No copyright infringerment intended.

CMF

CULLEN-MASEN FAMILY

Chapter 11

CPOV

I watched the bartender. Did he not think I would know who he was calling? I guess not. I know who owns this place, but they don't know why I keep coming. They have no idea what I have planned...no one does. When it becomes apparent there will be nothing they can do. We will already have set our places up, and running. I plan on showing my uncles I can pull my weight just fine. I'll show them I'm smarter than even them.

Mr. Cullen is about to lose his place on the west coast. I plan on taking it over. No drugs, no prostitution, no human trafficking. How does he think he can hold any position in this world. You have to be willing to get your hands dirty. Me, I'm very willing to get them dirty in anyone's blood that get's in my way.

Just a couple more weeks until we have a strong hold on this part of the country. Just a little bit more time. I'll show them all.

vvvvvvvvvvv

OMG, I got so much done, and I'm totally grateful for Felix and his friend, Garrett. They had muscles on top of muscles. They were very nice, too. Cane didn't seem to be bothered by them either.

Well, it's Wednesday, and I think I need to give someone a call. I think I'll invite them over here for dinner. I could make my family recipe of spaghetti, and meatballs. Hummm...

Picking up my phone, "Hello. Bella?"

"Yes, Edward. How are you?"

"I'm fine. How have you been? I understand you got some new help? A friend of mine mentioned his girlfriend is working for you, and he went over to give some help. Felix?"

"Yes, he was a big help. He's very nice. I was greatful for his help. I, uh..."

"Yes? What is it, Bella?"

"I was calling to see if you could come over this Friday for dinner. I was going to cook my family recipe of spaghetti, and meatballs. Think you could handle my cooking for a change?"

"Oowww, are you sure about this?" laughing at me.

"Yes, very sure. I promise not to poison you. You might be surprised by my talent in the kitchen. So, Friday?"

"I would love to have dinner with you. How about I bring some wine to go with that. Is there anything else I could bring?"

"No, wine is plenty, along with yourself. Come over about six, and we could sit and talk a bit.I want to know more about you, Edward."

"Alright, six it is then. I can hardly wait."

"I'll see you then, Edward. Good night."

"Good night, my Bella."

Yesssss...dinner with Edward. I might need to rake my wardrobe through the coals. I need something a little sexy...start this ball to rolling in my favor.

I walk into the kitchen, and Angela has cooked us baked potatoes, with broccoli,cauliflower, and cheese. We also have a small steak to go with it. Yummm...I am definitely hungry.

We get our plates fixed, and sit at the kitchen bar. I tell Angela about my date Friday with Edward, and my cooking for him. She offers to help me with the cooking, but I tell her I want to do it myself. I do ask her to help me make a dessert...a white multi-layered cake with a very whipped white icing, and strawberries. I told her I was making spaghetti with meatballs, and italian garlic bread. Edward was also bringing some wine for our dinner.

We finished up dinner, and cleaned everything up. She went downstairs to her apartment, and I got my babies into bed. I then grabbed some pajamas, and went to the bathroom to get ready for bed. I changed my clothes, brushed my teeth, and plait my hair. I then went out climbing into bed with my babies falling to sleep thinking about a very handsome man. My Edward.

vvvvvvvvvvv

I sent James Hunter, and Tom Finley down to Portland to check on some of the loading docks. Also, see if there has been an interest in the warehouses, and if they know the buyers. I want to find out what's going on, and stop this before it get's any further.

I'm not having them sinking their teeth into my territory, especially with human trafficking. No fucking way. They keep pushing drugs, or anything else in my territory they are asking for war. I'm all so eager to oblige them.

I just need to go to bed. Give my men a chance to see what they can find out, and then gather to make a plan to stop it.

I can't believe my Bella called inviting me to dinner. I've got to get us some good wine for dinner, too. She really liked that at the restaurant the other night. Hummm...

I also need to get something for her dogs. I like them, and I especially like Cane. Got to stay in his good graces. Ha ha...

