Mafia Desire novel (Ava and Andrew) novel Chapter 42

Chapter 42
2 weeks later......

"Do you want something to eat, Princess?" I inquired.

"Macaroni and Cheese!" Dalia screamed.

"Don't be silly; we had that yesterday." I said, tickling Dalia.

Dalia giggled, "Ahhhh.... Avaaa.... STOPP."

"All right, fine, but we need to find something to eat for lunch." I responded.

"That isn't necessary; I'm going to take Dalia out to lunch." A voice spoke up.

I turned to see Veronica standing in the kitchen doorway "Oh, Veronica, I had no idea you'd be home at this hour." I said.

"Mommmm!!" Dalia screamed, leaping from her chair and sprinting over to her mother.

"I missed you, sweetheart." Veronica said to Dalia, who had her arms around her waist.

"I missed you too." Dalia yelled.

"Can you go to the other room, I need to talk to Ava?"

"Okay." Dalia said as she separated herself from her mother and ran out of the living room.

"Ava, my brother-in-law died recently." Veronica said.

"I sincerely apologize." I replied, my gaze fixed on the floor.

"Oh don't be darling, he was a terrible person, and I'm glad he's finally gone." Veronica responded, her voice tinged with joy.

I looked up at her, completely taken aback.

"Anyway, now that he's gone, I figured I should spend more time with Dalia. So I'm retiring, your contract remains in effect, and you can continue working for pay, but you can also quit at any time." She elaborated.

"I don't intend to quit anytime soon, if that's okay with you." I responded.

"You can, of course, take the rest of the day off. I'll be staying with Dalia here." She stated.

"Okay! I'll just gather my belongings and call my ride." With a smile, I said. Veronica nodded, and I took my purse from the counter and pulled out my phone. I walked out of the kitchen to say my goodbyes to Dalia.

"Hello, Princess. I'm going to leave. However, I will see you on Monday." I said.

"All right, bye-bye." She stated.

I smiled as I dialed Travis' phone number.

Ring...

Ring...

"Shortness, is everything all right?"

"Yeah, I'm fine; could you come get me?"

"I'm at home, give me about 3 minutes."

"All right, thank you."

I hung up the phone and went outside to meet Travis when he arrived to pick me up. Travis arrived at the house a few minutes later.

"Hello, blue." I said as I got into the car.

"How are you, shortness?" He laughed as he drove back to his house.

"Since I have the entire day off, I'm going to see if Charis and Jenny want to go out." I responded.

"Where are you going to?" Travis inquired, his voice concerned.

"Oh no, I forgot. How are you and Charis doing?" I made a joke.

"Shortness, please stop talking. We've only gone on a few dates."

"Haha, calm down, you were drooling all over her, and I notice when you leave the house at odd hours." I responded.

"All right... yeah.... I guess I like her." He murmured.

"I knew it!!!!!." As we pulled into Travis' driveway, I screamed.

"Of course you do," Travis said as he got out of the car.

"Oh, shut up." I responded while following him into the house. I watched Travis walk into another room and assumed I shouldn't bother him since he was at work. I went up to my room and took out my phone.

Me: Tonight is our night out. 7:00 at Cameo.

Jenny: Yee...... Girls' night!

Charis: That's a club, Ava... are you sure?

Me: "I don't care any longer; I can handle myself, and we're going.

Charis: Okay, if you're sure bitch.

Jenny: YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY

Me: see you there

I needed a girls' night out, and as much as I disliked drinking, I would do anything to forget about Andrew. Even though it had been two weeks, he had not left my mind; I saw him everywhere I went and he was still haunting my dreams.

I needed to take a break.

After 6 hours...

"This is ideal!" I screamed after a 20-minute search through my closet.

I dashed to the bathroom, grabbing the dress from the back of my closet. I put on the dress and noticed how it hugged my curves perfectly and covered all of my assets while still flattering me. I curled my hair and applied a smokey eye with eyeliner and a deep red lipstick.

I put on some heels and dashed downstairs, where Travis was waiting.

"Come on, let's go." I dashed down the stairs and out the door.

"How can you run that fast, Jesus shortness?" Travis cracked a joke.

I got into the car and waited while Travis took his sweet time getting into and starting the car.