Go Away

Mia Madson

It was three quiet days here in this house and yes I took possession of it, nobody came here and I could walk around, see nature and put my bare feet on the ground, do you know how long it's been since I did that? I don't remember either, and it is so bad not to remember things. After I took a chance on an acting career that is not at all promising for me and that I don't like, I stopped being myself, to be a character.

The preparation for Mrs. Geordano's birthday party was in full swing, my wedding reception was something so small next to the grandiose party of the matriarch, her sixtieth birthday would be marked with a kick-ass party. I watched everything from Geovane's house, I felt like an intruder in the middle of those people, but I needed to be there. So let's go to one more performance. My suitcase was brought the other day after the wedding, and I didn't have an appropriate outfit for the party I wasn't invited to, so I need a new dress.

I walk around the estate and meet a handsome, tall, dark-haired boy. His open shirt showed the hair he had on his chest, his tight trousers gave a glimpse of his beautiful thick legs. I chose one of my cowboy style boots, a pair of short jeans and a Geovane shirt and a hat hanging in the wardrobe, I let my hair down, put on a pair of sunglasses and went over to talk to the handsome man.

- Hi - I give a smile to the young man.

- Hi," he takes off his hat, "do you need anything? - he says shyly.

- Yes, I need a car to go into town. Is there one available here or is there a taxi that will come here to pick me up?

- There is a truck, ma'am. But it's a bit dirty because of work, I use it to pick up things in town. I'm going into town to pick up some things for here, if you want a ride.

- I want a ride.

From afar I see Geovane's mother looking at me and talking to the people who are organizing her party, I look at her and give her a little wave and a smile, she closes her face to me and goes inside the house. I hope I don't get the boy who will take me to the city in trouble, but they will have to swallow me here until I go away and get what I want, after a month I am away from all this.

I get in the truck with the boy that I don't even know the name, and he follows the dirt roads, everything was so beautiful, the green was so present in that landscape, the grapevines in Tuscany was something so perfect, the rows of grapevines made a perfect drawing in that immensity of land.

- How beautiful it is here.

- I think so too, ma'am, I'm in love with this view.

- How long do you work here? On the property?

- Yes, I have been working there since I was a child, my mother is the cook at the big house, she has been working with the Geordano's for many years.

He told me a few things about them and I ended up keeping this information that might be useful at some point, when we arrived in town I wrote down his phone number and would call as soon as I found the right dress for my dear niece's birthday party. He went shopping for the property and I went to the mall. I walked around looking at the shops and fell in love with a red dress, the back was bare and I was sure it would look perfect on my body. I went into the shop and the girl looked at me with a frown, she probably thought I was a country girl with no money, I asked her to show me the dress that was in the window, she didn't want to show me.

- Young lady, I want to see the dress. Can you take it, please?

- It's too expensive for you.

- I didn't ask her the price.

Anyway, I tried the dress and it was perfect, I told her I wanted to take it and she made a face that I wouldn't have money to pay.

- How are you going to pay?

- Cash - I handed her my card

- Treat people better, darling, you could be talking to someone with a lot of money and not know it, and she could go to her manager and say she doesn't want the sale to go to you and you could lose your commission. Take that tip.

I got out of there and looked for a shoe, this time it was quick, I bought a black scarpin and the saleswoman at the shoe shop was very nice. I was already with my complete look, I went to the food court and bought a snack for me and another for the guy, I asked him to wrap it and called him, who was already waiting for me. People looked at me as if I was a Christmas tree, maybe it was the hat, and when I met the boy at the entrance of the mall, my husband was entering through the door I was leaving and as he asked me not to greet him. Unlike him, who watched me walk to the truck, I opened the door, tossed my hair, held my hat and gave him a smile, who snorted and walked quickly towards us.

- Come on, walk. Speed up the car and let's get out of here.

- Wasn't that the boss? - he asks me worried.

- I don't know, I didn't see anyone.

The party was very elegant, rich people were invited, the wealthiest people in Italy were there, but I had a purpose, to find Matteo and find out what he knew about me. I looked for him, and found him with my husband, I tried not to be seen and sneaked out, but I couldn't. I couldn't find him.

