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Behind Bellamy, Vincent smirks and shakes his head.
“Are you done?”
She grins at me. “Yes. Only because it’s your wedding day though.”
I roll my eyes again.
“Dad, I understand your business. I get that this is…” she shrugs. “What needs to happen. Honestly, I always thought you’d get married again anyways. Or I always hoped you would.”
I shrug. “I don’t know. I’ve never thought about it. Your mother…”
“Mom left us, dad,” she says quietly. “I know that’s cold to say, but it’s true. She left us. She chose her addictions over us.” Bellamy smiles thinly. “I’ve forgiven her. Have you?”
I frown. “I suppose I have.”
“So maybe it’s good to be moving on.”
“This isn’t moving on, Bellamy. It’s a business arrangement.”
“Dad, I know.” She raises a brow. “Well, I’m excited to actually meet her after the wedding in any case.” She shakes her head. “Wow, I’m meeting my new stepmother for the first timeaftershe marries my dad.”
I chuckle. “I do think you’ll like her.”
“Well, I’m sure we’ll have lots to talk about.” She grins at me impishly. “What with being the same generation.”
I groan. Vincent chuckles. Bellamy isn’t done.
“Or about you being able to legally drink when she was born?”
I sigh as my daughter giggles at my expense. “Are you finished?”
“Probably not.” She laughs and leans up to kiss my cheek. “Whatever this is, dad, I’m happy for you. Honestly.”
“It’s just business, honey,” I sigh, hugging her back.
Bellamy pulls away to look at me shapely. “Well, business doesn’t tend to make you smile this much, dad.”
“Just happy to see you, honey.”
She smiles. “The house looks amazing, by the way.”
On such short notice, the “wedding” is being held in the gardens of my estate. I’ll be honest, they look great anyways. But Don Salvestor insisted on some of his people coming by this morning to make them look incredible. String lights, white ribbons, and flowers, an altar set up in the rose garden and everything. I wonder if Sal going above and beyond to make this look real and nice is his way of apologizing for pushing me into this.
Except I’m not so sure this merits an apology anymore. I’m not so sure I feel like Katrina is being “pushed” on me anymore. I’m certainly not acting like a man whose arm is being twisted here. Not after last night, I think to myself with a growl
“Sir?”
I turn as Dominic walks around the corner. He’s dressed in a suit like the small number of other guests. But he’s also carrying a sub machine gun on a strap over his shoulder. Years ago, I made damn sure Bellamy was never exposed to the violence inherent in my job. But she’s grown up now. Hell, she’s married to my second in command. One day, she and Vincent may very well run this organization. Though a large part of me hopes she builds something of her own. Something legitimate and non-criminal.
A lot of the attendants here are strapped—my people, and Anton’s. It may be a wedding. But it’s the joining of two of the more powerful families in the crime world. There are many, many enemies of mine and of Anton’s who could see this as an opportunity to strike.
“Vincent, Mrs. Cave,” Dominic nods politely at my daughter and son-in-law. He turns to me. “Sorry to interrupt, Mr. Genovese. Don Salvestro says it’s almost time, if you wanted to find Ms. Korolyov and let her know we’re about ready.”
“Thanks, Dominic.”
The young captain nods and heads off. Vincent grins and claps me on the shoulder. “We’ll see you out there, Micheal.”
Bellamy slips into my arms and hugs me tightly. “Business or not, I like you smiling like this,” she says with a grin.
