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Vincent held the door of his office open for me as I walked through it.
"You sure you're alright?" he asked once we were inside giving me a once over. I smiled back at him and sat down on the top of his desk crossing my legs.
"I'm good. May have some issues with my bosses later but nothing I can't handle." I replied, and he nodded casually approaching me, smiling warmly down at me.
"Well I am glad my gemma nera has returned to me unharmed." he purred leaning in and kissing me passionately. I gave a soft moan wrapping my legs around him and bringing him into me, our crotches rubbing into each other eliciting a growl from deep in his chest. "And in great need of me." I gently hummed.
"You think we can get away with a little fun here?" I teased.
"We can get away with anything in my bar." he replied kissing me some more before a knock made us pause and glance over at the door, Vincent with more of a look of annoyance.
"Boss, it's Sammy. Vito and the guys are here." Sammy replied, and he sounded quite serious. Vincent sighed and slowly pulled back from me.
"Alright I'll be out in a second." he replied lowly. He walked around to the front of his desk, and I watched him pull out a gun and tuck it inside the front his pants and pull his shirt over it. I looked at him worriedly.
"Trouble?" I asked, and he gave his usual polite smile.
"Nothing you have to worry about, my darling. Just a precaution." he said as he stepped back and placed his leather coat over his body. I got off the desk and watched as he came back around his desk. He placed his hand gently on my cheek and I melted into his palm.
"Look if you have business to take care of, then that's fine. I can get a ride home it's no problem at all." I said. He looked to the door and sighed before nodding.
"It's probably for the best. I'll get one of my guys to take you back to my place." he said. I shook my head.
"No. It's alright, I'll get a friend to come get me. He and I have been needing to talk." I replied. He squinted at me some.
"What friend? I know him?" he asked. I refrained from rolling my eyes since he was in a mixture of mob leader/ alpha boyfriend mode.
"No. He's family. I'll give him a call. I'll let you know when I'm headed back to your place." I said. His jaw clenched but he nodded.
"Alright. I'll see you back at home for tonight's dinner. Love you." he said pecking my lips. I smiled against his lips as his lingered against them. I believed him. I believed him every time he says it… I'll believe it when he says it in the future.
"Love you." I replied gently, and smiled as his hands curled into mine for a second before I had to walk around them and part them. I left the bar and walked down the street some before messaging Tommy to see if he could come get me. I made sure I was far away from the bar. Tommy ended up picking me up from a bus station. I wasn't worried about the numerous wandering eyes from young men around me. I had eyes on me. Always. Tommy pulled up and I got in his car.
"Ay you good?" he asked placing his hand on my shoulder and I nodded.
"I will be." I responded. He nodded, his eyes showing relief before glazing over with anger. We didn't say anything to each other until he drove me to an empty docks. He cut his car off and looked at me.
"So what the fuck happened?" he asked. My body tightened and I looked at him.
"Which part?" I asked.
"Uh all of it?" he asked looking at my dumbly. "You had business with Jason?" I nodded keeping my eyes ahead.
"Yes." I replied. He shook his head wildly.
"We had business with him, Yara. Now he's dead and that shit ain't good for business." he said. I nodded slowly frowning.
"Well I'm sorry I didn't let him rape me. If I meet another business partner of yours, and he wants to force himself on me, I'll be thinking of you when he does." I said. He looked at me with his usual crazy stare.
"Yo I didn't say all dat!" he snapped. I felt the heat rise in my chest.
"I am a business woman, Tommy… I will no longer let any man feel that he can force himself inside me when he pleases!" I yelled. His eyes went crazy with anger.
"Woah woah woah who the fuck is putting hands on you!" he asked loudly and I just bucked against his seat and looked away.
"It's not important." I said.
"It's important when motherfuckahs are hurting you!" he yelled. I feel his hand against my chin pulling me to look at his steely hard face. I felt my eyes close slowly as I looked away again. "Is that a part of your job or something?"
"Yes. I get weapons for dangerous people. Sometimes in order to lock them down, they remind me that they're still pigs… my job reimburses me for any damages to my body or sanity. But it's changed Tommy… I'm seeing someone that I am in love with. And he knows what I do yet I cannot bring myself to sleep with anyone else even if it's expected of me." I said, my tone weakening and he nodded slowly, his eyes softening some.
