Vicky

Still Pedro's POV

And again my prayer wasn't answered. They were already seated at the table when I got down. I had taken my time, mostly because I didn't have the strength to face my brother again.

The long table by the window had been laid perfectly. The candles, the flowers, and the crackling fire. It felt slightly too much..

Well it's Antonio, did I expect anything less. Of course NO!

"Oh come on son, we've been waiting for you" Dad said as soon as he saw me. I smiled at him and came to take my seat opposite Antonio.

"He can't be early to anything to save his own life" Antonio said to the lady sitting beside him, laughing like he had told the funniest joke of all times.

"I like to take my time, unlike some people who go through the shower so fast, they barely wash the stench off" I said still smiling.

That knocked off the grin on his face and he glared at me.

"This is my younger son, Pedro and Pedro, this is Vicky, your brother's fiancee" Dad said interrupting our heated stare down.

I pulled my eyes off his glaring face and rested them on the smiling lady beside him. She was in a red sleeveless dinner gown that showed way too much cleavage. Her honey blond hair poured down her back and shoulders with a few strands tucked behind her right ear. A sea green pearl necklace and matching earrings looked so abstract on her pale skin. Her fingers were adorned with way too much rings that they clicked on the wine glass as she raised them to her blood red lips and as she opened her mouth to drink, exposed a pair of slightly colored teeth. Her nose was small and didn't fit her face and her black eyes were birdlike. She was heavily made up and that only made her look more...... hideous.

I gulped.

"Nice to meet you Vicky. I'm surprised that a beauty like you would want to spend the rest of her life with my crow of a brother" I said plastering an excellent fake smile on my face, even my father nodded in approval .

She blushed and I could have puked.

"Nice to meet you too Pedro, I thought that Antonio was the best sweet talker but I can see it runs in the blood" she said exposing the repulsive set of dentures again in a grin.

Jesus Christ!!!!

"They had the best coach" dad said laughing and we joined in.

I couldn't have been more happier when a middle aged woman dressed in a chefs apparel walked in with a large platter of steakhouse salad, interrupting the disturbing conversation.

"And this is Adelaide, my personal chef. She is definitely the best chef in London and most certainly, the whole world" Dad introduced.

The woman blushed and gave us a slight bow before going back into the kitchen.

I poured myself a glass of white wine, too thirsty to eat anything. It did nothing but scorch my throat a bit and I was a bit disappointed.

I definitely need something stronger.

We helped ourselves to the salad which was the first course on the invisible menu and ate in silence.

Adelaide returned with the main dish of the night; million dollar spaghetti casserole.

She really was a wonderful chef. The meal was a consolation for my troubled day and I ate without hesitation.

Everyone might have been thinking the same thing because we all ate without a word.

"So Pedro, are you married or do you have a girlfriend?" Vicky asked eventually.

"Babe lemme answer that for him" Antonio interrupted before I could say anything.

The glint in his eyes told me that I was about to be humiliated.

"My brother is going through a gay phase"

"A gay phase? What does that even mean?"

"He's too scared to ask a girl out, so the easiest way out is to say 'I'm gay'"

I felt my appetite escape the room into the night. The spaghetti in my mouth suddenly felt hard to swallow. My stomach knotted up as rage grew within me.

"That's kind of sad" Vicky said looking up at me in mock pity and shaking her head slightly before going back to her meal.

"It's pathetic" Antonio replied and looked at me.

The sneer on his face meant he had achieved his aim and I could pluck out my eyeballs if I wanted to.

Deep breaths! Deep breaths!!

We continued eating and the silence was restored. I was still boiling inside and wanted to pay Antonio back in his own coin. I saw my chance.

"So where did you guys meet?" I asked

"In a...." Antonio began but I interrupted him.

"I wasn't talking to you brother, let the lady speak" I said and I saw his jaw clench in realization.

He knew I was about to floor him too.

"Well, if I tell you that, then I would be telling you what I do for a living" Victoria said with a clever glint in her eyes.

When I'm done, you will feel as stupid as you look

"I'm sure, it's something respectable" I said flashing a smile.

Antonio looked like he was about to shit himself. I felt a gentle kick under the table from my father but I ignored it.

What did he say when Antonio disrespected me?

"As long as it pays, it's nice enough" she replied obviously proud of herself for the smart replies.

"Honestly I'm surprised. I always thought my brother would end up with a whore. I mean, who wouldn't think so? His ex-girlfriends  were all prostitutes picked up from one club or the other, the naughty devil. One time, he got drunk and proposed to a call girl with his dick in her. I'm sorry for sharing that about your fiance but I'm just saying. It's nice he finally got a responsible girl with good morals. You certainly look different. Not fake, nothing prostitute-like. Congratulations brother. I think we need to cheer to this"

A pin drop could be heard in the room when I was done. It felt like everyone had frozen. Vicky's face was plain at first and then reddened in fury as she got the joke. Father looked like he had swallowed a large bone and it had caught somewhere in his intestine. Antonio on the other hand, had fume coming out of his ears in fury.

"How dare you?" The monstrous looking fiancee of my brother said in a harsh whisper dropping the cutlery in her hands into the ceramic plate.

"What? Did I say something wrong?" I replied in mock innocence.

"How dare you insult me?"

"I didn't"

"Babe calm down. He didn't mean it that way"

"You brought me to your home to insult me?"

"I'm so sorry for my son's behaviour. He didn't mean it in that manner"

"No, I'm sorry for being here in the first place"

"But babe....."

"Goodnight"

The sound of the door banging could be heard a mile away. The room fell silent for a minute before Antonio exploded.

"You disgusting piece of shit" he said rushing towards me but I had seen him earlier enough and ducked away right on time.

He stumbled and that seemed to infuriate him the more. He rushed at me again and this time I was less fortunate. His clenched fist hit me smack on the jaw and I immediately tasted blood.

Now also enraged, I put all my weight in and swung back catching his left eye in a brutal punch. He was blinded for a second giving me the opportunity to rush at him and tackle him to the floor. He fell with a thud and a groan escaped his lips.

He might have been bigger but I was young and faster. I began to punch him while he raised his arms to protect his already battered face. I was angry and I put it all in every punch. I didn't stop till the sound of gunshot vibrated the entire building. Even Antonio stopped writhing under me and we looked at the source of the bang.

Dad was standing with a shotgun in his hand and it was pointed towards the roof. His face was expressionless but in his eyes, I could also see fury.

"I waited six years to see my sons together in one room and when it finally happened, I'm about to put a bullet in each of you" he spat while walking towards us slowly.

"Antonio, you are too fucking old for all these childish stuff. Why the hell did you say that about your brother?" He scolded.

"And you Pedro, what in the actual fuck? You didn't just disrespect me or your brother but you also insulted our guest who is also your brother's fiancee. Is that how I fucking raised you? To judge and disrespect a woman?" He said now standing directly before me.

"You know what, I'm tired of your punk asses. If you can't sort your differences out like adults, then you don't have a place under my roof. Go to your rooms, pack your junk and get out of my house"

*******************************************************Okay, this chapter was intense 😁

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