*Note* Don't worry the Bad Guys are about to enter! This isn't just a boy
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Chapter 2
Problems Arise
Charlie stood and stared at the two men sitting on the steps of her apartment building. She left out a gasp then began shaking her head. There is no fucking way those two are staying here! What the hell is Mac thinking? Her first thought was to run up to them and begin yelling and screaming but instead she held her head up high while walking straight for them.
Matty squinted his eyes then looked over at Taylor. A slight grin graced his handsome face before sayin, "Guess who's coming?"
Taylor had been smoking a cigeratte and looking down at the payment. His head shot up and he saw what his friend was talking about. After shaking his head he let out a laugh.
"This should be interesting," Matty replied while standing up and putting his hands in his pant pockets.
"Hello Charlie."
The young women standing before them smiled then looked around them.
"I don't know if Mac told you but Taylor and I are your new neighbors," Matty said hoping she would open up and start a conversation with them.
"No the old man didn't mention that," she said while climbing the first step and then staring at Taylor who was blocking her way. "You mind."
Taylor puffed on his cigeratte before standing up. He took on last drag then dropped the cigeratte and put it out with his foot. He watched as Charlie rolled her eyes, she was getting annoyed by him. Without any expression on his face, Taylor stepped out the way and let her past. When she was almost in the door, the purse on her shoulder fell to the cement. Taylor reached down and picked it up for.
"You may need this," he said in a low voice as he handed the purse to her.
"Thanks," she blurted out before pushing her way into the building.
Once Charlie was inside, Matty and Taylor took their seats again. They were quite for a few minutes before Matty said, "She hates us."
Taylor didn't say anything. He knew what Matty was trying to do. There was nothing that was going to get in the way of he and Matty's plan. Not the mob and certainly not that woman. Matty had that look in his eyes. Taylor laughed as he looked over at Matty.
"You have issues," he told his friend before getting up and walking inside.
Matty turned and watched his friend leave. Once he turned around he noticed a women sitting in a window across the street. Matty stood up and stared. The women was brushing her hair and looking up into the sky. Without thinking, Matty slowly decended the stairs and walked into the street. He folded his arms over his chest and took pleasure in watching her. The sound of a horn blowing pulled him out of his blissful state and back to reality.
"Hey," a man yelled while waving his hands, "What's wrong with you? Get out of the road dumbass!"
Matty stared at the man then backed up so the car could pass. He again looked up at the window and found the mystery women staring at him. Putting his hands in his pockets he quickly looked away before turning and going back to his own building. Once he was up the stairs, Matty took one last look at the women across the street. To his surprise she was now staring at him.
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Sophia Giovanni had been taken aback at the man standing in the middle of street. It was obvious that he'd been staring up at her. She couldn't see him clearly but could tell he was nice looking. His hair was dark black and he wore expensive clothes. So she knew two things about him. That's a good start! That's McKnight's place. I wonder if he's sold his bar yet. I will have to check it out!
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Charlie threw her bags on the floor as soon as her apartment door was closed. Jesus...Why did Mac have to go and do that. Letting them live downstairs. She was pissed, hell more than pissed. Her new neighbors had turned her world upside down. At 26 years old, Charlie DeAngelo hoped she would be the new owner of McKnight's Pub. She took the job when she turned 18 yrs old. Mac had taken her in when she needed a job to pay for college. Her parents were dead and she had no one. Then she met Mac and everything changed. All these years she wanted to one day take over for Mac. Within a day, Charlie's dreams had been shattered by two hoods. To make it worst, she was fighting a growing attraction to one of them. And if that wasn't enough, she had heard from old Lady Cypriano that Johnny Kid wanted a piece of McKnight's Pub. All these years the pub had been safe from the wise guys that controlled the neighborhoods. Mac had come to America when he was a teenager and formed up a friendship with Johnny's Kid's boss but now that the old man was dead and Mac had sold the pub. Charlie knew trouble was coming.
