The next morning, Balalaika, Boris and Nathaniel are in a restaurant. Sitting at a table across from them is Vasili Laptev, an ex-KGB turned high ranking boss of Hotel Moscow in Moscow, Russia.
"Вы не разочаровываете, Балалайка. Я начинаю понимать, почему Босс Слевенин так высоко отзывается о вас ...(You don't disappoint, Balalaika. I'm starting to understand why Boss Slevenin speaks so highly of you…)"
"Это так? (Is that so?)" Balalaika questioned. "И чья задница, как вы думаете, я здесь, чтобы вытереть, Василий? Вы в одиночку разрушили нашу репутацию здесь! Это место - детская площадка, но вы все еще не можете взять управление на себя! Я хочу завершить эту операцию и вернуться в Роанапур. Это место - настоящая пороховая бочка ... Я не могу долго оставлять ее без присмотра ... Увидимся через шесть часов ...(And whose ass do you think I'm here to wipe, Vasily? You've single handedly destroyed our reputation here! This place is a playground, but you still couldn't take control! I want to wrap up this operation and get back to Roanapur. That place is a real powder keg; I can't leave it unattended for long. I'll be seeing you in six hours.)"
Balalaika and Boris stand up as they prepare to leave. However, Vasili is angered at how Balalaika has treated him. He stands up and yells at her.
"Как ты смеешь?! Вернувшись в Москву, я один из самых высоких боссов! Так что проявите немного уважения! (How dare you?! Back in Moscow I'm one of the highest ranked bosses! So show a little respect!)"
"Извините, мне трудно вспомнить боссов, которые поднялись, используя деньги вместо умения. Лучше я напишу ваше имя на долларовой купюре, чтобы не забыть, кто вы. (I'm sorry. It's hard for me to remember the bosses who rose up using money instead of skill. I'd better write your name on a dollar bill so I don't forget who you are.)" says Balalaika.
"Принести извинения! Вы паршивая бывшая военная сука! (Apologize! You lousy ex-military bitch!)"
Vasil is then grabbed by the hair and his head is slammed to the table by Balalaika. Balalaika leans close to his ear and whispers something to him.
"Позвольте мне объяснить вам кое-что. В этом мире есть две вещи, которые я просто не могу вынести: одна - холодные блины, а другая - бесполезные, некомпетентные дураки из бывшего КГБ! Теперь я предлагаю вам держать голову низко, чтобы пули не поразили вас. (Let me explain something to you. There are two things in this world that I just cannot stand. One is cold blintzes, and the other is useless, incompetent ex-KGB shitheads! Now I suggest you keep your head low so the bullets don't hit you.)"
Nathaniel is at a graveyard as he stands in front of three tombstones. His expression is still emotionless, but deep down he feels different, as something about the three tombstones bothers him. One of the tombstones has his name and the other two are his parents. He and his family are most likely no longer on the missing list and are pronounced dead. It doesn't upset Nathaniel. His parents are dead, as they were killed while protecting him. Hopefully his parents' bodies are in the coffins recovered from the island rather than just two empty coffins buried 6 feet under like Nathaniel's. Suddenly his phone started ringing from his pocket. He pulled it out and answered it in Russian as he knows who's calling him.
"Привет? (Hello?)"
"Настало время, Натаниэль. (It's time, Nathaniel.)" Said Balalaika on the other line. "Ты нужен мне с твоей командой. (I need you with your team.)"
"Да, мэм. (Yes, ma'am.)"
Nathaniel hangs up his phone and starts to leave as he is needed for his new family, Hotel Moscow.
Somewhere in Japan, Rock and Revy are in a nice neighborhood. Revy starts to sit down on the bench as Rock is about to leave.
"This shouldn't take long, okay?" Said Rock.
"Mm-hmm…" Revy replied.
"Well see ya."
"Shoo! Hurry up and go! Shoo! Shoo!"
After waving Rock off to leave, Revy lays back and starts to finish her beer as she has something on her mind.
"I'll be waiting here for ya, but not forever - just until I finish drinking this. After that I'm leaving, partner…" Revy mutters under her breath.
Later, Rock is standing in front of the door of a house waiting for his parents to answer. As he waits, Rock starts to think about what will happen if his parents do answer. He doesn't have a good relationship with them, nor do they respect him as much as his brother. He believes that his parents wouldn't even care if he was kidnapped. What would be the point of him seeing them? He starts to walk off and make his way back to Revy.
Suddenly, Revy falls forward to the ground face first. She is hanging out with a group of kids who are playing with toy guns. When she lets one of the kids shoot the toy gun at her, she pretends to play dead but realistic as it confuses the kids as they're trying to figure out what she's doing.
"If you guys don't think this isn't how you die like those hollywood films, I'm sorry, but that's just how it is when you die." Revy explains. "In real life, dying never looks that cool."
