Chapter 5

Twinkie called me on the cell. "We have a job for you. Roman's out and so are our other drivers. Deliver this and you will get paid today." Twinkie said. Mia rolled over. "Who is it Brian?" She asked. "Da Mom?" Zach came into our room. "Hey sweetie." Mia picked him up. "Sure." I memorized the address of where to drop off the "package." I hung up the phone. "Brian?" Mia asked. "I have another run." I said. "Brian again?" Mia pouted. "I'm sorry babe look it'd be alot worse if I had to be at an office job and had to leave now." I pointed out. "I guess I just worry about you keep your cell phone on." Mia said. "Hey we made it through one week. Hey son." I kissed Zach on the cheek and held him. "Dad's gotta run but I'll be back."
I pulled up to the resteraunt where I told Twinkie I'd meet him. He handed me an envelope of cash and the other package wrapped in a box. "Good luck B I'll give you a call when I can." Roman pulled up behind me. "Hey brah come to the bar with me when you get done ok? We haven't seen each other since we got here and there are some fine woman here in Japan let me tell ya." Dom was inside eating breakfast he waved to me and then walked out of the back door of the place.

Two blocks into my drive I noticed the same car had been following me. I went the wrong way deliberately to test my theory. Undercover cop car. Figured. Maybe I was being set up or tested in some way or maybe someone had been watching me to closely either way I had to loose the asshole. I did. It took me four city blocks way out of the way but I lost him and anybody else who might be on me. I delivered the package. I never said a word to the person i was working with but handed him it quietly and left.

I met Roman at the bar. "Hey what's going on playa? Think Mia will let you escape to the club for an hour?" Roman asked. "I don't know maybe." I said. I was really thinking, "I doubt it." "Come to the races tonight at least? Dom and Kerri are racing each other." I nodded. I got home kind of late around seven in the evening. Mia looked a little upset but she didn't say anything. "Sorry it took awhile what'd did you and Zach do?" "Well we found a public park to play at and I learned a little Japanese." Mia said giving me a kiss. "Oh yeah?" I said smiling. "Yeah. It wasn't too bad I didn't know you'd be gone so long. Supper's on the table I made it." Mia said. "Okay good." I got plate of food. "There's going to be a race tonight do you want to go?" I asked her. "I just put Zach to bed I'll stay but you go have fun." Mia said. She put on the TV. I sighed. We still had a lot of issues to deal with.

Just as I was grabbing my keys Zach began to cry. Mia was still sound asleep so I grabbed Zach. I left Mia a note and I took him to the races. Dom and Roman were already there with five or six girls clustered around them. Dom gave me a look. "Don't tell Mia you bought Zach to this. Come here little guy." Dom said taking him. I took him back from Dom when the race was going to start.

Neela walked over to me. "Playing baby-sitter huh?" She asked me. "Yeah." "Whose this?" Neela asked. "My son Zach." I said. "Awe he's cute. How's he liking Japan?" Neela asked. "I think better than his mother." I said. "Your wife didn't come?" Neela asked. "Uh girlfriend we're trying to make it work and she didn't feel up to it." "Shame you should get her back into it." Neela said. She took Zach from me and began to play with him. He fell asleep on her shoulder and she handed him back to me. Dom and Kerri raced first. It was over in a blur he beat her by about five seconds but he still won. He walked over to me. "Hey Brian you up for a challange?" Neela took Zach from me and I raced Dom. He beat me. I was going to have to work on that. Zach and I got in about two in the morning. Mia tossed in the bed she hadn't woken up at all. I put him in his crib threw out the note and fell asleep watching TV.