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pappa = father 

dannazione = dammit 

fratello = brother 

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Bruno arrives at the apartment complex and parks his bike. He chuckles at the thought of Dino's frightened face. Mister mafia leader wasn't so tough on the back of Argento.

He walks through the front door and smells the food already. Lexy is stirring in a skillet with a smile on her face and the two boys are watching TV. He kisses Lexy and says hi to the boys. But they ignore him completely, glued to the screen.

Lexy giggles and says: "It's really exciting pappa." Bruno laughs and Lexy says: "A letter came for Scorpia. From a law firm. Seems Italian. I thought it might be smart to show you first." She hands Bruno the envelope, he reads the sender and instantly turns pale.

Lexy looks at him all worried and he mumbles: "What the hell?" He grabs his cellphone and sends a message to Dino. It doesn't take his brother long to respond.

Yeah, that's Salvatore's Law Firm.
Dannazione!
What do they want with Scorpia?
Are you going to give it to her?

Bruno sighs and speaks on a quiet tone to Lexy. "Salvatore's law firm."

Lexy's eyes go wide and she asks: "What are you going to do?"

"I am not going to hide it from her, because she'll never forgive me for it. I am not going to lie to her. I just need to find the best time to give it to her and Logan has to be there. In case..." Bruno violently rubs his face and says: "Fuck! I really hoped things would be better from now on."

Lexy hugs him and says: "Me too Bruno."

Bruno sets the table absentmindedly and suddenly hears: "Pappa! Kisses!" Bruno smiles at Enzo and picks him up from the couch for a hug and a kiss.

Lucas stands up on the couch and yells: "Me too!" Bruno puts Enzo down and lifts Lucas up.

Lucas hugs him with his entire body and Bruno says: "Auntie Scorpia's right. You give the best hugs."

Lucas asks: "Are they really out of the hospital pappa?"

"Yes. They're at uncle Logan's house together."

Lucas grins and says: "Good."

Lexy says: "Wash your hands, boys, dinner is almost ready." Bruno helps the boys and washes his own hands. They sit down at the dinner table and patiently wait for Lexy.

They eat together, while the boys talk their ears off. It's mostly about Scorpia and Logan and how the boys hope they will like all the new things in the cafe. Bruno's thoughts wander to his little sister and his phone starts to ring. He looks at the screen and sees it's Dino. Lexy nods at him and he walks away to pick up the phone.

Dino yells at the other end: "Reply to me fratello! Because I am worried now!"

Bruno says: "I'm sorry. I had to process it and we're having dinner."

"Sorry... but I am seriously worried. Please tell me he's not still able to hurt her."

"I don't know Dino. But I don't want to hide it from her either. I just need to pick the right time for this."

"Logan has to be there for sure."

"Yes, I was thinking the same thing."

"Dannazione! I really hoped we didn't have to test her mental stability anytime soon."

Bruno sighs and says: "Yeah man. I wished for the same thing. Let's pray it will all be okay."

"Sunday?"

Bruno says: "Yeah, Sunday might be the right time. Talk to you later little bro."

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Logan walks behind the bar and grabs two glasses and the bottle of Scorpion Vodka. "Come and sit down Bonnie." Scorpia looks into his beautiful grey eyes while walking up to the bar. He screws the top of the bottle and pours the vodka slightly clumsy. "To your victory!"

She smiles and says: "It took way too long. I normally drink one of these within the hour." She throws the drink back and meets Logan's eyes with a happy expression on her face.

Logan finishes his drink and asks: "Want to see what they did upstairs?" Scorpia nods and gets up. She goes up the stairs first and Logan takes his time to stare at her behind. She freezes on the spot as soon as she reaches the top of the stairs. "Bonnie?"

He reaches the top and stands next to her. His eyes go wide while he checks out the new layout and the new furniture. He looks at Scorpia and sees her staring at the big corner sofa with shiny eyes. She says: "That looks good. And if we have to take it easy anyway..."

Logan chuckles and says: "I want to see the bedroom now." They enter the room together and Scorpia runs around to explore everything. She walks through a door on the left and lets out a happy scream. Logan runs over to her and finds her happily dancing in his new bathroom.

"There's a bathtub Logan! Big enough for both of us!"

He smiles wide and asks: "Want to try it out?" Scorpia immediately takes her boots off and tugs at her skinny jeans. She's about to take her shirt off when she stops herself, as a look full of doubt appears on her face. "What's wrong Bonnie? Is it too much? Do you want to test the tub alone?" He takes a step back and she shakes her head. She pulls her shirt off and Logan stares at her chest all stunned.

It starts to dawn on him why Dino had to laugh and he takes his shirt off too. Now Scorpia's the one staring at his chest. She bites her lip, before softly saying: "You've got be kidding me. We came up with the same thing?"

