He was the son of two of the biggest mafia gangs out there, and they only came together to quell the tensions in place. Luca didn’t have any other reason for his actions, and he was supposed to carry on the family legacy. I felt a bit for him, feeling bad about this as well.
“Anyways, I’m surprised you run this place,” I said.
“Yeah well, someone needs to do something fun around here. Don’t go telling your daddy about this, you hear? Or else, I’ll get involved,” he said with a smile on his face. I looked at him, noticing that he was grinning with those words.
“I have no desire to. Do both Thorn and you run this?”
“Mostly just Thorn, but I take care of the trash that’s causing trouble. I definitely make sure that justice is served for everyone,” he said.
“I see, and I’m guessing that ‘justice’ is the fuckers who don’t give you your money?” I asked.
“You could say that, or people who don’t get out of the way. And yeah, don’t tell your dad, or else we’ll make sure that you’re next in our little ring,” he said.
“I have no desire to. I don’t give a rat’s ass what you’re doing around here, I was just disposing of a rat, when I saw the place,” I said.
“Fine. I guess I’ll see you around,” he told me with a cold look.
“Right. Well, hope you have a nice night,” I said to him.
I walked away, but then; Luca spoke.
“You know, maybe if you stopped being such a slut, you’d fit in here,” he said.
“I mean, I can try,” I said with a smile on my face.
“Heh, that’s probably easier said than done with you though. I know your type,” he said.
“I’m sure you do.”
I walked away, feeling his cold gaze against my body. He was both attractive, but also a bit nerve-wracking too. I mean, I just saw an underground boxing ring that they probably have been running since the drug bust. I could go to my dad about this, but I’m not going to bother doing that. he last thing I need is more of their bullshit.
The next day, I got a text from my dad saying he wanted to talk to me. Great, now I wasn’t going to get a break from the elites about my position. I met with my dad at his office. he opened the door when I got there, smiling.
“There you are,” he said.
“What do you want, dad?” I asked, feeling nervous about all of this.
“Well, I wanted to get to know you better. If that’s okay,” he said.
“What do you mean?”
“I’m getting you dinner tonight. Figured a father/daughter dinner to help with the tensions would benefit both of us,” he said.
That wasn’t going to help the nagging feeling in my body right now. but I wasn’t going to be able to fight this. I simply sighed, nodding as I walked with my dad to his car. We went to a small little diner nearby, and as we sat down, I could see my dad looking at me.
“You know, I’m not trying to hurt you. I’m just doing what’s best,” he said.
“Yeah, you only stepped in because mom was out of the picture,” I told him.
“Well if your mother would actually call me back, we could sort this out. I can’t believe she just left a minor at home. Actually, I can, she is that irresponsible,” he said.
I mean, my dad wasn’t wrong there. She was incredibly flaky and irresponsible.
“Was she like this when you two hooked up?” I inquired.
“Don’t know. It was a one-night stand. She then told me she had a kid, and when I tried to interfere, she told me not to bother. So, I never got a chance to connect with you because of her flakiness,” he said.
I nodded. “I could see that. she’s like that,” I told him.
“You’re telling me,” he said.
“So are you seeing the principal? I mean, you two were pretty buddy/buddy when I saw you,” I said, pointing out to him.
There was a moment, and then my dad spoke.
“I don’t believe that’s any of your business, but if I was, I don’t think that would affect your time here,” he said.
“I guess so. I mean, it would be weird if you just hooked up with some random chick from the school,” I said.
“Indeed. Our relationship is strictly professional though. She’s a wonderful woman, and she made a lot of exceptions to letting you in. you can thank her for you being here,” he said.
“I don’t think I want to thank her. It hasn’t been easy here,” I said.
I thought about telling my dad the truth, that this school sucks dick, but I didn’t.
The tension began to dissipate, and as I looked at my dad, he began to smile.
“Thank you for coming out here though. I know that…I know that I’m not the best with raising kids, but there is still time. I could actually use someone like you in my life. It’s hard out there, being a security guard for a school. I wish I got involved earlier in life, and I do regret it, but I definitely feel like I can make up for lost time,” he said.
I listened to my dad, realizing he was serious about this. I smiled at him, noticing that he meant it.
“Yeah, well we can work it out. Together,” I said to him.
“I’m sure we can. Just know that if you’re getting bothered by anyone, anyone at all, let me know,” he said.
“Don’t worry, you’ll be the first to know,” I chirped with a smile. The truth was, he didn’t need to get involved, for both our sakes, but I did appreciate the thought.
“Indeed. Anyways, how is school?” he said.
There wasn’t any chance I’d tell him about the bullying and harassment, but I simply smiled.
“Some
