A Pazzi of a Pazzi – Chapter II

"The ones who are against you Andrio, they don't matter." Meryl said soft to the depressed Andrio. Who looked like a puppy whom has been hit on the nose with a newspaper.

"I know this…Sometimes; it's just very hard to want to continue on." Andrio said and then sipped his coffee before his hand took a napkin off the table and dabbed his mouth. Feeling his scratchy goatee under the napkin as he dabbed. Meryl nodded in agreement to his statement.

"Indeed, it is hard, but if life was not hard, then there would be nothing to look forward to." Meryl said and then smiled a bit, Andrio in turn smiled and he nodded. They sat in comfortable silence for a moment or two, before Andrio leaned back in his chair and looked to her. His eyes were green for now, and they glowed with curiosity.

"What made you want to become a nurse?" Andrio asked, and Meryl laughed softly and looked to the sky, as if the answer was up there, amidst the clouds. Then her eyes came back down to her coffee, as she began to talk.

"My father is a doctor, When I was little, he would always be my patient, and I would play doctor, my mother was always home with me, because my father would work late, so one of them had to take care of me. So when daddy came home, It was play doctor, eat dinner, get a playful doctor bedtime story, then fall to sleep. My father did a lot of things, he was a doctor, a historian, chef" Meryl listed, and Andrio was intrigued.

"Seems like you're father was always a very busy man, and with many job titles." Andrio noted with a small chuckle. Meryl smiled warmly and nodded.

"Yes, he was also a musician, we moved around a lot, my family and I, in fact, we just moved here. But we are staying here for good; Father likes it here so much. As I said, he's a history buff." Meryl chortled and then sipped her coffee. Andrio nodded and he chuckled a bit, seeing as she had been so many places, and the only place he'd been was here in his home in Italy.

"Was it your father that made you want to become a cop?" Meryl asked him in curiousity, Andrio nodded.

"Yes, and It was to also defend my family. If I had a job where I could learn useful skills, then I suppose I could protect my family…" Andrio said. "I know that was also a reason my father enlisted, he then rose to inspector…And I hope, I can be where he was, just maybe, be a bit more careful towards the end." Andrio said softly and then felt as Meryl took his hand.

"You're a good man Andrio; let no one tell you otherwise." Meryl stood by her words and refused to believe he would make any mistake that his father did. Andrio smiled and then he actually blushed and looked down away from her eyes. Now he was the one, feeling like a school boy.

It was not long before things actually began to rise between Nurse Kaiser, and Officer Pazzi. Allegra watched her son, for the first time, be very happy with anything. Allegra witnessed him laugh, like never before, he could hardly stop smiling, and his hands were always somewhere on Meryl. And the same thing went with Meryl. Being so open to him, telling him her secrets, they had not gone through the loving deed, not that they didn't want too, but simply because they were taking it slow. It was summer time, Meryl was sitting on a blanket, her back against a tree, a knee length floral patterned dress was loose around her body, her bright red hair pinned back, and she resembled her mother, Karen when she was younger. Then Andrio came bounding like a silly puppy dog. He jumped over her legs and rolled till he was sitting just down from her. Before he fell back defeated from running, all the way from his office to the park. Andrio's head rested in her lap his blue-green eyes looked to her happily. Meryl on the other hand was giving him a look of playful irritation.

"You made me lose my spot in my book." Meryl scolded gently then leaned down and kissed his nose. Andrio smiled to her and he then closed his eyes in content, Meryl ran a hand threw his hair. "That's okay…You can suffer, by meeting my parents tonight… At the opera." Meryl smiled mischievously and his eyes opened into slits, glaring at her.

"You're a cruel woman" Andrio muttered to her and then he grabbed her and flipped her so she was on her back on the blanket and he hovered above her. His large hand cradling her head, so it wouldn't land on the ground.

"Andrio." Meryl whined, "Don't be mad, you knew this day would come." Meryl said and pouted, Andrio chuckled and leaned down and kissed her lips softly.

"I'm not mad dear; I just hope I am up to their expectations." Andrio kissed her lips, enjoying how they tasted of peach lip balm. Meryl kissed him lovingly, feeling as his free hand caressed her hip. Though her hands gently pushed him up, till their lips parted.

"Mmm, No, no, no…Maybe tonight, if you're lucky." Meryl whispered seductively in his ear before she nibbled on it then she pushed him up off her and he landed on his back and laughed.

"Cruel woman." Andrio muttered and then watched as she began to collect her things.

The night came quickly, and they were at the Opera, Andrio was standing, for it was an outdoor opera. The opera had yet to begin, Meryl had her arm linked to his, and her was standing tall and proud to have her. In fact he saw a few of his co workers look jealous to see he had such a beautiful woman on his arm. He was dressed in a fairly expensive tuxedo, while his lady, dressed in a crimson elegant gown. Her back was exposed; her long red hair was pinned up. Andrio could not take his eyes off her the entire time. That was, until she saw her parents, causing Andrio to turn to where she was waving.

There came elegantly bounding to the younger couple, was the parents of Meryl Kaiser. An older gentleman his hair white, his round face seemed sophisticated and he strode as if he was someone of high importance. Andrio then looked to the woman whose red hair was going grey, she was dressed in a black gown her hair similarly put up like Meryl's. Andrio thought he had seen the man's face before though. No. He knew he'd seen Meryl's fathers face before; he was a face he could not place. Though it struck a certain fear into his gut. Mr. Kaiser strode up with his wife and Meryl pulled from Andrio to kiss her father's cheek as he too kissed his daughters cheek.