"Yara… you can't work for a job that whores you out like that!" he said. We had to change the subject. I didn't need my eyes thinking I was talking bad about Red Lake if they were listening in. I shook my head.
"That's not a problem for me. We all have to do things in our line of work we don't want to do it. I will be fine. It's just this guy, makes me feel like a different person." I told. Like Angela for James, Vincent makes me want to be a different person.
"Ay ay, I gotchu. I understand. Ever since me and Lakeisha got together, it's an entirely new level of feeling to be in love." he said. So they were serious. I just nodded before turning to face him. I leaned forward and opened my mouth. He leaned to look before wincing.
"What the fuck?" he asked as my tongue ran over the fresh cut in my mouth.
"Yeah. I got that when Jason slammed my face down on his counter top, pulled my dress off and pulled my panties down." I stated looking away trying to block the image from my mind. Tommy's eyes darkened.
"Then I'm glad he's dead… but Yara we gotta tell Ghost." he said. I looked at him with wide eyes.
"Why?" I asked.
"He's gonna have to know what happened too!" he stated.
"You don't have to mention me, Tommy. Did he see me at the building?" I asked. Tommy shook his head running his hand over his head.
"No." he said. I nodded.
"This is good then. As far as you and I both know some rival gang got to him and burned his place to the ground." I explained. He nodded but he didn't look too happy.
"He's been a pain in our asses but he was our connect. Now our business is in danger." he said. I nodded slowly thinking of this.
"And my business will also take a hit from this… what if I get you another connect." I said. He shook his head.
"Nah. We don't need to get our drama crossed. Don't matter no ways since I may have found another connect anyways… he's a guy my father works for." he said. I felt this was a perfect time to transition topics.
"Who is he, your father?" I asked. Now his eyes brightened and he smiled wide.
"His name is Tony Teresi. He worked as a mobster for the mob! He's the coolest ever. We all gotta link up so you can meet him!" he said. I could tell from the brightness in his eyes and the excitement in his tone that he was truly happy about meeting his father. I nodded.
"I'm glad he's on the up and up… and you said he can get you a new connect?" I asked. He nodded.
"Yeah. I've already met him so we will be in business soon so no harm no foul." he said. I thought about the situation before nodding.
"If you're set and well then I am happy." I said. He smiled before it faded.
"But hey, we can't keep crossing paths with our business." he said. I nodded.
"I understand. This won't happen again." I assured him and he smiled and nodded and we leaned in and gave a quick hug before pulling back.
"So where am I taking you?" he asked. I thought about it. I couldn't have him drop me off at Vincent's. I didn't need Grandma Amara thinking I was some whore coming home with different men. I just smiled.
"Take me to James'." I said and he nodded and started his car and began to back away from the docks.
"So why you won't tell your own brother about what it is you do?" he asked.
"And risk James trying to get in business with me. No. I am seen as an ambassador for New York. If I do business with James it won't take long for my job to find out he's my brother and think I am giving him special privileges he hasn't earned. That could get me killed, him killed and Tasha and the kids killed." I said. Tommy's eyes popped.
"Yo your job has that kind of power?" he asked. I nodded.
"Yes. Let's be real, Tommy neither of us are good guys. We do bad things to both good and bad people to keep the money going… to keep the power." I said, and he sighed heavily.
"You right. So why are you willingly going to visit him? You don't visit." he said and I nodded.
"I want to see 'Riq. I promised I would come around more. He's going to need guidance to get through Raina's death." I said. Tommy nodded.
"You right." he said. My phone vibrated and I saw it was Clay. He had sent me a few links to some penthouses. I would definitely look at them at James' place. I messaged my thanks and then told him to pick me up from James' in three hours. I needed to get ready for dinner with Vincent and his associates.
Author's Notes
Alright ya'll since Jason is dead, I am thinking of using Benny as a replacement since his (SPOOOILER) death was offensive or I'll use the Jimenez cartel as some drama but we will see since it is still supposed to be in season 5. But I may do a short time jump to pull us into season 6 but we will see. I like the pace im at now because I am building relationships with yara and the characters to weave her into everything. Anyways expect some drama as Vincent and Yara's relationship is mildly tested at this dinner party.