~~~~~
Matty sat on the couch watching the discovery channel while Taylor was cooking something in the kitchen. At first, Taylor was not to happy about living so close to the pub but the house turned out to be perfect for the two bachelors. It was a four bedroom house with 3 baths. A study/office and a huge dinning room, kitchen and living room.
Taylor hadn't known that Miss. DeAngelo lived in one of the apartments upstairs. Matty had forgotten that. He began to feel a bit strange. His concerns were growing about the women, she was to quick to stand up to him. Not that was a bad thing for Taylor, he liked strong women but there was something about Charlie that made him feel slightly uncomfortable. He shook thoughts of her out of his mind and continued to make dinner.
"Matty you hungry?"
"Yeah," Matty answered his friend while getting up and walking into the kitchen.
Taylor handed his friend a plate then went over and grabbed two beers out of the fridge. Matty fixed his plate then sat down at the small kitchen table.
"Thanks," he said after Taylor put the beer down by his plate.
The two men sat in silence. After Matty took a couple of bites he whipped his mouth with the napkin then said, "So we ready for the opening?"
"Yes."
Matty grinned then went back to his food.
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Late that night, Matty found himself restless. He'd woken up from a nightmare. The image of Chris being shot keep replaying in slow motion. He sat up and ran his hands over his face. Sweat covered his face and neck. Matty pulled off his T-shirt then got out of bed. As he walked into his bathroom, Matty turned the light on. He went to sink and turned on the cold water. After splashing his face with the water, he stared at himself in the mirror. He eyes closed as he thought of Marbles. Damnit! He thought as he slammed his fist down on the counter. I'm sorry I couldn't save the both of you. Matty cleaned his face off then walked to his window. He looked down at the street and hoped his past would stay behind him. The young man placed both hands against the window and stared out of it.
Sophia had woken up from her need of water. She'd went into her bathroom and filled her glass up. Before making her way back to her bed, she noticed the window across the street. She put the glass of water down on her night stand and walked closer to the window. Before her eyes focused on the object in the window across the street, Sophia knew it was the man from that afternoon. Her eyes lingered over his body. Or what she could make out as his body. She stared for a few moments longer before returning to bed.
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The sound of footsteps woke Taylor. He jumped up and out of bed before running to the front door. When he swung the door open he saw Charlie. She was about to open the front door to the building.
"Mr. Reese?" she asked.
Taylor looked outside and saw that it was pitch black out. He looked back at her.
"You got a date?"
"No Mr. Reese it's called running," she commented before her eyes focused on his chest. HELLO! Charlie's eyes lingered delightfully on the massive body of the man standing across from her.
"But you don't need to run do you?" she added.
Taylor crossed his arms over his chest before saying, "You're not scared to run by yourself?"
He watched as she smiled at him. "Please don't tell me that YOU are concerned about poor little me," Charlie told him.
Charlie was taken aback by the smile that came over Taylor's face. She'd not seen him smile since they'd meet. For the first time, she couldn't look in his eyes. Instead she turned and walked thru the door.
~~~~~
Taylor found that he couldn't go back to sleep. He sat on in the living room and stared at the television. When Matty got up, he found Taylor sitting there.
"Taylor what are you doing?"
"Thinking about turning on the TV."
"Ah...How long you been thinking about it?" Matty asked while walking to stand in front of him.
"A couple of hours," Taylor replied while running his hand over his bald head.
Matty laughed at his friend before walking to the kitchen.
~~~~~
Both Matty and Taylor were a little nervous about the grand opening which was set for that night. The two men arrived early to make sure everything was ready. There had been some specific changes to the pub. For example, the walls had been painted black and all the furniture had been changed for a more modern look. The bar and booths were all new, all employees now wore black pants and a T-shirt with the pub's name on it. The new look of the place was well taken by all employees, even Charlie admitted she liked the old place all dolled up.
