Dirty Love

@ BearGirl
It slightly hurt to chew. Her cheek felt warm and she was sure it was probably a little swollen as well. Arlow was thankful that she hadn't bitten her tongue or cheek when she was smacked or she was certain she'd be tasting iron each time she opened her mouth. The thought of not letting a cut heal sent a small shiver down her spine. So, to counter with the pain in her cheek, Arlow focused on eating the softer things. A couple of fork fulls of eggs, and a few bites of hashbrowns. No matter what, food was Arlow's guilty pleasure. She could eat during anything. Rather it was morning someone close, or when she was sick to her stomach. She could eat, albeit a little, but she still ate.

When Luciano started to speak though, Arlow flinched back. Both arms moving to cover her bare chest and turned her head away from him. Worried he'd lash out at her again. Instead, he gave her instructions. Resulting in her body relaxing ever so slightly. Her shoulders relaxed, but her arms stayed in place. Blue-eyed gaze turned downwards as she listened. Her lips moving into a slight frown as her eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

What was Luciano getting at? What could he possibly want her to do with him? Why did she have to dress up? What could he be planning? Licking her lips slowly, Arlow shifted her face forward so that she was looking at her mostly full plate instead of the man in front of her. "Do you want me to wear heels?" She asked quietly, not wanting to fight him right now. She just wanted to get clothes on and if playing along with Luciano's fucked up world, then she'd do as he said. Within reason. She was an idiot for being late, she saw that now. It was just breakfast, so she could come down for that and then go back to bed afterward. It wasn't worth being slapped again for.

Another shiver ran down Arlow's body as the air conditioning started in the mansion. She could not wait for this terrible breakfast to be over so she could run to her room and get dressed. The thought of having a bra on sounding amazing for the first time in forever. She only had on that stupid tracker on her ankle, and it didn't even cover any part of her body.

@ FallenHope95

"Yes," Luciano told her before he stood up from his chair. The truth was he didn't care much about the type of shoes that she wore. It would all be irrelevant when they arrived at their destination. Though he figured it was better to ensure that Arlow understood that he wanted her to try and impress him. Luci knew that heels would help her with that.

Without another word, Luciano turned and made his way out of the dining room. He did not care if Arlow stayed to finish up her meal or if she followed him out. All that was important now was how she would look when they met in a few hours. The man glanced down at his watch before making his way back to his office. There were a few things to take care of between now and then.

-skip-

Luciano started to make his way to the entryway before 1:00pm hit. He wanted to ensure that he was there on time to see if Arlow was going to try and make him wait for her again. Though, this time, he was not going to even bother to see if she was just running late. The moment it hit 1 and she was not in his presence, Luciano was going to have her dragged out once again.

(Sorry I didn't have a lot to say for this transition)

@ BearGirl
Sitting in front of the mirror, Arlow felt like she had a permanent frown etched onto her lips. She didn't want to be here. She didn't want to dress up for Luciano, she hated it. I just wanted to go home. She missed her dad, she missed her friends. This was so not what she had planned for her summer vacation. She just wanted some time with her friends before going to college to start her degree as a nurse. Now, it was seeming like that was never going to happen and she's only been stuck with this terrible man for a day.

Glancing towards the clock Arlow saw that she had twenty minutes left. A small sigh left her lips as she stood up from the vanity. Her makeup had been done for the past half hour. Her hair as well. All that was left was to get dressed. Holding her towel to her body, she opened the closet and looked at everything that was put away so nicely for her. Some of the stuff was originally hers, other things looked like they were new because the price tags were still on them.

Reaching into the closet, Arlow picked out a pretty pink dress that would contrast nicely with her light skin tone. Dropping her towel, Arlow slipped on the cute little dress then grabbed a pair of heeled sandals that were of similar color. Once she was fully dressed, Arlow glanced towards the clock on the bedside table and saw she had ten minutes. "Better to be early, then late."

Walking out of her room, the sound of Arlow's three-inch heels echoed lightly in the hall. They weren't the tallest heels in the world, but they still managed to make her legs seem longer then what they were. The golden bracelet that was stuck on her ankle contrasting nicely with the light pink and wicker sort of material of the shoes. Getting to the stairs, Arlow looked down as she walked. Only to glance up halfway and gasp as she saw Luciano was already there.

