~ Jordan's POV ~

I had just managed to get Leo to fall asleep after I had finished feeding him when Adrian came into our room, 6 hours after he slapped me. It was 2am when he finally decided to come upstairs. I scrunched my nose up in disgust at the scent of alcohol which entered the room with Adrian; his eyes were bloodshot and his clothes and hair were disheveled. He was a mess.

"Get out Adrian." He stopped outside the bathroom door and turned around to face me with a raised brow, amusement dancing in his clouded eyes. Adrian didn't get drunk easily, so he must have drank a lot for him to get into this state. He wasn't drunk like falling over and slurring his words level drunk but he wasn't 100% sober either. "What did you say?" I sighed and placed Leo down in his crib so that my voice didn't wake him up.

"Get out. I don't want you around Leo in that state." I gestured towards him for emphasis, this just caused Adrian to let out a callous chuckle, he shook his head and went into the bathroom without saying a word. I rolled my eyes and turned off the lamp next to my bed, I only left a small night light on next to Leo's crib just incase he woke up.

I lay down and closed my eyes as exhaustion took over my body from all the crying and emotional stress that I went through today. I didn't manage to sleep earlier, Leo napped all evening so he was awake when I wanted to sleep and then he was hungry, then I had to change his diaper and now eventually he's fallen asleep which means I can finally sleep. It would mean that in an ideal world anyway. But in this world I have to deal with my intoxicated husband.

As soon as I was on the verge of falling asleep Adrian opened the bathroom door causing a flood of light and steam from the shower to enter our bedroom. I let out a groan and turned away from the light that was shining directly into my eyes but it didn't help at all. Adrian emerged in just a towel and slipped on some boxers before getting into bed next to me after switching off all the lights. I could smell the distractingly fresh scent of his shampoo and shower gel which caused my mouth to water.

I quickly turned away from him before I did anything stupid, something I was known to do. I was still very angry at him but I was just a girl, a weak one at that. When someone as good looking as Adrian lays down next to you clad in just boxers you know it's not going to end well unless you stay strong; which I was trying so hard to do.

A deep chuckle rumbled from Adrian as he got comfortable behind me. "Problem tesoro?" His voice held amusement; he knew exactly what he was doing to me.

"Go to hell Adrian." He let out a 'tsk' sound and turned his body towards me, I felt him place an arm over my waist pulling me back into his chest which was pressed up firmly against my back. He placed a tender kiss behind my ear before whispering to me. "That's not the way you should be speaking around Leo...or me." He tightened his hold on my waist, as he finished his sentence, in an attempt to intimidate me. "Maybe you shouldn't slap me and I won't."

"Maybe you shouldn't piss me off then Jordan. Don't act like you're surprised by it, I'm a mafia leader after all."

"Which also makes you a sick bastard too." His grip intensified and I could literally feel the anger radiating off of him. "Dillo di nuovo tesoro, ti sfid" (Say it again tesoro, I dare you.)

I shook my head and tried to get Adrian's arm off me but it wouldn't budge. "Just leave me alone Adrian." He held onto me for a few more seconds before he finally let go. As soon as I was able to, I got out of bed and took Leo into the nursery. I knew he would be fast asleep for the next few hours and I'd be able to hear him on the baby monitor if he woke up. I didn't want to risk waking him up if my 'argument' with Adrian got too heated; especially if Adrian is in this type of mood after he's been drinking. He doesn't know when to stop and I didn't want Leo around him.

When I came back inside our room he was sitting up in bed with the lamp on allowing me to clearly see the impressive muscles on his upper body. I glared at him when his eyes met mine causing him to scoff. "Don't give me that look." I ignored him and dropped down in the bed next to him roughly
pulling the covers over me to emphasise the anger I had towards him. I glanced over at Adrian who was watching me with amusement. "Don't look at me."

"You're my wife, I can look at you if I want to."

"I'm not your possession Adrian." He chuckled and shook his head as I picked up my phone to check the time. "Tesoro pass me your phone for a second." I frowned and turned towards him. "Why?"

"I just need to check something." I narrowed my eyes at him in suspicion but passed him my phone anyway, like an idiot. He gripped my phone and got out of bed, I watched his back muscles tense as he walked towards the closet. "Adrian." He ignored me and returned a minute later, without my phone.