TBC
Chapter 2
Problems Arise
Charlie stood and stared at the two men sitting on the steps of her apartment building. She left out a gasp then began shaking her head. There is no fucking way those two are staying here! What the hell is Mac thinking? Her first thought was to run up to them and begin yelling and screaming but instead she held her head up high while walking straight for them.
Matty squinted his eyes then looked over at Taylor. A slight grin graced his handsome face before sayin, "Guess who's coming?"
Taylor had been smoking a cigeratte and looking down at the payment. His head shot up and he saw what his friend was talking about. After shaking his head he let out a laugh.
"This should be interesting," Matty replied while standing up and putting his hands in his pant pockets.
"Hello Charlie."
The young women standing before them smiled then looked around them.
"I don't know if Mac told you but Taylor and I are your new neighbors," Matty said hoping she would open up and start a conversation with them.
"No the old man didn't mention that," she said while climbing the first step and then staring at Taylor who was blocking her way. "You mind."
Taylor puffed on his cigeratte before standing up. He took on last drag then dropped the cigeratte and put it out with his foot. He watched as Charlie rolled her eyes, she was getting annoyed by him. Without any expression on his face, Taylor stepped out the way and let her past. When she was almost in the door, the purse on her shoulder fell to the cement. Taylor reached down and picked it up for.
"You may need this," he said in a low voice as he handed the purse to her.
"Thanks," she blurted out before pushing her way into the building.
Once Charlie was inside, Matty and Taylor took their seats again. They were quite for a few minutes before Matty said, "She hates us."
Taylor didn't say anything. He knew what Matty was trying to do. There was nothing that was going to get in the way of he and Matty's plan. Not the mob and certainly not that woman. Matty had that look in his eyes. Taylor laughed as he looked over at Matty.
"You have issues," he told his friend before getting up and walking inside.
Matty turned and watched his friend leave. Once he turned around he noticed a women sitting in a window across the street. Matty stood up and stared. The women was brushing her hair and looking up into the sky. Without thinking, Matty slowly decended the stairs and walked into the street. He folded his arms over his chest and took pleasure in watching her. The sound of a horn blowing pulled him out of his blissful state and back to reality.
"Hey," a man yelled while waving his hands, "What's wrong with you? Get out of the road dumbass!"
Matty stared at the man then backed up so the car could pass. He again looked up at the window and found the mystery women staring at him. Putting his hands in his pockets he quickly looked away before turning and going back to his own building. Once he was up the stairs, Matty took one last look at the women across the street. To his surprise she was now staring at him.
~~~~~
Sophia Giovanni had been taken aback at the man standing in the middle of street. It was obvious that he'd been staring up at her. She couldn't see him clearly but could tell he was nice looking. His hair was dark black and he wore expensive clothes. So she knew two things about him. That's a good start! That's McKnight's place. I wonder if he's sold his bar yet. I will have to check it out!
~~~~~
Charlie threw her bags on the floor as soon as her apartment door was closed. Jesus...Why did Mac have to go and do that. Letting them live downstairs. She was pissed, hell more than pissed. Her new neighbors had turned her world upside down. At 26 years old, Charlie DeAngelo hoped she would be the new owner of McKnight's Pub. She took the job when she turned 18 yrs old. Mac had taken her in when she needed a job to pay for college. Her parents were dead and she had no one. Then she met Mac and everything changed. All these years she wanted to one day take over for Mac. Within a day, Charlie's dreams had been shattered by two hoods. To make it worst, she was fighting a growing attraction to one of them. And if that wasn't enough, she had heard from old Lady Cypriano that Johnny Kid wanted a piece of McKnight's Pub. All these years the pub had been safe from the wise guys that controlled the neighborhoods. Mac had come to America when he was a teenager and formed up a friendship with Johnny's Kid's boss but now that the old man was dead and Mac had sold the pub. Charlie knew trouble was coming.
