I got out of the car and adjusted my leather jacket. I followed Dom to where Vander Veer waited. Andrew, one of our court, pushed Celeste’s door closed and shook his head at her. She was only allowed out if we needed her. Past that, she could keep her ass in the car.
“Ah, my future son-in-law,” Vander Veer greeted me with a wink, his men armed to the teeth by his side.
“How’s it going?” I grunted, reaching out and shaking his hand.
“I’m well. Heard you all had a little incident at the De Santis estate.”
“My wedding reception didn’t go as planned,” Dom said in an even voice. “Ivanov’s crew crashed it.”
“Among other things, I hear,” Vander Veer said conversationally.
“Among other things,” Dom agreed.
“Well, no offense to you, Dominic, but your old man is a prick.”
“I couldn’t agree more.”
Vander Veer smirked. “And that’s why I gave the contract to you. I feel confident you’ll fix both of our problems.” He gestured for us to follow him.
When we reached the back of one of the SUVs, his men opened it and showed us the weapons cache in the back.
Dom nodded. It was a lot of guns. I picked up a nine and surveyed it. Vander Veer made quality products. It was perfection.
“Those are my favorite,” Vander Veer said. “I’m including some ammo to get you going. The rest of what you need is on the way to the site you indicated.”
“The balance of the payment will be in your account as soon as I get the delivery,” Dom said.
“Fantastic. Well, it was a pleasure doing business with you,” he said, holding his hand out for Dom to shake.
Dom took it and shook before they broke away.
“One last thing.” Vander Veer reached into his jacket and pulled out a grenade. “A parting gift. I’m sure you’ll find a good use for it. They’re new. Extended detonation time. I’ve included a case, no charge, with the delivery.”
Dom gazed down at the grenade for a moment before he stuffed it into his jacket.
“Until next time?” Vander Veer winked as Dom nodded and then backed away.
It was over. And we hadn’t had to kill someone for once.
It was a first.