As Tony's jaguar pulled up in front of the sleek-chrome fronted building with the neon sign blaring "Brown's" he let out a sigh, switching off the engine and wiping a hand down his face.
'Another day, another pair of balls to burst', he thought to himself, reaching into the glove compartment and removing his trusted knuckle dusters. One swift punch with these should be enough to teach any fool a lesson.He caught sight of himself in his rearview mirror and arched his eyebrow, slowly turning his face from side to side as he examined himself as though for the first time in a long time. "You old dirty dog" he muttered to himself, shaking his head "Getting flustered over a 21-year-old crime princess" he scoffed, "You should be ashamed of yourself," he told his reflection with a laugh, opening the car door and climbing out.Girls like Maria LeTale didn't want guys like Tony Calcolo, not to mention he was over 10 years her senior. It was pathetic to even think about harbouring a crush over her."Did you handle your little problem, Trig?" Tony asked without greeting as he approached the doorman. Trig shrugged his shoulders, leaning closer to Tony. "I busted one of their noses, no problem, boss" he offered, glancing around a little before saying. "what is Don's daughter like eh? Is she a looker?" he asked with a dirty edged smirk.Without engaging his brain, Tony had slammed Trig back into the door behind him with such a force it made the bulk of a man whimper slightly. "Let's get one thing straight, Trig. She is not one of Mario's girls you get to gawk at, she is not here for your entertainment. She. Is. Your. Fucking. Boss" he practically spat at her, his face so close to Trig's he could feel his breath on his. "Am I making myself clear?" he growled menacingly.Trig gulped, looking into Tony's rage-filled face. "I..I-I didn't mean nothing by it Tony" he stammered "Just a bit of a joke...a-a-a bad joke. It won't happen again," he told him nervously.With that, Tony dropped his hold on Trig's shirt."If it does, I'll be coming for you," he told him, putting a cigarette to his lips and lighting it, not saying goodbye as he hopped back into his car, tearing away from the curb towards Mario's.***
Around 10 minutes later, he was pulling up to Mario's. He was in a bad mood and he needed a cure, fast. He was meant to be going back over there later to collect Maria for a meeting at one of the warehouses and he needed to have his head cool.
As he strolled into the club, his eyes took a moment to adjust to the lights. There was a main stage area, lit up brightly with a pole in the centre of it, whilst numerous smaller stage and pole areas dotted around the room. He had barely been in a minute when a gorgeous blonde with big blue eyes and a tiny triangular bikini came sauntering over to him, armed with a whisky."Well this is a nice surprise, Tony Calcolo" she murmured, passing him the whisky, her other hand easily sliding along his arm. "Does someone need a bit of a stress reliever?" she purred as her fingers intertwined in the nape of his neck.Tony shrugged her off "Not from you tonight, where's Amber?" he asked her, ignoring the hurt expression that crossed Melody's face. "You don't need Amber, babe, why settle for budget when you've got your favourite brand right here?" she giggled, her hand going back to his arm when he, a little too harshly, shoved her off of him. His eyes flickered to her, briefly apologetic before he said "I'm heading to VIP room 2, send in Amber" he instructed her sternly, stalking off in the direction of the VIP room.Melody stared in shock for a moment before moving over to Amber and instructing her to Tony. She wasn't happy - after all as the girls always joked, Tony was a big tip in both senses of the word.Settling himself into the plush velvet seat of the VIP room, jacket off and reclining into the luxurious chair, Tony's head lifted as Amber walked in."You wanted me, Mr Calcolo?" she asked quietly, having never danced for Tony before but knowing what to expect. Her hesitation showed as her face slightly hid behind her dark curls, brown eyes peeping across at him. Tony swallowed 'I'm going to hell anyway, may as well enjoy the ride', he thought to himself as he nodded, beckoning her to sit on his lap. As the voluptuous brunette came over, she straddled Tony ready to dance. "Are you ready to earn a big tip tonight?" he asked her and she nodded eagerly, pressing a button on the wall behind him to start the music.Ambers curves were covered by a simple black lace lingerie set, suspenders covered her smooth thighs. She began to dance seductively for Tony, his eyes glazing over as he watched her beautiful figure move. He felt his cock begin to strain against his pants as he watched Ambers body, but thought of Maria. As Amber turned around, gyrating her ass against him, his hands moved to her hips, thinking about when Maria had walked away from him back towards the car, the way she had moved. Amber went to turn back around but Tony firmly held her hips. "Here, like this," he told her, releasing her with one hand whilst the other went to his zipper.Suddenly the door swung open widely, lights from the main stage bursting into the room."Do you fucking mind?" Tony asked menacingly as his head swung around to see the club's manager Jim stood there. "You're needed at the big house, sir" he muttered before quickly leaving again."Well, I'm so glad you chose me for the dance today" Amber gushed, only to be silenced by Tony raising his hand. He dug into his pocket and pulled out a $100 bill, passing it to her. "There'll be more where that came from at this rate" he mused, glancing at his phone and seeing multiple missed called from the home management team.Shit.Tony stalked off back through the club towards his car, readjusting his zipper. If something had happened to Maria because he'd been with a stripper he would have bigger issues on his plate.'Especially if someone realises which Stripper you had selected for the very first time tonight, and who she resembles', even his own brain seemed to be mocking him."What do you mean he isn't answering? Call him again" Maria sighed to the boy who was probably around her age she had found to be in charge of this security shift.They were in the entrance hall to the main house, Maria was dressed ready for tonight's meeting in a burgundy wrapped top over some figure-hugging black dress trousers. Killer heels, curled hair and red lipstick to exaggerate her Italian-American heritage were a must as well.It had been very easy for Maria to get frustrated with being back home. She felt like she'd been placed into a time machine the moment she'd gotten settled with a coffee in the lounge with her mother. Her mother had arranged for a date for her tonight - a date! Maria had flown in to help out with her comatose father and their family business not be matched up with a suitor like this was the 1950's."Maria, you are 21 years old and if this past week has taught us nothing, it is surely that you may have to step into you
