“You see son, people think we are invincible, strong, but people like me and Chloe we hurt easily and deeply but we do it privately.”
He dropped his gaze to the floor now and spoke in a hushed tone.
“You think I don’t know my own wife is cheating on me with any guy who gives her the time of day.”
To be honest I had no idea Chloe’s Mum had been cheating, but I didn’t reply I just carried on listening.
“I found out years ago but I won’t leave her, I’ll never leave her and do you know why?”
I shook my head.
“Because she’s an evil vindictive cow my wife and I know she’d use Chloe to get at me. She’d hurt her and screw her up even more than she has done over the years. I can’t leave my daughter to live alone with that cruelty and I can’t take my daughter away with me because…well legally I can’t. So I stay here and I put up with her cheating ways so I can be here for my girl and save her any more heartache. Give her the love and guidance my wife can’t. I live for Chloe, so you see her happiness means the world to me and if she’s heading for heart break from you I’d appreciate a heads up so I can prepare and do my best to help her heal.”
I was knocked for six. Stan had just surpassed the already high position he held in my mind and shot right up to Saint or even God like status. That he sacrificed his own happiness to save his daughter from heartache did something to me. It made me realise I felt the same way too. Yes I was hanging around in a home full of violence and abuse, waiting for the day when I could escape with my brother because I couldn’t leave him all alone. But at the same time the thought of leaving Chloe made me feel physically sick. When the time came and I was in a position to escape with Freddie I wasn’t convinced I’d be able to do it. A life without Chloe felt like no life at all.
“There won’t be any heart break for Chloe from me I can assure you of that Sir.” I replied confidently.
He walked over to me now and patted me on my shoulder.
“We get one life son, don’t let what other people think hold you back.”
I knew what he was saying, he was referring to the age gap, but it was too big a deal for me right now. I had to wait, I’d promised myself that I’d wait. I thought of what my Mum would think if other people were shaking their heads in disgust at her eldest son. I’d never want to bring shame to her, Freddie or Chloe for that matter, it was too much for me to bear. I wanted to lead a good life, the opposite life to my father.
“I know.” I replied, “I just have a few…things to sort out before I start thinking of the future.”
He smiled and then looked down at the engine.
“Think I’ll pop her into Al’s give you chance to work on her when you’re getting paid for it. You’re a good man Luca. Remember that.”
He closed the bonnet and wandered off into his house leaving me staring after him, feeling like I’d been given a warning and a green light. If I wasn’t confused before I most certainly was now. Why couldn’t I have been born second instead of Freddie? Life sucked sometimes.
My door knocked pulling me out of my daydream and moments later Leo strode in carrying the paperwork I’d asked him for on a shipment we’d recently dealt with. He came to the side of my desk to drop them down and I turned to grab them and that’s when something caught my eye on the security monitors that filled the left wall of my office. A sight that made every nerve in my body twitch and the veins in my neck almost pop in fury. Vinnie, bloody Vinnie on the dancefloor with his grubby hands all over her, all over my Chloe. She didn’t look too disappointed about it either, as she ground her ass into his crotch and rubbed herself up and down him. I wanted to rip his fucking head off and tear down the whole fucking club I was so angry. He’d been told already and he ignored my direct orders. He couldn’t touch her, not now not ever. She was mine and he needed telling.
I shot out of my chair and flung my office door open. I didn’t even flinch when I heard the almighty bang it made against the plaster in the wall. Fuck it, I’d get it re-plastered in the morning, hell I’d redecorate the whole club if it took away the images of him pawing at her like that in front of everyone. Bastard.
I took the stairs two at a time and flew through the doors into the main club like a bat out of hell. I could see my security guys nervously glancing at each other, they knew why I was here. I stomped over to the edge of the dance floor area and held my hands on my hips, scanning the area to find them. Then silver sparkles caught my eye and the vision of her ass, her curves poured into that dress made me go full on cave man. I had to fight down the urge to stalk over to her, throw her over my shoulder, carry her off to my cave and spank her for what she’d done. Shit the image of Chloe bent over my knee ready for a good hard spanking, her curvy ass naked and ready for me made me rock hard and I had to adjust myself before I could even think about moving. Tonight this shit ended.
Chapter 13
Being in a club again and letting the music take me away, take over my body, was the best feeling I’d had in ages. I felt a little guilty about the saucy seductive way I was grinding up against Vinnie, but hell we were in a club, that’s what people did right? It didn’t mean anything.
The dancefloor was packed solid as everyone got lost in their moves, the DJ switched the track over to Tyga telling us to have a Taste. I was busy gyrating and singing along when a bolt of nervous electricity went through my body and I automatically glanced up at Vinnie who was in a trance totally oblivious to his surroundings. I didn’t need to turn around to know he was there. My Luca radar was on full alert and blaring loud and clear into my ear lobes. A second later it wasn’t just the radar blaring, it was Luca.
“Get your dirty fucking hands off her.” He shouted across at Vinnie. Luca was stood behind me and as he spoke his hands found their way to my hips and he pulled me back into him. I could feel his hardness pushing into my back. Was it the confrontation that was turning him on or me?
Vinnie chose that moment to look up, his consciousness returning with a bang as his eyes grew wide and he started to shake his head and plead his case.
“It’s not what it looks like boss. I swear. I just brought her along because she was bored and I didn’t think it would matter. She’s safe here anyway. What’s the big deal?”
I heard Luca take a deep breath in, he was glaring over my shoulder at Vinnie. His face was inches away from mine now and I could feel the tension in his taunt muscles as he fought himself from launching into Vinnie and pummelling him into the ground.
“You don’t bring her anywhere, she isn’t yours. You don’t get to talk to her, touch her or dance with her, nothing. Do you hear me? This place is crawling with people, it’s not safe and neither are you if I ever see you again got it? Now get out you’re fired.”
Vinnie just stayed put gawping at Luca as if he’d just spoken to him in Japanese.
I couldn’t let Vinnie take the wrap for this though, it wasn’t fair.
“Don’t take it out on him!” I screamed, whirling round to face Luca head on and jabbing my finger into his solid chest as I spoke, “I wanted to come because I’m fed up of be