Hearts, Flowers and Crime
Chapter Four
Avery Antoine and Julian Alcove had arrived back to the China town betting parlor that the local China town police have been trying to shut down for the past few years with the mob ties. The both of them walk into the back room for where Zergio Gambino was waiting for them in his office.
They had done good with the shooting. Even though it had meant losing money in the process and the client. But enough was enough with having to wait for an payment on his loan. He was on the phone when Antoine and Alcove walked into the office for their bonus payment on the job.
He sees them. However he tells them to sit down until he was done with his phone call to someone on the police force and his pay roll.
Talking in a whisper voice. Antoine says to his partner in crime. "I have better be paid today. After he promised us the bonus pay day today after taking out Reynolds." He said with looking over at his boss still talking on the phone.
"And if he doesn't? What do you think he will do with us after not paying our bonus?" Julian replies with a frightened look on his face.
"I have no idea Julian. We will know in a few moments once he's done with his calls." Antoine swallowed hard with having a slight lump in his throat.
They stayed calmed for the next few moments until finally he was done with the last contact on the phone. He place the phone back down into its place and taking out two brown envelopes from the front draw of his office desk. "I am sorry gentlemen to make you wait. Here you go with the bonus money I promise to give you for taking out Reynolds. Any issues with taking him out?" He asked towards his two hit men that have been working for him awhile now.
"Nope! No problem at all! Otherwise we weren't expecting to see the mystery writer Richard Castle to be one of the witnesses as per plan. Otherwise we were able to get away from the back office entrance and down the alleyway without a problem." Antoine says to have their boss smiling from end to end,
"It's just too bad I had to lose the client. In spite the fact David wasn't paying back his loan payments and interest on $100,000. Thanks for doing a great job boys. I suggest you both lay low for a few days until the police investigation calms down."
"We will Zergio. Afterwards we will check in with you and see what type of job you want us to do for the family." Antoine placed the brown envelope into his coat pocket with the both of them getting ready to leave the office...
8888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888888
LOFT
Kate Beckett having arrived home an hour early for an change after clearing up the paper work and speaking with the watch commander Captain Jose Alverez. He would be taking over for the rest of the night.
She was waiting for Castle to arrive home from his last minute meeting with Black Pawn Publishing. He had sent a text message to let her know. She was very anxious with tomorrow evening at the Trump Towels hotel. However she doesn't know about the rest of the items.
The kids were visiting Martha at her apartment in Manhattan. It would give her a chance to talk with her husband about tomorrow evening.
She was sitting at the kitchen counter when the front door opened to be Castle. He was breathing a sly of relief with the meeting lasting longer than necessary. He takes off his black leather jacket, black hat and gloves and placed them into the closet.
"Hey! Sweetie. How are you tonight?" He asked before kissing her on the lips before giving a reply.
"Jesus Rick! Give a girl the chance to answer you're question." She says with catching her breath from the arousing kiss. "I am fine. In spite the fact my husband was an witness to a shooting. I know you gave a description. However the security company sent over the footage to the shooting in the office and in the front. Captain Anderson and his crew are taking a look at the footage to see on whether they are able to get an I.D. on the both of them." She said strongly...
"No doubt with the shooting. It was a possible hit with all that money he owed with his loan on the store." Castle replied with kissing her again. However with knowing that the kids were with his mother. He dragged her into the bedroom as a warm-up to tomorrow evening...