Chapter 22 - Maria's suspicions

AN: (This beginning scene is between Silvio, Maria and Clara, IMAGINE that it's in Italian. As dedicated to 'In a Gilded Cage' as I am, I think learning Italian writing out the dialogue and writing out translation it again for my readers to review me more is just a tad too obsessive - lol )

"She is a married woman Silvio!" Maria complained as she cooked the breakfast

"Mama, what are you talking about?" Silvio said innocently while looking at the paper

"You and Narcissa Malfoy. You think I can't tell don't you…I'm not stupid. I see the way you look at her" Maria said. Silvio smirked behind her back. "Do you think I don't know why you two were out so late?"

"Mama we did nothing, we went for a meal, and walked by the beach, I showed her some of the town, the end" he said as calmly as possible

Maria whacked her son over his head.

"Don't lie to me"

Silvio rubbed his head and looked menacingly over at his mother.

Clara entered the room

"Silvio, have you heard of a thing called a mobile phone?" she asked. Silvio looked over at his Aunt and nodded,

"I have one"

"I am thinking of buying one…I can go out and have a phone with me!"

"Clara I've seen those young people in the streets with them, they're the size of bricks! You'd never get it in your handbag" said Maria slicing some bread. "Clara could you knock on Narcissa's door and tell her breakfast is ready, I don't trust Silvio" Silvio rolled his eyes. Clara winked at him "Silvio make some tea!"

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As Narcissa entered the flat with Draco her blue eyes met Silvio's brown ones. She blushed and looked away smiling.

"Hello Narcissa" said Maria coldly

"Hello Maria" Narcissa answered nervously. But however angry Maria was with Narcissa, it did not stop her sweeping down and pulling Draco into a tight hug. Narcissa laughed, Silvio led her over to the breakfast table.

Maria and Clara were chatting about something; Maria seemed rather against letting Narcissa into the conversation so spoke a lot in Italian. Narcissa used this lack of attention to her advantage. Narcissa smirked playfully at Silvio, he smiled back. Narcissa glanced quickly glanced at Maria and Clara who were in deep conversation. Maria was also serving more and more food to Draco. Narcissa lifted her leg up under the table and slid it slowly up Silvio's leg. He looked up at her and grinned. Narcissa suppressed a laugh and continued to let her leg rise up his leg. Silvio glanced at his mother and took his hand off the table and lowered it under the table. Narcissa felt his hand meet her ankle; he pulled her leg up and rested it on his lap. His hand caressed her leg, her foot and her toes.

"Silvio what are you doing?" Maria said suspiciously. Narcissa pulled her leg down at tucked it under the chair, blushing. Silvio placed his hand back on the table again diverting his mother's glare

"Nothing Mama!" he said sharply.

"How is it going with that Antonia girl?" she asked sharply.

Narcissa looked at Silvio

"Uh, I don't know Mama, I haven't seen her in a while…you know how busy I've been with work" he said

"Sorry Narcissa, you don't know who we're talking about. Antonia is Silvio's girlfriend. Lovely girl, she's very pretty! Silvio been seeing her for about two years. When are you going to ask her to marry you Silvio? I'd like to have a wedding in the family"

Narcissa knew exactly what Maria was doing. Maria was making sure Narcissa knew Silvio was completely unavailable. It rather made Narcissa laugh.

"Well Mama, we broke up!" he said. Narcissa bit her lip to stop laughing at Maria's expression.

"Why, you two were made for each other! What a wonderful couple you would have made. Why you not tell me?"

"Uh…I forgot?" he said unsurely

"Like hell you did" Maria stood up and began taking in the plates, oblivious to the fact that Narcissa, Silvio nor Clara were finished eating.

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"Mummy, can I go to my room and play with my toys?" Draco said tapping her arm. Narcissa had been sitting on the patio talking to Silvio and Draco.

"Of course you can sweetie" she said kissing his hair and watching him run back into the building. Narcissa smiled and leaned her head back and closed her eyes, feeling the sun's rays on her face.

"Sunbathing?" Silvio asked

Narcissa smiled

"The day I become tanned will be the day the sky falls onto the Earth"

Silvio laughed

"Don't worry, you look beautiful pale" he said. Narcissa's smile widened.

"Silvio…was your relationship with Antonia…serious?" she asked.

"Not really" he said softly "We met in college. We dated for two years but there was no real spark. We just stayed together because we had nothing better to do. It was not like it is with you"

"Don't tell your mother that" Narcissa said lifting her head up at opening her eyes.

Silvio laughed. He sat down next to Narcissa and put a hand around her waist. Narcissa pushed herself close next to him and rested her head on his shoulder. She too in his smell, it was a nice fresh smell. The lemony scent a bit like the one in the house lingered on him, perhaps it was a type of soap he used. Lucius always smelled like aftershave. It was a burning although rather intriguing scent she felt. However, to Narcissa remembered the smell with fear. When Lucius entered the room she smelt the after shave. And her heart would begin beating faster and she would shake.

"Have you got any plans for the day?" Silvio asked

"Not really. Draco asked me this morning if we could buy ice cream. Do you know any good places?" she asked

"Absolutely" said Silvio "I could take you now if you now if you want?"

"Mmm, but can we take Draco with us? I feel so bad about leaving him behind yesterday for so long"

"I'd love to take him? Why not get him ready now?" he asked. Narcissa grinned and kissed Silvio's cheek

"Sure, I'll just go to my room then" she jumper up and ran into the buildings. She went up the stair case and went to her room. She opened the door

"Draco" she called as she entered the hall way "Silvio said we could…"

Narcissa stopped in her tracks.

Draco was sitting on the bed talking to someone.

Someone she knew very well.

"Hello Narcissa"

She screamed with fear.

I think we know who it is…

To be continued….

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