Note: I do not own 'The Black Donnellys' or the crossover movie. I do own Teegan. I take liberties throughout the story.
I was wiping down the bar when Tommy and Kevin came in. They were surprised to see it already looking clean.
"Tommy, Detective Stein was here about Jimmy. Some Italian got to him on the trip to rehab. He's OK, just needs a few stitches. I guess, Kevin told you about the message from Nicky Cottero."
"Who the motherfucker does he think he is? To attack Jimmy while in custody. I'm gonna do to Nicky what I did to Sal," Tommy yelled.
"Shh, Tommy," Kevin said, looking at me.
"She probably already knows about it."
"I know about the Louie Downtown thing. There was some blood in one of the rooms downstairs, so I put two and two together. I've already fixed our problem with Nicky Cottero and the Italians."
"What the fuck, Teegan."
"I called in a favor. Frank Costello, from Boston, is sending some guys to talk to Nicky. They'll leave an impression on the Italians to leave us alone. They should be here any minute."
I grabbed beers for Tommy and Kevin. I offered them food but they didn't want any. They were worried about what I did. Now that I have a family, the only way to get to them was to go through me.
We were talking when the door opened. I looked up and saw Mr. French. I went over to him and gave him a hug.
"Tommy. Kevin. This is Mr. French and…"
"Billy," the other guy said.
"So, Teegan, it's been forever," Mr. French said.
"You were there at Mom's funeral. So did Frank tell you?"
"Yes. We've driven by the restaurant and checked it out. So sit back and don't worry your little head about those Italian fuckers. If they still try to put their noses where they don't belong, we'll come back to cut them off."
"Thanks. Tell Frank I'll be back soon to pick up my stuff."
"It's no problem."
Mr. French left and as Billy turned to leave, I stopped him.
"Hey. Try to keep him from going crazy. If you're ever in NY again, come back and have a beer."
"Sure," Billy said before he smiled and left.
"Who are they, Teegan?"
"Mom used to work for Frank. He was there for us when my ex sent me to the hospital. He said he took care of that matter and even paid for the hospital stay; it could have been because my ex worked for him. When I told Frank that I was coming up here to see my family, he said if I ever needed anything to call so I did when I heard about Jimmy."
"What did you tell him?"
"Just that they believe we had something to do with the death of one of their guys. Frank never asked if we did it or not. He doesn't care about that sort of thing. He heard the Italians are pressuring us and even put two of my brothers on the hospital. Frank said he was going to send Mr. French to handle it."
"They're going to take this family down one person at a time. We're so dead," Kevin said.
"If Mr. French isn't able to deal with the Italians, no one can. He'll make sure it gets straightened out. Plus, it can't get linked back to us. Frank, Mr. French, and Billy are the only people who know we're involved and they won't tell anyone."
I offered to play them a game of pool to take their minds off of Mr. French and Billy. We ended up playing a few and they drank plenty of beer. Kevin took the bar and Tommy slept on the pool table. I went outside to wait for Mr. French.
Half past midnight, he drove up.
"Teegan, it's finished. The Italians shouldn't be bothering you ever again. They know to stick to their territory now."
"Tell Frank thanks. Family is important and I didn't want to lose anyone else."
Mr. French drove off and I went inside. I locked the door and turned the lights off. I grabbed my bag and put it against the wall. I leaned against that and watched my brothers sleep.
I woke up before Tommy or Kevin. I got cleaned up in the dirty bathroom and unlocked the door. Joey was due any minute. While I waited, I called the hospital to check on Sean.
"He woke up briefly during the night. His mother and the doctor are in there with him right now."
"Thanks."
I shook Tommy and Kevin awake.
"Sean woke up. Go see him."
"Come."
"No. Your mother's there and I don't think she'll be happy to see him. Besides, Joey will be here soon."
"Joey?"
"He's helping me clean. Too much for one person."
Tommy and Kevin left. I made a sandwich for breakfast and waited. Joey showed up three minutes past nine but he had the docking station, coffee, and doughnuts.
"I got sugar and milk. I wasn't sure how you liked it."
"Thanks. Black's fine."
We got down to cleaning.