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I stiragainst soft silky sheets and twist on to my side.
Opening my eyes I see the best thing ever.
Against the view of the Chicago skyline in the basking colors of sunrise, the most gorgeous man I’ve ever seen in my life sits on the wooden chair by the window.
He’s wearing boxers, showing off his tattoos and the work of art he is.
He’s reading the newspaper and I’m looking at him, savoring the moment and the time that we have.
I haven’t left since he brought me back here days ago.
That was after the funeral.
When we’re here we live in our own reality for the few hours we have. We live in a fantasy where we make love every chance we get and talk about that future we were given the chance to have.
When we’re not here we face the worries that are still at hand.
I shuffle to sit up and he looks over at me.
“Morning sleepy head,” he smiles.
“Morning.”
He holds up the paper and shows me the front page.
My eyes widen when I see the headline:
Government Corruption in Illinois
Congressmen Patterson faces years of Imprisonmentfor links to international sex and drug trafficking.
It’sall happening way bigger than I imagined.
Nearly a month on and the saga continues.
The same evening of the showdown on the boat, Julian took the files to his people who could make things happen fast.
On the ten o’clock news that night every news channel got word out about Congressman Patterson’s activities and his links to the Fontaines. The minute the Fontaine name was dropped the newspapers ran with the story like wildfire, talking about The Italian Mob and their influence in the city. Government corruption at its finest.
I didn’t care too much for all of that.
What happened after that was a warning from the Giordanos to anyone who belonged to the Fontaines or the Portaleu family to stay the fuck away, or it would mean instant death. No questions asked.
I wrap the sheet around me and make my way over to Salvatore.
When I sit in his lap he hands me the newspaper and I read over the main paragraphs.
Sergio Fontaine is behind bars and six others in the family linked to his business activities. All were found guilty of drugs and illegal sex trafficking. All assets seized. The investigation continues…
The Fontaines are a big family and from what’s happened over the last few weeks it looks like they lost everything and are over.
No longer a threat.
I look back to him and he takes the paper away from me.
“We’ve always had to be on the alert with the Fontaines. Always. It’s absolutely over, but it doesn’t feel real. Not yet,” Salvatore states.
“It won’t for a while.”