~~~~~
Matty sat on the couch watching the discovery channel while Taylor was cooking something in the kitchen. At first, Taylor was not to happy about living so close to the pub but the house turned out to be perfect for the two bachelors. It was a four bedroom house with 3 baths. A study/office and a huge dinning room, kitchen and living room.
Taylor hadn't known that Miss. DeAngelo lived in one of the apartments upstairs. Matty had forgotten that. He began to feel a bit strange. His concerns were growing about the women, she was to quick to stand up to him. Not that was a bad thing for Taylor, he liked strong women but there was something about Charlie that made him feel slightly uncomfortable. He shook thoughts of her out of his mind and continued to make dinner.
"Matty you hungry?"
"Yeah," Matty answered his friend while getting up and walking into the kitchen.
Taylor handed his friend a plate then went over and grabbed two beers out of the fridge. Matty fixed his plate then sat down at the small kitchen table.
"Thanks," he said after Taylor put the beer down by his plate.
The two men sat in silence. After Matty took a couple of bites he whipped his mouth with the napkin then said, "So we ready for the opening?"
"Yes."
Matty grinned then went back to his food.
~~~~~~
Late that night, Matty found himself restless. He'd woken up from a nightmare. The image of Chris being shot keep replaying in slow motion. He sat up and ran his hands over his face. Sweat covered his face and neck. Matty pulled off his T-shirt then got out of bed. As he walked into his bathroom, Matty turned the light on. He went to sink and turned on the cold water. After splashing his face with the water, he stared at himself in the mirror. He eyes closed as he thought of Marbles. Damnit! He thought as he slammed his fist down on the counter. I'm sorry I couldn't save the both of you. Matty cleaned his face off then walked to his window. He looked down at the street and hoped his past would stay behind him. The young man placed both hands against the window and stared out of it.
Sophia had woken up from her need of water. She'd went into her bathroom and filled her glass up. Before making her way back to her bed, she noticed the window across the street. She put the glass of water down on her night stand and walked closer to the window. Before her eyes focused on the object in the window across the street, Sophia knew it was the man from that afternoon. Her eyes lingered over his body. Or what she could make out as his body. She stared for a few moments longer before returning to bed.
~~~~~
The sound of footsteps woke Taylor. He jumped up and out of bed before running to the front door. When he swung the door open he saw Charlie. She was about to open the front door to the building.
"Mr. Reese?" she asked.
Taylor looked outside and saw that it was pitch black out. He looked back at her.
"You got a date?"
"No Mr. Reese it's called running," she commented before her eyes focused on his chest. HELLO! Charlie's eyes lingered delightfully on the massive body of the man standing across from her.
"But you don't need to run do you?" she added.
Taylor crossed his arms over his chest before saying, "You're not scared to run by yourself?"
He watched as she smiled at him. "Please don't tell me that YOU are concerned about poor little me," Charlie told him.
Charlie was taken aback by the smile that came over Taylor's face. She'd not seen him smile since they'd meet. For the first time, she couldn't look in his eyes. Instead she turned and walked thru the door.
~~~~~
Taylor found that he couldn't go back to sleep. He sat on in the living room and stared at the television. When Matty got up, he found Taylor sitting there.
"Taylor what are you doing?"
"Thinking about turning on the TV."
"Ah...How long you been thinking about it?" Matty asked while walking to stand in front of him.
"A couple of hours," Taylor replied while running his hand over his bald head.
Matty laughed at his friend before walking to the kitchen.
~~~~~
Both Matty and Taylor were a little nervous about the grand opening which was set for that night. The two men arrived early to make sure everything was ready. There had been some specific changes to the pub. For example, the walls had been painted black and all the furniture had been changed for a more modern look. The bar and booths were all new, all employees now wore black pants and a T-shirt with the pub's name on it. The new look of the place was well taken by all employees, even Charlie admitted she liked the old place all dolled up.
TBC