Dante himself appears in the future chapters and dw, there will definitely be romance🙂
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 8: aren’t all gang leaders the same? .“Giovanni ,” Gianna said a little breathless. She made her way back to the kitchen, feeling nauseous, and in need of her medication. “You need to call me as soon as you get this. Hagrid … Infinite’s Hagrid, was just here. He came by and he was asking all these questions about Mariposa and I tried to lie, I think he believed me, but you need to call me. I need to talk to you.” She forced himself to stop, hating how scared she sounded. “Call me.”She swallowed down a large red pill and a small white one, drank half a glass of water and wished like hell she had gone out for drinks. She certainly wouldn’t take enough to be considered drunk, and with her medical condition it wasn’t something she could risk doing in general, but maybe if there had been any alcohol in her, she could have handled Hagrid with a bit more delicacy. She had let her anger and her attitude run away from her and said things she shouldn’t
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 9: to be remembered .“Cypher isn’t like the other leaders, Gia,” Giovanni said; his statement making her frown. Gia scoffed. “Oh please, they are all gang leaders, what could he be doing differently?.” “He doesn’t just throw me into danger and expect me to keep myself afloat. My loyalty and dedication earns me a paycheck for a reason, and I’m even moving in with one of the members next month.”“That seems fast.”Giovanni shrugged. “Zeke and Jovani are getting a new place within the week, and well Rio needs a new roommate to help with the rent. I need a place to stay, so it just kind of worked out.”Trying not to wince, Gianna asked, “What about the other one? The one with the round face?”. “Sal?,” Giovanni laughed. “He would never live with the others, even if it means all the money he’s got goes to his bills. Sal, I know you wouldn’t think it to look at him, is pretty clean and quiet. He says the others are too loud and dirty.”There was worry
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 10: there was nothing she could do about it.Between the two of them, and over the next half hour, they consumed an entire pizza. The meal, along with the easy banter and fun conversation, reminded Gianna of the better times they’d had. There had been a time, no matter how long ago it seemed, when Gianna had been less preoccupied, and more attentive to her brother.Maybe if she hadn’t let her need to help people and open her own clinic overtake her, Giovanni wouldn’t have been so deprived for attention that he turned to Mariposa.Before they left, and as Giovanni slurped up the last of his coke, Gianna said gently. “If this is what you want to do with your life, regardless if I like it or not, I will support you. I won’t turn my back on you and I will trust that you won’t hurt others. But this is a dangerous thing you’re a part of.”“I won’t hurt innocent people,” Giovanni promised. “In fact, I’m only with Mariposa because they’re the gang that’s
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 11: It will always get worse: Until she die. With trembling fingers Gianna did up the tiny buttons on the blue shirt she wore, feet dangling down from the high examination table she sat on. It was always a little odd when she was on the other end, and terrifying, because it usually meant only one thing.“Okay,” Her doctor announced, coming through the door, a large manila folder in hand.“X-rays are back?” Gianna asked hopefully. There’d been a rush put on them, out of respect for how she’d done her residency at the hospital, but sometimes there was no telling how long they’d take, and Gianna very much did not have all day.Maria, her high heels clacking a little, nodded as she opened the folder to hold one up to the light. Her short hair bob listed to the side as she cocked her head before giving up on spotting the issue without a backlight. “Right on time, for once.” She headed to the white board across the room and slid the x-ray into place,
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 12: it worked . Her father had always been right, even from the start. With her amazing scholastic performance, residency under the best oncologist in the country, and all the drive and ambition Gianna had bubbling up in her, she could have had an easy ride. She could have ended up at the top of her field already, seeing specialty patients from all over the world.But that wasn’t what Gianna wanted or valued.Her only regret was that the nature of her choices led to a considerable amount of stress, and therefore strain, on her heart. She was making herself worse, she understood. But there was no way to change anything, not without giving something important up in return.“Call your clinic,” Maria urged a few seconds later, a tentative smile pulling at her lips. “Then when you’re done, we’ll get you situated, bring the nurse in, and get this done. You’ll need to rest here for a while, but you’ll be out by later tonight.”Gianna caught Maria’s eyes
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 13: and here comes Rio . Within half an hour she was up and standing, and just after that she was dressed and holding still so the nurse could tie his shoes for her. She attempted it already herself, but a sudden case of vertigo had sent her smashing to the ground and she had an egg at the back of her head to prove it.“Take it easy, will you,” Maria said as she came to see her off. She put the back of her hand to her forehead and cautioned, “You’re going to be a little dizzy and disoriented for the next few hours, but it’ll wear off. Come see me immediately if anything feels off, and don’t take chances with your health. I know you’re stubborn, but be a little less stubborn on this issue.”“Thank you, Maria,” She said appreciatively, and kissed her cheek in a way that had her blushing. “I’ll see you in September.”The sun was low in the sky when Gianna left the hospital. She was a little unsteady on her feet, and there was the barest hint of vert
Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 14: She was not some damsel in distress. She did not, for one second, think she was better than anyone else. She understood that not everyone could afford to be so charitable, and some people were simply selfish for various reasons. She knew that instinctively most people wanted to do good, and that was enough. But she didn’t stick her nose in the air, she didn’t think that her running a clinic was any more important than whatever anyone else was doing, and the accusation was absolutely hurtful.Gianna had put everything into her clinic. She had given everything for it, and to keep it going, and she hadn’t done it to be able to brag or show it off or use it as fodder. She had done it because he wanted to help people, and it was as simple as that.Behind her, Gianna heard the rumble of Rio’s motorbike, and sure enough seconds later he was cutting back into Gianna’s path.“Gun or no gun,” Gianna threatened, “if you don’t leave me the hell alone, I
-Helping Mr. Gang Leader .Chapter 15: You brought me a chocopie. Gianna signed off on her last chart of the day and glanced towards the clock. At nine pm she was officially done with her workday. There were a couple of medical journals she wanted to review, and dinner sounded great, but she didn’t have any more patients to see that night.At least that was what she thought until one of her employees slipped her head through the door with a short knock and gave her an apologetic look.“What?” She asked with a grimace.“I know,” she eased out, “that you’re supposed to be done now … but …”“A last-minute walk-in?”For the most part, word had gotten around that they stopped taking walk-ins around eight. It was the only way they could manage the cutoff at the end of the day and not ruin someone’s night. But a last second walk-in either meant it was someone who hadn’t been the clinic before, or someone who was in desperate need of help.“What’s the condition?” Gianna asked, moving to