- What are you doing here? - my husband asks.

- I am your wife, and there is a party going on - my focus was on Matteo - May I have the honour of this dance? - Geovane opens his mouth to speak, and I am quicker - Brother-in-law.

- Why not? - everyone looked and when I gave my first whirl, I found Geovane's eyes fixed on me - You like to provoke my brother, don't you?

- I want to talk to you - I approach Matteo.

- What do you want to talk to me about?

- Don't play dumb, Matteo - We remain in that impasse, but I need to talk to him in a quieter place - Everyone is looking at us.

- You look very pretty, that must be why - I rolled my eyes.

Before the music ended my husband took my arm and asked me who had invited me, I knew his mother was not happy with my presence there.

- Come Mia - he continued holding my arm - No one invited you to this party.

- Let her go, Geovane - who took his brother's arm now was Matteo - I invited her - he lied.

- Why did you bring that woman here? You know she is not welcome.

- Stop you two - their mother came close to us and said smiling - What are you doing here girl? Did you come to make trouble like you always do? - she says with a smile so that no one notices our discussion.

Paola, the woman I did not expect to be there, arrived and lit up Geovane's mother, and my husband was also happy to see her, that woman made it clear that she was the favorite.

- Paola, dear, how nice to have you back - their mother says to the woman - I hope everything goes back to normal.

- Take me to see your grandfather - I whisper in Matteo's ear.

And then we both left the hall, and Geovane stayed with the two without noticing our departure, he only had eyes for Paola. Matteo and I went around the house to see grandfather, who didn't want to join the party. He was in his bed, he had already retired, we slowly entered the room and he was dozing, like an angel. I went to him and kissed his forehead, knelt down next to the bed and rubbed my hand on his face. We heard some steps and Matteo told us to hide. We were trapped in the bathroom of Grandpa's room. I looked through the door and there were Geovane and Paola. I closed the door and whispered to Matteo that it was his brother, and he asked me to be quiet, but when I went to lean on the bathroom sink I bumped into a soap dish that fell on the floor and made a loud noise calling the attention of everyone in the room.

- Who's in there? - Geovane opened the door and found us both there.

- You don't realize that no one wants you in this house. What are you doing here?

- I came to see your grandfather.

When we returned to the room, their grandfather was asking who Paola was, and said some absurd things to her like how a woman can enter a man's room without being invited. That she should get out of there as soon as possible or she would be badmouthed, I ended up letting out an unintentional laugh.

- Grandpa, she's Paola, my fiancée. - Geovane says.

- You can't marry this woman, she is the woman for you - he points to me - She's not here.

- Paola, sorry - she closes her face and leaves very angry, stepping hard.

- Look what you did, you only bring trouble into my life, get out of here - he points to the door.

I go to grandfather and kiss his hand, he makes a pet in my hair and I leave, Matteo tries to accompany me, but my husband says no, that who will accompany me to the exit now will be him, to make sure that I don't cause any trouble.

- I want you to go away from here. This fucking agreement is over - we both walked down the corridor of the house.

- You promised me a month and it's only been three days since we made a deal.

- We did make a deal but you broke it, you took over my house, you went to my mother's party uninvited and you still want me to be cool with you. I don't want to see you here anymore, you understand me and I don't want you to keep playing your cheap tricks on my brothers.

But as our bodies seemed to have magnets, I ended up stumbling and he held me, his hard and warm body behind mine, his breath on my neck and when he got close to my skin, I remembered what he had done to me in the car, his mouth playing with my breast, now his hands held my waist and my breathless breath left me at this man's mercy, and it wasn't supposed to be like that, his hands started to go up and I just wanted more, more of him, more of that moment. I turned my head to the side and our mouths almost met, but one of the girls from the buffet, passed by us and pulled us out of that cloud of lust.

- Mia I think you'd better go away," when we were facing each other our eyes met and we realized how lost we were, "I'm going after Paola and try to clean up this mess.