CHAPTER 23 - DADDY DEAREST

I wake up the next morning and I stretch out, my body is stiff in the most wonderful way, I can feel a slight ache down below, but it's a delicious kind of ache knowing how you got it. I roll into my side and see Romeo still breathing softly, fast asleep. I decide to get up and leave him to sleep a bit, I go to the bathroom and do my morning ritual, have a shower and brush my teeth and put my damp hair up into a clip and swallow my pill. I get dressed in black yoga pants, and a black big v-neck t-shirt from Romeo's closet, I'm glad it's Saturday I generally have weekends off, but not since Romeo was shot, so the first weekend in almost four weeks. Its just after seven so I decide to make breakfast, I put the coffee on, two pots since I know the boys will be here this morning. I check my emails while I make fresh orange juice and there's nothing pressing happening, Mari texted and said she will be going in today, since there's a wedding at the hotel on the roof. Other than that business is looking phenomenal and everything is where it should be.

I pop some croissants in the oven, luckily I have them pre-packed since I made dozens of them. I place jams, cheeses, freshly baked bread I just pulled out the oven and make a platter of fresh fruits and hams some fresh fette biscottate and yoghurt with honey on the table. A typical Italian breakfast. I pull the croissants out the oven as well as the bread and place them on the table, the coffee I put on warmer plates, as well as espresso I made and orange juice on the table and we are set. The table is set for Dario, Leo, Luc, Tino, Romeo and myself. On cue Romeo enters staring at the table, not bad it's just after nine. "Smells like Italia amore," Romeo says kissing me good morning he has a black workout vest on and some shorts, his hair still damp from his shower. In walk the starving boys.

"Smells like Italy in here," Dario says and Luc and Leo agree. Tino gives me a wink and a smirk with a nod. That's his way of communicating with me. The boys all sit and say grace and we all dig in, I realise I worked up quite the appetite last night.

"So Romeo, you look relaxed," Leo teases.

Dario, Tino and Luc start laughing. "Of fuck off you asshole, I have a bullet with your name on it," Romeo spits and the boys laugh. Romeo's jaw ticks, a week ago, a comment like that would have meant Leo would have gotten a black eye. Romeo shakes his head and continues eating. Leo and Dario mouth a thank you to me and Luc is red with unshed laughter. I glare at them shaking my head. Breakfast goes well and I can't believe how much of a family they have become to me, I might be a Russo but I feel like a De Luca.

After breakfast, Romeo calls Dario and I to his study. "Dario, Lina wants to see her father today, while you set that up safely, please inform us and we will come around, only you and Leo are to know, no guards near the room but close enough should anything happen. Luc needs to go over business at The Underground, Valencia had some complaints, I will be going in later to the casino, we have maters to discuss regarding Mancini, then we can meet there at five. Tino is to be on standby and have about four men escorting us." It's hot listening to Romeo be this hard-core mafia man.

"Sure Romeo, will do. I think we will be ready at about one, with Alina's father, I will text you when it's time," Dario answers in that cool calm way he always is. I admire that about him. Leo is always more playful, I can see why they all work so well together.

Dario leaves and Romeo pulls me to his lap as he sits on his desk chair while he's clicking away on his laptop. "Lina, are you really ready to face your father? I'm sorry baby, but he's even worse than the man you remember, we also need to decide what to do with him," Romeo says worriedly.

"It's been weeks and I have been running from him for years. I need to get this over with, as far as I'm concerned I don't have a father not after today anyway," I take a breath and continue. "You do what you think is best for everybody, if it means he needs to be killed for all his indiscretions then so be it. Dimitri is trying to restore our family name with Gio by his side. Now my mother was just there for the perks and his money, she hasn't even asked about him since he's been gone. I don't particularly care about what she thinks anyway, she was never a real mother to me," I say sighing as the words leave my mouth.

Romeo looks at me with admiration and a hint of sadness, probably realising the depth of what I had to go through growing up. "When this is all over, we will take the trip to Italy. I have some business that should last a day or two and then it's just us and my family, they will love you, and my hoards of cousins. My sister will probably kidnap you for shopping or something, so be prepared, she is so full of energy and always wanted a sister," Romeo says trying to lighten my mood.

"I'm looking forward to it. Will construction on the new hotel start soon?" I ask remembering a few clients asking.

"It has in fact started already. We will be able to see the progress once we get there. Its important that you see it all, so it's up too the R&L standard as the one here in New York," Romeo says stroking my thigh, and just this small action is making me flustered. I do feel his hand on my back touching my skin under the t-shirt. I lean down and give him a hungry kiss. "Are you still sore?" Romeo asks huskily.

"Not really, the shower helped," I say as Romeo's hand has made it to my breasts, and I have no bra on. He lifts my t-shirt and takes a nipple into his mouth. I moan slightly.

"Romeo please fuck me, now! Hard and fast," I say with determination. He is too happy to oblige as I run my hand over his dick squeezing. Romeo puts his laptop on the floor and throws off everything else and locks his door with a switch I never knew he had, he pulls my pants and panties off and I remove my t-shirt. I pull off Romeo's tank as we kiss hungrily, his pants fall to his feet, and he pushes me back on the desk opening my legs wide. Romeo quite vulgarly feels if I'm wet enough and sucks his fingers and it's enough to make me drip, then he slams into me holding my hips as he slams harder and harder making me moan out loud. "Fuck yes!" I say with a loud moan.