Right now I just want to pile up in bed, and get some decent sleep. This shit is really getting to me. It will all work out. Let it go for now.

vvvvvvvvvvv

I'm sitting in my ofice drinking some coffee, trying to get awake enough to handle another day. I hope I get some calls from my men letting me know what they have found out. Hopefully nothing, but I'm prepared to hear the worse.

I start going over some of the paperwork for my legal bars, and restaurants. Everything seems to be doing good. There has been an increase in Snake, my restaurant. Laurent also stated he needed a night to go in, and feed all the animals. I figured he could go in this Thursday night; get everything fed before this weekend. I send him a message over his phone, and an email when he can go in.

I then call the restaurant letting my manager know he will be in Thursday night to feed the snakes. There are a couple of my employees that are interested in helping him if needed.

The first ones to call me are David, and Giulio. They have worked their way up to San Francisco, and it's not good. They found quite a few dealers from smaller towns selling some stuff for a new man called C. That's all they know him as, and there has been a few people that tried crossing him. It didn't turn out good for them; one dead, one missing a few fingers. They seem to want to play hard. I can show them hard, and it will be a lot worse than missing fingers.

They also found quite a few warehouses bought by some company named Cali. There were two smaller towns along the shipping lines someone had bought six warehouses, but were prone to handling late night shipments. They had just gotten into San Franscisco, and had planned on catching some sleep. They were then going to hit a bunch of late night spots to see what was making the rounds. David said they would call me tomorrow if they found anything.

After getting some more coffee I just make it back to my office, and in walks Jasper and Emmett. They said they made the rounds last night to a bunch of different places, and the word was out there was a new dealer with some new, and good product. They were willing to cut some good deals if they were willing to give them their business. Some took their offers, some not so quickly. They had a few of them coming to let them know someone named C was making the rounds with some big offers for their business.

I told them about the places down in Los Angeles, and they had just made it into San Franscisco. I had not gotten any word from James, and Tom as of yet. Emmett was eager for a beat down, and Jasper was in the market for a new chain saw. All I could do was laugh at them. I wasn't worried about this shit. I knew we could handle anything they wanted to hand out. We would put a stop to this, and it was going to be bloody.

I also needed to hear from Shawn O'Connell in Reno. I had a feeling this was going to be bad. It was coming up on lunch time, and I knew it was futile to try to ignore the fact Mrs. Stanley would have us something ready to eat.

Sean was already in the kitchen as Jasper, Emmett, and I came in. Sean told me he would discuss his talk with James, and Tom after lunch. There was nothing of urgency going on.

Mrs. Stanley had made us a wonderful chicken alfredo, spinach salad, and italian bread sticks. It was wonderful.

After lunch we met back in my office, and Sean told us about his talk with James, and Tom. Apparently, they found five big warehouses right along the waterway that had recently been bought by some company named Cali. They also uncovered a few of our dealers that had been approached by someone offering them product out of Vietnam, and China. They were offering them a big deal if they gave them their exclusive business.

Tom said they knew better than to turn against Cullen-Masen. They didn't have a death wish, and they couldn't see it being any better than what they got from us. So, they turned them down, and told them they were asking for a lot of trouble to come down on them if they kept trying to take our business.

They were warned. Now to hear from Shawn.

It was a lot later in the evening when Shawn finally called. It was not good. He apparently stirred a bunch of this C's men in Reno. They ended up following him into his hotel. They managed to get him herded into his room, and they proceeded to give him a message to me. There were three men built very big, and they took turns beating the shit out of him. One guy took great pleasure in cutting off one of his pinky fingers, and sealing it with a very stoked cigar. Then, they left him with the message that if we didn't turn over our drug territory they would do worse. They also threatened our women to catch our attention.

Not in my family. NO ONE threatened to touch our women, or children. They were Untouchables. This was a cardinal rule in our family. They were asking for a war. Then, so be it. I'd give them what they wanted. War it was.

Now...Bring it!

vvvvvvvvvvv

Alright, I promised another chapter. I hope you enjoyed it. We're fixing to have a bunch of action, so hold on to your panties. It's fixing to get rough.

Please let me know what ya'll thought.

Thanks muches...