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Once we reach down the bottom of the large staircase I look around in awe at the place. Gorgeous chandeliers are hanging from the ceilings, polished tiles on the floor, creme coloured walls, beautiful paintings hung up. I could go on all day describing how amazing this place looks. I keep following him until we go round a corner and I'm greeted by a massive archway leading into a room which I'm guessing is the kitchen.

He suddenly stops making me accidentally collide into his back. I quickly move backwards and look down at the floor. "Sorry sir" I whisper just loud enough for him to hear. He turns around and I feel a warm, large hand hold under my chin lifting it up making me look into his light hazel eyes which are staring deep into my dull blue ones.

"Stop looking down all the time" he says, roughly but gently at the same time letting go of my chin. I nod quickly hoping I haven't made him mad. He turns himself back around so his back is facing me again and I quickly observe his back muscles. Stop Aria. We continue walking until we go through the archway revealing the kitchen.

"This is the kitchen" he says looking around the place, crossing his arms to his chest. I walk around him and start looking around trying to take in the place. The countertops have got white and gold marble on them, it has light cloudy grey walls with loads of bright built in lights on the ceilings, the floor are still white tiles, there are built in ovens and microwaves, there are built in stove top as well. There's just so much. Everything looks so fancy pancy, which makes me feel ashamed of where I was living, but I shake off that feeling trying to ignore my thoughts.

I hear the sound of shoes walking into the room making me turn around and notice an old woman that still looks very young come into the room with a bucket in her hand and wearing yellow gloves. She wipes her forehead with the back of her hand and then notices Matteo and I standing in the same room and her face lights up in joy. "Oh hello I didn't see you two here!" she giggles to herself. "You must be Aria" she says placing down the bucket on the floor and takes off her gloves holding them in one hand. She then starts walking over to me and embraces me into a warm hug trying not to get me dirty with her gloves in her hand. Due to the shock of suddenly being embraced my eyes widen and my arms stay at the side of me, not quite knowing why this woman is hugging me.

She releases me after a couple of seconds, keeping a hold of my shoulders before saying "You've probably been told that my name is Lindsey so we don't have to go through that" she playfully rolls her eyes and I can't help but giggle quietly. She then looks behind me and notices Matteo standing there. She smiles at me once more before walking up to him saying "Matteo darling, how are you" then hugging him. To my surprise he hugs her back. "I'm good Lindsey thank you, how are you feeling? Is your knee ok?." She releases his big body from her hug and smiles at him. "I'm ok darling, it was just a small scrape nothing to worry about. Anyways, should I start making dinner?" she says, rubbing his chest to get something off of it.

Dinner? I think to myself. What time is it? I look around the kitchen and spot a clock reading 6:48pm. It's still quite early why would he have dinner now? He said to me about how I had to have dinner ready by 8. Oh well his choice I guess. "No thank you Lindsey, you've done enough for today you can go home now we will be fine" he replies grabbing her hands, however a look of concern fills Lindsey's face.

"Are you sure love? I don't mind making a quick something before I leave?" Matteo shakes his head with soft eyes.

"Honestly it's fine, thank you." She smiles at him patting his cheek softly and nods her head before leaving the room. He watches her leave before turning back to look at me. "I'll order pizza now, so we don't have to cook." I look at him confused wondering why he's on about getting me food as well. It's been a very long time since I've eaten pizza or any type of good food since I only made that type of food for Aaron or he only got it for himself. He only allowed me to eat stale bread since that's "all I deserve" and he didn't want me to gain any more weight. If I tried to eat anything else, I would punished.

I shake my head at him making him frown. I can't have that type of food. "I- um I'll just have some b-bread if that's ok" I say cringing at myself. Jeez why do I have to be so ungrateful. He looks at me shocked like I'm a weird person for saying that. 'What it's what I'm used to eating?' I think to myself, of course I'm not going to say that to him though.

He walks over to me with his hands in his pockets and stands right in front of me, towering over my small body with his tall one making me look up straining my neck. "Why the fuck would you only want to eat bread?" he asks his brows furrowing even more, making him look angrier. Obviously I'm not going to tell him 'hey, yeah well basically my abusive ex boyfriend made me eat only bread everyday so that's what I'm used to eating you know my life was a living hell but it's okay!' I mentally scoff, If only I could.

I just shrug my shoulders looking away from his eyes that were staring at me. "I don't like to eat". And that is the truth, I've always hated my body so I guess I'm sort of glad I only eat a small amount of bread. I mean Aaron always tells me that i need to loose weight so might as well not eat a lot. I'm quite surprised I didn't stutter that time.

(A/N hey angels another message for you: I just want to tell you that all your body's are absolutely STUNNING and you don't need to loose weight just because someone told you to do it, or if they say you need too. FALSE INFO. 1: don't do it if someone tells you too, if they are helping you out that's okay but if they're saying it in a mean way then do it because you want to do it!! You don't need to loose weight unless you absolutely have to and if you want to do it for YOURSELF. Notice the key word 'yourself'. Make yourself feel good about that beautiful body of yours by hyping yourself up because ladies and gentlemen you look amazing. And just know don't eat little or nothing at all because you think your gaining to much weight! omg no! If you're eating that's good because your body needs that food for energy! Eat how much you freakin want! If need be have a workout routine to help with getting in shape! But please eat!! And if you're starting to gradually eat again just know I'm so so proud of you and keep going! Never give up! Do everything for you!! And remember never EVER compare yourself to ANYONE. OKAY!! good, you amazing people.) <3

"You need to eat other food not just fucking bread" he replies and for a second a concerned gaze appeared in his eyes, but it went as soon as it arrived.

"I don't want to eat, I'm fine." I start getting a bit annoyed, he can't force me to eat.

"I'm ordering pizza and you are going to eat some and that's final." He goes past me and walks out of the kitchen leaving me standing there glaring at the spot he was just at. I huff rubbing my forehead feeling a headache forming then walking out as well making my way back to my room.

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