"I-I thought you said one," Arlow mumbled quietly, taking a step back out of fear. She could have sworn she had a couple of minutes to spare. Why was he already in the lobby of the house? Was her clock wrong? Was he coming to get her? Did she forget to do something? "I-I'm sorry." She squeaked, her cheeks turning a light pink as she stumbled back and ended up falling onto her butt, the steps digging into her tail bone. Arlow winced a little bit as she stumbled to stand back up, her gaze turning downwards as she tried to seem more graceful as she made her way down the stairs. Wondering if he'd hit her this time instead of one of his men.

@ FallenHope95

Luciano let out a small sigh as he watched Arlow fall on her ass on the stairs. She was soon up on her feet and continuing her way down. Though Luci walked over to the stairs causally and offered his arm to her once she reached the bottom to it. Once she had grabbed his arm, Luciano led her through the entryway. "It is before one. I was just here a few minutes early," He assured her, keeping his voice gentle as he spoke. It was clear that she was still frightened of being disobedient. Good.

"You look very beautiful, my dear," Luciano told her as he glanced up and down her body for a moment. A little smile coming over his face. It was clear that she had made an effort to impress him and it was paying off. Arlow really was a gorgeous girl. Something that he was hoping to use to his advantage at some point.

Heading out of the front door, Luciano brought her to the car that was parked outside of his house. It was a black Bugatti. Being a gentleman, Luciano went to her side of the car and opened the door for the woman and assisted her in the car before closing the door. He then headed to his side and slipped in. The man rolled his shoulders a little before pulling away from the mansion and starting out onto the road.

"I am bringing you to a good friend of mine. Know that I will expect you to do as she says unless I say otherwise." Luciano told her. He took a moment to glance at the young beauty before refocusing on the road. It wouldn't take too long until they arrived.

@ BearGirl
It should make Arlow feel a little bit better knowing that Luciano was just a bit early instead of her being late. But it really didn't. If anything, it made her feel a little bit more anxious. Like she needed to work a little bit harder to be on time or something. She didn't know if he wanted her to actually be on time or if he wanted her to be early and then when he stepped into the room on time. There was a difference, and she should probably figure out what one he wanted before he goes and embarrasses the shit out of her once more.

"Thank you," Arlow said quietly as she accepted his arm. The help down the stair in her heels was much appreciated. While Arlow was no stranger to heels, she was a stranger to walking downstairs in them. The practice of how to keep her body as she walked down the stairs in heels threw her off and she was surprised when she hadn't fallen face forward instead of on her ass.

Glancing up, Arlow blinked in surprise at the beautiful sports car. She's always wanted to ride in one, but her father said that they were dangerous. Low thanked Luciano once more as he helped her into the seat and made sure to buckle herself in. This was a sports car, so while he may be just cruising at a slow pace, it'll feel differently.

As the car started to head out of the mansion's driveway and down the street, Arlow looked out the window. Taking in the scenery and trying to find something that looked vaguely familiar. A location so that she could tell her father that she was near if she was ever able to contact him. "You have friends?" Escaped from Arlow's lips before she could think about what she was saying. Her eyes widened as she turned her head away from the gorgeous scenery and looked towards Luciano with wide eyes. Her mouth hanging open in surprise. "I-I didn't mean that. I'm sorry, it just slipped." She rushed out, scared that her little slip up would make her receive another slap.

@ FallenHope95

A bit of a smile came over Luciano's face at her question. It did seem a little ballsy for her to say but he had to admit that he found it rather entertaining. Luci understood that he could be a scary man. Especially since he ran his own gang empire but the truth was, outside of work-related activities, he was very charming. "I have many friends, doll." Luci purred to her. "But you don't need to worry your pretty little head about that."

Soon enough, Luciano was pulling up in the parking lot of a strip club. Though instead of parking in the front, he was in the back. Coming out of his car, Luci moved to her side and assisted Arlow in getting out before offering his arm to her once again. Without a word, Luciano led her into the building, getting in easily as the backdoor was unlocked.

