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  “Where do you work, Adele?” Garth turns back to look at me and my heart starts to race when I look back at Alexis, praying that she doesn’t answer for me.

  “She works at--”

  “I work nearby,” I cut her off and narrow my eyes at her. I should have never come here. I should have stayed with Alex. I thought it would be bad to stay in that house after last night. We kissed and I enjoyed it a little too much. I hid out in the bedroom to avoid him and when Alexis gave me an out, I took it. I should have been a big girl and suggested a different time with Alexis. If I had listened to what my heart was telling me, I would have stayed in and figured out what was going on between me and Alex. I chose the easier path which led to me sitting across from Garth.

  I need a way out of this shit. I look between Garth and Alexis and he is turning on the charm to the point I want to throw up.

  “What do you ladies do for work?” Garth asks and Alexis starts giving him all the details about her store. She even starts to tell him that we met there and became friends.

  “Alexis. Please share your own life and not mine,” I rudely advise her and she looks at me a bit stunned as she looks back at Garth.

  I will have to apologize later if there is a later for me. I don’t need her telling him where he can find me if I do make it out of here. My cell rings and I nearly jump from the table. Both Alexis and Garth look at me and then look back at each other as Alexis starts talking again. I close my eyes when I realize that it’s Alex. He asks me if Garth is with me and I tell him that he is. He tells me that someone named Oliver will be arriving shortly and that he is on his way too. I close my eyes and pray that this Oliver gets here as soon as possible. I hang up and notice Garth is watching me. A few minutes later Alexis’ phone rings. She answers with a ‘Yes, Alex.’ and I assume that he is warning her exactly who is at our table.

  I can see Alexis stiffen as she listens to whatever he is telling her on the phone. She ends the call by saying “Okay. I understand, honey,” she says and hangs up.

  “Is everything okay, Alexis?” Garth asks her when she pulls away from him slightly.

  “No. It was my boyfriend. He is such a possessive bastard and he was just letting me know that he is on his way. The last thing I want is some pizza house brawl, so you’d better get your own table after all,” she says as her eyes meet mine.

  “I think some things are worth fighting for, Alexis,” he declares as he turns back to look at me.

  Alexis and I look at each other and realize that this situation isn’t going to end well. As the waiter drops off a box and our bill, another guy walks up to the table. He is tall with dark hair and he has a beard. He must be at least six feet tall and he is built like a football player. Alexis sighs and I look over at her as she nods her head at me and closes her eyes.

  “Hi, Oliver. What are you doing here?” she asks and I release the breath that I was holding.

  “I am actually here to pick you girls up. Let’s get out of here,” he suggests as he looks at Garth and hands the waiter a fifty-dollar bill.

  “I’m sorry. I don’t think Adele will be going anywhere with you,” Garth says as he grabs my arm across the table.

  “I suggest you take your hands off her. Alexis and Adele are walking out of here with me. How you leave here is totally up to you,” Oliver threatens as he opens his suit coat and displays his gun.

  I look at the gun and look back towards Garth who has now released my arm. As he slides out to allow Alexis out of the booth, I get up and we both stand next to Oliver. As we turn to walk away Alex comes rushing into the restaurant and toward us. He pulls me into a hug and puts his hand on my face asking if I am okay. I nod and look over to Alexis as her eyes widen as she looks between the two of us. When Alex releases me, he looks over to Garth and I can see the same anger in his eyes that I saw in Garth’s earlier.

  “Oliver, would you mind getting the girls out of here? I’ll deal with Garth.”

  “I think it would be better if you take the girls and I deal with him. You’re not thinking straight right now, Alex. Let me handle this,” Oliver suggests and I grab Alex by the hand pulling him toward me. He looks over at me and back towards Garth and nods his head at Oliver.

  Alex holds his arm out indicating for Alexis and me to leave first and he places his hand on my lower back as he follows us out of the restaurant.

  “We’ll walk you to your car, Alexis, and then we have to get out of here,” Alex says as we head to her car.

