Giovanni
Thirty minutes. It’s been thirty minutes since I found her empty car and I have been on edge. Wondering where she is? Fuck! I should have stopped her when she tried to leave or follow her myself. But none of that matters. All that matters is finding her.
“Cap, We’re here,” William says.
I look up the modest house that supposed to be French San Antonio home. Fucking French. I know I should have killed him the first time he laid his hands on her. If anything happens to her or my children. I clench my jaw and inhale deeply as I look at the one-story house.
“Are you sure this is it?” He nods.
“Our boys trailed him back here after leaving the party.” I nod, pull my gun from my pocket, and open the door.
“Any security.”
BrandiA sharp kick in my stomach pulls me from sleep. I open my eyes slowly, adjusting to the sunlight coming in. I’m disoriented for a minute, but then it all comes back to me. I remembered what happened the night my mother died and Colin sedating me again after I confronted him. I look around the room. I’m alone. Where is he? I freeze as I realize I’m in the room that once belonged to my parents. Well, at least a replica. My breathing slows as I examine the paintings and the furniture. Everything is the same, even the bed. Mom loved sunflowers so dad made a bedhead with sunflowers and gave it to her for their 10th anniversary. I smile as I remember how happy we were that day when suddenly, the image of my parents lying on this bed covered in blood pops into my head.My hands shake as image as my breathing gets heavier.Bang, Bang.“Mom, Dad,”“No!” I scream as the scene replays in my head. No, mom, no. I cry out when another sharp kick pulls me back to the current moment. I look dow
“Slut! I should have killed you a long time ago,” she screams as she lunges, grabbing me by my bun, but before she can pull it, I hit her in the eye once again. She cries out in pain and stumbles back. Before she has time to recover from that blow. She drags me to the ground with her and punches me in the stomach. I wince from the pain but quickly recover. She’s trying to hurt my babies. Rage fills me as I slam her head into the ground. Then I punch her as she screams and begs me to stop. I’m not even sure what’s happening anymore, all of this rage is coursing through my body like a wildfire burning down everything in its path: every memory of every punch, slap, or kick she’s thrown my way gives me more strength to keep hitting her. The first drop of blood trickles out of her nose, causing me to pause and pulling me back to my senses. What? I look at my bruised fist and her face. The anger burning in me makes me want to put her on the ground, but I can’t give in to it or I’ll become ju
Brandi Tes closes the door and walks away with Cops following him. I inhale and settle back in the seat, resting my head as I think about everything that happened today. Fighting Carmen, Carina, Collin killing Carmen and me killing Collin. I look down at my hands that pull the trigger and shiver. I killed someone. Not just someone, Colin, the man who has haunted me for years. The reason I never felt safe until I got with Tes. The man who killed my mother and shot my father. Shouldn’t I feel something? Relief? Joy? Now that he is gone? Why do I feel nothing? Just a hollow feeling of emptiness. Maybe the emotions will come later when all the adrenaline and shock wear off, or perhaps they will never come because I found peace the last couple of months with Tes. Colin had long become an afterthought, who no longer had any power over me. Either way, I’m glad it’s over and done with. No more looking behind my shoulder, wondering if he’ll be coming after me next. Now all I want to do is put
GioThey hold each other, both crying as I stand back and watch; providing them the space to become reacquainted. I know how much this means to Fenice, having him back with her after all this time. I know losing him and her mother had taken apart her heart that I could never fill, no matter how hard I tried or how hard I loved her. That was a space only a parent could fill, so I was always afraid that part of her heart would remain hollow. But with him here, I don’t have to worry about that anymore.“Sweetheart,” her father says, but Fenice doesn’t budge. She keeps holding him as if she is afraid he will disappear if she lets him go.“Sweetie.”“I missed you so much.” she finally says through sobs.“I thought of you every single day. There was never a moment I didn’t think of my sweet little girl. I’m sorry. I should have tried harder. I should have done mo—” He stops when Fenice pulls away.“It wasn’t your fault, dad. None of it was and none of it matters.” She smiles as tears roll do
“Your water?” I look down at the ground. Her water broke. That means the babies. She’s having the babies. My heart races from excitement. She’s having the babies! “Tes!” she yells snapping me from my thoughts. What am I doing? I need to get her to the hospital. “I’m here baby. I’m here. Breathe. I’ll get you to the hospital,” I say as I turn off the shower, grab a towel, wrap it around her, lift her in my arms and carry her out of the bathroom. “How far apart are the contractions?” “I don’t know. I don’t.. ahhhhh!” She screams as she grabs my shoulder. My heart aches with every scream that escapes her lips. She’s so strong, but I can’t stand seeing how much it hurts her. I clench my jaw as her screaming stops. “That was the first big one.” Her voice trembles as tears run down her face. “Please hurry!” She says between gasps for air. “I’ll get you there..” I say as I put her on the bed. “Ahhhhhhhhh-” Her cries start up again when another contraction hits her hard, making her body
Brandi 6 months later Tes holds my hand as we make our way up the staircase towards the courthouse. Today is Theodore’s sentencing after being found guilty of kidnapping and accessory to murder and rape. It’s been a hard three weeks recounting all the things Theodore witnessed Colin do to me, but finally, after thirteen years of thinking I’ll never get justice, today it will be over once he gets the maximum sentence. “Are you okay?” Tes asks as we stop before the door to wait for dad and Jillian. They are still seeing each other. It was strange at first, but I like them together. I nod. “He was convicted, but I’m still worried about sentencing. What if he only gets five years?” “The jury recommended a twenty-year minimum.” “I know, but Theodore was a big shot in this town. What if they let him off easy?” I had learned a long time that the law isn’t always equal for those with money and influence. “The world is watching. It would be hard for them to give him a slap on the wrist,
BrandiI fall on Tes’ chest panting. Tes pulls me close to him and kisses my forehead.“That was amazing,” I say between breaths. “You should come by every day.” He chuckles while stroking my back.“That would be nice, but you won’t get any work done.” I sigh as I hug his body.“My fiance and my father are both rich. Who needs work?” I mumble, almost in a sleep-like daze.“The woman who threatened to stab me with a butter knife if I didn’t let her go back to work after six weeks off.” I laugh.“I blame my postpartum brain for that.”“Is that right?” he asks as his hand glides up from the small of my back over my ass.“Yeah. I wasn’t thinking clearly. A life with no work sounds amazing.”“Hmmm. Then we can begin the interview process. Great.” I glance at him, bewildered, as I raise my head.“Interviews for what?”“Your replacement. We can find someone to run this location. And get a regional manager to oversee the others so you can be a stay-at-home wife and mom.”I swallow hard as my
WilliamShe slides her lips up and down my dick, but nothing. I’m still fucking soft. It’s been three weeks and I still can’t get my shit to stand up. That bitch must have done something to me. There is no way I’m hooked on some young pussy. Fuck.“Stop!”“But you didn’t.” She looks down at my limp dick.“Yes, obviously I didn’t. Get the fuck out and get back to work.” She gets up quickly and heads out the door.Fuck. I pour myself a glass of whiskey and down it. I need to clear my head and forget about her. Maybe I need to take my mind off sex for a while. A tough job when you run a sex empire. But I need to do it.I sigh, pull out my phone, and call Cap. He’s been no help with my minor issue, well, big fucking issue. This shit is fucking up my life., I exhale. Maybe a game of domino and poker with the guys will get me right.“William.”“Cap, what are you up to?”“Just left Gianna's graduation party. Heading home to watch the Spurs game with the boys.”“Oh…” He’s on family time.“Wha