13. Saverio
13
SAVERIO
B usiness brings me to Missouri, my least favorite state out of the thirty-seven I’ve visited. The flat, unvaried landscape and dull colors do little to inspire me. However, my responsibilities leave me no choice but to be here, albeit begrudgingly.
A local gang of thugs targeted a member of the Family. Their leader, known only as Razor, vandalized and harassed the property first. I sent an emissary to St. Louis to speak with him, but it didn’t work out as planned. A few days later, the property exploded in the middle of the day when everyone was at work. It was a message from Razor to the Castigliones, and I had no choice but to respond.
The laborious process of sorting out the details has been a pain in my ass. The members of the Family immediately called the cops, prompting an ongoing investigation. What they failed to mention was their own provocation of the local gang, which had now escalated into Razor himself requesting a meeting with me in order to prevent an all-out war. It’s been a mess, and it’s taking up too much of my time.
I left to deal with the St. Louis bullshit after carving Lucia’s implant out of her skin. I wish I could have stayed and comforted her, but that wasn’t what she wanted. I’m a smart enough guy to know when to give a beautiful woman her space. I even allowed her to enjoy her first day of school without my interference, but now I’m growing restless and frustrated. And I need someone pure and innocent to distract me from the violence and blood breaking out across the city.
Saverio
Hey Dandelion. How was your first day?
Lucia
It would have been worse if I had to wear a jacket all day to hide an ugly wound on my arm. Oh wait…
Saverio
Nobody said you had to hide it.
Lucia
You’re right. Explaining to second graders why I have a bloody bandage is a teachable moment.
Saverio
If it’s still bleeding that much, you should get stitches. I have a guy at the Topeka Hospital if you want someone who won’t ask too many questions.
Lucia
How about an OBGYN who won’t ask me how the fuck I got my implant removed without making an appointment?
Saverio
Give me your OB’s name and forty-eight hours. She won’t ask you any questions ever again.
Lucia
You’re incorrigible.
Saverio
That’s a big word for second graders, Miss Terlizzi.
Lucia
I always thought you had the reading comprehension of a seven-year-old.
A burst of laughter escapes my lips, loud and unrestrained. Lucia never fails to catch me off guard, constantly keeping me on my toes with her quick wit and playful banter.
Sometimes, I wish we would have met under different circumstances. If our fathers weren’t partners in the same organized crime syndicate… if her conniving brother hadn’t undermined his betrothal to my sister… perhaps we’d have fallen in love the old-fashioned way. I’d still be running Konza Elite, but she’d be teaching in Manhattan. Each night, we’d come home to the same place, make love on the kitchen table, and have half a dozen children running around with my eyes and her perfect smile.
I drag myself from my daydream and change the subject.
Saverio
I’m in St. Louis for a few days. Don’t get into any trouble while I’m gone.
Lucia
Plenty of time to get a new implant.
Saverio
I hate having to teach the same lesson twice, but for you, Dandelion, I’ll do it as many times as needed until it gets through your head that you’re going to have my baby.
Lucia
A bastard to fit in with your siblings.
Saverio
Low blow, gorgeous. You’ll be punished for that.
Lucia
I’m not afraid of you.
Saverio
That’s what I love about you. You’re the only person who’s seen the face of darkness and doesn’t tremble when it’s coming for you in a dark alley.
Saverio
Or coming in you.
Lucia
I’m going to get you condoms for your birthday.
Saverio
Don’t waste your money.
Lucia
Do you have a guy who can make me a condom cake? Asking for a friend. Also, what’s your favorite flavor of cake?
Saverio
I have a guy who will turn your ass a beautiful shade of red if you show up at my door with condoms and a condom cake.
Lucia
I said I was asking for a friend. Not everything is about you, Saverio.
Saverio
The offer still stands. If you ever need someone to put their hands all over your ass and make you cry, I’m your guy.
Lucia
Not much of a crier, but thanks.
Saverio
I’ll see you next week, Dandelion.
Lucia
I’m busy.
Saverio
I know where you live.
Lucia
We’re sorry, but the number you’ve dialed is out of service.
Saverio
You can’t hide from me forever.
Lucia
Have you tried online dating? I hear good things about it. I bet you could find someone to match your freak on Tinder.
Saverio
I can’t wait to hear what you have to say when I’m balls deep in your pussy. I bet you’ll be screaming my name.
Lucia
That’s never happening again.
Saverio
Whatever you say, Dandelion.
My arousal is evident in the throbbing hardness pressing against the zipper of my jeans. I could jack off and make it go down, but it would only be a temporary fix; I’ll be hard again in a few hours when I reread this conversation.
If only Lucia were here, her body pressed against mine and her soft moans in my ear; then I could find true release in filling her pussy with my seed.