"You look radiant my darling." Mr. Kaiser said just barely so Andrio could hear from where he stood, his hands holding themselves behind his back.

"You must be Andrio." Mrs. Kaiser smiled happily, though there was also something in her eyes, something as If she had known him, in some way. Her face too had stoke him as familiar, more fear arose in him. Yet his hand reached out and gently shook her hand.

"Yes, Andrio Pazzi Madam." Andrio gave a soft smile, though his eyes looked worried, and his bones felt chilled. Perhaps it was just nerves to meeting her parents.

"A Pazzi of the Pazzi family…." Mr. Kaiser smiled his small teeth gleamed bright. Meryl stood holding to Andrio's arm she was proud of whom she was falling for. Andrio raised a brow, the mans words indicated that he knew him in some way.

"You know me sir?" Andrio asked curious tilting his head a bit, The older man gave a small chuckle.

"No, But I knew your father." Mr. Kaiser said to him and then Andrio's blue green eyes glowed with fascination and admiration. Someone who knew his father, and seemed like he liked him.

"Y-you knew my father?" Andrio asked with such hope.

"Indeed, he was an acquaintance of mine, he was a charming fellow, not much of a talker, his untimely death was such a shock." Even though his words sounded sincere, a smile was splayed on his face the entire time. And Andrio was just happy to know he liked his father.

"It's an honor to meet you Dr. Kaiser, truly. " Andrio said and shook the man's hand, and was surprised at the firm grip the older man had.

"Yes….Your father had a firm hand as well…Though he did enjoy his cigarettes, I would have though that would have been his end…For his precautions, so careful, I guess he had been really up against a true master mind." Kaiser said all while nearly crushing Andrio's hand. Andrio's face never contorted though, he knew those maroon eyes, why could he not place a name? Or a background?

"Yes…He must have…" Andrio was relieved when Dr. Kaiser let his hand go, where he returned it into his pocket, and Meryl smiled happily.

"Andrio plans to be an inspector just like his father; he's an officer right now." Meryl explained, her mother smiled an amused smile.

"I can't wait to see how your plans turn out." Mrs. Kaiser said softly then looked to her husband. "Shall we find our seats dear?" A faint southern accent peaked threw her voice that Andrio detected, but his legs carried him away as Meryl began to lead them to their own seats. They were in the middle section on the right hand side, Andrio was on the aisle seat Meryl next to him. Her eyes were glued to the stage as the Opera began.

Though Andrio's mind was racing, he could not understand where he had seen both of the couple before. Andrio looked slowly from the stage, to try not to draw attention to his self with Meryl. Andrio looked to her father, whom was also on an aisle seat only across from him and only five rows down. But his heart jumped in his chest when he saw the maroon eyes of Dr. Kaiser looking at him as if he was to be on a silver platter. Andrio's eyes widened and he swallowed the lump in his throat, he broke eye contact first and then stared at the stage. Trying to calm his mind and heart, though now it was a mission to find out whom Dr. Kaiser was.

After the Opera, Meryl and Andrio were holding close to one another, he was providing her with warmth, his blazer was on her, and his arm wrapped around her to keep her close to his fernace of a body. Meryl was pretending to be tired, they hadn't seen her parents since the opera ended only minuets ago. They were lost amongst the crowd.

"Did you like them?" Meryl whispered in his ear and it snapped him out of his daze.

"Hmm? Oh yes, of course, their great." Andrio said to her and then smiled softly to her, her eyes held desire though and her hand reached up to his cheek. Stroking his black goatee for a moment before leaned up and kissed him. All thoughts of her parents flew out the window, for the moment as they shared a loving kiss. Soon their kisses were becoming more breath taking. Meryl moaned and pulled from him.

"Take me to your home Andrio." Meryl whispered breathlessly, "I need you." He didn't need to be told twice, and they quickly began for his black car and to his home.

That night was filled with nothing but passion, love and exhausting events. But even while Meryl slept, her fiery hair all over her pillow, he could not rest. He watched her as she slept but he could not go to sleep. He quietly got out of bed and then pulled on his black pajama pants, then pulled on his tuxedo shirt, leaving it unbuttoned. Sneaking out of the bedroom he went to the living room and went to his computer.

He then pulled up his work's web site and then began to go over the file of his father's death. Only one thing stuck out, there had been no prints, no evidence of who did the horrific deed. He felt like he was looking into a mirror as he looked to the more detailed case photos of his father. He could have been his father twin. Andrio felt his heart was pounding in his ears he wanted to just go into the computer and stare down at his father's remains in person. It would have been better to know his father and have him die, than grow up without one. Though as he continued to read, there was one suspect. The name made him raise a brow. Dr. Fell.

Of course Andrio looked up the case file for Dr. Fell, but what he found he would get to see the murderer's face. But before the image would load on the screen, he heard the foot steps of Meryl and he quickly clicked out of the page. She came up and wrapped her arms around him.

"Come back to bed." Meryl whispered and then her teeth gently pulled at his ear lobe. Andrio smiled warmly and leaned back In his chair. A soft moan came from deep in his throat as she then began to revisit the bite marks she left on his neck, one had left to bleeding, and her tongue slowly circled the irritated skin and dipped into the wound, where only a bit of skin had healed over. Yet she broke it again, and his sweet blood hit her taste buds and she began to suck on his neck. His eyes rolled back into his head and he began to feel turned on once again.