Change of Heart
Chapter 10: Hello Future, Goodbye Past Part 2
Carly's POV
I wake up to find Lorenzo playing with my hair and watching me.
"Did you sleep alright?" he asks.
I can see the concern in his eyes. He keeps on surprising me the more I get to know him. He's very compassionate and he's a good listener. "No more nightmares," I reply to his question.
"Good," he says suddenly getting serious. "I looked into Puretti."
"And...?"
"He was recently looking into you and last week he disappeared. They think one of the other families killed him," he says sighing.
I begin to panic when he says that. "But you don't." It's not a question; it's a statement. The answer is written all over his face. His face is very expressive when he wants to be.
"No, I don't"
"Do you know where he is then?"
"No, but I'm guessing that he's already here." Sensing my panic he adds, "I've tightened security around here so you don't need to worry."
It helps a little, but not much.
"I thought that part of my life was over, but everything's come back to bite me in the ass."
"I need to go check on something, but I'll be back shortly," he tells me while getting up to leave.
"Don't go," I scream at him in my head. Instead I reply, "Alright, I'll see you later."
Gathering some clean clothes, I head to the bathroom in my room to shower. As the water is beating down on me, I think back to last night. The conversation with Lorenzo, my nightmare, the kiss we shared and waking up in his arms. I enjoyed the kiss, but my guilt is over-whelming. It was incredibly passionate just like Lorenzo is. I've noticed lately how passionate he is about certain things.
My mind once again drifts to my past. I should have told Jason or Sonny so they could have gotten rid of him along time ago. I just hope Lorenzo can protect my baby and me. I couldn't bear it if something happened to this baby. I pray that Lorenzo is wrong. That Vinny really was killed by one of the other families and that him looking into me weeks earlier was just an incredible coincidence mixed with bad timing.
As I get out of the shower and get dressed, I hear a loud explosion coming from outside. All of a sudden Lorenzo runs into my bathroom while trying to put on his shirt.
"Are you okay?" we both ask at the same time. Any other time I would have found that humorous, but not now.
Picking me up in his arms, he starts out the door with two guards in tow.
"Do you think Vinny is doing this?" I ask.
"Maybe"
"What do you mean, maybe? Who else would be doing this?"
Silence
"Lorenzo..." I say getting angry.
"Joseph Cadenza. He wanted me to give you to him when I was finished with my deal with Sonny, but I refused. He basically said I would regret it and that I could either cooperate or he'd find another way to get you. I guess this is it," he replies.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I demand.
"I didn't want to cause you any more stress by having you constantly worry whether or not he'd come after you here."
As we are heading out the back, gunfire erupts from all directions. For the first time we see what the explosion was....the helicopter. I can barely hear what Lorenzo is yelling at the guards over the gunfire, but I think he's telling them to head downstairs to the basement. When we get downstairs in the basement, Lorenzo takes me into a secret room.
"What are we going to do?" I ask worried.
"You are going to stay in this room and stay quiet. I don't want them finding you." he tells me while holding my face in his hands.
"What about you?" I ask and I suddenly realize that I don't want anything to happen to him.
"I'm going to keep my promise, that no harm comes to you and your unborn child, and make sure that they don't find you," he softly tells me.
"Please don't leave me here alone," I beg. Something I don't normally do.
"Everything's going to be fine," he says in an attempt to calm me. He suddenly leans down to give me a passionate kiss and just as quickly he breaks it and heads for the door. With one last look, he tells me all he can with his eyes and then leaves locking the door behind him.
I start pacing the room like a caged tiger. I can hear gunfire, more explosions and screaming. I know Lorenzo would do anything to protect me and that's what I'm afraid of. He and his men are really out-numbered. I don't want him to give his life for me. After what seems like hours but has really only been minutes, I hear the yelling getting louder outside the door. Suddenly the door whips open. Standing there is a man I have never seen before and I assume he is the man Lorenzo told me about.
"Hello Mrs. Corinthos, my name is Joseph Cadenza," he greets me in a voice that sends chills down my spine.