He pulls me down and turns me so my torso is over the desk, and he slams into me again, slapping my ass a few times making me cry out in pleasure. Romeo doesn't let up, I feel his balls slapping me and it's making my stomach tingle. I'm close. I move back meeting him thrust for thrust, he moves his hand around to my nub working it with his fingers and I can't hold on. "Romeo, I'm going to come!" I shout.

"Fuck yes, me too, come with me baby!" Romeo says gruffly and gives my ass one more slap as his fingers work me and he slams one more time into me and I let go, moaning and eventually screaming as I'm hit with one of the best orgasms of my life. Romeo let's go as I pulse around him, grunting and swearing as he releases, I feel his body shudder and go stiff against me and he lays down on my back kissing my neck, letting our bodies come down. He pulls out and falls on his chair, I'm about to move when he keeps me there. "It's hot seeing it," Romeo says in a low sexy voice and I clench and he rubs my nub and it causes me to jerk. He pulls me back on his lap and I grab his tissues and wipe myself off best I can, so does Romeo. We get dressed and go have a hot shower, we spent about just over an hour in the study.

I slip on a black jean, black chiffon shirt with a black silk tank underneath and my high black ankle boots. I keep my make up natural, mostly mascara, liner and a pink natural lip. I wear my hair straight and loose. Romeo wears a fitted navy blue suit with a white shirt and silver satin tie. His hair immaculate and his Rolex on. We look quite the couple. Tino is waiting for us at twelve thirty, I grab my purse and we head to the black, apparent bullet proof SUV.

My nerves are back, I haven't spoken to him in since months before I left. Romeo squeezes my hand as he is going through his phone and glances over to me and gives me a reassuring smile. He doesn't say anything, he knows there's literally no words for this tense moment to come. Before I know it, we are pulled up at a mini mansion, this is apparently the meeting house for all Romeo's men. "The holding cells are below," is all Romeo says and I nod.

We walk in with Tino and four other men, everyone inside greeting Romeo as "boss" and me as "ma'am," I just nod and give a small smile. "Ready bella?" Romeo asks stroking my cheek and I nod, my stomach roiling, I take a deep breath and we head down to the cells. It's dark and dingy and smells awful, blood, sweat and dirt. I try not to throw up. "He's right through that door, I will be by your side the whole time, so will Dario and Leo," I nod and mutter a yes. Romeo nods at Leo who opens the heavy steel door.

I see my father chained to a wall, hands and feet, he's secured but I see he has a bed and amenities. He looks a bit battered and bruised, but not dirty or malnourished. Romeo must have ordered them to treat him with some modicum of respect. His eyes have dark circles though and he has a split lip. "Well, well what do we have here, the bitch daughter has finally made an appearance," my father spits.

I take a breath. "Hello Dante," I say summoning all my will power.

"You will address me as father," he says trying to intimidate me.

"You don't deserve that title," I spit at him.

"You ungrateful slut! I gave you everything and this is how you repay me? You run away, when I set you up with the man standing next to you?" he says angrily.

"What about the times you hit me, kept me under lock and key, I barely saw daylight. You murdered someone I loved for no reason at all except that I was interested in him and we wanted to marry. Stephen deserved more than the brutal end he got you sick fuck. You tried to use me for business deals not once but twice, you basically sold me to solidify your status! Your own daughter! Drago was a psychopath, and you would have let him do God knows what to me and not even give it a thought. You're the most evil sick man I have ever met!" I shout at him, shaking with anger.

"You went for one of them anyway, opened your legs for Romeo De Luca anyway, he will cheat on you and leave you, you're that pathetic and useless. You were nothing but a slut sleeping with that bastard I killed, and still a slut today. You should thank me, you would have had a good marriage to Romeo, at least he would have fucked women without you knowing," Dante spits at me in disgust and Romeo shoots him in the knee. "You are no daughter of mine, you deserve everything that happened to you!"

Romeo shoots him in the other knee, and he howls in pain, "you dare to speak to her like this? You would never have gotten anything you think you would have. This woman is the best being I have ever known and will ever have the privilege of knowing, it's a shame she has you for a father, you disgusting piece of shit. Not only what you have done to her, but what you almost done to innocent girls and everything else your dirty mind played out before. This is where the road ends for you. You had a chance to repent and ask for forgiveness before you die, I can see we still thought too highly of you," Romeo says with utter disdain and utter disgust.

"She... She will never be anything, you bitch of a daughter, will never be anything. I don't want forgiveness from you, you whore! I don't give a fuck for those girls," Dante screams at Romeo and me.

Leo and Dario hang their heads not believing the evil in front of them. He spits at me and I grab Romeo's gun from his hand and shoot him in the head, right between the eyes. "Goodbye you piece of shit", I say handing Romeo's gun back to him and I see all eyes on me. "My brother's taught me to shoot, I'm actually a better shot than either of them," I say shrugging and walking out of the room.

"Romeo, cousin, I'm sorry man but that was hot," Leo says.

"I have to agree," Dario says.

"That my boys, is my woman. Future wife and queen right there," Romeo say proudly.

"Rome, I wouldn't piss her off if I were you she shot him clear across the room with barely a blink," Leo says and him and Dario start laughing.

"Boys I will shoot you all if you don't walk me out of here," I say smirking.

"Leo, clean this shit up. Dario you're with us, we still have Mancini in the loose," Romeo says walking me out. "You were hot with my gun," Romeo smirks at me.

"And don't you forget I can shoot your balls from twenty miles away," I answer and Romeo laughs but him and Dario hold their balls, and we go to the car, it's been an exhausting two hours.