"Where is it?" He got back into bed and sent me a glare. "In the safe - which you don't know the code for. When I can trust you again, then you can have it back."

"What the hell are you talking about? Adrian I need my phone." He shook his head and turned towards me, any traces of humour from earlier gone. "I know what you're like Jordan, you're going to do something stupid. So I'm just taking your phone away until I'm sure you won't. In the mean time you can contact me from the house phone or I'll call you on there if I need to speak to you."

"You can't do that! Who the hell do you think you are?" He sent me a smirk and lay down, clearly enjoying the anger and frustration on my face. "Your sick bastard of a husband. Now go to sleep."

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"I've got it don't worry." My eyes fluttered open at the sound of Adrian's voice which was deep and thick with sleep. "It doesn't matter how, I said I would get it off her and I did, so shut the hell up." I glanced over at him to see him propped up on his elbow while rubbing his eyes. His conversation went on for a few more minutes but I couldn't make out what he was saying since he was trying to whisper. He eventually put his phone down and let out a deep sigh while laying back down properly.

"So now you're listening to my conversations?" I turned my head towards him to see him staring up at the ceiling. "You're the one who woke me up." A small whine in the crib next to me caught my attention. I put Leo back in our room when he woke up early this morning, he wouldn't stop crying since it took me longer than usual to get to him. Mostly because Adrian had his arm over me and I couldn't wake him up to let go of me.

I sat up and leaned over towards him giving him a tired smile. "Hey baby. Are you hungry?" Leo currently had that face where you didn't know if he was going to cry or not, it was 50/50 really, he either would or wouldn't. This time he did, very loudly. I quickly got out of bed, not very gracefully may I add and took him out the crib. I held him in my arms whispering to him hoping he would calm down.

I sat down on the bed and lifted my shirt to feed him, although I really didn't want to do it infront of Adrian. I know I shouldn't care and that feeding my baby is more important but when we're arguing I can't help but feel more insecure and shy around him.

I let Leo latch on to my breast before glancing over at Adrian who had an arm over his eyes shielding them from the light flooding in from the open curtains; I couldn't tell if he was sleeping or not. I took the time to admire the bulging muscles and tattoos on his arm. My attention was taken away from my husband when Leo started whining, I shifted him to my other breast and let him continue to feed.

Seconds later Adrian sat up next to me and leaned down towards my chest to kiss Leo's forehead. His eyes met mine and he gave me a small smirk. I rolled my eyes causing him to chuckle, he kissed my cheek even though I did try to pull away from him. Adrian got out of bed and went into the bathroom to brush his teeth before going into the closet to get changed into his suit. By the time he was dressed I was busy walking around the room with Leo who seemed satisfied now that he'd eaten.

"You know my number, call me if you need me. You'll be fine though, I've got more guards outside."

"Why do we need more?" He ignored my question and put his phone, money and car keys into his pocket. "Adrian." Once again he ignored me and I rolled my eyes. "Whatever, don't expect me to forgive you anytime soon if you're going to treat me like this."

"Just be quiet Jordan." He sat down on the bed while untying the laces on his shoes that he took out the closet, causing me to glare at him. "Don't put your shoes on in here. Take them downstairs."

He stopped and let out a sigh before standing up. "Fine." He walked past me and left the room before going downstairs. I rolled my eyes and lay Leo down in the crib. "Be a good boy for 5 minutes while mommy goes to brush her teeth." He cooed at me and I smiled. Once I was done with my morning routine I made my way downstairs carrying Leo with me, I went into the kitchen completely ignoring Adrian and Matteo who were speaking to one another in hushed tones but their conversation stopped when I walked in.

Matteo came over and took Leo from me which I didn't protest against only because I needed to make some breakfast and I couldn't do that while holding my baby. I felt Adrian's eyes on me as I moved around the kitchen preparing breakfast; I originally didn't have the intention of making anything for him but I did because I'm a nice person and although he's a jerk, I still love him.

