Chapter 41

Lisa woke up the next day with no trace of Alessandro. It's been a week that he's spent most of his time at the office. She worries about him but doesn't know what to do. She got up and went to the bathroom. Suddenly, she feels dizzy and holds on to the basin. Maybe it's because I didn't eat last night, she thought. After finishing her shower, she went to her wardrobe and decided to wear a black top with her white long pants and black sandals. She let her hair down and went downstairs. As soon as she smells the sausages, a wave of nausea hits her, and she runs to the bathroom and throws up. She stood up and rinsed her mouth, then went back to the kitchen.

"Are you feeling alright, Mrs. Mancini?" Maria is concerned.

"Yes, I think I have a stomach bug or something. Can you please put some food in a container so that I can take it to Alessandro and the other two?" Lisa asks with a smile. Maria got the containers out and prepared a dish for the three men.

After breakfast, Lisa went to drop Lilani off at school and then went to Alessandro's office.

"Good day. How may I help you?" An overdressed blonde asks Lisa as soon as she steps inside the building.

"Good morning; I am just on my way to my husband, Mr. Mancini," Lisa tells the blonde.

"I'm afraid I can't send you up, Mr. Mancini."

"Mrs. Mancini, are you here for Mr. Mancini?" Lisa hears Antonio's voice behind her.

"Good morning, Antonio; yes, I came to bring breakfast for you guys." Lisa smiles at Antonio. Antonio looks at the blond and says, "Next time when Mrs. Mancini asks to go to her husband, I suggest you send her up". The blonde apologizes to Lisa, and Antonio leads her to the private elevator.

Alessandro was busy with documents when he saw Lisa in his elevator. "Good morning; I brought breakfast for you and the other two". Lisa explains her sudden visit. Alessandro gets up and walks to Lisa. He takes her in his arms and hugs her, then he bends down and kisses her.

"Umm. UMM." Antonio clears his voice before his boss decides to take things further in front of him.

"Yes, Antonio escorted me up". Lisa says this while feeling herself blush. Lisa gives Antonio's and Leonardo's food, and then Alessandro's.

"Thank you, Mrs. Mancini," Antonio says gratefully to Lisa. He then went through another door and disappeared. Alessandro takes Lisa's hand and leads her to the couch.

"What will I do without you?" He asks her Lisa just laughs at his comment and runs to the bathroom when Alessandro opens his breakfast.

She feels someone taking her hair out of the way and saying, "Please don't stand here; this is disgusting". She tells Alessandro. He helps her up and washes her mouth. Lisa rinses her mouth and starts to walk, but she feels dizzy again.

"Lisa, are you alright?" Alessandro is concerned.

"Yes, I think I have a stomach bug or something." She tells him.

"Come and lay down for a bit; if you don't feel well later, I'm taking you to the doctor." He tells her that Alessandro picks her up and carries her to the couch. Lisa watches Alessandro as he types on the keypad, his sleeves rolled up, and she can see his muscles moving in his arms.

"If you don't stop staring like that, I will do something to you", Alessandro suddenly says.

"I wasn't staring at you," Lisa denies.

"Mm, if you say so". Alessandro replies with a smirk. It feels good to have her here in his office. He didn't see her these past few days. After a while, when he looks up, he sees Lisa fast asleep. He stands up and throws the sweater he kept in the office over her. He bends down and kisses her head.

Johnny and Kevin walk through the door. "Howzit man!" Kevin shouts. Alessandro shows them to be quite pointed at Lisa.

"Dude, don't tell me you drained her here in your office", Kevin says while making gagging sounds. Alessandro walks over and gives him a head slap.

"No, idiot, she wasn't feeling well, so I told her to lay down."

"What's wrong with her?" Johnny asks.

"She thinks it's a stomach bug; she's been throwing up and feels dizzy". Alessandro explained.

"Yeah right, stomach bug my ass. I think we are in for trouble because I think a little Alessandro is cooking in the oven", Kevin mocks.

"Dumb ass, she's not pregnant." Alessandro replies, unsure.

"Whatever you say, man,"

Johnny just smiles at his best friend.

Alright, back to business. Did you find him?"