You could have cut the tension with a knife after Tony spoke those words. Particularly the wordbabysitter spun around Maria's head."Babysitter?" Maria practically spat out, seeing red. Why did this man get under her skin so easily? Usually, she could brush off these kinds of remarks but every other time Tony opened his mouth, Maria ended up irked in some way."Look, Maria, I'm sorry you're in a pretty shitty situation, but I'm not your get out of jail free card when it comes to your mother" Tony sounded stern but was backtracking slightly, not wanting Maria to decide her father needed one less Capo on his team. "Maybe when you've been around the whole mafia situation a little longer--" he started before Maria interrupted."A little longer?" she asked quietly, letting out a fake laugh. "Oh please, Tony, tell me more about how hard it has been for you, volunteering to be part of the LeTale gang and all" she scoffed, glancing over and noticing
Tony arched his eyebrow as he looked over her face, her eyes catching the light as she looked up at him which made her appear to be more vulnerable."I just thought I would take this opportunity" he started, glancing over his shoulder suspiciously, "to reassure you thatno-one needs a reminder that you're all grown up now" he growled from deep within his chest, swallowing a little as he leaned down so he was inches away from her face, his eyes staring directly into hers, "I think I speak on behalf of the male community when I say: We have definitely noticed" he admitted. He spoke softly but firmly, giving him an air of confidence that was half charming and half arrogant.He went to move back, before his head dipped to near her ear, "But if you tell anyone I told you, they'll probably have me whacked, because someone is always watching, even when you're with me" he added, pulling back to standing and dropping her wrist.He gestured for
They made polite conversation as they ate dinner at a reasonable pace, once the bill arrived Tony took it and placed a couple of bills inside, including a rather generous tip."I will pay my own way, thank you," Maria told him, reaching into her purse and only pausing when Tony let out a deep chuckle. "What?" she asked."Nothing, if you so desperately want to pay for yourself you can do." he offered with a smirk to his lips, Maira eyed him warily before he added "Either way it's your family's money, technically" he pointed out, getting up and gesturing towards the door. "Shall we? Don't want to be late for your big meeting!"Narrowing her eyes slightly, Maria slipped a bill on top of Tony's and then lead the way out. Laughing and shaking his head, Tony followed her, enjoying the hypnotic movements of her behind for a few moments before jogging ahead to open the car door for her.As he slipped into the driver's side and started the engine he let out a small sigh. '
Outside Maria struggled against Trig’s rough hands as he practically had to force her into the car, his hand pushing her head into the car. As the sound of another gunshot sounded there was a brief freeze in the air, Trig glanced quickly back to the warehouse they had come from before seemingly remembering his current task and pushing Maria fully into the backseat of Tony’s Jaguar, sitting next to her and pulling the door shut quietly, hitting the lock button.“Excuse my language, Miss LeTale, but keep your damn head down if you want to live” he growled at her, seemingly fierce but his eyes kept flickering towards the warehouse as a worried look danced on his face.“He got shot and you just left him, what kind of person can do that?” Maria sobbed slightly, tear-stained streaks running down her cheeks. Trig’s brows knitted together as he looked over at Maria in disbelief. ‘This is who has been placed in charge of the family business, she is meant to be our ruthless lead
As they sped away from the warehouse, Tony could feel Maria’s tension surrounding the vehicle. He knew he had to take some control here, her Daddy would absolutely freak out if he had seen the way she had reacted to the gunshots in front of the men. Tony was so confident about Don Damon’s reaction he actually felt himself getting annoyed at the Don. He felt sorry for the beautiful brunette in the car next to him. She was barely 21 and had been thrown headfirst into a world she didn’t belong in or want to be a part of. He actually blamed the Don’s wife but the blame game would get him nowhere. There was no reason for Maria to be involved, she could have handled it but she felt above the situation. Tony rolled his eyes as he cleared his throat to break the silence.“Maria,” he started, drawing in a breath because he knew how well this was going to go down, “I know that what happened back there must have shocked you – and I completel
Maria followed behind Tony, her eyes darting around as she took in her surroundings. She waited patiently as he spoke in hushed tones to the bulky doorman. His eyes slid over Maria greedily, and it made her feel a little uneasy.“Keep your eyes to yourself, my friend” Tony growled, placing his hand on the other man's shoulder and patting him as he ushered Maria inside the door he held open for her. Immediately, the world seemed to darken with only a dim glow from various red lamps around the room and the lights at the bar. This was one of her father’s more respectable places but was certainly still not the bright lights she was used to back home. An attractive waitress came over to show them to their table, seating them at the back of the club. “I’ll take a whiskey on the rocks and… what will you have?” he asked Maria, whose attention had been on looking around the room.“Hm? Oh, I’ll have a gin and tonic pleas
As the pair sat quietly in Tony’s car, Maria fiddled with the hem of her blouse as she bit her bottom lip. She felt very much like she had been ‘told off’ by Tony and wasn’t entirely sure she wanted to spend the night at his place. However, she also didn’t want to spend the night jumping at every little noise because she would be lying if she said the shooter hadn’t scared her.Tony was a very relaxed driver, once you’d driven with enemies trying to put bullets through your windows everything else felt like a breeze. He could feel the tension radiating from Maria, she was nervous and he couldn’t think of a single thing to say that would make her feel better. ‘Don’t worry, I’m not going to touch you, just sounds suspicious’, Tony reminded himself, driving to the outskirts of the city. He needed to live in a very precise location. It was close enough to the LeTale’s estate that he could b