"Here." I slid the plate across the breakfast bar towards him. He mumbled a 'thanks' which I just ignored and turned towards Matteo. "Do you want something?" I tried to ask him nicely but my words came out a lot more harsher then I expected them to, which is probably the reason he declined my offer.

"No thank you." I nodded and made my own breakfast before sitting down as far away from Adrian as I could at the table. I stared eating while watching Matteo talk to Leo about whatever random things he could think of.

I glanced over at Adrian who was busy scrolling through something on his phone, which he had on the table next to his plate. A small smirk made its way onto my face as a plan began to form in my head. I'll make him regret taking my phone off me.

I stood up from my chair and leaned across the table, my hand going towards the carton of orange juice next to Adrian's full glass. I picked up the carton quickly, purposely knocking over the glass in the process. "Oops." Adrian quickly dropped his fork and picked up his phone before standing up to avoid getting any juice on his suit.

He held his wet and sticky black iPhone X in his hand before sending me a murderous glare. "You're freaking ridiculous Jordan. Very mature." I couldn't hold back the giggle that left my mouth at the sight infront of me. He shook his head and went over to the sink to clean his phone which was sadly waterproof so there was no lasting damage.

Adrian finished cleaning his phone and the table before sitting back down, this time with his phone in his pocket. I sent him a sweet smile and went back to eating my food. "I'll get you back for that later."

Ignoring him I got up from my chair when I had finished eating and began clearing up all the dishes.

I frowned when I was looking through the cupboards for my green tea but it was no where in sight, so I decided to do what girls do best. Accuse everyone else of taking it. "Who finished my green tea?"

"No one wants your nasty green tea." I glared at Adrian and turned to Matteo. "Did you finish it?" He shook his head while keeping his attention on Leo. "It was Angelo, he wanted to try it the other day; he must have liked it if he's finished the whole box." I sighed and shook my head in frustration and grabbed my car keys from the bowl by the door mumbling curse words directed at Angelo. I hated letting those two have full access to my house, it means they can do and take whatever they want.

"Where do you think you're going?" I stopped and turned towards Adrian who was standing in front of the kitchen door in order to block my exit. "No where that concerns you, now move."

"Of course it concerns me, don't make me ask you again Jordan."

"I'm just going to the shop Adrian, and I'm not taking Leo so you have nothing to worry about." He stepped towards me but I held my ground and didn't step backwards. "If you're going out then of course I'm worried."

"I've told you before; I can take care of myself." He rolled his eyes and snatched my car keys out of my hand. "Yeah, you've proved that very well in the past. You're not going anywhere." My mouth dropped open as Adrian pocketed my keys, I heard Matteo laughing in the background at what just happened but I didn't find it funny, not one bit.

"Adrian you can't take my phone and my car keys, it's not fair." He nodded as if he was really interested in what I was saying while he quickly finished the last of his coffee, he took a hold of my wrist and placed the mug in my hand. "I think you're forgetting I paid for both the phone and the car. So yes, I can." I shook my head and slammed the mug down on the counter next to me. Men are such sexist pigs sometimes.

"I think you're forgetting that I'm not the type of person to let someone like you walk all over me. Just because we have Leo, it doesn't change anything. I'm still never going to submit to you."

"I think you'll find you don't have a freaking choice tesoro. Because someone like me, isn't afraid to teach someone like you, a lesson." We were busy glaring at one another when Matteo passed by us and slipped behind Adrian out the kitchen door taking Leo with him. It was probably a good thing because this didn't seem to be going in a good direction.

"Is that a threat Adrian?" He stepped closer to me but once again I held my ground, I was done letting him try and intimidate me. "It's a promise tesoro."

"I'm not your damn prisoner Adrian, I'm your wife, you should respect me more than this."

"Yeah, the same freaking wife that hasn't come near me for the last two months." I could tell he was angry but he was making sure to keep his face impassive; hiding all his emotions from me. "What?"

"Two months Jordan. All you've done is kiss me; and I've kissed you enough in the past to know when you want to, and trust me, it's obvious you don't."

"What are you talking about Adrian? Of course I've wanted to kiss you. I couldn't do anything else with-" He quickly cut me off before I could explain to him what I've been telling him constantly over the last two months.