  “Which one of you should I call tomorrow morning to find out what the hell is going on between you two?” Alexis asks before she closes her car door and we both just look at her. We wait until she pulls off before heading to Alex’s car.

  We both remain quiet during the short walk to his car. Once he pulls out into traffic I break down.

  Alex

  A few minutes after I pull onto the road Adele starts crying. I turn to look at her, but since I am driving I can’t hold her the way I am aching to do. I reach over and place my hand on her knee hoping that she understands that I am here for her. I decide that it’s best to take her back to my place instead of the club. She is in no condition to work right now. I pull into my driveway and jump out of the car and head over to Adele’s side to open the door. She is already out of the car and waiting for me. I grab her hand and we walk into the house and once inside she leans back against the wall next to the front door. I grab my cell phone to make a quick call to Teddy to let him know that we won’t be in tonight. When I hang up, I turn around and notice that Adele is watching me.

  “I have to leave tonight,” she stutters as she wipes away the tears that are pouring down her face.

  “You’re not going anywhere, Adele.” I toss my cell phone on the sofa and run my hand through my hair.

  “He won’t give up. I am sure he remembers you kicking him out of the club. He’ll keep watching the club and he’ll figure out how to get to me. What’s worse is he now knows Alexis and she’s in danger too,” Adele says while rubbing her eyes. I sigh and rub my forehead digesting everything that Adele is saying.

  “Alexis will be ok. I’ll put someone on her,” I tell her and she shakes her head and narrows her eyes at me

  “Is Oliver a cop?” she questions and I already know where this conversation is leading.

  “No,” I answer shaking my head and she closes her eyes.

  “Did you know that Frank gave me five thousand dollars to help me? Who does that kind of shit? Not to mention that Nick managed to get ten thousand dollars for my worthless car,” she mentions.

  “Adele, I am not sure why you're telling me this?” I watch her, but I know why she’s telling me. She is adding shit up.

  “You said that you would handle Garth. Tonight, you called me already knowing he was at the restaurant and you sent gun-toting Oliver. Now you're saying that you’ll put someone on Alexis. Who exactly are you, Alex?”

  “You already know who I am,” I tell her and she shakes her head.

  “Tell me or I will leave. I got away from one bad situation Alex,” she argues.

  I close the distance between us and as she backs away from me her back hits the wall again. I reach over and grab a lock of her hair and play with it between my fingers. Her eyes close as I watch her.

  “Who do you think I am, Adele? Who do you want me to be?” I ask and she shakes her head.

  “Are you in the mob, Alex?” she quietly asks.

  “I am not in it, I help run it, Adele.” I get even closer and she takes a deep breath. I get close enough to push my thigh between her legs and I feel her stiffen. I tilt my head to run my tongue along her neck and Adele grabs my shirt to pull me closer. I pull her skirt up so that it’s bunched around her waist. I push her panties aside and rub my fingers against her pussy.

  “You are so wet for me aren’t you, baby?” I whisper into her ear and she practically rides my hand. I put two fingers inside and start pushing them in and out with the same intensity that I
want my dick to be moving into her. Adele drops her head to my shoulder and starts to moan as her wetness starts to slide down my fingers. I pull away so that her head comes off my shoulder and tilt her head so that I can kiss her and she eagerly opens for me. Adele starts to unbutton my shirt and at that very moment, there is a fucking knock at the door. I decide to ignore it and the pounding gets harder. I look over at the door and Adele freezes and looks back at me. I remove my fingers and stick them in my mouth licking each one of them as she watches me. I look down at her skirt and she looks down too and pulls it back down.

  Oliver walks in looking between me and Adele. She does look a little flushed and slightly used and if he looks me over he’ll have an unpleasant surprise. I am hard and had to make several adjustments before I opened the door. Adjustments were made, but I need a release and hopefully, I’ll get one once I get him out.

  “Did I interrupt something?” Oliver asks as he looks between Adele and me.

  “Did you take care of Garth?” I ask not wanting to answer his question especially when there are more important issues at hand.

