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He sips from his drink. His grip tightens against the glass when I say.
“I heard you’re looking to expand.”
“You heard right.” His jaw tics. No one knows except me. He’s not the first to think he has the upper hand, but once in a while I have to show them I’m always on top of everything.
“I will take it as an indiscretion, but, Dante, if this happens again...”
I and my brothers set the rules, make the connections. We can’t risk any missteps.
“I understand.”
“As a token of your loyalty, for the next year you will pay double the fee for any money of yours I’m wiring.”
With gritted teeth, he nods. Stupid comes at a price. Luckily for him, I’m in a good mood.
I leave and return to my wife with a pep in my step.
Tonight was a success.
***
Aurora stirs in my arms and those starry eyes of hers set on me. She grins shyly at me, a blush on her cheeks, and she disappears under the covers.
“Sweetheart?” I peek under the covers. Is she ashamed of what happened yesterday?
“I don’t know what’s gotten into me.”
“Come here.”
She climbs in my lap, placing her hand on my chest, and I stroke her back.
“It’s sex. Nothing to be ashamed of.”
“But the things we did, the things I saw—”
“Did you enjoy it?”
She offers a small nod, and I kiss her temple. “That’s all that matters. It’s not like we’re going to do this often.”
“So, we’ll still do it?”
“Would you like to?”
“I don’t know.”
She’s still so innocent, and I wonder if I have any right to corrupt her, but it’s too late to second-guess.
“So you’re into this?” she asks and peers at me, drawing circles on my chest.
“I like letting go, just for one night. Sex, alcohol, and nothing else in my head. But with you, it was something special.”
“Would you like to be with others?”
“No, you’re all I need, sweetheart.”
“Good, because I don’t know if I could...”
I run my nose along her cheek and place a kiss on her swollen lips.
