BLAME IT ON THE PAIN : EPISODE 51 – 60
EPISODE 58
“Are you crazy? Of course, I don’t mean her. I love her. I would never put her in the direct line of fire, ever.”
“Then who is this person?”
He clicks his tongue. “No. You’re not privy to that information until you make this deal with me.
And even then, you won’t know until you’re standing in that room holding that g.un.
Trust me, it’s better that way and it’s the only way all the chips will fall into place.”
I lean down and rest my forearms on my thighs. This is a lot to think about and take in.
There’s one h’ll of a difference between ki lling someone in a rage because they ki lled your sister and taking out one of the world’s biggest mob bosses.
Not to mention, trusting a man that you pretty much hate. “I don’t know.
My gut feeling is telling me not to trust you. And I have no guarantee’s that this will go off without a hitch. I have no guarantee that I can trust you.”
“Jackson, I’m an FBI agent. Who would know how to commit the perfect mu rder better than me? And you don’t need to trust me, you only need to love Alyssa enough to take care of DeLuca. She’ll be safe forever then. But you have my word that you won’t end up doing time for it.”
I shake my head. “No. I’m sorry, but no. There’s too much of a chance for this to backfire. I’ll take my chances with DeLuca. He hasn’t come after her yet.
For all I know, maybe the fact that she’s with me is working in her favor. I make DeLuca a lot of money. I’m the best fi ghter he has.
Maybe he knows that if he fked with Alyssa that he would end up losing me and it would impact his business. He is a businessman first and foremost.”
I close my eyes and sigh.
Maybe there’s a way I can talk to DeLuca.
I’ll have Ricardo set it up for me and I’ll put it all out on the table and be honest with him.
I’ll tell him that I’m loyal to him and I’ll continue to be his best fighter…the only thing I ask is that he doesn’t retaliate against Alyssa.
I’ll tell him to increase the terms of my contract as a sign of good faith…make it 20 years or some sht. I don’t know.
All I know, is there’s gotta be a better way. H’ll, maybe I should tell him that an FBI agent was plotting his mu rder and trying to enlist me to do so he’ll really believe that I’m loyal to him.
Irritation crosses over his features. “I know it’s a lot to think about.” He pulls his card out of his wallet and hands it to me. “This deal won’t be on the table for long. A few weeks at most.”
He goes to turn around but pauses. “The only thing I ask is that you don’t tell Alyssa I was here or that we spoke about this.
She doesn’t want me in her life anymore and I don’t want to upset her more than I already have.”
“Okay,” I agree. Not because I want to keep this conversation from her, but because I can’t tell her about talking to Ford without giving up my involvement with DeLuca.
A part of me wants to tell her about Ford lurking outside her bar, but there’s no guarantee that she won’t find him to confront him about it.
And if she does, I’m sure he’ll tell her all about my involvement.
BLAME IT ON THE PAIN : EPISODE 51 – 60
After I watch him go to his car and drive off I head inside the bar.
Momma’s got a line up of shots in front of her now. It seems that everyone in the bar is enamored by Momma and wants to see her get drunk.
I shake my head and laugh. Alyssa’s eyes catch mine and she lets out a little squeal before running and jumping into my arms.
She gives me a kss and I begin to lose myself in her, not caring about anything else. Only her.
I pull away and look at her. “I love you.”
She gives me a smile and I put her down. “I love you, too,” she whispers.
Then she collapses and passes out cold.
I barely even have time to catch her before she hits the ground, taking my entire heart with her.
BLAME IT ON THE PAIN : EPISODE 51 – 60
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