Daphnée’s phone alarm rang, waking her up. She groaned hearing it and reached her arm out to shut it off. Stretching her limbs, she yawned, complaining, “I didn’t sleep enough.”
“Bitch, me too,” her best friend complained as he walked into the room.
She opened her eyes and looked at him. He was holding a cup of coffee in one hand while he drank from the other.
She sat up on the bed. “I swear, our days and nights are both short.”
“You can say that again. A queen needs her rest and I ain’t getting none of that,” Gerald said, sitting down beside her and handed her the cup.
“Thank you, you always know what I need,” Daphnée thanked him and took a sip of her black coffee.
“Bitch, you sleep too much,” he complained, and they both laughed.
“I don’t want to go to work, I’m so tired, my feet can’t handle it anymore,” she said to him as she took her phone and scrolled through her notifications, “Oh wow, my post just got so many likes.”
“Yeah, guys these days actually like women with fat asses,” he said with a smirked.
“Child, if they weren’t after d*ck, I wouldn’t be single. How’re things going with your man?” She asked him and he rolled his eyes.
“He was in some other man’s guts two nights ago and he thought I wouldn’t find out. I sent him a long text about how short his d*ck is and that he could never please me in bed,” he answered with a smirk.
She shook her head, “Even though you were screaming your lungs out whenever he was in YOUR guts?”
“What? He does have a small d*ck, he just knew how to hit my spots,” Gerald said and burst out laughing.
“Alright, let me get my fat ass in the showers and we’ll head to work, are you driving because I do not want to catch a cab this late at night,” she asked as she got up from the bed and made her way to the bathroom.
“As long as you pay for gas,” he called out to her and made himself comfortable in her bed.
BANG BANG BANG
“Oh fuck me,” Gerald complained and got up from the bed.
“Who is it?” Daphnée yelled.
“I’m not there yet, you overgrown female!” Gerald yelled back at her. He arrived at the door and looked through the peephole.
Groaning inwardly, he opened the door and let his ex in. “What do you want?” He asked his ex.
Kevin turned to him and asked, “So my d*ck never pleases you in bed?”
Gerald rolled his eyes and smirked, “You know how we were in bed, so what is your excuse this time?”
“Gerald, you know I am weak,” Kevin said as he took Gerald’s hand in his.
Gerald looked down at their hands and chuckled, “Boy, shut up.” He pulled his hands back and walked off to get his coffee. Kevin took a seat on one of the couches and yelled, “Is there something to eat?”
“And he let your ass back in here?” Daphnée asked, walking into the kitchen.
Kevin smiled at her and nodded. “Well, it’s not like I am going to leave.”
“I swear, the toxicity between you two is everything,” she said and walked to the fridge. “There is no food for you here.”
“But why? I pay rent,” Kevin complained with a frown.
Daphnée took last night’s leftover chicken lasagne that they got from work out and started heating it up, saying, “You pay rent for the free ass you get and you know that is non-negotiable.”
Gerald walked into the kitchen and saw Daphnée eating the chicken lasagne and said, “You better save some for me or else you ain’t getting from tonights left overs.”
“In the fridge,” she waved him off and continued eating. Her eyes rolled back as the cheesy white sauce glided against her tongue. She licked her fingers and turned to Gerald, who was digging in the fridge and waited for him to come up.
He hand the chicken lasagne in his hands along with the potatoe bake and closed it with his foot.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” He asked her.
“Well, I just don’t understand why you let him into the apartment. I thought his d*ck was small,” Daphnée questioned him.
Gerald put everything into the oven, warming it up, and turned to her. “We need a ride to work and back. After that, I’ll leave him for sure.”
She stared at him worriedly and shook her head. “You know, you just can’t resist him.”
“I can and I will, just not now,” he answered.
She smirked and turned around as she muttered under her breath, “The D must be that good.”
“You wouldn’t know,” he smirked.
“And I do not want to,” she answered back.