When they first walked in, they were welcomed by a hallway. Luciano led the way and soon they were walking into a little dance studio. Except this one had stripper poles. "Bella!" Luciano called out. And soon enough, a gorgeous hot blond was walking out of a different room. Her tits and ass were huge and she was wearing hot pink booty shorts and a blank tank top.

When her eyes dropped to Luci, a large smile came across her face and she was quick to head over to the man and basically jump on him, causing Luci to wrap his arms around her waist. Her arms were thrown around him and she proceeded to kiss both of his cheeks before pressing a light kiss to his lips. "Luci! It is SO good to see you!" The woman said excitedly before dropping her feet back to the floor and stepping back slightly. Luci's arm stayed around her waist.

Bella's eyes than dropped to Arlow. "Ah, this must be new my adorable little student."

@ BearGirl
Opening and closing her mouth a couple of times, Arlow thought it best to just keep her mouth shut. She really had no idea what to say to that. In her head, she always imagined bad guys sitting alone in rooms with the lights off, planning their next dark scheme. Never in her life had she imagined someone who was a killer to go out with friends for a drink or lunch. It was just weird to her. Not normal in the least bit.

Giving Luciano a worried glance, Arlow slowly relaxed and looked back towards her side window. Taking in the scenery as it changed form spaced out businesses to close-knit buildings. When they pulled into the back of a building, Arlow didn't get the chance to see what kind of place it was because Luci drove to fast. A look of worry started to once again appear on her face as he parked in the back of the building. Arlow would have expected the back to look like shit since it wasn't seen most of the time, but it was a clean area, much like most of Italy.

"What is this place?" Arlow asked quietly as she accepted Luciano's help out of the car. Her bright green eyes roamed the place as she held onto his arm and followed him inside. The hair on the back of her neck rising slightly as they walked through the back door with ease and ended up in a dance studio. Arlow's cheeks turning a bright shade of pink instantly. She really hoped that Luciano wasn't going to force her to do what she thought he had planned.

Watching as a blonde bombshell came into the room when Luciano called out some girl's name. Arlow's eyes widened slightly and her jaw dropped. This woman was beautiful. Sure her assets was a little on the big side, but Woah. She was the type of person that would turn heads walking into a room. An the way she interacted with Luciano was interesting as well.

Then, the realization started to sink in and Arlow frowned. Looking between Luciano and Bella as her words started to sink in. "I-I'm not a dancer," Arlow mumbled quietly, looking frantically between Bella and Luciano, feeling like a deer caught in headlights. "I-I have two left feet, I can't keep a rhythm and-and." Arlow couldn't think of anything else to add. She had never once in her life taken professional dance lessons, much less whatever this Bella girl was going to try and teach her.

@ FallenHope95

"I don't care to listen to all of these excuses." Luciano told her bluntly. "I am telling you to do so and you will do it unless you want a worse punishment than what occurred this morning." He raised an eyebrow to Arlow, waiting to see what she would do. Though when Arlow didn't cause anymore fuss, he turned back to Bella and smiled warmly at her. "That being said, she probably has no experience."

Bella motioned with her hands as though she was brushing that worry aside. "I have taught plenty of beginners. I assure you that there is nothing I can't teach as long as they try." Her eyes then shifted over to Arlow with a smile. "As for your feet, those won't be all that much of an issue as we are going to be working a pool. You look strong enough to be able to lift yourself up."

Luciano hugged Bella closer to his side as she spoke to Arlow. Once the woman was done speaking, he turned his head and whispered in her ear, causing Bella to let out a warm giggle and a nod. Luciano then pulled away with a large smile on his face. "It seems that you have things under control here then. And you know what to do if she tries to run." Bella nodded in agreement but turned and looked up at Luciano, batting her eyelashes as she did so.

"Bambino, can you please go take care of that little problem I have been having," Bella said sweetly. This caused Luciano to let out a chuckle before nodding. "Of course, il mio portafortuna." Bella smiled happily before leaning up and pressing another quick kiss to his lips. Luciano then smacked her ass lightly as he made his way out of the room, heading towards the door that Bella came from.

