Chap. 8
Belle opened the door and stuck her head out. It was all clear. She ran over to the stairwell and crept down the steps. Jason followed her to be her look out and to hold the door open. They got to the second floor and Belle poked her head out again. All clear once again. She saw a paper sitting on Mrs. Zartouchi's doorstep. She crept towards it, while Jason held the door open and hummed the theme to Mission Impossible. Belle turned around and glared at him.
Her stomach was churning and her hands were shaking. She grabbed the paper and was about to run back to the stairs when Mrs. Zartouchi's door opened.
Belle almost passed out right there. Jason pulled himself back into the stair well and watched. He could still hear what was happening.
Belle shoved the paper in the front of her pants and pulled her shirt out over it, she turned to face them.
It was Archie, Mrs. Zartouchi's son. He was from New Jersey and had a terrible accent and personality to match. He looked just like Joe Pesci too.
"Why if it isn't Ms. Black. How you doin'?" he asked, sounding just like Joey Tribioni.
Belle cringed, "Great, Archie. How are you?"
He shrugged, "Aw, can't complain, but Ma's been a real bitch here lately."
Just then Belle heard Mrs. Zartouchi from inside. "You ungrateful bastard! Why don't you go back to Jersey, you guinea wannabe."
Archie yelled right back, "Shut your f*ckin' mouth, Ma!" Archie turned back to Belle like nothing had happened.
Belle was freaking out, "Well Archie I gotta go. I'm late for, uh- lunch! Yeah, I'm late for lunch! See ya." Belle bolted for the stairwell. She heard Archie muttering, "Somebody stole the f*ckin' paper again. Ma! Where'd you hide the paper?" A screaming match ensued.
Belle found Jason doubled over laughing in the stairwell. She took the paper out of her pants and started beating him with it. "That' s for not helping me! I feel like an extra in Goodfellas!" Jason started laughing more and Belle dragged him upstairs.
They entered the penthouse to find Mimi and Brady making out.
Belle threw the paper on the table. Mimi and Brady looked at Belle then at Jason.
"What's her problem?"
Jason started laughing again, "The mob got a hold of her."
Brady looked at her crazily, "You took it from the Zartouchi's!!! Are you f*cking insane?? Now we're going to have a hit placed on our family. If I wake up in the morning and find a horse head in my bed you are dead!!"
"It was the only place that had one," Belle huffed.
Jason looked at Mimi who was engrossed in the paper. "You're awful quiet."
Mimi looked at him, still stunned. "I won."