I was upset.
Sitting in front of the mirror that Monday morning, I couldn't help the frown that marred my face.
Jace told me I had to resume in his office. And the fact that I did not have a choice was pissing me off.
He said he was going to have to properly introduce me to his staff so I had to be up early and ready to go with him. I hated this.
"You have to be smiley one when you meet my staff you know," he commented, taking a sip of his coffee.
We were at the breakfast table that morning. I was all dressed up like a corporate baddie. I loved the fit but I wasn't too thrilled about a 9-5 job.
"You're not staying for the whole day." He said.
My eyes snapped to his. Was he reading my mind? Was he a psychic of some sort?
"I can tell what you're thinking by looking at your face Mira. You need to work on your poker face." He stated, shocking me even more.
I gaped, feeling my cheeks turn red in embarrassment. Luckily it was hidden by the makeup I had on.
"Finish up. We have to be there in the next hour." He said and got on his feet, leaving me at the table to probably wait for me in his car.
I took one last sip of my cup of tea as well as the last bite of my toast and eggs before following him.
I joined him in the passenger seat of his car. He was driving as usual and I made sure to buckle up because his driving was straight out of Fast and Furious.
The drive was quiet. I wanted to turn the radio on but I wasn't sure if it would make him mad or something so I just let it be and do my usual thing - staring out the window.
I flinched slightly when I felt his hand on my thigh. He rubbed on it steadily.
I glanced at his face but his eyes were focused on the road like his hand wasn't doing something else down here.
I didn't push his hand away. I just let it stay there, enjoying the warmth.
I found it hot as he drove with one hand, his left hand for that matter. I looked away to hide how flustered I felt.
"When is Donna returning?" I asked to make small talk and distract myself from all the warmth I felt inside.
"She''ll be back soon."
From her story posts I saw that she had gone from Rome to Santorini in Greece for a holiday. She was having a good time and to be honest, I craved a vacation like that. And now that I was married to someone that could easily afford it, I was tempted to ask for such a trip but a part of me was worried that Jace wouldn't let me out of his sight. I hated that about this whole arrangement. I wished more than anything that he would just let me be free and not monitor everything that I did.
An idea popped into my mind then. What if I made him fall for me? That would make it easier to get anything out of him.
But how was I supposed to make a rigid mafia don fall for me? The only person that could probably answer that was his mother. I had to wait for her return.
I was still pondering on the thought when the car came to a halt at the underground parking lot of his company.
"That was fast." I commented.
He did not respond.
Surprisingly, he got down and opened the car door for me. This was new, I thought in surprise until it clicked. We were in public territory so we had to keep up the act of a couple happily in love.
I took his hand as he gave it to me and he intertwined his fingers with mine.
"Smile for the camera." He said in my ear.
I looked around for the camera and sure there was someone recording.
When she was done taking the video, she introduced herself.
"Hello Mr and Mrs Romano. I'm Ariel, the social media content manager of Navarro Constructions."
"Nice to meet you, Ariel." I shook hands with her, giving a polite smile.
"You'll be working closely with her." Jace said to me.
I nodded.
We soon found our way to the elevator that would take us into the building.
We found ourselves in the lobby and I had to fight back a gasp at how huge this place was. It had a sleek, modern outlook and there were lots of staff thronging the place.
I looked up at him and wondered why they needed someone like me to make an appearance in a bunch of videos when he had hundreds of staff that could easily do that.
I didn't get the time to ask him that because he quickly introduced me to the staff I was going to be working with (the social media marketing team). They were a bunch of younger people like myself and they gave me a warm welcome.
Then he had his secretary lead me up to his office which had been set up for me. It looked amazing and I especially loved the view from up here.
I sighed. Maybe this was not such a bad idea.
I sat down on the plush leather swivel chair and spun around with a sigh.
He walked in a few minutes later.
"My secretary will be on standby for you. I have to go sweetie."
Sweetie?
I almost frowned in confusion at the sound of the endearment until I remembered where I was.
I almost thought he was going to leave me without having any guards on standby but of course I was wrong. He had two of them that I had become quite familiar with here to watch me.
Ariel stood there watching our interaction with a file in hand.
And soon he left after pressing a brief kiss to my cheek.
I sighed as I faced Ariel, gesturing for her to sit opposite me.
"So, what do you need me to do for you today?"