Chapter two-
Teresa's Sentinel pulls up to the parking lot at Marco's Bistro after a short drive. Toni gets out of the car first and walks around to open Teresa's door. Teresa gets out of the car seat and takes Toni's arm as he walks up the stairs into Marco's. It is a quiet night in Marco's, there are only a few cars parked in the parking lot, and only a few patrons seated. A waiter then leads Toni and Teresa to a seat by the window.
"What will you two have?" the waiter shrewdly asked.
Teresa tried to speak up, but she was cut off by Toni.
"We will have two glasses of champagne please. Give me your highest quality," Toni politely commanded.
"Of course, sir," the waiter bowed and walked off to the kitchen.
"Toni.. there is something I must tell you," said Teresa quietly.
"What is it?" Toni asked with some surprise in his voice.
Teresa paused as the waiter returned with the two glasses of champagne.
"My name isn't Teresa Fulton.."
Toni's faced morphed into a mask of surprise. He began to take a sip of his champagne.
Teresa quickly said, "My name is really Teresa... Teresa Guccioni."
Toni then spit back into his glass after hearing the name Guccioni.
"Are you serious?! Guccioni? That means you must be.."
"Yes, I am Luigi Guccioni's daughter.."
"But, he placed a hit out on you! Ten thousand dollars to whoever pumps you full of lead!" Toni was fully shocked at this point. He wasn't ready for the surprise that would come his way next.
"Yes, when I heard your Palermo name, I knew you would be the only person to give me protection..." Teresa was cut off by the sound of an AK-47 firing several rounds.
Toni instinctively grabbed Teresa's shoulders and threw her to the floor, and not a minute too soon. The hail of bullets just barely missed Teresa as they shattered the glass window near them. The few patrons in Marco's screamed in terror and dove to the floor.
"We gotta get you out of here!" Toni's voiced showed that of obvious concern as he contemplated a means of escape. "My place is a few blocks away.. I doubt we will get that far. Actually maybe we can."
"How?" Teresa asked.
"You'll see," Toni then grabbed Teresa's arm as he raced for the fire escape. He was amazed when he was not greeted by a hail of bullets, so he raced down the fire escape and onto the streets pulling the delicate Teresa with him.
"Wait here, and give me your keys to your car," Toni commanded. Teresa quietly obeyed and gave him the keys. He then pulled out his Uzi and snuck around the wall surrounding Marco's parking lot. He peeked around the corner and saw the wannabe assailant standing by Teresa's car reloading his clip of ammunition. Toni aimed his gun and fired one single shot. Time seemed to have slowed down as the bullet was in flight. Every second seemed like a minute. The time warp finally ended as the bullet hit the assasin in the arm. Toni figured that the assasin was a rookie, and wouldn't be very tolerant to pain. Fortunately, Toni was right. The assailant passed out from the pain in his arm. Toni then ran up to Teresa's car, jumped in and placed the key into the ignition. The car started up, Toni put the car in reverse and pulled out of the parking lot. He then drove up to the spot where he left Teresa. He blinked the lights to the car, and Teresa ran up to the door and quicky jumped in. Toni then sped off to his apartment.
The couple arrived at Toni's apartment without further incident. Toni led Teresa to the elevator which took them to his penthouse on the top floor. She was very pleased with the sight of Toni opening the door to his safe apartment. She was also pleasantly surprised to see that he had to unlock another door to his safe haven. Teresa then ran to a couch in the living room and collapsed on it.
Toni finally was able to take a good look at Teresa. She was very beautiful. Her face, her whole body even, reminded Toni of an angel.
"Toni, do you have a place for me to sleep? I have a feeling I won't return home tonight," said Teresa with a sarcastic grin on her face.
Toni, of course thought of the response every guy would say in this situation, but he instead chose the gentleman's response, "You can sleep in my bed, I will sleep on the couch."
"Toni, that is very sweet of you." Teresa got off the couch to kiss Toni. "You can't have a woman like me sleep alone tonight, can you?"
Teresa then grabbed Toni's arm and led him around the apartment until she eventually found his bedroom....
