🔪 BABYSITTING THE LITTLE MOBSTER🔪
🍧From nanny, to mummy… 🍧
📖📖 Chapter Twenty. 2️⃣0️⃣
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🍷WELCOME TO MALDIVES🍷
GENRE: Dark romance & Thriller
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Setting: New York City 21st century
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Celia got glad in the only dress she has that isn’t a uniform and packed her bag ready for the vacation, although she can’t completely refer it as a vacation because she is still working.
She doesn’t even know the purpose of the vacation or where they were heading, but to her it was a free pass to explore while being a nanny.
There was nothing much to pack since all her outfits were uniforms so she zipped her bag after taking the necessaries.
A message beeped in her phone from Emma and she exhaled heavily. She has been too scared to read her message after Jake was able to understand her previous message.
She carried her bag and went to Aria’s room to help her pack.
“We’ve a lot to things to pack,” she said, and Aria shook her head.
“Daddy promised to take us shopping, so I’m not taking much things along. Just this backpack is enough,”
“Really? He will take us shopping? Including me?”
“Us is not a singular word,” she blurted, and Celia forced a smile.
“I known right? I must’ve asked a gullible question,” she said, within clenched teeth.
The father and daughter just has too many things in common and she doubt if she can ever get used to them.
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Celia and Aria finished packing and went out, and she wasstartled to see Lord Dom by the hallway.
“Daddy, we are heading out now. I didn’t pack much,” Aria said.
“That’s good. Jake, take Aria with you. Celia, a moment,” Lord Dom said, and Celia looked at him wondering what he has to discuss with her.
“Is he going to talk about the kiss?” she thought, nervously trying to avoid his gazes.
“I just want to make things clear, the break is a break from everything. I’m just a regular man and you’re just a nanny. So try to act as nauturl as possible,”
“Well… acting natural is not my problem, I almost major in theatre act after I aced the role of Juliet in a school drama,”
“You don’t have to be an actress,”
“No, not that. I mean, I’m a good actor, I can act natural, I can act like we have a close and normal relationship, I can even act like your girlfriend. I was once paid to take that role with a guy who wanted to escape his blind date. That’s how perfect I am,”
“So you want to act as my girlfriend?”
“No, no, no. Not that. It’s all add up to my qualification as an actor. That’s it, so you don’t have to worry about me,” she said, and he chuckled.
“Is that so?”
“Did you just smile?” she gasped, and he shot her a glare, “I’m sorry, I heard that you only smile at your daughter so I was confused. I’m sorry, I must be mistaken. Now, back to my point. I’m very good at acting, but the problem is with you. Your aura, the way you act, your charisma. You go around with that vibe of a mafia boss. A look at you is frightening so you need to act natural yourself,”
“Did you just gave me an order?”
“Speaking of natural, here we are at it again. I thought we were having a random conversation but you’re already back to the boss mode. Gosh,” she blurted, rolling her eyes.
The moment she realized everything she was saying, she gasped and bowed her head in fear.
“I… I…” she stuttered, but he ignored her and left, “Gosh, Celia, this is…” she almost cried.
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All the men assembled by the entrance to see them off including Mr. Cason.
“Boss, I’m Little Lady’s bodyguard, I—“ Jake was saying, but Lord Dom interjected.
“You once told me that I’m the only one who can protect my daughter, so I’ll do just that,”
“Don’t worry Jake, I’ll get a lot of goodies for you,” Arya said, and Jake nodded.
“Have a safe trip, Little Lady,” he said.
“Boss! The house is safe, we will protect the South in your stead. Have a safe trip, Boss! Have a safe trip Little Lady!” Mr. Cason shouted, and bowed.
“Have a safe trip, Boss! Have a safe trip, Little Lady!” the others chorused, and bowed.
They opened the car door for them and few van trailed behind them to the airport as the driver drove off.
They arrived at the airport, and Jake gave them all the necessary documents needed.
“Wow! We’re going to Maldives!” Celia exclaimed in excitement.
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*** IN MALDIVES***
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They arrived at Malè airport, and Celia started looking around for a Tourist guard.
“Sir, have you been here before?” she asked,and he shot her a glare, “I mean… we don’t have a tourist guard, so I was wondering if you know your way around. I’ve never been abroad before, Maldives is really…”
“Good afternoon, sir, you must be Mr. Lombardi,” a man said approaching them and Lord Dom shot him a glare, it’s been ages since anyone referred him that way expect few exempted gathering.
“And you are?”