Logan says: "And Dino died laughing when I told him about it. But I had no clue what was so funny about it."

Scorpia giggles and says: "Dino got Mickey to come to the hospital for me." Logan's jaw drops and Scorpia asks: "Did Mickey do your..."

Logan nods and says: "I wanted it in the same style as your brother's tattoos Bonnie."

Scorpia takes a step towards him and takes her bra off. He holds his breath and she looks deep into his eyes. "Can I see it?"

A blush rises from his cheeks till the roots of his hair and he says: "Bonnie... my brain went somewhere else entirely."

She giggles and says: "That might have been intentional. But I would really like to see the tattoo."

Logan sounds hoarse when he says: "Oh Bonnie, I'll let you do the honors."

She carefully peels the tape off and reveals the tattoo slowly. She starts to cry and Logan wraps his arms around her. She follows the black letters with her finger and strokes the tiny scorpion. "It's beautiful Logan. Thank you."

He kisses her forehead and says: "Forever in my heart."

She takes a step back and wipes the tears from her cheeks. She looks up at him and catches him staring at her chest already. She pulls the gauze off and sees the surprise on his face. She takes his left hand and places it on her chest. Her voice cracks when she asks: "Where's Logan?"

He stares at her chest and says: "Here. Forever." She smiles and when he makes eye contact with her, she feels an electric shock shoot through her body.

"It's beautiful Bonnie. Really beautiful." A tear rolls down his cheek and she kisses it away.

She takes her panties off and walks over to the tub to turn the tap on. Logan looks at her, his breathing becoming a bit faster and shallow as she reaches up to grab a bottle from a shelf above the bath.

She giggles and says: "This must be a gift from Enzo. His favorite bubbles." Logan doesn't answer her and she looks over her shoulder at him. She sees him stare and turns around to him. "You're not going to run away this time, right?"

Logan looks into her eyes and says hoarsely: "I might not."

She walks over to him and pulls at the cords of his sweatpants. The pants fall to the floor and she crouches down to untie his shoelaces.

He looks down at her with eyes full of lust and pulls his bottom lip between his teeth.

She takes his shoes and socks off, before getting up slowly, sliding her hands across his body.

He kicks the sweatpants of and serves her a challenging look.

She grins and gets down on her knees in front of him and pulls his boxers down. Her grin grows wider and she says: "Now that's worth a look. At least." She looks up at him and slowly sticks her tongue out.

Logan hisses with his teeth clenched. "Oh hell!"

She gets up and walks over to the bath to turn the tap off.

Logan grabs onto the sink and breathes out slowly.

Scorpia says: "I guess we shouldn't put foam in the water, right? Because of the tattoo. And we should be careful to not soak it either."

Logan leans his forehead against the cold mirror and Scorpia giggles softly.

He takes a deep breath and says: "I might have to talk to the doctor again. Because he said you'd be able to keep my heart rate calm and stable. Well let me tell you, it's anything but that right now!" He hears her get into the bath and looks her way.

She is sitting up, one leg on the edge of the bath, washing it while looking him in the eye.

He walks over to the bath as confident as possible and gets into the warm water with her. He sits down across from her and strokes her leg with his left hand. He squirts some shower gel on her foot and slides his fingers across her skin. She moans softly and a blush appears on her cheeks.

He looks at her with a cheeky smile on his face. "Hmm, you're not as confident as you look, Bonnie."

She answers him breathless: "When I'm with you, I'm not."

He lets his hand slide up, towards her knee and asks: "Why not with me?" She avoids his gaze and he sees the blush deepen on her cheeks. "Bonnie?"

She looks insecure when their eyes meet and she says: "Because I want you to do this. I think. Because I love you. Because I want to wake up next to you tomorrow. And because this is all very... scary."

He looks at his broken hand and says: "I wish I had two working hands, Bonnie."

She whispers: "I'm actually relieved you're not at full strength. Because this is too much already."

He looks deep into her eyes and says: "You do have two perfectly functioning hands. And I haven't been able to wash myself much. I'm really dirty." He sees the fire ignite in her eyes and his heart rate speeds up.

He mumbles: "Talk about scary." She tilts her head and he says: "Oh Bonnie. You have no idea. That shy side when you let me lead, mixed with the fire in your eyes when you take charge. I guarantee you it will be the death of me someday."

She grins and says: "You shouldn't reveal your weaknesses to your opponent so easily."

She moves closer to him and he says: "Unless you want your adversary to use all of those weaknesses against you."

He can clearly read in her eyes that she has just accepted the challenge and watches her squirt some shower gel in her hand. She lets her hands roam over his body and follows the route her fingers take with sparkling eyes. She lifts his feet up onto her thighs and washed them thoroughly. She slides closer to him to wash his shins and knees.