Gerald walked over to Kevin with a plate of food and tried he tried to kiss Gerald but was given the cold shoulder. Daphnée scoffed when she saw that, then went inside to get dressed.
She walked out wearing a white blouse with a red vest over it and a black skirt with black pumps on. She did her hair up neat. She looked at Gerald and said, “It’s four pm. Let’s go, you can leave your dog behind. No one cares about him in this apartment.”
“LET’S GO! Come, Kevin, my ass needs to go to work,” Gerald said and made his way to the door.
Kevin got up and followed them out. As usual, traffic got the better of them, but they arrived at work fifteen minutes early.
“Well, I’ll see you later, love,” Daphnée waved him off since they worked in different areas of the restaurant.
Midnight arrived, and so did Daphnée’s yawn. Charlie walked over to her and said, “You’re standing against the wall again.”
Daphnée looked at him with a tired smile. “Is it that obvious?”
“No, but you are welcome to join the clean-up crew. The restaurant will close in a few minutes,” Charlie said.
Charlie Murphe was the area manager, and he sort of liked Daphnée. To him, she was pretty and very hard to approach and she was fun to talk to. He just wished that she would accept his advances.
Daphnée saluted him and walked off to the kitchen. When she stepped in the head chef, Marco Valdier said, “Daphnée, Gerald has already asked me to gather all the leftovers for the two of you.”
“I swear, my lord, I will get fatter than I already am,” Daphnée said with a smirk. She was thrilled that she did not need to cook.
She walked over to the trash and said, “I will take the trash out to the alley.”
She tied the black bags up, then pulled them out towards the door. The door slammed shut behind her as she took the bags to the square cans outside and chucked them inside.
She dusted her hands off and yawned, almost closing her mouth with her dirty hands.
From the shadows behind her, two men with pistols at their waist walked up to her. They looked at each other, then one man called, “Daphnée Elodie Lefebvre?”
Her eyes widened in disbelief. She turned around and said, “Who the hell just called my government name?”
The men looked at each other again, and Daphnée’s sixth instinct started reacting. She turned around and was about to run away but was grabbed by one of them and a cloth with medicine on it was put over her mouth.
As she inhaled it while struggling to get free, the medicine made her lose her senses as well as consciousness.
The men dragged her to the black SUV, struggling slightly because of her weight. They climbed into their seats after securing her. The one in the passenger seat said, “Off to the airport we go.”
The driver sighed and nodded his head. It had been a long night and finally it was time to go home now.
Marco looked at his watch, then at his staff members who were slowly leaving, then at the back door, “Daphnée is taking her time,” he muttered under his breath.Gerald walked through the kitchen doors and saw Marco standing at the counter and asked, “Where is Daphnée?”Marco did not answer him and instead, he walked over to the back door and called after opening it, “Daphnée, it’s time to lock up. What are you still doing out here? Daphnée?”He looked around in the back alley and saw no one. “Daphnée?” He called again, but there was still no answer from her.Gerald came out back after hearing Marco call her name and also looked around. It was dark and quiet, and Daphnée was not one to play around. Gerald thought of calling her, thinking she might have left, but her phone was ringing in her bag in the lockers.