"Where's Lorenzo?!" I scream. With a hand motion, a guard brings Lorenzo's beaten body in and drops him on the floor. When I try to run to him another guard holds me back but I manage to break free. Joseph motions to the guard to let me go to Lorenzo.
Kneeling down I hold his head in my hands and begin talking to him.
"Why did you have to go and do that, huh? You should have just let them take me," I tell him. When he begins to interrupt me I put my finger to his lips and continue. "I can take care of myself. I'm a survivor," I say putting a hand on my belly I add, "I have something incredible to live for, and as long as I have that I will keep on fighting."
Leaning down, I place a tender kiss on his lips and stand up. "I'll go without a fight, but only if you just let him be."
"Alright then lets go," he says motioning for the guards to grab me.
As Joseph is about to say something to Lorenzo, we are interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Not so fast," says a man with a voice that can only belong to Vinny Puretti.
"Who the hell are you?" Joseph screams angrily.
"Vinny Puretti and I'm here to get my fiancé' back," he says pointing at me.
"I'm not your fucking fiancé' any more, Vinny, so go fuck yourself!" I loudly screech at him.
Lorenzo begins to sit up groaning and swearing the whole way. When I try to bend down to help him Vinny pistol-whips me across the face. I think he broke my cheekbone. I hope Lorenzo will be alright, is my last thought before I slip into oblivion.
Lorenzo's POV
The minute I see Puretti walk in the room I know that there is nothing I can do to keep Carly safe. I try to get up, but it hurts too much. I think 4 of my ribs are broken. When I begin to groan and swear from the pain, Carly immediately bends down toward me. Before I can tell her I'm alright and to stop there, Vinny pistol-whips her across the face. From the pained expression I can tell he probable broke her cheekbone. When she passes out, Joseph and Vinny begin to argue about Carly, but it ends with Vinny and his men killing Joseph and his guards. When I try to go to Carly, Vinny shoots me in the chest. As I go down, I pray; to a god that I have never prayed to before, that Carly and her unborn child will come out of this unharmed.
Carly's POV
I wake up to find Lorenzo playing with my hair and watching me.
"Did you sleep alright?" he asks.
I can see the concern in his eyes. He keeps on surprising me the more I get to know him. He's very compassionate and he's a good listener. "No more nightmares," I reply to his question.
"Good," he says suddenly getting serious. "I looked into Puretti."
"And...?"
"He was recently looking into you and last week he disappeared. They think one of the other families killed him," he says sighing.
I begin to panic when he says that. "But you don't." It's not a question; it's a statement. The answer is written all over his face. His face is very expressive when he wants to be.
"No, I don't"
"Do you know where he is then?"
"No, but I'm guessing that he's already here." Sensing my panic he adds, "I've tightened security around here so you don't need to worry."
It helps a little, but not much.
"I thought that part of my life was over, but everything's come back to bite me in the ass."
"I need to go check on something, but I'll be back shortly," he tells me while getting up to leave.
"Don't go," I scream at him in my head. Instead I reply, "Alright, I'll see you later."
Gathering some clean clothes, I head to the bathroom in my room to shower. As the water is beating down on me, I think back to last night. The conversation with Lorenzo, my nightmare, the kiss we shared and waking up in his arms. I enjoyed the kiss, but my guilt is over-whelming. It was incredibly passionate just like Lorenzo is. I've noticed lately how passionate he is about certain things.
My mind once again drifts to my past. I should have told Jason or Sonny so they could have gotten rid of him along time ago. I just hope Lorenzo can protect my baby and me. I couldn't bear it if something happened to this baby. I pray that Lorenzo is wrong. That Vinny really was killed by one of the other families and that him looking into me weeks earlier was just an incredible coincidence mixed with bad timing.
As I get out of the shower and get dressed, I hear a loud explosion coming from outside. All of a sudden Lorenzo runs into my bathroom while trying to put on his shirt.
"Are you okay?" we both ask at the same time. Any other time I would have found that humorous, but not now.