"Yes, he's on his way as we speak. It looks like he's been paid to steal the money from your company". Johnny replied.

"And I can only think of one person who holds a grudge", Kevin also comments.

"Mr. Lombardi, speaking of the Lombardis, I haven't heard or seen Bianca in a while. Something is up, and I have a bad feeling about it,", Alessandro tells his friends.

"We can't track her location; it's as if she disappeared from the face of the earth," Johnny informs him. Alessandro looks at Lisa and then back at the guys.

"We have to find her; I don't want anything to happen to Lisa or Lilani," Alessandro says.

"Jake is already on it".

"So you do care for her more than just friends?" Kevin demands.

"Yes, I agree. The week we went to South Africa, I realized that these feelings are more than just those of friends, so I asked her if we could give this marriage a real chance". Kevin and Johnny look at each other, and Johnny gives Kevin twenty euros.

"What's with that?" Alessandro asks his friends.

"Well, we made a bet; Johnny said you won't admit your feelings because, come on, you're a pussy when it comes to that, and I and Jake said you will soon reveal your feelings. It just shows you're not that big of a pussy" Kevin smirks.

"You are fucking idiots; why am I still friends with you?" Alessandro asks them.

"Because you can't live without your best buddies", Kevin teased.

"Oh yeah, that's right." Alessandro laughed.

Jake came into the office. "I have him at one of my warehouses," Jake informs them.

"Thank you, Jake. I will be there tonight." Alessandro informs him.

"What's going on in here?" Jake asks his friends.

"Well, Johnny Boy owns you, mate". Kevin tells him.

."No way, our big pussy grew balls and admitted his true feelings for our sister." Jake asked. Alessandro throws a stapler at Jake.

"Wow, men don't get violent". Jake says, putting his hands up. The boys talk about tracing Bianca and her father and what time Alessandro will be at the warehouse when Lisa wakes up.

"Hey, sleeping beauty". Kevin greets her. Lisa smiles and greets the three friends. Then she went to the bathroom to wash her face and mouth. When she goes out, Alessandro holds his hands out to her, and she goes and sits in his lap.

"We hear you don't feel well". Johnny says it with a smirk. Lisa looks at him confusedly when Alessandro tells her about this morning.

"Oh yeah, that's just a stomach bug, nothing serious", Lisa tells them.

"Yeah, a stomach bug." Kevin mocks. They chatted for a while when Lisa told Alessandro she was heading home.

"Will I see you tonight?" She asks him. "I hope, so I will be home late but not too late." Lisa gives him a peck on the mouth and was just about to stand up when he pulls her closer, saying, "That's no way to greet your husband". Before she could reply, Alessandro smashed his lips against hers and kissed her. The guys whistle at the sight in front of them. Lisa pulls away, blushing. Alessandro calls Antonio and asks him to go home with Lisa. Lisa greets the guys and leaves with Antonio.

At five o'clock, Alessandro tells the guys to go to the warehouse. He tells Leonardo to go home and watch over Lisa and Lilani. Then the four men went down to Johnny's SUV. They soon arrive at the warehouse and walk inside.

"Mr. Mancini, thank God you came; these gorillas kidnapped me." The guy tells Alessandro.

"Ouch, now I am a gorilla? That hurts!". Kevin says.

"What's your name?" Alessandro asked.

"Stefano Lombardi, sir". The young man replied

"Your family, Bianca Lombardi?" Alessandro asked.

"No, sir, I don't know any Bianca in my family, sir."

Alessandro laughs at the man in front of him.

"Alright, you've got two choices: one, the easy way, or two, the hard way," Alessandro tells him. The young man looks at Alessandro,confused, but doesn't let anything slide. He was born into a mafia family. Nothing will make him expose their secrets. His father lost everything because of these four bastards in front of him.

"O, don't look so confused; you either tell me who set you up or I will drag it out of you."

"I don't know what you are talking about, sir." The young man keeps playing innocent.

"Well, then it's the hard way." Alessandro takes his jacket off and rolls his sleeves up. He then walks toward Stefano and hits him with a fist, then another shot comes into contact with his face. After a few blows, Alessandro asks again.