“I’m Oscar Levi, Mr. Cat hired me to take you to your destination,” Mr. Levi said, and gave him his card.
“Oh… a tourist guard a last,” Celia exclaimed
“Is he like a bodyguard?” Aria asked, and Celia shook her head.
“Not really, but something like that,” Celia said.
“How?”
“He will guide us through our destination,”
“So he is a guard, same as a bodyguard,” Aria blurted, as Mr. Levi led them to the car.
“Let’s head to a shopping mall on our way,” Lord Dom said.
“I’m only hired to take you to the seaport,” Mr. Levi said, and Lord Dom scoffed.
He opened his bag and gave Mr. Levi a bundle of cash, “That would do,”
Celia gasped looking at the cash wondering how much a tourist guard makes. She has done so many part time job, and she starting to resoam the job. Being a tour guard around Chicago would be nice, she has been there all her life and knows every angle.
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“Sir, will you like to go to a spa as well? We can make many more stops on our way,” Mr. Levi said.
“Focus on the road and head to the mall,” Lord Dom blurted.
No matter how he try to act natural, he can’t just get over his nature.
“At your service, sir,” Mr. Levi muttered, and focused.
“Wow. This country is beautiful,” she exclaimed as the car drove by.
She has heard about the island country a lot, but she never imagined traveling there.
“Turns out there is something beneficial in being a nanny,” she thought.
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They arrived at the mall, and Lord Dom gave them the permission to shop to thier heartfelt, and she took her time to shop many things she needs during thier vacation and even when they return.
“We should buy a camera to take pictures. It will serve as memento of our visit here,” she said, and Lord Dom shot her a glare.
“We don’t need any memento, this is just a short break,”
“And the highlight of that break is the memories. Aria, tell your daddy that we need to get a camera,”
“Daddy, let’s get a camera,”
“Sir, Aria is requesting for one,” Celia pouted.
They got the camera and other necessities before returning to the car.
“Sir, do you want to make any more stops?” Mr. Levi asked.
“No,” Lord Dom blurted.
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They arrived at the seaport and Mr. Levi directed them to a seaplane.
“This will take you to your destination, that will be all,” Mr. Levi said, and turned to leave.
“What? Is that it? I thought he is our tour guard,” Celia said.
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They arrived at the beautiful island house, and she started admiring the place.
“Wow. It’s so beautiful here. Come with me Aria, we should run around and take pictures!” she shouted, and dragged Aria with her.
She taught Aria how to use the camera and they ran around together playing and taking pictures.
“How can someone adapt that easily? They haven’t even freshen up,” Lord Dom grumbled, looking at the luggage that he has to carry alone, “What? Who will carry all these in?” he asked with widened eyes staring at Celia and Aria who were lost in the world of fun.
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He dragged all the luggage in eventually before Celia and Aria joined him in later.
“Wow. You have moved everything in,” Celia said.
“Daddy, we took so many pictures, look at them,” Aria said, showing him the pictures.
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Celia moved her things and Aria’s things to their respective room and settled everything.
Aria fell asleep right after she freshened up and Lord Dom left to enjoy the serene.
Celia took her time to search about Maldives on the interment to find nice places to visit incase he doesn’t hire a tourist guard.
She was engrossed in that and had dessert as she enjoyed the moment but she started getting bored later and put the phone away.
“Where is Lord Dom exactly?” she thought and went to check on Aria who was still sleeping.
She started wondering where Lord Dom could be when they can’t leave the island without a boat then she heard a gunshot.
“What? Is that a gun?” she shouted.
After locking the door she subconsciously ran out, gripping a bottle like it could save her if things tuned out dangerous. At that point, she wasn’t thinking, as she search around trying to find where the gunshot came from.
She ran to the back of the house and was startled to see Lord Dom seated on the ground, his face twisted in pain.
“What? Are you ok? Were you attacked?” she asked worriedly, going close to him but he gestured her to halt.
“Don’t come any closer,” he muttered, and she noticed that he was bleeding from his lap.
“What? You got shot!” she shouted, and ran to him.
“I told you do stay away!” he shouted.
“You said we should act natural, and I’m just trying to but even if that not the case, I can’t ignored an wounded man!” she lashed, and he looked at her in shock.
“Then you’re acting too well for your own good. Can you handle the aftermath of your acting?” he asked, and reality checked on her as she trembled in fear.
“He is not just an ordinary wounded man, he is a mafia boss,” she thought in fear, and her gaze met his dreading glare.
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TO BE CONTINUED…
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