  “I talked to him. I let him know it was in his best interest to forget about Adele. He agreed and left,” Oliver advises as he looks at Adele.

  “He’ll never just forget about me,” Adele whispers, but Oliver and I both hear her.

  “I need you to put someone on Alexis and watch the club,” I tell Oliver and his eyes narrow.

  “Someone will be assigned to Alexis when I leave. Why do you need me to watch the club?” he asks as he looks over at Adele.

  “Adele can’t go back there until we know Garth got the message and I can’t leave her alone until then,” I tell him and Oliver smirks at me and shakes his head.

  When Oliver leaves, I lock the door and turn back to see Adele headed into the kitchen. I follow her in and she grabs a beer out of the fridge. I walk past her and grab one for myself.

  “You don’t have to do this, Alex.”

  “I don’t have to do what, Adele?” I ask as I take a sip of my beer.

  “You don’t have to put your life on hold babysitting me. I know it’s not smart for me to be at the club, but it’s your business. You need to be there,” Adele reminds me, holding her bottle of beer.

  “I don’t do anything I don’t want to do, baby. It’s not smart for me to go in. If Garth didn’t agree with Oliver, he’ll watch the club. I can’t be in and out of there and take the chance of him following me back to you,” I tell her.

  “That’s why I shouldn’t stay here, Alex.”

  “You’re not leaving, Adele,” I advise as I watch her take a swallow of her beer. My eyes focus on her holding the bottle and my mind moves to her holding my dick. I can practically feel her squeezing it as she takes it to her mouth. I hear an ‘ahem’ and I look up to meet her eyes.

  “Why were you staring at me like that?” she asks and I shake my head. She isn’t ready to hear all the things I am thinking about when it comes to her.

  I finish off my beer and notice that she is almost done with hers too. I have no idea what I am supposed to be doing. I would like to throw her across my shoulder and toss her onto my bed, but I doubt that Adele will want that. Granted she let me get her off earlier, but I think I will have to work her up for more of that.

  “How about a movie?” I ask her and her eyes widen.

  “You want to go out to a movie?”

  “No, we aren’t going out. We can do movies on demand or I do have a few DVDs that we can watch.” I tilt my head and Adele smiles at me and I feel a tightness in my chest as she does. I decide to let her pick the movie and she manages to pick some old mafia godfather movie. I should roll my eyes when I see that of all the choices she had, that would be the one she would choose. Since I don’t need to see the previews, I head to the kitchen to make popcorn and hope that she likes the garlic salt that I pour in the bowl. When I return to the living room Adele is curled up on the couch under a blanket and the movie is just starting.

  I sit down next to her and she throws up the cover and puts some over me. This is really going to test the hell out of me, but I give her a smile as I hold the popcorn and get comfortable. As we watch the movie, Adele appears to become more comfortable sitting next to me. At first, she is stiff but she soon starts to relax and leans on me as the movie continues. By the time the movie is over we’re done with the popcorn and I am lying down. Adele is lying in front of me with her head on my arm. My other arm is draped across her waist and her hand is holding mine. Every once in a while, she will move and her ass bumps into my crotch. There isn’t that much room on the couch so it becomes a little hard to keep adjusting myself so she doesn’t feel how hard my dick is getting during this damn movie.

  “Have you ever killed anyone, Alex?” she asks when one of the main characters commits an ugly murder.

  “I’ll plead the fifth,” I tell her.

  “That means yes,” she says and I stare at the tv hoping she’ll move on from this conversation.

  “Nope. It only means I plead the fifth,” I reassert and Adele turns around on the couch and throws her leg over mine.

  “Normally innocent people don’t plead the fifth. Pleading the fifth only means you’re getting asked questions and the answers will get you in trouble,” she states as I try to move my hard dick away from her.

  “Do you want me to fuck you, Adele?” I ask her to change the subject and I notice as her breathing gets harder.

  “I’ll plead the fifth,” she answers smartly and my eyes narrow on her.

