a look of shock. She couldn't believe he was so rude to her, but then again his reaction at her accusation was exactly what she needed. She knew he had to be covering something. Her shot in the dark with Leona was just something to get under his skin but after seeing his display of emotions she figured she hit the nail right on the head. Plans started to form in her mind of the many ways she could get back at Gianni. No one rejected her.
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Leona sat at the dinner table picking at her food. She had little appetite and found herself daydreaming of Gianni. She couldn't believe how fast things changed between the two and found herself wishing Monday would hurry and get here.
"Honey do you not like your meal?"
Leona looked up into the startling green eyes of her stepmother.
"It's fine. I'm just not very hungry."
She put down her fork and looked around the dinner table at her mother and father. They were an odd pair to behold but beautiful none the less. Her dad was tall and dark chocolate. He had the warmest demeanor and a booming voice that seemed to shake walls and demand attention. Her stepmother was tanned and almost as tall just a few inches shorter. She always looked as if she stepped out of a magazine and watching the two bicker always made her smile. Her dad looked up after demolishing his poor steak.
"I'm so proud of you honey. You've been acting so mature lately. Most girls wouldn't be able to handle the fact that they are possibly in danger but you handle it in stride baby girl."
She smiled brightly to match his own.
"Thanks daddy. I just don't like you worrying. Gianni does a good job of watching me. I don't think he would let anything happen."
Her stepmother quirked an eyebrow as she smiled slyly over her glass as she sipped an expensive red wine.
"Gianni now is it? What happened to Prenelli?"
Leona smiled cheekily not letting her rattle her.
"Well he has grown on me a little."
"Oh don't be so modest. Anyone with working eyes can see he's a fine young man."
Her dad stood grabbing his plate and glass.
"That's my cue to leave. I'll be in my study."
A tinkle of laughter spilled from her mother as her father left. Leona soon joined in until they both eventually stopped and huge smiles graced their faces.
"So come on, you can't tell me you've never noticed that Gianni is cute?"
"Well I have, but many men are cute. He's not the only fish in the sea."
"True, but he's the only fish that is around you almost 24/7. Let's go upstairs."
Her mom grabbed her hand and guided her upstairs. They both went inside of her room where they settled on a comfy plush couch that sat further away from the bed in its own territory, like a miniature living room.
"I know we've never talked about sex Leona butβ"
"Mom!"
Leona felt her neck and facing heating up. Why out of all days was her mom trying to talk about this subject now?
"I want you to be safe honey. You're about to go off to college and it's no secret that sex, alcohol, and drugs will be around you 24/7. I want you to know the ins and outs."
"I already know some mom."
Her mother took a sip of her wine and narrowed her eyes at her. She smacked her lips as she polished off the glass of wine and soon sharp assessing green eyes peered into Leona's soul.
"Hmm and what do you know? Are you a virgin?"