465 The Date

Tonight, Arianna was going on a date with Marcel and she was beyond excited. Yeah, Marcel told her that he would be taking her to a fancy restaurant out of nowhere, and to make it original and a bit mysterious of course, she wouldn’t be driving to the destination with Marcel, rather Luca would take her there.

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What was wrong with Marcel? Arianna had no idea, but she loved this change and hoped that it lasted forever. First, he got her a phone and laptop that she wanted for a long, now he was taking her out of this suffocating base. Although she had a feeling that this was him making it up to her for the drama earlier, she was not complaining. No, she was happy. This means that Marcel was changing and there was really a chance for the both of them to work this relationship all the way to the altar.

Arianna was delirious with happiness that even when Mimi was applying make up to her face, she was giggling and that upset her friend. The only reason Mimi stayed long at the base was that she lied to her parents that she was still vacationing with Arianna who apparently was living in the next state. Yep, her parents only let her out for this long because it was Arianna – she was family.

Although now and then, her parents would call and demand to speak to Arianna – because they didn’t trust Mimi and knew her tendencies – and apparently, Arianna was the good girl. If only her parents knew that the Arianna they trusted was more dangerous than she was. But they didn’t know that and Arianna would answer the phone and assure her parents that Mimi was okay and “well-behaved”.

Of course, Arianna felt guilty for lying to her parents but this was the best way. If Mimi’s parents ever have half an inch of an idea that their one and the only precious child was dangling with the Mafia, they would do something stupid that would surely get them killed. Mimi’s parents would never believe that their daughter was in love with a member of the Mafia, or rather, they would not accept it.

Arianna would never believe it either, but here she was and experiencing it firsthand. Victor had already told her his intentions toward Mimi and hoped things worked out for the good because there was a lot of obstacle in their way. Even without being their biological daughter, Mimi’s parents had always compared their progress.

They believed Mimi was childish and would never grow up. Thanks to their endless nagging, Mimi studied business administration just to satisfy them. However, instead of joining her father’s business when she was done, Mimi choose to follow Arianna in working as a barista.

Mimi’s mother often joked that Arianna was her child that missed reincarnation in her womb which was why she and Mimi were inseparable. So they let Mimi do whatever she wanted, claiming that she would come around. Mimi’s father once told Arianna that he would offer her a job at his company if that would draw Mimi to take her rightful place in the company.

Rather than joining her parents to criticize her poor friend, Arianna choose to accept Mimi the way she was. Sure, Mimi’s actions and decisions were questionable at times and she often wondered if her friend had a dream at all, but Mimi was a woman in total control of herself. As far as she was happy, what is the point?

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Hence it wasn’t surprising Mimi was in a bad mood after she met with Victor’s mother, the woman wanted them to get married.

“Well, she didn’t specify when?” Arianna hinted at the loophole, meaning that she and Victor could drag out the marriage stuff until they were ready – and with good reasons.

Victor had to first buy over Mimi’s parent’s trust and approval – and should not tell her parents what he did for a living, at least for now. Mimi’s parents might be good people but they had the best interest of their daughter at heart and would never let that union work. The same way Arianna got to know Marcel, they had to know Victor and be able to trust him.

Honestly, Arianna never wanted Mimi’s parents to find out Victor belonged to the Mafia because they would only get disappointed in their daughter. Sadly, nothing can be kept hidden under the sun forever, and hoped the couples can figure it out before shit happens.

But that was a problem for the future and Arianna focused on the present which included Mimi prying for gossip about her and Marcel. Yeah, Mimi had a one-track mind because, by the time the gossip started, she forget all about Carmine.

“Wow, you look amazing,” Mimi commented, powdering her face with the brush one last time, “I’m sure Marcel would be so awed struck by your beauty that he would drag you both to the restroom and continue from where you both stopped earlier,” She grinned naughtily.

“God, not now, Mimi!” Arianna covered her face with her palms as her friend reminded her that the entire base knew she and Marcel weren’t exactly subtle. However, a smile still left her lips in the end, sometimes she felt like killing Mimi.

Mimi went on, “What’s there to be ashamed of, Arianna? It’s better to have lots of sex now you’re younger and it’s enjoyable than when you grow old and your vagina gets all dry with the low libido,”

“Geez, Mimi, do you have any filter at all?” Arianna lamented, checking her appearance in the mirror and watching through her peripheral view as her friend laughed in response.

Arianna was dressed formally in her designer evening gown because Marcel informed her that it was a high-end restaurant. Her brunette hair was curled over her shoulders and Arianna had plans of redying it when it washes off. Arianna loved her redhead but she wanted a break, and perhaps, when she gets bored, she tried blonde as well.