“Ciao,” his irritated voice comes over the line a moment later. He never was one that liked being interrupted when it came to interfering between him and the opposite sex.
“Leo!” I exclaim as I turn my back to the women at the car. “It’s Gatz!”
“Well fucking hell,” I hear him blurt out. “And what the fuck do I owe the pleasure of this call to?”
His damn humor is not needed, nor wanted, but I shrug it off with a roll of the eyes and quickly fill him in on what happened.
“You know I wouldn’t bother you unless…”
“Fucking save it!” I hear him hiss before his low sigh fills the line. “You saved my ass more than once, I guess it is more than damn time I returned the fucking favor.”
I hear Leo shuffle around on the other line and know he has to be in his office. “I will start to see what I can find. But there is a lot of red fucking tape between here and the US that can make this shit tricky.”
“I know but…”
He cuts me off, “I know someone. Someone who runs the underground circuit, or at least used to, but does it undercover for the FBI. She’s the only one I trust. Worked several jobs with her before she went legit, but don’t worry about that because Brittany owes me a fucking favor. She’s stateside and can start to crack whatever she can open while I work what I can from here.”
I breathe even easier as Rose comes up to my side and asks who I am talking to, but I hold my finger up signalling for her to give me a moment. “And Justin,” I hear Leo say as I grip the phone and know I will do whatever the fuck he asks, just as long as I don’t have to ever tell the woman in front of me she may never see her son again. “Fucking suit up, Amico! And tell whoever the hell this child’s mother is that she may think she knows you, but there is a whole lot more to learn about the man mi familia only knows as Luca Siciliano.”
To be continued…….
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Awakening
Acknowledgements
To God above and my Lord & Savior Jesus Christ who walked beside me in my darkness and gave me the strength to save myself. I was Rose. I’ve seen the darkness, I’ve suffered in silence, and by God’s grace I am there no more.
To my readers! You’ll never know just how much each and everyone of you mean to me. I am thankful that I get to do what I love most, and even more blessed to be able to share it with all of you. I love hearing from each of you. You make this author journey of mine surreal, and I couldn’t do it with out you. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your support and love for the worlds I create and the characters in them.
To my family! Thank you for supporting me and letting me introvert hard when I need to and write. Creating these worlds and bringing to life these characters was something I only dreamed of as a little girl. Your love and confidence in me is what pushes me to continue even when it feels like no one else cares. I love you. “Always have. Always will. Forever.”