Revy suddenly pauses when she feels a shadow looming over her. She then looks up to see Rock standing over her with a baffled look on his face.
"What are you doing?"
Revy looks up and notices Rock, which makes her shocked that he is seeing her like this.
"How long have you been watching…?" Revy asks.
"Since about the time you charged into the Deadwood saloon. That's a different ending from what I remember. Calamity Jane didn't die at that exact location…"
Suddenly Revy stands up and glares at Rock in anger. She wears an embarrassed expression on her face, with a slight blush, and breaks the Japanese kid's toy gun which scares them enough to make them run away.
"Listen up, and you better listen well," snarls Revy. "If you tell Dutch, Benny or even that smartass Aaron about this, I swear to God I'll cut your balls off and feed them to you on the end of a fucking skewer!"
"Okay! I won't say a thing!" Rock exclaims nervously, as he's scared of Revy.
The two then start to leave the park together. The two don't say anything for a while, until Revy finally breaks the silence.
"So, were you able to meet up with your folks?"
"Oh, well…" Rock stutters nervously but finally answers. "I did end up going to the house but - but I didn't see them. There was no one there."
With that said, Revy starts to let out a smile and a small laugh escapes from her throat, which makes Rock very curious.
"What is it?" Rock asks.
"Nah, it's nothing," says Revy. "Anyway, we're still here for a few more days."
"Hmm. You're right…"
Back in Venezuela, all of the members of the Lovelace family are gathered in a church for the wedding of Aaron and Roberta. Aaron, wearing a formal black wedding suit, is standing at the altar with the priest waiting for his bride to arrive. Aaron seems to be a bit nervous, though he is doing his best to keep calm.
With great fanfare, Roberta enters the church, holding the hand of her father Diego Lovelace as she makes her way to the altar. Roberta is wearing a beautiful white wedding dress and holding a pink bridal flower boutique. The entrance of the bride instantly captures the attention of everyone in the church.
As he watches Roberta make her way to him, Aaron nervously wrings his hands as he admires the beauty of the woman whom he is about to marry. The thought puts a smile on his face. Once Roberta has made her way to the altar, she and Aaron face each other and the priest begins the ceremony.
"Dearly beloved," the priest begins, "we are gathered here today in the sight of God to join this man and this woman in holy matrimony. Not to be entered into lightly, holy matrimony should be entered into solemnly and with reverence and honor. Into this holy agreement these two persons come together to be joined. If any person here can show cause why these two people should not be joined in holy matrimony, speak now or forever hold your peace. Marriage is a sacred union between husband and wife and shall remain unbroken. It is the basis of a stable and loving relationship and is a joining of two hearts, bodies and souls. The husband and wife are there to support one another and provide love and care in times of joy and times of adversity. We are all here today to witness the joining in wedded bliss of Aaron and Roberta. This joyous day celebrates the commitment and love with which Aaron and Roberta start their lives together. Through God, you are joined together in the most holy of bonds. Aaron and Rosarita, have you come here to enter into Marriage without coercion, freely and wholeheartedly?"
"We have," Aaron and Roberta say together.
"Are you prepared, as you follow the path of Marriage, to love and honor each other for as long as you both shall live?"
"We are."
"Are you prepared to accept children lovingly from God and to bring them up according to the law of Christ and his Church?"
"We are."
"Will you two please join hands, and declare your consent before God and his Church."
Aaron and Roberta hold hands and declare their consent.
"I, Aaron Rorke, take you, Rosarita Cisnero, to be my wife. I promise to be true to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health. I will love you and honor you all the days of my life."
"I, Rosarita Cisneros, take you, Aaron Cisnero, to be my husband. I promise to be faithful to you in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love you and to honor you all the days of my life."
The two now begin exchanging their wedding rings. Aaron starts to place the ring on Roberta's ring finger as he continues to speak.
"Roberta, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
Roberta does the same as she places the wedding ring on Aaron's ring finger.
"Aaron, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit."
The priest then proceeds to close the ceremony.
"I pronounce this couple husband and wife. May God be with you."
Aaron and Roberta kiss each other out of love as the Lovelace family cheers and congratulates the two. After breaking away from their kiss, Aaron notices Roberta starting to shed tears from her eyes, but he knows that they are joyful tears as this is the happiest moment of her life. Aaron knew how Roberta feels, as he is experiencing similar emotions. Aaron is happy as ever now that he's married with the woman of his life and has a daughter to take care of.
Rose, who is sitting with Diego and Garcia Lovelace, leaps up and rushes to her parents. Once she gets to them, Aaron doesn't hesitate to pick her up and he, Rose and Roberta hug each other. This is where Aaron really belongs - with his family.
AN: Hey guys Whiskey here. So sorry that I took so long to work on this. It's a slow progress such as the rest of my stories but I'm not going to give up on them nor this. I hope you guys understand and liking the story so far. Next chapter will be out soon. PEACE.