  Adele

  “Do you want me to fuck you, Adele?” Those are the last words Alex asks me before the only thing I can hear is my own heartbeat. How do I even answer him? Hell yes, I want you to fuck me. I have an ache for him that won’t go away. I laid against him on this couch for over an hour and I can feel how hard and big he is against my ass. He would pull away and I always managed to readjust myself so I could feel him. This can’t be a good situation I’m getting myself into. I just escaped my abusive husband and I go on the run to end up with the mob? How could I know that Alexis and Lola had connections?

  You would think that Frank giving me a check for five thousand dollars would have been the first clue. Just who gives someone that kind of money? Now I am curled up with Alex who started off being the biggest jerk I had met, except for Garth. The only difference is, Garth didn’t start out as a jerk. He totally charmed me and I fell for him like a rock. Alex started off as the jerk and now he is totally charming me. He can be a little bossy sometimes, but for some reason, I feel safe with him. I don’t think anything can hurt me if he’s around.

  “I’ll plead the fifth,” I tell him and his eyes darken as he narrows them on me. How could they not? He knows that I want him and I have my leg thrown over him. He pulls me closer to him and his dick is now pressing against me and I adjust myself so I can feel more of him. I place my hands on his face and love the feeling of the scruff that is on his jaw. I lift to kiss him and he pulls me closer and our lips finally meet again. As we deepen our kiss, I climb on top of him. He lifts his hips and holds me down so that he can grind himself against me.

  “Tell me that you want me to fuck you, Adele,” he moans against my ear. I moan and continue to grind myself against him. It’s on the tip of my tongue to say it, but for some reason, I can’t. Once I give myself to this man I can’t take it back. I am married and on the run from my husband. Alex is the mob and I can’t give myself to him, no matter how much I ache to do so. Alex grabs my face and meets my eyes and I look down at him.

  “Say it, Adele.” I tilt my head and open my mouth when there is a large crash and Alex shoots up pushing me off him. He runs over the window and runs outside. When I get to the window, I see that it’s broken by the large rock laying on the floor. I pick up the rock and there is a note taped to it. “SHE IS MINE!” I drop the rock and rush to the door looking for Alex. I close the door and rush to the phone thinking I should call the police. I just wat
ched that damn Mafia movie and the common theme is that the police aren’t your friends, and I know that Alex is Mafia. I don’t know if I should call? Oh hell… I should call!

  Before I hit the last number, Alex comes back into the house and I hang up the phone. I run over to him throwing my arms around him.

  “Are you ok?” I ask.

  “Yes. He got away. Who were you calling?”

  “The police,” I tell him wondering if this is the thing to say to him.

  “Adele... Please don’t ever call the police.” He shakes his head looking at me.

  “It was Garth. He left a note on the rock,” I tell him and he walks back over to the window picking up the rock. He shakes his head and walks over to the phone.

  He walks away from me while he is on the phone, but I manage to hear that he is talking to Oliver. He tells him that he wants people watching his house too. They need to be there tonight and everyone is to be looking for Garth. He wants him ‘eliminated’ and I swallow hard at hearing that part. I have never been around the mafia or heard any of their lingo, but I know what eliminated meant. It means to make someone or something disappear. He just told Oliver that he wants Garth killed. If something happens to Garth, Alex will be responsible. He can go to prison and since I just overheard him, I may go along with him. Garth hurt me and I would be lying if I said I wouldn’t mind if they broke a leg or even a few ribs and warned him against ever coming near me again. Killing him is another thing that I don’t know if I can live with.

  Alex is holding the phone as he approaches me and I turn to face him.

  “I don’t want him eliminated,” I tell him and his eyes widen as he places the phone on the table.

  “Adele,” he says lowering his head.

  “Alex! Do not have him killed!” I am seconds away from yelling at him.

  Alex lifts his head and takes two steps toward me and I take three steps back.

  “If you have him killed, I will never forgive you. I will go to the police,” I threaten and his eyes darken.