"Yeah, I know, 'you had to wait for your stitches to heal' and all that bullshit." I frowned at the way he was mocking what I said to him. I knew he was going to bring this up; he's acts like me not wanting to have sex with him is a threat to his masculinity, even though I had a legit excuse.

"It wasn't bullshit Adrian. I've only just been cleared to do anything with you three weeks ago and it's not like you've made an effort to do anything romantic, you didn't even care when I told you we can have sex again." He rolled his eyes and stepped away from me. "Whatever Jordan. I'm done with this crap." He tried to step towards the door to leave but I grabbed his arm before he could. He wasn't getting out of this so easily.

"So is that what this whole mood swing is about then? You're throwing a tantrum because I haven't screwed you for two months?" Once again Adrian rolled his eyes, this time at my blunt statement. "No it's not that; but it pisses me off when you stand there saying you're my wife and I should respect you, you don't act like my wife." I scoffed at his comment; how don't I act like his wife? If anything he doesn't act like my husband.

"You seem to think you're the perfect husband Adrian. Are you forgetting you slapped me yesterday? When I was already upset." I knew I hit a nerve as soon as I mentioned what happened yesterday; he didn't want to acknowledge what he did hence why he was pretending nothing happened last night and this morning in bed.

"Shut up Jordan." Once again he tried to leave but I stopped him, this time he quickly spun around to face me and the intensity of his glare caused me take a frightened step away from him. "Don't touch me."

"Tell me what your problem is then." I held his stare ignoring the waves of anger radiating off him. He couldn't seriously expect me to just get over all of this and act like nothing is wrong. One second he was fine with me and then the next he was calling me a bitch and slapping me; let's not forget the part when he took my phone and my car keys. I had no idea why he did any of it, we were fine before he had that conversion with Matteo and Angelo when everything just went south.

"It doesn't concern you, just stay out of my way." This time I didn't try to stop him from leaving, I knew he wasn't going to listen to me but I didn't let him get the last word, you guys know I'm stubborn like that. "I forgot how much of a bastard you could be."

Adrian stayed still for a moment his hand resting on the door knob clearly planning to say something; but instead he just opened the door and walked out, slamming it behind him. I let out a deep sigh, I don't know why, but I thought maybe that would have pushed him even further. If he was less focused on trying to leave I might have been able to make him see sense. I'm sure I'm not the only one that sometimes finds that sometimes you don't want an argument to end like it just did with us. Especially if it's with someone you love, you want to get to the bottom of things and figure all the issues out.

I went over to the sink to wash up the dishes from breakfast. I was lost in my own world - my mind going over what just happened when I felt a pair of arms wrap around my waist causing me to tense up, letting out a sudden gasp I dropped the plate I was washing into the sink causing a loud clatter. "Shh, it's just me baby." I relaxed under Adrian's touch leaning back against him as he placed a kiss on my cheek. "I was leaving and...I don't know I felt bad...I guess? I love you tesoro...I'm sorry."

I turned around in his arms so that I was leaning against the counter. "For what?" I could tell he was trying to control his frustration and instead of answering straight away he looked away from me and cleared his throat first. "For slapping you."

"And?" He rolled his eyes and looked down uncomfortably while avoiding my eyes. "Calling you a bitch yesterday." I rose an eyebrow giving him a chance to add to the list but he didn't. "What about for all the threats? Or the fact you took my phone and my keys, or the fact you're keeping secrets from me?"

"What secrets?" I scoffed and shook my head. "You're unbelievable Adrian. I'm not stupid, I know you're hiding something from me."

"I'm not." I sighed and placed my hands on his shoulders. "Can't you just be honest with me? For once in your life Adrian." He rolled his eyes a small smile making it's way on to his lips. "You're the queen of exaggeration. My queen." Although internally I was screaming at the cuteness of what he said, I just stared at him in response causing him to let out a sigh of defeat. He slid his hands from my waist to the back of my thighs before picking me up. He carried me over to the table and set me down, I wrapped my legs around his waist as he came closer to me. "Don't get upset."

"I won't Adrain, just tell me." He leaned forward and softly pecked my lips before resting forehead against mine. "Dante is coming after you. I don't know when or how, but he's already started doing whatever he's got planned and it doesn't look good."

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