Page 12 of Doormat
Liana would be hurt if Diego decided to go for someone else.It was insane, really.In their mafia world, they were all aware that faithfulness only fell to the woman.Her parents had been faithful.She knew there were other couples in the mafia who were also faithful, so it was there.
As for Tatiana, her friend hadn’t returned home and was currently back with her parents.From what she knew, Tatiana hadn’t even talked to Emilio.
“Wouldn’t that be something, though?”Tatiana asked.
“What?”She was almost afraid to ask.
“If we decided to act like the men and start flirting with random guys, maybe even taking them to a special location to screw?”Tatiana asked.Her brows were raised as if it was an innocent question.
Liana knew her friend was hurting.
“How about we just dance?o flirting, and doing something we might regret?”Liana asked.
She was all for causing trouble, but damaging her reputation by sleeping with a random guy was not part of the equation.She had a feeling Diego would divorce her, if not kill her, for the humiliation.
Grabbing Tatiana’s hands, she walked her onto the dance floor, pulled her into a bear hug, and simply refused to let go.
“It’s going to be all right,” she said.
She didn’t know if anyone had taken even a second to tell Tatiana that.
“Don’t,” Tatiana said.“I know you’re hurting because your husband said some bad stuff.At least he didn’t go around screwing other women.My man did.My husband smiled at me, brought me gifts, and made me think our marriage could be a success, but all the time it was just a lie.”
Liana held her friend tightly.She hadn’t even asked Diego if he had a mistress.The very thought of him being with another woman tightened her stomach and made her feel incredibly sick.
There was no way she was going to allow those feelings to overtake the night.This was supposed to be a night out for the four of them.They had no guards, nothing to keep them contained.They were not being forced into the VIP area, nor were they being kept from the dance floor, which is why she had evaded her guards.They had a little too much control, and she didn’t like it.
Letting the music flow over her, she danced with her friends and ignored a few of the men that tried to come and dance with them.She couldn’t help but point at her wedding finger, which held the engagement ring and wedding band she had gotten during her brief courtship with Diego and then marriage.She was not interested in sleeping with other men.
She wanted to be completely clear of Diego, and then she would find a way to get over him.Maybe she was wrong, and she didn’t have feelings for him at all.That had to be true.There was no way someone could fall in love in six months.That was just crazy.
Liana didn’t know what happened, but the air suddenly felt thick.The other women felt it too, but then she didn’t have a chance to question it as a hand banded around her waist and pulled her back.She was going to fight that grip, but there was no point.Her husband had wrapped his arm around her and pulled her against him.
“Do you think it’s funny to go running off to party?”he asked.
Liana saw each of her friends’ husbands had arrived.Tatiana slapped Emilio around the face, then stormed off to the counter with him close behind.
She turned to look at her husband, putting her arms around his neck.
“Yes.”
“I don’t think this is fun, Liana.You are aware that all four of you are prizes to our enemies.”
“I’m not in the enemies’ bar, and besides, don’t they have to, like, watch for the same routine, which makes it easier for enemies to get people?In case you haven’t noticed, I haven’t exactly followed protocol, and there are no guards.”
“Damn it, Liana, this is not funny.”He glared at her.
“Did I say it was?”And with that, she turned on her heel, determined to walk away and not talk to him.
She should have known he would have other ideas.This was Diego.He grabbed her arm, and there was no way for her friends to stop him as he marched her right off the dance floor.Before she knew what was happening, they were in his office.
“What the hell?”she asked.
“Are you trying to get yourself killed?”
“No, I’m not.I’m trying to get myself free of you.In case you didn’t notice, I was here with friends, and don’t even try to tell me I wasn’t safe.I saw my damn brother in the VIP section.”She pulled back and then laughed.“That little snitch.That’s why you knew where we were, didn’t you?He told you.”
“You shouldn’t be without your guards.”