With Luciano gone, Bella turned back to Arlow. "Lets get started. You are going to learn how to pole dance." She headed over to some drawers that were off to the side of the room and pulled out a tank top and booty shorts. Bella then went back to Arlow and handed them to her. "Change into these. And take those heels off. You'll learn barefoot first and then we will move on with the appropriate heels later."

@ BearGirl
That little threat was all that Arlow needed to hear to stop her from complaining and trying to get out of this fucked up situation even more. Luciano was a brute, and from how he was acting with this Bella girl made it also seem like he was a manipulator. She was all over him, and Arlow couldn't figure out why. She even heard him say that he'd punish her! Why was this girl flaunting herself to the man? He was the freaking devil in disguise!

Pursing her lips together, Arlow watched and listened to the little exchange between the two. Her gaze lowering towards the floor. She was in way over her head with this whole thing. She didn't belong here. This man was a psycho, and this girl was as well as she so casually asked him to take care of something for her. That smirk that was on his lips was all that Arlow needed to see to know that it meant something bad was going to happen, and she didn't want to know what.

Looking up when she heard the opening and closing of a drawer. The frown that was on Arlow's lips deepened. "This is all just a bad dream." She mumbled quietly as she reached out slowly and accepted the clothed that she was being forced to wear. Both the shorts and the tank top were black, and looking at them, Arlow could see that they had a matching hot pink stripe on the sides. Probably a trademark from the brand. "Do you have a place where I could change?" Arlow asked quietly, her shoulders sagging a little bit. She didn't want to fight, Luciano was more than willing to harm her, so she didn't want to cause anything else to happen to her.

Once changed into the clothes that she was given, Arlow couldn't help but feel her cheeks turn a light pink color. The booty shorts were quite form-fitting, allowing for anyone looking close enough to see the outline of her underwear and the tank top was a scoop neck which allowed for anyone to get a good look down at her breasts. It was embarrassing to wear in this place. "How do you know Mr.Luciano?" Arlow asked quietly, as she walked slowly towards Bella once more. Her gaze flicking momentarily towards the door where the crazed man had disappeared behind a couple of moments ago. "He's not a good man, how are you not scared of him?" She added as an afterthought, slowly glancing towards Bella. A look of worry appearing on her face.

@ FallenHope95

"You can get changed in front of me." Bella told Arlow before continuing on. "We are both woman, after all. Just lay your clothes to the side." With that said, Bella headed off to the side and pulled out a pair of stripper heels from a container, putting them on as Arlow got dressed. Once they were both ready, Bella walked back to her, getting ready to teach Arlow. Though her head turned slightly as Arlow started to speak to her. A little laugh left Bella's lips.

"There are no good or bad men, piccola." Bella told her with a smile. "There are simply men who hide it and others who embrace who they are. Luci may do bad things but he never does them without a reason. He has rules and his own code of ethics. In truth, I respect him very much. And I am not scared of mio Bambino for he would never hurt me as long as I do not betray him. It is a very easy thing to do as he is always willing to help me if something goes wrong. Luci is a very kind man who those who are kind to him. I am assuming you have just met Luciano under...unfortunate circumstances. Was it you who betrayed him or something else associated to you?"

She let out a small hum. "As for how I know Luci, it is a very long story. But essentially, he took a chance on me and gave me a loan for my business." Bella motioned with her hands where they were. "Now we are good friends, even after I have paid it back." She then came over to Arlow and took a hold of her hips, making Arlow look at her straight on. She then started to move her hands up her body, shifting Arlow here and there to ensure that she was standing up straight with her chest out. "Though I have agreed to assist with teaching you how to dance. Luciano said you needed something to do instead of being cooped up in his house all day."

Bella smiled up at Arlow, clearly excited to get started. "Now, I am not going to let you get out of learning but talking this whole day. Give me a chance and you will become great. And you will have fun if you relax. Now, let me teach you some easy moves first."

@ BearGirl
Listening to Bella, Arlow couldn't help but to just purse her lips and slowly nod her head. Then her gaze shifted away from the busty blonde. She may have shared some of her life story with her, but there was no way that Arlow was going to open up to her. Especially since she didn't really know much about her own circumstanced. Was her dad really a bad guy? From what Arlow knew, no, he wasn't. What Luciano said about stealing from him? Arlow couldn't swallow it. Her heart and her head ached from thinking about the possible idea, so, she ignored any sort of personal questions that were thrown her way.