Teresa's Sentinel pulls up to the parking lot at Marco's Bistro after a short drive. Toni gets out of the car first and walks around to open Teresa's door. Teresa gets out of the car seat and takes Toni's arm as he walks up the stairs into Marco's. It is a quiet night in Marco's, there are only a few cars parked in the parking lot, and only a few patrons seated. A waiter then leads Toni and Teresa to a seat by the window.
"What will you two have?" the waiter shrewdly asked.
Teresa tried to speak up, but she was cut off by Toni.
"We will have two glasses of champagne please. Give me your highest quality," Toni politely commanded.
"Of course, sir," the waiter bowed and walked off to the kitchen.
"Toni.. there is something I must tell you," said Teresa quietly.
"What is it?" Toni asked with some surprise in his voice.
Teresa paused as the waiter returned with the two glasses of champagne.
"My name isn't Teresa Fulton.."
Toni's faced morphed into a mask of surprise. He began to take a sip of his champagne.
Teresa quickly said, "My name is really Teresa... Teresa Guccioni."
Toni then spit back into his glass after hearing the name Guccioni.
"Are you serious?! Guccioni? That means you must be.."
"Yes, I am Luigi Guccioni's daughter.."
"But, he placed a hit out on you! Ten thousand dollars to whoever pumps you full of lead!" Toni was fully shocked at this point. He wasn't ready for the surprise that would come his way next.
"Yes, when I heard your Palermo name, I knew you would be the only person to give me protection..." Teresa was cut off by the sound of an AK-47 firing several rounds.
Toni instinctively grabbed Teresa's shoulders and threw her to the floor, and not a minute too soon. The hail of bullets just barely missed Teresa as they shattered the glass window near them. The few patrons in Marco's screamed in terror and dove to the floor.
"We gotta get you out of here!" Toni's voiced showed that of obvious concern as he contemplated a means of escape. "My place is a few blocks away.. I doubt we will get that far. Actually maybe we can."
"How?" Teresa asked.
"You'll see," Toni then grabbed Teresa's arm as he raced for the fire escape. He was amazed when he was not greeted by a hail of bullets, so he raced down the fire escape and onto the streets pulling the delicate Teresa with him.
"Wait here, and give me your keys to your car," Toni commanded. Teresa quietly obeyed and gave him the keys. He then pulled out his Uzi and snuck around the wall surrounding Marco's parking lot. He peeked around the corner and saw the wannabe assailant standing by Teresa's car reloading his clip of ammunition. Toni aimed his gun and fired one single shot. Time seemed to have slowed down as the bullet was in flight. Every second seemed like a minute. The time warp finally ended as the bullet hit the assasin in the arm. Toni figured that the assasin was a rookie, and wouldn't be very tolerant to pain. Fortunately, Toni was right. The assailant passed out from the pain in his arm. Toni then ran up to Teresa's car, jumped in and placed the key into the ignition. The car started up, Toni put the car in reverse and pulled out of the parking lot. He then drove up to the spot where he left Teresa. He blinked the lights to the car, and Teresa ran up to the door and quicky jumped in. Toni then sped off to his apartment.
The couple arrived at Toni's apartment without further incident. Toni led Teresa to the elevator which took them to his penthouse on the top floor. She was very pleased with the sight of Toni opening the door to his safe apartment. She was also pleasantly surprised to see that he had to unlock another door to his safe haven. Teresa then ran to a couch in the living room and collapsed on it.
Toni finally was able to take a good look at Teresa. She was very beautiful. Her face, her whole body even, reminded Toni of an angel.
"Toni, do you have a place for me to sleep? I have a feeling I won't return home tonight," said Teresa with a sarcastic grin on her face.
Toni, of course thought of the response every guy would say in this situation, but he instead chose the gentleman's response, "You can sleep in my bed, I will sleep on the couch."
"Toni, that is very sweet of you." Teresa got off the couch to kiss Toni. "You can't have a woman like me sleep alone tonight, can you?"
Teresa then grabbed Toni's arm and led him around the apartment until she eventually found his bedroom....