What happened to the hard asses that I've known all my life, she'd turned all of us into pansy asses. My glares were barely working these days.
The food came and as you can imagine there was a standoff, I meant to win this war though , I never understood why women starved themselves like that, I would never have expected it of Mouth though, she just didn't seem the type, besides I'd seen her throwing down in my kitchen so that couldn't be it, and why in the hell did she keep looking around, she's doing it in a very circumspect way but I was attuned to her, it was almost as though she was casing the joint, what the fuck?
"Eat Arianna, I got you covered."
"What, what do you mean?"
"It just occurred to me that although you didn't make a big deal out of being shot at it must still be a bit of a shock, and maybe you're expecting some shit to go down again whenever you're with me, I'm just letting you know that I have you covered, my guys are on the job so there's no need for you to worry."
She fidgeted for a second, tried to pull it back in but I had seen her unease.
"I'm fine, really, no worries."
Uh huh that's why you just picked up your fork and started eating the food you just told me you refuse to eat. Yep she was scared that something would go down, I couldn't have that, if I wanted to take my woman out to eat she was supposed to be happy, relaxed, not looking around corners for the fucking boogeyman, the Staccos were so fucked.
She talked me into letting her go to her place for some clothes after breakfast; since I wasn't born yesterday I went with her, we argued the whole way there.
"Arianna just open the damn door so we can get this over with. I pushed her inside when she opened the door.
Two things registered as soon as we entered, one I could smell men's cologne, and two there was someone here.
I pushed her behind me just as I registered the older man with the gun. The fuck. I could draw and shoot in a second if needed but what if he hit her.
What the fuck Shane, you're slipping.
As I pulled my gun out and aimed Mouth came around beside me.
"Uncle Alphonso put that gun away, this one's mine."
"He's what?"
"Mine, you know my one and only true love, all that bullshit you and dad used to feed me when I was little."
"Principessa." He smiled wide and opened his arms.
"What the fuck did you just call her?"
Chapter 3
"Ari Mia who is this yahoo?"
"She isn't your anything old man, watch what the fuck you call my woman in front of me."
Shane stepped towards him as if he was about to throw down.
I placed myself between them, men were so pig headed, "Cool it Michael Corleone, no one's taking out the five families today."
"You still doing that shit Ari MIA?" Shane pointed his gun at him again and I gave my uncle a glare, he was just provoking Shane on purpose now.
"Put that thing down, it's fine I promise." He lowered his gun but kept his eyes on uncle Alphonso.
"What shit?" He finally asked.
"Quoting mobster flicks, how many files you got now by the way Principessa?"
"All of them." I smirked at him; I'd pulled off something none of the others could in all the years they'd been trying. I had the files of every sitting head in America.
"Damn, you are selling?"
"I ain't no stinking snitch."
"Whatever, what are you doing in this dump?"
"This is a dump?" Shane looked confused.
"Compared to her home it is."
"Uncle Al, ssshh."
"Oh no you don't Mouth, start talking."
Oh shit, I wrung my hands together going for my innocent look, how to tell him, he's going to flip, I looked to uncle Alphonso.
"You told me to sshh remember."
I rolled my eyes at him, now he decides to listen to me, old blabber mouth; I wondered what game he was playing now.
"MyfatheristheheadoftheChicagofamilies."
"Your what?"
"Her father is Roberto Rossi, maybe you've heard of him in this bumfuck town."
"The fuck?" He looked dazed, yeah; my dad had been the baddest of the bad.
"Speaking of which Ari, I might have a surprise for you."
"Ooh, I almost forgot, what did you bring me?"
He inclined his head to the gift bag on the table. I ran over squealing like a school girl.
"Are you two bent, Arianna get over here."
"Keep your shorts on there little Nicky." I took the snow globe from its silk wrapping paper. "Ooh wait, I have this one."
"No you don't."
"I think I do."
"No you don't, your dad and I have a scrap book of all the ones you have and that's not in it."
"We'll see."
"About that surprise....."