It felt like an eternity had gone by, the clock ticking and the seconds drawing out longer and longer. Arlow could feel herself melting from all of the stretches that Bella had her do to warm up. Then, from practicing the moves that Bella deemed the easiest for a newbie. They were not the easiest. They were pure adulterated torture. Arlow was pretty sure she had pole burns or something on the back of her legs and ankles. Her arms felt like jello and not to mention that her butt hurt from falling on it a couple of times and having the cold metal pressed against her. This wasn't to keep her busy, it was to torture her, slowly. Arlow was sure of that.

Laying on the gross wooden floor, Arlow panted quietly. Her eyes closed as she tried to catch her breath. She could kill to have a nice bath right about now, and maybe some ice cream or something. Anything to help her relax. This was so not Arlow's style of staying busy. To her, walking around the block or going shopping was her preferred thing, not this pole dance that Luciano was forcing her to learn.

"That was torture." Arlow groaned, resting an arm over her eyes. The feel of sweat on her forehead causing her to shiver. She felt so freaking gross, and no dought she probably smelled and looked the part as well. Although, a small smirked ticked at the corner of her lips for a moment. Lucian's going to be stuck with a smelly person in his fancy car, it's gonna suck for him on the right back to his place. Then, her small smirk disappeared and she focused on her breathing once more. "Can we call it quits? I don't think I could lift myself on that thing anymore. My arms feel like they're going to pop out of their sockets." Arlow mumbled tiredly, her tongue slowly darted past her lips to wet her lips as she removed her arm slowly. "I don't understand the need for exercise, can't we all just get fat and be happy?" She asked as she stared up at the cieling, not feeling up to moving her head or anything for the rest of her life.

@ FallenHope95

During their training session, Bella had kept a close eye on Arlow. She was trying to analyze just where Arlow was at, and her potential for becoming actually decent at pole dancing. Bella knew that she could teach any girl a set well enough to impress but that didn't mean that they had potential at being a good pole dancer as it was so much more than remembering the moves. As for Arlow's potential, Bella wasn't sure. The girl had not been lying about her two left feet. And more than that, Arlow's attitude was shit.

"If you complain again, I am going to make you do another set," Bella told her as she headed over to the other woman. "But, yes, we can be done for today." For another moment, she glanced over Arlow before beginning to speak. "Pole dancing is so much more than exercise. And there are plenty of fat girls who pole dance and do it so much better than you." Bella shook her head at Arlow before motioning for the woman to follow her.

If Arlow was following, Bella brought her down the hall two doors and opened it up to reveal a bathroom. There were plenty of girls that worked there that didn't want to go home smelling the way that they did. Plus, messes sometimes happened in the middle of work and this was the best way to fix that. "Shower and dress back into the clothes that you came in," Bella told her, not wanting to send the girl home looking and smelling the way that she did.

As far as the bathroom went, Bella was sure that there was no need to worry about Arlow escaping. There was nowhere for her to go in there anyways.

@ BearGirl
It took everything in Arlow to not groan as she saw Bella motion for her to follow through the reflection in the mirror. Everything ached, as this must have been the most expertise that she's had in a while. Once she was on her store legs, Arlow pushed onto her feet and followed after Bella. Her bright green eyes narrowing slightly and looking around with worry, not quite sure where the woman was leading her now. Bella might seem like a nice woman, but she was still close to Luciano, so who knows if they had ulterior motives in things.

As soon as Arlow saw the room that Bella had stepped in front of, a shiver ran down her spine. The bathroom was small, but it also housed all of the necessities to clean up and relieve one's self. Still though, the idea of showering in a place like this? That wasn't on the top of her list of things she wanted to accomplish in her lifetime. "Thanks." Was all Arlow managed to mumble in a monotone voice as she walked into the small bathroom. She gave one glance towards Bella before closing the door for some privacy then proceeded to undress in her borrowed clothes and stepped into the small shower stall that was in the right corner of the bathroom. There was a plastic curtain that was almost see-through to separate it from the rest of the bathroom and it took everything inside of Arlow to not chicken out and just use the sink to wash off instead.

