Becoming the Street Boss - Hayley Faiman Page 0,47
I want and is always more than happy to oblige. She’s easy, much easier than the woman upstairs.
“Nothing is happening there. I pay for a service she provides, nothing more,” I say with a shrug.
Arlo hums. “Is that service terminated?”
“For the moment.”
“Massimo,” he hisses.
Clearing my throat, I shake my head as though he can see me. “You know who my mother was to my father. I won’t put a woman in that position, even if I don’t care about her emotionally. I also won’t put my wife in the position my father’s wife was in and force her to raise a baby of my lover, so, for now, my wife is my sole focus.”
“You should have courted Pippa a little bit, even if for a couple of months.”
“Not your fuckin’ business,” I snap. “When is our next collection meeting?”
Arlo doesn’t say anything right away. I wait for him to answer me, knowing that he’s going to add a little something extra for my obvious annoyance with his suggestion.
“You have two weeks to get all your new debts gathered up.”
“My men will have it. I’ll make sure of that.”
Without another word, I end the call, not wishing to hear more of his advice. I probably should have dated Pippa, but that’s not what I did and that ship has fucking sailed. She’s my wife now. I like that she’s mine. That I own her for the rest of her life. She’s mine and at my side is where she’ll stay.
There’s an email from an unknown sender, clicking on it, I frown at the message that has several accompanying photographs attached.
Ignoring the email message, I scroll down to the photo and I freeze. The breath in my lungs freezes. It’s me, pointing a gun at Gallo’s wife. The next photo is blood spraying around her head, me still pointing that gun at her.
My fingers move faster than I thought possible, scrolling to the top to see the message. It’s simple. Too fucking simple.
YOU’RE A BAD BOY. I’M WATCHING YOU. DO WHAT I WANT AND YOU’LL BREATHE FREE AND EASY. I’LL BE IN TOUCH.
Frowning, I sit back in my chair and focus on the first picture, then scroll down to the second. Who the fuck could have known we were going there? Who the fuck could have followed us?
Picking up my phone, I call Brando.
“Yeah?” he asks, picking up the phone.
“You got a minute to meet in person?” I ask.
“Meet you at Prospect Park, usual spot in thirty?”
Ending the call, I push my chair back, powering down my computer. I pull the email up on my phone, take a couple screenshots of the photos so that I can send them to Brando after I talk to him, then shove my phone in my pocket.
Making my way out of my office, I head toward Pippa. It doesn’t take me long to find her, she’s in her new closet. Her clothes are put away, I’m surprised that she doesn’t have more. As soon as she senses me, she turns around.
“Massimo?” she asks as soon as her eyes find mine.
Closing the distance between us, I slide my hand around her waist, pulling her close to my chest as I dip my chin. Touching my mouth to hers, I taste her sweet lips.
“I have to go out for a little while, I’ll bring home dinner.”
Her entire body stiffens and I hold my breath for a moment, waiting for her anger. It doesn’t come. Instead, she nods her head stiffly, then gives me a forced smile.
“Okay,” she says.
My lips twitch, knowing that she’s trying to hold her tongue and it looks as though it’s physically painful for her to do. One of my hands slides down to grab ahold of her ass, the other I lift and wrap around the side of her neck.
Tilting my head to the side, I touch my lips to hers, then slide my tongue inside of her hot mouth. She moans, her back automatically arching, her tits pressing against my chest as she moans into my mouth.
Nibbling on her bottom lip, I break the kiss with a growl. “I won’t be long, what do you want for dinner?” I murmur against her lips.
“Doesn’t matter, as long as you come with it,” she breathes.
I moan, taking a step back from her. “Dress up for me again?” I ask.
“In lingerie?”
Licking my lips, my eyes drag over her body. “Yeah.”
Without another word, before I fuck her against the wall, I turn and walk away. I need