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“I will make it up to you,” Gina promises.
“You better.” He winks at her and I know that means I most likely won’t see my friend for most of the day tomorrow, or him.
With the plan I have in mind I’ll be saying my goodnight to her from now.
“Thank you both for doing this for me. I think though that it’s probably best if you stay Gina,” I sigh.
She gives me the incredulous glare I knew I would get from her and shakes her head.
“What? What the hell, no Mimi, the point was we’d go together and Tony would keep watch,” she counters.
“I don’t want to put you in danger if there’s any. Everything is too risky as it is. I was thinking the less people who go the better, so maybe me and Tony should go.”
Tony is a known Giordanos guy,but he’s not high up enough on the order of security to make anyone shifty worried.
I have my guards with me and they’re outside. I plan to take them for extra safety but ask them to hang back.
“I don’t like it. I want to go,” Gina protests
“No. Please. I’ll be okay.”
I look to Tony who thankfully seems like he’s in agreement with me.
“I don’t like any of it but I agree that if this creep has less people asking him questions the better,” Tony states. “Plus if anything does happen then I just have one of you to worry about. Girls, this guy has been in prison twice for the same thing.”
I look to him. I didn’t know that part. “What was he in prison for?” I ask.
“Rape and burglary, I did a check on him and he’s not the best of people trust me,” Tony answers.
Gina stills and sighs. “Jesus Tony, I wish you hadn’t told us that.”
“Doll, I’m not going to hide anything from you. It’s smart if the two of us go in and the guards hang back.”
“Okay… okay. We’ll do that. Please call me the first chance you get. please. I’m going to worry now.” She says bringing her hands together. Her eyes crinkle with the worry she speaks of.
I move from behind the counter and give her a hug.
“I’ll be safe. I promise. I’ll ask minimal questions,” I tell her. “He knows what I’ll be there for so there’s no need to worry really. We’re just taking precautions.”
Taking precautions and hoping things run smooth.
She nods her agreement and I grab my bag.
Tony hands me a small hand gun. “Mimi take this,” he looks serious. “You use it if you need to. Simple meeting but these aren’t simple times and this place is no walk in the park.”
I take it. I don’t like guns, but I know how to use one.
“Thank you. I hope I won’t have to use it.”
One last hug from Gina, and Tony and I head out.
* * *
I toldmy guards I needed to meet a friend of my cousin’s who wanted to invest in my business.
That was the excuse I gave. Excuses like that work when you’re in bad company who are always into anything shady as shit.
They knew to hang back and allow Tony to come with me.
