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“This one is very special. I don’t know if it’s worth much, but sure as hell is pretty.”
“Are you selling it or not?”
“Not for market. Personal use only.”
“Now, Captain, what gives you the impression you can tell me what to do with my merchandise?”
“You’ll know when you see. Come.”
Pietro and I both walked behind him in the crammed and badly smelling cabin and watched him pull out a small leather pouch. He signaled me to open my palm and when I did, a princess cut large rock fell on it. It was a grayish-blue color that I’ve never seen before in jam, just in Grazia’s eyes.
“What is this? Sapphire?”
“Blue diamond.”
“Goddamn!” Pietro raised his voice. “If you don’t take it, I will.”
“No.” I said. “It’s mine.”
“But,” the captain interrupted me, “for personal use only.” He probably stole it and didn’t want to risk going down if it’d show up in a jewelry store.
“Don’t worry, Cap. This one is for my girl.” I’ve been looking to get a ring for Grazi for a few months now to replace the one I gave her when she was eighteen. I even went to a few stores, but nothing seemed to fit. It had to be as special as she was and this? The blue diamond? This one was for her. “How much do you want?”
“A hundred thousand?” It was a question, which meant he knew as well as I did that it wasn’t worth that much, but today was his lucky day, because there wasn’t any amount of money I wouldn’t give for Grazia.
“I’ll send someone with the pay in an hour.”
“Always good making business with a Fiori.” We shook hands. “Until next time, Prince.”
When we left the ship, Pietro was looking at me from the corner of his eye.
“What is it?”
“What are you doing, Salvatore?”
“Meaning?”
“You’re giving her a ring now?”
I stopped walking and rubbed the back of my neck.
“Seems like you have a problem with that, Pietro. Spell it out, will you?”
“Do I have to? I know what Grazia meant for you. I knew you grew up thinking you’d end up together, but things have changed. We have changed, brother.”
“Grazia and I didn’t change.”
“Yes, you did. You won’t be with her. You sure as fuck can’t marry her. One of the Caputo brothers will put you in a grave before you get the chance to take her to church.”
“They sure as fuck can try.”
“Palermo is not a big city, Salvatore. Have fun with her if you must, but don’t entertain any dangerous ideas.”
Have fun with her?
Pietro should have shut up and walked away when he still had the chance. He should have run before he made my bloodstream boil. In the next moment, I had him by the collar and slammed his body on a nearby metal container.
“Say that again.”
