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“I am. I absolutely fucking am, Gabe.”
“Talk to me bro.” He gives me an encouraging look.
“It shouldn’t be this hard. Vincent’s not getting anywhere and neither are we.”
“Nick, cool it, we’ve only just started to really try. We’ve only just gotten a lead we can work with.”
“It’s taking too long Gabe. It’s taking too long.” The problem with things taking shit long was that the motherfuckers responsible had a head start. A jumpstart with the speed we were going. The longer it takes, the colder the trail.
“I know man. I know and that’s why we’re here. You have to keep it together.”
“It’s fucking shit. I’m losing my mind. Losing my fucking mind and trying to keep myself distracted.”
He sighs then he straightens. “Is that why you’re so into this girl?”
There it is, the question he’s been dying to ask me.
He’s curious, more than Salvatore. He’s very curious and I wish he wasn’t because I prefer to keep her to myself and away from everyone.
My brothers are like damn hawks, ready to steal from the nest when you aren’t looking.
“Leave her alone Gabe,” I warn.
“Prick. You think I would take something that clearly belongs to you?”
“Yes, you fucking asshole, yes you would.”
“Shit Nick, you’re still upset over the little Russian girl.” He chuckles.
I shake my head. I don’t even remember who he’s talking about but that must have been one more girl I’d been interested in that he got to.
He’s telling the truth though, he wouldn’t go there with someone I’m serious about. The thing about that though is he would have gotten to a woman I’m interested in before I got serious with her.
“Like I keep saying. Gabe, be grateful you’re my brother.”
“You think I’m scared of you Nick? Don’t fucking push me.” He points at me like he’s reminding me to watch myself. The problem we all have is that we’re all alphas and if it came to it, we’d all fight like animals and kill each other. “I’m just saying I won’t go there with her but look at you, all worked up on big brother when I was just being nice,” he laughs.
Okay, maybe I was a little harsh. I can’t help it. I’m testy.
“Sorry,” I huff.
He raises his brows and smirks. “Okay so back to the question. The girl?” Now he’s looking on in anticipation and I know he wants me to elaborate.
“What do you want me to say? It’s flowers and candy? I like sleeping with her.” That’s a damn lie.
It’s not just that. It isn’t and I actually feel like a piece of shit for saying that. For once I’m glad he can see straight through me.
“Prick… you know it’s not that. You have her checked out and offer her this ridiculous job that practically doesn’t exist the way you dished it.”
It doesn’t. We do it sometimes, get a personal waitress, but it’s only short term. I handed her a contract of employment and she can leave when she wants to, which I’m guessing is when her debt is paid. I know I haven’t thought this through but I’m still fucking doing it.
“What happens when you get bored?” Gabe asks. “It’s in our blood to get bored easy. I get what you see in her and I’ll say you’re lucky you saw her first, I would have had her for myself. That aside, be careful Nick. Remember we keep women out of business for a variety of reasons. Don’t get in too deep or over your head, we don’t know where shit could lead us and people tend to end up dead if they mix with us and our enemies see they’re important to us.”
I know that all too well. Not from personal experience but what I know is enough. It happened to Salvatore. There was a girl he was sweet on and she was killed to send a message to him.
His mistake was an accountancy deal that went wrong. The motherfuckers who hired him sent him her head in a box.
That was the shit we dealt with in our world so I know to heed Gabe’s warning.