The water felt lukewarm at best, even at the highest setting, still, though, it helped get rid of the sweat that covered her body. There wasn't any shampoo that anyone left, but that was fine. Arlow wasn't too concerned, as long as she didn't smell, then it should be fine. Right? The ache in her sore muscles also felt better after a while of standing under the water, the kinks and knots in her body slowly loosening and allowing her not to feel so sore causing her to relax a little. Her shoulders slumped, and her eyes closed as her head fell back. Enjoying the feel of the water running down her face, washing away her smeared make-up.

Stepping out of the shower, Arlow looked around the small bathroom for anything to dry herself off with. A small white towel was the only thing on the towel rack to her felt and it took everything in Arlow to not groan. Closing her eyes, doing everything she could think of to not think of all of the people who had used it before her. Grabbing the small towel, Arlow quickly dabbed herself dry as best as she could. Then, she put the towel back where she found it and rang out her hair before she grabbed her clothes where she left them on the counter near the sink. Once dressed, Arlow stepped out of the bathroom, her eyes downcast as she focused on running her fingers through her wet hair to make it seem like she meant to go with the messy hair look.

Stopping in the entrance of the dance area where she had spent her time with Bella once more, Arlow's eyes looked around warily for Bella. She wasn't there when she had left the bathroom so she didn't know where the woman could have gone. Nor did she know where Luciano was either.

@ FallenHope95

Luciano came up to the dance studio not long after Arlow stepped into the bathroom. The two of them spoke quietly to each other about this and that. Although they weren't talking about anything all that secretive, neither of them liked the thought of potentially being overhead. Even when the conversation was rather vanilla.

The man's ears perked, however, when he heard the shower being turned off. His head glanced to the side for a moment, listening in closer. And once he heard the door to the bathroom open and close, Luciano started to move. He thanked Bella for her assistance and assured the woman that he would be back soon. With that, Luciano made his way to the hallway where he found Arlow standing there with a confused look on her face.

"Ready to leave?" Luciano asked her as he made his way towards the woman. Though, without waiting for a reply, he took her hand and started to lead Arlow out of the strip club. It wasn't like Arlow could have forgotten something in the other room nor really have anything to say to Bella. So, he led her over to the car and opened her door for her like a gentleman.

"Are you hungry?" Lucaino asked as he headed to his side of the car and got in. Once the door was closed, he made his way onto the roads.

@ BearGirl
Hearing Luciano's voice, Arlow couldn't help but stiffen as she looked up. Her lips pursing into a thin line at his question. Ready to go? Would she ever be ready to go anywhere with him? He was a monster, a mobster. "I guess?" Arlow said quietly at the same time he grabbed her hand and started to pull her along like she was a little child who needed him. The thought caused a small scowl to appear on her lips before Arlow quickly swiped it away. She didn't need another hit from him.

As they got out to the car, Arlow kept her gaze down as she got in. Although hearing his question, a look of confusion appeared on her face and she couldn't help but lookup. Was be asking that to be nice, or because he didn't know what else to say to her. "Um, yes?" She mumbled quietly, she hadn't eaten much at breakfast after that embarrassing scene that played out, so anything in her stomach would be good right about now.

Buckling her seatbelt, Arlow leaned back against the seat. Her hair still a little wet and a drop of water slowly dripped from her hair and down her neck. Creating a small glossy streak on her soft pale skin. "Bella's a tough teacher." Arlow murmured quietly after a while, her bright eyes glancing towards the window next to her. The silence was suffocating, but her attempt at starting a conversation with her kidnapper was even more constricting.

@ FallenHope95

Luciano took a moment to glance away from the road to look over at Arlow. She seemed uncomfortable and upset. Though he couldn't be surprised by either of those emotions rearing their ugly heads. Today had been a rough day for her, the man was sure of that. Especially with how this morning played out. But he knew that she would be happy under his care soon enough. She just needed to learn how to follow orders first.