He hooks his ankles together behind her back and pulls her close. She runs her fingers through his ginger hair and pushes her breasts against his chest. He gasps and catches her mouth with his. She kisses him back eagerly and when he brushes her bottom lip with his tongue, her mouth opens for him.

He explores her mouth with his tongue and rubs it against hers. She softly sucks on his tongue and loses herself in his darkened, gray eyes. He runs his hand down her spine and she shudders under his fingers. She moans softly and breaks the kiss. Her eyes are filled with golden specks and he stares at it in fascination.

She strokes the inside of his thighs and his heart skips a beat.

"Bonnie..."

She guides his left hand to her thigh and moves it upwards slowly. She asks him for permission with her eyes and he nods.

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Logan is resting his head on the edge of the bath with his eyes closed. Scorpia is seated on the edge, with her feet planted on the cold tiles, while she checks him out. This beautiful man, so vulnerable and fully relaxed. She studies the scars on his chest, but when her eyes land on the tattoo, a smile appears on her lips.

He looks at the stunning woman sitting on the edge of the bath through his eyelashes. Her skin glows and her cheeks are pink. She looks at his chest with worry on her face, but her expression changes rapidly when she looks at the tattoo. She looks content and happy. She gets up and stands in front of the mirror. She looks at her own reflection and he wonders what she sees.

He sits up and gets out of the bath. He moves to stand behind her and whispers in her ear: "Tell me what you see Bonnie."

She looks at him through the mirror and says: "I'd rather hear what you see."

He simply states: "Love." He wraps his arm around her waist and says: "A little, soft body, with strong muscles under that soft layer, a strong brain, and a big heart. Beautiful dark eyes, who become something magical when you get turned on. Golden specks appear when that happens. And that alone would be a reason to..." He slides his fingers across her skin, from her stomach to her breast and rubs his thumb over her nipple.

She moves her face closer to the mirror and stares at her own eyes in surprise.

Logan massages her chest and kisses her neck while staring at her through the mirror. "Mmm, yes. So beautiful... And yummy."

She turns around and kisses him wildly, while burying her fingers into his hair. She moans softly and he kisses her back, slow and deep.

Until his stomach growls and breaks the spell. She giggles and says: "Thank god." Logan lifts his eyebrow and she says: "I'm hungry too. Starving really."

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They both sit at the table in the new kitchen. Scorpia is wearing Logan's shirt and Logan is wearing sweatpants. In front of them are a half-eaten pizza Devastazione and a pizza Diavola. Scorpia pats her tummy with a satisfied smile on her face. Logan winks at her and says: "That was insanely good. Probably because we didn't eat much in the hospital."

Scorpia says: "No, we were too busy dreaming about each other. Something I am very curious about by the way, your dream."

Logan avoids her gaze and says: "Erm, I might tell you sometime."

Scorpia looks him over and says: "Mine was very... Erm... YEah, maybe we shouldn't tell each other." She shyly picks at the cooled off pizza and Logan scoots closer with his chair.

"Maybe we should if it makes us both uncomfortable and curious."

Scorpia asks: "Can you describe it in one word?" Logan waits for her to look at him and nods. "Maybe we should count down from three and just say it at the same time?"

Logan starts counting down and says: "Sex."

Scorpia says "Erotic", at the same time.

They both start to laugh and look at each other a bit bashfully.

Logan says: "It's a true miracle that we woke up."

Scorpia giggles and says: "I'm happy we did. Because I was wrong about one detail in my dreams."

She blushes and Logan strokes her cheek with the back of his hand. "Oh really?" She nods and he says: "The image in my dreams was pretty accurate. But I had seen you naked and confident already. While I was in bed with Bruno. Hell, that was a strange situation."

She frowns, but the penny drops pretty quickly. "Ah, the morning of the tournament of course. Bruno told me once that he kicked someone out of the locker room in the gym, because I, totally lost in my own world, started undressing and showering."

Logan nods and asks: "Does that happen often?"

Scorpia shakes her head and says: "No. Bruno always makes sure that we're alone or that I am in the women's locker room."

Logan lets out a sigh of relief and says: "That was a bizarre moment. The three of us in my bed, seeing you naked, after dreaming of you all night and the tension of the tournament on top of it..."

She strokes his tattoo and says: "We've got the bed all to ourselves. And you don't have to dream about it." His grey eyes turn a few shades darker and she gives him a cheeky look. He gets up and chases her up the stairs to the bedroom, growling, while her happy laughter sounds through the house.

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That's all folks. For Chapter 25.

If you were hoping for a detailed, hot, steamy sex scene: Sorry.

I'm not really sorry though, in my books they flow with the story and since it's my story I can do whatever I want. Ha! 

I hope you liked it anyway, I know I did.

And there's a tiny hint to the drama in future chapters. 

That's it for the weekend. 
Time to prepare a birthday bash for oncetheywrite 

Stay safe, have fun, and spread the love! 

XO Hankie ❥