Daphnée let out a yawn as she stretched her body and screamed, “Aah!” She sniffed and said, “Florence smells nice, but the water is fucking with my stomach.”Tommaso turned to look at her and said, “Isn’t it because you ate everything on the menu?”Daphnée looked at him and chuckled, “The food was free, I am sorry and if you haven’t noticed, those little portions will never satisfy this big girl.”“Well, I am glad you enjoyed the food. Now, you see the limousine over there. It will take us to the house, but you will only meet our boss tomorrow. The room is already prepared for you and you are welcome to take advantage of our kitchen, but stay away from the madam’s tin of cookies,” Lorenzo explained to her. He took her hand in his and guided her to the limousine while he explained this and she just couldn’t take her eyes off of t
They arrived at the dining area, and Daphnée had to hold herself in from screaming. The dining area was so huge and there were so many people, the majority being men here!They looked at her, who was marvelling at their home, and found it amusing. Lorenzo lead them to the kitchen that was busy, and he yelled, “Everyone, listen up!”They all stopped what they were doing and looked at them, mostly at Daphnée. He turned to Daphnée and said, “Everyone, this is Daphnée. She will be one of our family members from today. Please introduce yourselves to her when you have the time before she leaves tomorrow.”And just like that, they went back to what they were doing. Lorenzo smirked at her disappointed expression and said, “Let’s head into the dining area. Rush hour will begin in five minutes.”Daphn&eac
Daphnée looked at Alessandro and asked, “So, where are we going now?”Alessandro, who she met over two hours ago, frowned. He had given her all the documents on the club that were translated into English on the jet and she had read through everything.They had also been to her apartment, which overlooked Milan, and it was empty. He thought it over and said, “We need to get your shopping done as soon as possible.”She nodded her head slowly and asked, “What is bitch in Italian?”He raised a brow and said, “La Cagna or la puttana.”She pursed her lips and asked, “What about fuck you?”“Vaffanculo,” he aswered.She nodded her head and asked, “How about go kill yourself?”His brows knitted as he answered, “Vai a ucciderti.”“And I will kill you?&rdquo
Daphnée and Alessandro walked hand in hand into a woman’s shoe store. An attendant walked over to them and the first thing she thought was, ‘This fat bitch caught herself a handsome man.’“Welcome sir, how may I help you today?” She asked.Alessandro’s brows knitted, and he said in a not so pleased tone, “The customer is here and she speaks English.”She turned to Daphnée after getting a glare from Alessandro and said, “How may I help you today, madam?”Daphnée was already offended that she ignored her. She walked past her up to another attendant and took off her shoe. She handed it to her and said, “Bring me all your shoes in this size and they better be able to compensate for my weight. She already pissed me off, and I am a few seconds away from closing this place down.”
They entered Diamante Grezzo and, like at the restaurant, the workers had their heads bowed. Daphnée looked at Alessandro and said, “I think I can get used to this.”“You should, but there is the downside to this. The family members would not show respect because they receive the same treatment.” He explained to her.“You all can get back to work and thank you so much for the welcome,” Daphnée said in an unfamiliar accent, almost sounding like a French native. Alessandro looked at her oddly, but did not question her.He led her to the back where the VIP section was and all she could get over her head was that the building was cold. They entered a room, and it felt refreshing. A man walked out from the volt at the back of the room and said, “Welcome, Mrs Bardi, we have been expecting you. Would you like some champagne and truffles?”She gave him her righ
After the ceramic store, they went to buy dresses and other clothes for her at one boutique after she made a ruckus of them not having clothes that fit her.They returned to the apartment after a long day and Daphnèe was unusually silent, and it worried Alessandro.“Anything to eat?” He asked her and she looked over at him.Nodding her head, she asked, “Can you go buy groceries for me?”Alessandro smiled and suggested, “You have the best chefs in Italy at your disposal. Why not get one to move in here?”“I want to cook my own meals, Alessandro,” she said, almost demanding.Alessandro held his hands up and said, “Type out a list on the phone I have for you and send it to your assistant. He’ll make sure it is done and sent here,” he said.She picked up the phone and asked, “I have an assistant?”
Daphnée stood in a towel in front of her clothes that were set up and just couldn’t decide. She wanted to wear them all, but today was just one day. She shook her head and pulled out pale light blue jeans, a white blouse like crop top, white matching underwear and white open toe heels.As she was getting dressed, someone knocked on the door and Alessandro opened it and it was Mario. He frowned and asked, “What are you doing here?”“Queen sent me a message saying she couldn’t get all her shopping done yesterday, and she also wants me to handle the plans for the club while she goes to her hair and nail appointment, as well as the body massage I booked for her,” he answered as he walked in.He looked around the apartment and yelled, “My Queen, I’m here!”Daphnée was busy doing her hair when she heard the unfami