The Twin Brothers

She woke up to sunlight hitting her face. It only makes her groan and snuggles her face on the fluffy pillow. The soft mattress makes her feel even more sleepy. Her eyes open slowly and found a rabbit stuffie. It might be childish but it is her thing. She slept with a lot of stuffies but this one feels so cuddly.

“Mmm. So warm.” Liana mumbles.

Around a few minutes like that, her eyes wide open. She sits up straight, looks around, and notices it is not her bedroom. This rabbit stuffie also is not hers but it stays in her arms.

“W–Where am I-I?” She asked herself.

The last thing she remembers is that mafia face, picking her up, and helping her with her panic attack and asthma. Her little feet set on the ground and went out of the bedroom. Now she felt stupid for letting a dangerous mafia bring her to his house.

She walks downstairs slowly but the big glass beside her all along until at the end of the stairs, mirroring her clothes. Her eyes went from head to toe. She only wearing a baggy hoodie and sweatpants that makes her like a clown.

“You are awake.” The deep voice startled her. She turns her head and saw Lorenzo at the end of the stairs, with sweatpants and a black t-shirt.

Is it wrong to say he’s hot?

“G–Good m–mor–morning.” Liana hugged tightly the stuffie in her arms. Felt stupid of why she can say good morning when this mafia standing inf front of her.

Enzo held himself from smiling at the adorable sight, trying to calm himself down. He didn’t expect that girl will like the stuffie he randomly bought and put it beside her.

“I’m about to wake you up. Breakfast is ready.” He spokes. Like it or not, the urge of taking care of this little girl grew minute by minute. “Let’s go?” Enzo pulls out his hand.

She gulps and takes a slow step towards that scary big guy before holding his hand. She let him lead her to the kitchen. Even in her mind wonder why he hasn’t killed her yet? Or harm her?

“Take a seat.” He says.

Liana tries to climb the stool with struggle. A warm hand on her waist helped her up to the stool. Heat covers her cheeks. She didn’t dare to lift her gaze with redo both cheeks.

“I don’t know what you like so I only made cereal, is that okay?” Enzo puts down the bowl with milk beside it. When he receives no response from that girl, he sighs. “Listen, I know you are afraid of something. For your information, I got a maid to change your clothes. Secondly, you in my house because I don’t know yours. I thought about bringing you to my main house but my twin is there. He doesn’t like ‘girl’ guests.”Text property © Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org.

His explanation makes Liana calms a bit.

“W–Why… you… d-d-didn’t… um…” She struggles to say the words but Enzo knows what she trying to say.

“Kill you? No. I have no intentions of killing you. Now, eat.” He pushes the bowl closer to her. “Stay there and don’t go anywhere.” He demands before going out of the kitchen.

Liana grabs the spoon and eats her cereal before she makes him angry.

He closes his door, taking off his clothes. He was about to grab his towel but his phone rang. With a lazy step, he picks up the call. “What?”

“Where are you? I wait for beer all night and you didn’t come home. I call your driver and he said you went to your home with a girl.” Leo spoke in an annoyed tone. He want to drink a beer that night but his twin didn’t come back.

“Sorry dude. Something came up.” Enzo replied, closing his bathroom door.

“Oh yeah? What’s that?” He asks. The phone is already on the speaker at the counter.

Enzo is already off of his clothes and now standing under the showerhead. His hand is on the wall and water dripping from him. His silver wing necklace dangling o his neck.

“Something is upon YOU, brother. Was it related to that girl?” Leo asks and he can feel Leo smirking behind this phone call. People told him Leonardo is not a smiling person or talkative. But with someone he closes with, it is different.

“I just met this girl and help her. That’s all. Nothing more.” He answers.

“Hmm. I can tell something off but whatever.” Leo chuckles.

“Oh yeah? How about you? I heard from Adam that you went gently on a new baker.” Enzo’s words make his breath hitches.

“She looks like she will break any second if I’m too harsh on her. So, I have reasons why. Unlike you.” He talks to him back.

Denying something only makes it more obvious. That is what Ezo thought.

“You never care, Leo,” Enzo smirks.

“So do you.”

Both of them were silent for a moment. They realize both of them never care about certain someone. Enzo turns off the shower and wraps himself with a towel. He brings the phone to his ear as soon he is off the speaker.

“Well…”

He stared at himself in the mirror.

“She’s an exception.” The twin said in unison.