"She is a tough teacher. But she is smart and won't push anyone past their limit." Luciano hesitated for a moment before continuing on. "I am hoping that you will slowly start to enjoy the lessons. It is difficult but surely it is better than being stuck in the house all day? And Bella will treat you well." Although he admittedly did have alterer motives for wanting Arlow to learn how to pole dance, Luciano was also hoping she would see them as a treat. He really didn't want to have to keep her on the property forever.

Pulling into a spot on the side of a street, Luciano turned to Arlow. "We are going to get lunch," He told her as he gave her a stern look. The man wasn't going to tell her to behavior outright, but he was hoping she would get the message. Though, even if she did cause a scene, he would get it under control quickly. He headed over to her side of the car and offered his arm to Arlow after opening the door.

The street itself was a bit busy. People and cars moving about. There were stores and restaurants that lined it as well. Luciano led her over to a cafe that had outdoor seating. "Do you want to sit outside?"

@ BearGirl
Reaching up slowly, Arlow started to slowly run her fingers through her hair. She didn't have a brush. Only her fingers and the ability to look at the sunvisor that thankfully had a mirror. Her attention mostly on trying to make herself not look like a mess as she fixed her hair. Even though she really didn't care what other people though, especially not Luciano. He could happily get hit by a damn bus for all Arlow cared.

"Wait, I have to take more of them?" Arlow asked, pausing in her attempt to comb her hair with her fingers. Eyes bright and wide, Arlow slowly shook her head. Annoyed that she'd have to continue to act like a freaking idiot as she danced around that pole. Doing whatever it was that Bella tried to get her to do. Only managing to do barely half of the things correctly. Shoulders slumping, Arlow narrowed her eyes as she looked at the Mafia leader. "I'll be good." She mumbled and stayed in her seat until Luci came around to let her out.

Accepting his arm, Arlow did her best to stand tall and unfazed as she looked around. The cafe was freaking adorable! The front windows were large and let the light in, the tables were a light wood coloring with cute little light pink table cloths. An the railing for the cafe was a modern black metal that had vines with white flowers. The place was amazing. "Wow." She breathed out quietly. Bright eyes roaming around as Arlow took the place in.

It wasn't for a couple of moments later that Arlow realizes that Luciano had asked her a question. "Oh, uh. Outside please." She said quietly, her eyes looking down and then away from him as she took in the beautiful place once more. She could not believe that she was going to be eating lunch here. This place looked like a dream! Why hadn't she read about it in her travel magazines or online?

@ FallenHope95

Although it had been clear that Arlow wasn't really paying any attention to him, Luciano just gave her a nod and continued to walk. Since this morning, the young woman had been acting relatively good. And while he wished that she was more.... willing and energetic about listening to him and his ideas, Luci was going to drop it for now. There were plenty of training to be done and being nit picky was not helpful in the beginning. First he needed her to break and then he would work on everything else.

But making the girl break wasn't really on his list of things to do at that exact moment. Luci would do what he needed to when he was good and ready. For now, the man would just be satisfied with a delicious cup of espresso and some treats that were made fresh. Being the boss was tiring work and Luciano deserved a moment or two of relaxation.

So he headed into the outdoor seating of the cafe, pulling back Arlow's seat for her once he picked a nice shady spot under a tree. Once she sat down, he pushed the seat in and then sat down in the chair across from her. The moment his butt hit the seat, a waitress was standing in front of their table, placing down cute little black menus written in cursive in Italian. The woman filled up two glasses of water and set it down along with a pitcher. All the while, she was speaking in Italian, giving most of her attention to Luciano as she did so before heading off.

With the lady gone, Luciano peered up from the menu for a moment to look over Arlow curiously. "I am assuming you do not know how to read the menu?" He asked her. He let out a small sigh before she even got a chance to respond. The man then took his own menu and looked it over. "Do I need to read it all for you or do you have a certain selection that you are looking for?"

@ BearGirl
Acting like an obedient little girl that she was, Arlow followed Luciano towards the outdoor seating area. The wonderfully sweet smell of the flowers floated around them and helped to add to the relaxing nature of this area. Making it seem so warm and welcoming. A joyful place to be if one just wanted to grab a quick coffee or something. It was a beautiful change from the places where Arlow was used to going. Fancy five-star restaurants, and being waited on hand and foot whenever she stepped into the door.