Picking me up in his arms, he starts out the door with two guards in tow.
"Do you think Vinny is doing this?" I ask.
"Maybe"
"What do you mean, maybe? Who else would be doing this?"
Silence
"Lorenzo..." I say getting angry.
"Joseph Cadenza. He wanted me to give you to him when I was finished with my deal with Sonny, but I refused. He basically said I would regret it and that I could either cooperate or he'd find another way to get you. I guess this is it," he replies.
"Why didn't you tell me?" I demand.
"I didn't want to cause you any more stress by having you constantly worry whether or not he'd come after you here."
As we are heading out the back, gunfire erupts from all directions. For the first time we see what the explosion was....the helicopter. I can barely hear what Lorenzo is yelling at the guards over the gunfire, but I think he's telling them to head downstairs to the basement. When we get downstairs in the basement, Lorenzo takes me into a secret room.
"What are we going to do?" I ask worried.
"You are going to stay in this room and stay quiet. I don't want them finding you." he tells me while holding my face in his hands.
"What about you?" I ask and I suddenly realize that I don't want anything to happen to him.
"I'm going to keep my promise, that no harm comes to you and your unborn child, and make sure that they don't find you," he softly tells me.
"Please don't leave me here alone," I beg. Something I don't normally do.
"Everything's going to be fine," he says in an attempt to calm me. He suddenly leans down to give me a passionate kiss and just as quickly he breaks it and heads for the door. With one last look, he tells me all he can with his eyes and then leaves locking the door behind him.
I start pacing the room like a caged tiger. I can hear gunfire, more explosions and screaming. I know Lorenzo would do anything to protect me and that's what I'm afraid of. He and his men are really out-numbered. I don't want him to give his life for me. After what seems like hours but has really only been minutes, I hear the yelling getting louder outside the door. Suddenly the door whips open. Standing there is a man I have never seen before and I assume he is the man Lorenzo told me about.
"Hello Mrs. Corinthos, my name is Joseph Cadenza," he greets me in a voice that sends chills down my spine.
"Where's Lorenzo?!" I scream. With a hand motion, a guard brings Lorenzo's beaten body in and drops him on the floor. When I try to run to him another guard holds me back but I manage to break free. Joseph motions to the guard to let me go to Lorenzo.
Kneeling down I hold his head in my hands and begin talking to him.
"Why did you have to go and do that, huh? You should have just let them take me," I tell him. When he begins to interrupt me I put my finger to his lips and continue. "I can take care of myself. I'm a survivor," I say putting a hand on my belly I add, "I have something incredible to live for, and as long as I have that I will keep on fighting."
Leaning down, I place a tender kiss on his lips and stand up. "I'll go without a fight, but only if you just let him be."
"Alright then lets go," he says motioning for the guards to grab me.
As Joseph is about to say something to Lorenzo, we are interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Not so fast," says a man with a voice that can only belong to Vinny Puretti.
"Who the hell are you?" Joseph screams angrily.
"Vinny Puretti and I'm here to get my fiancé' back," he says pointing at me.
"I'm not your fucking fiancé' any more, Vinny, so go fuck yourself!" I loudly screech at him.
Lorenzo begins to sit up groaning and swearing the whole way. When I try to bend down to help him Vinny pistol-whips me across the face. I think he broke my cheekbone. I hope Lorenzo will be alright, is my last thought before I slip into oblivion.
Lorenzo's POV
The minute I see Puretti walk in the room I know that there is nothing I can do to keep Carly safe. I try to get up, but it hurts too much. I think 4 of my ribs are broken. When I begin to groan and swear from the pain, Carly immediately bends down toward me. Before I can tell her I'm alright and to stop there, Vinny pistol-whips her across the face. From the pained expression I can tell he probable broke her cheekbone. When she passes out, Joseph and Vinny begin to argue about Carly, but it ends with Vinny and his men killing Joseph and his guards. When I try to go to Carly, Vinny shoots me in the chest. As I go down, I pray; to a god that I have never prayed to before, that Carly and her unborn child will come out of this unharmed.