Taking What He Wants

I guess Vito had given them a heads up while he’d left the room earlier.

“Oh my…..Rocco….” He grabbed for his brother’s arm before they both made their way towards Delia and I.

They studied her from head to toe, taking in every aspect of her features before Santino stepped forward.

“Hello little Delia, I am your uncle Santino, and this is your uncle Rocco.”

“Hello, pleased to meet you.” Her voice was small and tired, I think the events of the day were finally catching up to her as she shook hands with her uncles.

“Well Vito, fill us in.”

They both took a seat as Vito filled them in on what we had learned so far. They were none too happy to hear about the poor treatment of their niece to say the least.

There was bantering back and forth about what action should be taken, I always knew my godfather and his brothers had reputations for being cutthroat in the business world, but I’d never known them to be vengeful, tonight I was learning a new lesson.

I listened as everyone had an opinion on what needed to be done at this point if anything. Rocco was trying to figure out how to bring charges against Joann and Carl, but for what? Santino kept his silence but he was thinking very hard while doing it.

This went on for some time until the talk turned to other matters, namely Delia’s place in their family.

“Of course we have to change everything, those bungling idiots that have been chomping at the bit waiting to pick over our carcasses aren’t going to be too happy.” Santino cackled at his own humor.

My mom who had left the room without me noticing came in with a tray of refreshments. I forced Delia to have some juice and a sandwich even though she protested that she wasn’t hungry. She’d been following the conversation between her father and his brothers with wide eyes. I just held her close, I didn’t think now was a good time to tell her their worth, it just might be the straw that broke the camel’s back.

“Think of the baby, it’s been a while since peanut ate anything and you know that’s no good for her.” I thought I’d spoken softly enough that only she heard but I underestimated how deeply engrossed in her Vito was.

“Baby, a baby….” Vito was across the room in a flash, taking her hands in his.

“I’m going to be a grandfather?”

“Who the fuck cares, somebody get me out of here, I need to go…..”

“Who is this vile creature?” Oh shit I had forgotten all about the drugged out whore on the floor, it looked like she’d taken a nap sitting up against the wall.

“That’s the sister.” Vito offered.

“Oh is it?” Oh hell, Santino looked…….what the fuck is that look? I don’t think I’ve ever seen it on a human being outside a movie. Sinister was too tame a word.

I had the feeling the Fieldings were in for a world of hurt, and if they thought I was bad, even I knew I had nothing on the Escalantes.

I felt myself shiver as the three brothers turned their attention on Celine.

Damn, she’s so fucked.

Chapter 15

DELIA

Well it looks like I have a new father, I’m not quite sure what’s going on around me everything seems to be going really fast and I can’t seem to catch up.

After Vi…..my….father stopped going on about the baby things had gone something like this.

“Well now she must come home with us.”

“Uh, no,…….I respect how you feel, you’ve just met your long lost daughter, you’re excited about that understandably, but my wife stays with me, always, no exceptions.”

There was silence following that mandate by Chase, no one spoke for a while, I drew closer to him and accepted his reassuring squeeze, he didn’t seem too worried about the outcome so I relaxed against his side. As much as I wanted to explore this new family dynamic of mine there was no way I was leaving him to do it.

“Okay boys, let’s go.” Vito summoned his brothers and they rose from their chairs to leave.

“Where are you going godfather?”

“You’ll see soon enough not to worry daughter we’ll be back.” With that they were gone.

Chase and I had spent another hour with his family before he decided it was okay to take me home to our own fortress; cue eye roll I had the feeling it might be some time before I saw the outside world again.

We were both a little jolted when the three brothers showed up an hour later on our doorstep with their suitcases.

Chase just shook his head, opened the door wider and pointed up the stairs.

“You know where everything is.”

They bounded up the stairs like three teenagers instead of the middle aged men they were.

That was three days ago and now I find myself hiding out.