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I shouldn’t be angry… it’s always sad when someone commits suicide. I was twelve when she died and I wish every day that I could have done something different to help her.
My current debacle makes me wish I still had her. I think if I did my situation with Gabe would never have happened, and right now I’d be happy to say yes to the man who’s always been there for me.
I set the cup down as Gina rushes in through the door. Her presence instantly calms me. Her skin is flushed with a vibrant afterglow. She only looks like that if she’s had some fight with her boyfriend, Mario, or they’ve had make-up sex. Both reasons are bad because her man cheats on her on the regular. I’m going with make-up sex today.
Her jet black hair bounces with life as she approaches me and her bright green eyes sparkle.
I rise to give her a hug. Christ she even has that musky cologne lingering in her hair. It’s Mario’s scent. It’s not bad but to me it smells of cheater.
“I hope I’m not late,” she says.
“No, I’m just super early.” I smile, sitting back down with a mischievous smirk on my face and she sits opposite me trying her best to hide the blush creeping up her cheeks.
“I gather you had a good morning with Mario,” I state.
She shakes her head and presses her lips together then breathes out a sigh. “Not him, but I want to hear about you first.”
My eyes snap wide. “What the hell, Gina? What’s happening?” There’s no way she can tell me something like that and not elaborate. No way in hell.
She fans herself. “Okay,brief… I walked in on Angelo last night screwing his secretary. We had a big bust up. I was upset so I went to Tony’s house and um…” Now she looks embarrassed.
The blood actually drains from me. Tony is Angelo’s best friend.
“You slept with Tony?” I hiss trying to keep my voice down. I say it practically above a whisper but she places her finger to her lips and shushes me.
She nods her confirmation though. “I did… I was with him all night. Christ Mimi, I don’t know what the hell I’m doing. I never meant for it to happen but… I can’t say it won’t happen again.”
I simply stare at her. What else can I do?
Both Mario and Tony work together. They’re friends who are part of the very close knit circle we travel in. Like our families, they both work for the Giordanos as associates. They work with Vincent, the eldest Giordano brother and under boss to the family. They’re all far too close. I don’t see how they’ll be able to keep anything under wraps if that’s what she means to do.
She sulks and pulls in a breath. “Mimi, I don’t know what the hell came over me, but… I’ve just had enough. Seven years of shit. Seven years of looking stupid while my man’s all over town chasing pussy. Him cheating on me with anything that has a pair of tits.”
“I agree. It’s been seven years of shit.” I raise my brows hoping this will be the one time where she actually gets rid of Mario’s ass. But to hook up with Tony though? “Please tell me you’re leaving Mario.”
What’s happening with her isn’t uncommon with mafia guys. I should know, it’s the very thing that happened to me with Gabe, except we were never a couple.
“I have to. I feel now that I have to. Anyway,” she perks up. “Let’s talk about you. We’re here to talk about you. What are you going to tell Salvatore?” She smiles brightly.
I can see straight away that she thinks this is one of those happy girly talks we have about men. The last time I spoke about Salvatore I was telling her how we made out for the whole night at the club…in the sex dungeon. That was a few days ago.
“I’m thinking...” I answer tentatively and clutch my hands together on the table.
The smile on her face fades when she sees my hesitation.
“Thinking? About what?” She gives me an incredulous glare. “What is there to think about? Mimi, the man is hot as fuck.”
“You’re so funny, so because Salvatore is hot as fuck I’m supposed to jump in bed with him?”
“Aren’t you already doing that?” She laughs well aware of my strange relationship with Salvatore. “Seriously though, what is there to think about? The man has adored you forever.”
Tears prick the backs of my eyes and I can’t help it when one escapes.
“Gina …I… I can’t get last year out of my mind.” I nod, wiping the tears away with the heel of my hand.
The second I say that, she knows what I mean. Sheknowsexactly what I mean. She’s the only person who knows what happened so I don’t have to say it.
She also knows from the mention of last year that this meeting of ours isn’t about Salvatore, it’s more about Gabe.