Liana finish eating her cereal and waited for that scary man to show up. She keeps looking at the clock and realizes she’s already late. As much as she wants to run away, she doesn’t want a bullet through her forehead.

The sound of heavy footsteps startled me. She turns around and found Enzo in a white button top and black pants. There are two unbuttoned almost revealing his chest. She didn’t miss a little image of the tattoos on his chest.

“Are you done eating?” His voice pulls her out from her thoughts.

“Y–Yes.” She looks down.

“Go to the room you woke up just now and get a shower or something. I will send you to my brother’s company.” Enzo said, fixing the rings on his fingers.

She didn’t want to shower since it was cold. She just wants to stay in these warm clothes which she believes it was him since there’s a smell of men on them. Liana tighten her hold on the rabbit. The scary guy looks at her with confusion.

“Well?”

She gulps, “I–I.. uhh… I don’t… w–want to s–shower. C–Can I?” Her doe eyes stared at him.

“Are you sure?” Enzo steps forward toward her. She just replies with nods. “If that so, go brush your teeth. Come down if you’re ready.” He says, brushing her hair before pushing her slightly. When her presence was gone, he let out a heavy sigh. Does he wonder how that tiny can survive in this cruel world? Is her family sheltered her enough? Gonna admit this girl take over his mind.

After a few minutes, Enzo feels someone’s presence. He lifted his gaze and see Liana standing at the end of the stairs in the same clothes. He mentally frowns, walking towards her. “Where’s your clothes, baby?”

The nickname gives a butterfly to her stomach. Somehow, for Enzo, it accidentally slips. She fiddled with the hem of her hoodie. “I… I–I like… t-t-this clothes.”

He almost smiles but manages to hold it. “If you say so. Let’s go. You’re already late which I don’t care about.”

“W–Why?”

“Because no one can scold you.” He simply answers.

“W–Why’s t–that?”

Enzo opens the car door, “Just because. Now, get in the car, baby.” He ruffles her hair.

She has to admit that she loves the nicknames on her. Sounds cringe or something but she loves it. It calms her down and helps with her anxiety. During the ride, she couldn’t help but glance at the guy beside her. He playing with his phone. The sleeve that folded to his elbow, showed the tattoo ink from his veiny hand to his arms. The silver rings decorate his sexy long fingers.

Her eyes went up to his face. The face is the same as Mr. Leonardo–well almost. Almost everything same except for the hair color. Mr. Leonardo has black hair color with a few strands of white hair. But this guy has a few strands of red hair.

“Are you done checking me out?” He puts down his phone and turns his attention to her.

“I–I’m so—sorry.” Liana bites her lips and looks down. She swears she heard him mumble ‘I don’t mind how long you want but she didn’t want to talk about it since it is embarrassing.

“You glance at me a lot. Not complaining. But curious. Because your glance tells me something else.” Enzo turns his body to her. She clutched her bag tightly.

“Um… I–uh… umm…” She seems to struggle with it.

Enzo didn’t want she got a panic attack again so he scoot closer to her. He caressed her cheeks with his knuckles and his other hand holding her hand, rubbing slowly. “It’s fine. Take it easy and slowly. I know you can do it. Such a good little baby, aren’t you?” He encourages her with comforting words.

Surprisingly for Liana, it helps her. Without her knowing, she scoots closer to him and snuggles with him. “Y–You… l-l–look like… s-some–one.” She timidly said.

“And who is that, little baby?” He asks.

“M–Mr. Leonardo. He–He got t-the same–same… a-appearance as–as y-yo-yours just a l-little bit–bit d-different. He–He has a.. uh.. few s–strands of–of white h–hair… w–while you got r-red.” As soon as she finishes, she gave all her weight to him. Tired of too much stuttering.

“It’s okay, little baby. You did a great job. I’m proud of you.” Enzo rubbed her back. When he remembers what she told him just now, he slightly smirks. He didn’t know Liana met Leo already.

“Is he nice, baby?” He asks.

She nods vigorously. “H–He ate m–my d-desserts. He… e-even bought o–one cr–croissants on h–his way home.” The sparkling in her eyes is the sign she’s happy with it.

Enzo finally understands everything. This is a new baker that Adam told him about. The new baker Leo is soft and his attitude change. Surprisingly, they just talk about the same girl in the bathroom just now. This little girl really takes over two guys’ minds. And yet, she didn’t know about it.

But smirks when he thought something.

“Look like we have to share.” He mutters.