"Thank you," Arlow spoke quietly as she sat down in the seat that her kidnapper pulled out for her. Once seated comfortably in front of the table, Arlow watched as Luciano sat down and then looked up towards the waitress as she spoke. Her fast Italian going way over her head. Sure, Arlow managed to pick up a few words while preparing for the trip, but there was no way in hell she would be able to catch what someone says when they speak that fast. Then, glancing down at the menu, her confidence fell even further. Cursive, Italian cursive. Well, it was seeming like today was one of those days where Arlow was just getting one punch to the gut after the other.

Looking over the little menu in her hands, Arlow trailed her blue gaze over the gold-colored font. It looked so elegant with the cursive. "Maybe just the light stuff?" Arlow said quietly, a small frown playing along her lips as she looked up towards Luciano. He didn't look very happy having to help her with this sort of thing. "They have a section for parfaits?" Arlow asked quietly, a little unsure about what she wanted. Her blue eyes seeing the different styles of parfaits that people had and different foods that other customers at the cafe had. Everything looked good, but she didn't want anything too heavy. Especially since she was just forced to work out against her will.

Once Luciano listed some of the things that the cafe offered, Arlow set her menu down and pretended she was looking at the menu over. But instead, she was just looking at the foreign language's cursive lettering as she thought about her slim selection. "You don't seem like the type to go to cafe's," Arlow said after a while, not liking the silence that was surrounding them. "Are you out of your element here?" Arlow asked, raising her gaze to the man who was sitting across from her. His mere presence seemed to scream danger and respect to Arlow, but to those around them. She didn't know.

As the waitress was heading their way, Arlow looked down at the menu and just named one of the parfaits that sounded good to her. "The tiramisu parfait sounds good." She mumbled and then glanced up as the waitress came and stopped in front of their table. Her doll-like eyes focusing on Luciano as she spoke in her annoyingly fast Italian. Low's nose wrinkled a little bit as she lowered her gaze to her water cup as she grasped it and raised it to her lips. Looking away from the pair as she took a few sips of the cold liquid. It wasn't that she was annoyed that Luciano wasn't paying attention to her, but the fact that the waitress was acting like she wasn't even there in the first place.

Setting the water glass down, Arlow kept her gaze down as she relaxed in her chair. A moment later she raised her eyes and looked out towards the road and just watched people. What else do you do when you're out for lunch with your kidnapper? It was weird enough sitting across from him in public when a couple of hours ago she was forced to be naked and sit next to him at the kitchen table.

@ FallenHope95

A small nod was all he offered when she asked him to read over the light items on the menu. He wasn't used to having to help someone out to this degree when he went out to eat...normally his experience was more refined and less like taking care of a child. But Arlow was in his care now and she knew very little Italian, if any at all. It couldn't be helped. Especially since Lucinao wasn't really in the mood to watch her make a fool of herself.

"I go to many places," Luciano told her, his voice rather flat. "And there are very few situations where I am out of my element. Besides, this is just a cafe, how were you expecting me to fail here?" He asked as he glanced up at her for a moment, raising an eyebrow. Did the girl think that he was so incapable that he could not handle a simple restaurant? His eyes then glanced back down at the menu and he continued to read the items for her until Arlow had picked one.

When the waitress came over, Luciano ordered for the both of them. The waitress was paying very little attention to Arlow, which wasn't surprising. It was quite clear that she was not from here. Besides, Luciano tended to get the best treatment one could offer wherever he went. Which meant that Arlow was of very little consequence when with him. Once the food was ordered, the waitress headed back to the kitchen and Luciano moved his attention back to her. He leaned back into his seat, crossing his legs as he started to relax.

Though the sound of gunshots suddenly filled the air and the espresso that the waitress had brought shattered to pieces on the table. Without a moment of hesitation, Luciano went down on the ground, grabbing Arlow by her forearm tightly and throwing her down as well. He flipped over the table and positioned it in front of them as he pulled a gun from his waistband. "Stay down!" Luciano commanded to Arlow before he started to peer out from behind their cover and shoot back.