Dirty Assets

by Rumer Raines

  “What happens is, Maryann will go to Grasso and she will no longer be dead or married. Once that is done we’ll go home.”

  “What about Maryann?”

  “That’s up to her. She can either make a life somewhere else or she can come back to Chicago with us.”

  “I don’t think she can start over, Alex.”

  “If she needs money I can help her. It’s up to her, whatever she wants to do I’ll make sure it happens for her.”

  I tilt my head looking at this wonderful criminal that is now mine. I have always heard about the Mafia and what awful people they are. This man standing in front of me is nothing like I could have imagined. He is offering financial support to Maryann. He isn’t doing it because he has too, he’s doing it for me.

  Frank and Oliver head back to Chicago while Thomas, Alex, Maryann, and I wait for Grasso to talk to Maryann. Thomas advises that Grasso will be at the house within an hour, so Alex and I head to the bedroom for quality time. We lay across the bed with our legs tangled and my head is lying on his arm. We are facing each other as Alex twirls his finger in my hair. I have so many questions for him, but I don’t want to ruin this moment by asking any of them. I want to know what will happen when we get back to Chicago. Will I live with him? Am I still working at the club? What is this happening between us? I also want to ask him about Alexis. Does she hate me now? I know she must blame me for Nick being killed. Has she gotten over it?

  “Where are you, Adele?”

  “How is Alexis?”

  Alex sighs and closes his eyes.

  “She has been better. She really cared about Nick.”

  “I think she was in love with him Alex. I know he was in love with her.”

  Alex sighs and flips to his back. “I really don’t want to think about it, Adele. It really bugs me knowing that my sister was involved with this guy and I had no clue. I know Frank didn’t know, he will have a heart attack if he finds out.”

  “I can’t wait to see her,” I tell him and he turns to look into my eyes.

  “What else are you thinking about?” he asks and I feel like I am lying next to a mind reader.

  “Us,” I respond

  “What about us?”

  “What’s next for us? Will you get me a place? Do I still work for you?” I ask and his eyebrows practically touch his hairline.

  “Will I get you a place? Adele, you live with me. I want you in my bed every night. As far as the club goes, it’s up to you if you want to keep working there.”

  “Okay. So, I don’t get a choice on where I live, but it’s up to me if I work at the club? Don’t you think you should ask if I want to live with you? I mean you can be a jerk sometimes. Maybe I need space.” I tease Alex knowing that the only place I want to live, is with him. I just want him to work for it a little.

  “Are you saying you don’t want to live with me, Adele?” I listen to the fear in his voice and I hate to admit it, but I smile on the inside.

  “I don’t know. I’ll have to think about it. Don’t you think that I should get my own place? I mean I still have the money Frank gave me.”

  “I am not going to sleep without you being next to me. Why do you want your own place when I have a house big enough for you, me, and a couple of kids?” Alex asks and I gasp. I can’t believe he is thinking about us being together forever.

  “A couple of kids?”

  “Yeah…you don’t want them?”

  I open my mouth to answer Alex when Thomas knocks on the bedroom door and sticks his head in. Agent Grasso is here to question Maryann.

  Alex

  I already know what will happen during this pretend interrogation. Grasso will come in and fill out all the proper paperwork confirming that Garth committed suicide and caused the explosion. Maryann will legally become a widow and Adele will no longer have any ties to Garth. I was shocked when Adele mentioned that she recalled seeing Grasso at the club. He is a very special customer and we occasionally use his services when we need something illegal made to look more legit. He is one of our biggest assets and he never pays for anything when he comes to Deluca’s.

  After talking to Maryann, Grasso advises that he is going to declare the death a suicide and that he set the motive for the explosion. He slides a brief case over towards Maryann as she looks at him, astonished. Grasso tells her that with Davenport’s death the bank fraud case will be closed. He tells Maryann that as he stands up and holds out his hand and Maryann rises shaking it. Grasso gives her a smile and gives me a nod as he leaves. I walk with him outside and ask him if everything is all good. He nods his head and tells me that everything is all set for Maryann. She can start her life over again and he will make sure the government will consider her alive and well. When Thomas and I drove Garth back to the house, Thomas made two calls. One call was to his construction guys letting them know that they shouldn’t look for a body. The second call was to Grasso letting him know he should be on standby. We had the body of a man wanted by the FBI in our trunk. Grasso knew what he was walking into and he is good enough to come prepared. As Grasso pulls me into a man hug or chest bump we hear Maryann let out an ear shattering scream. Grasso chuckles and nods towards the door letting me know that it’s my turn to take care of business.

  When I walk back inside, the suitcase is open and Maryann and Adele are staring at a whole lot of cash. There must be at least fifty thousand dollars in the suitcase. Both girls jump up when I walk in and Maryann slams the suitcase shut. She points at it and looks at me as she scrambles to find the right words.

  “Wha…Wha…What?” Maryann stutters and I walk over to the suitcase and open it looking myself.

  “Looks like money.”

  “She knows it’s money, Alex. Why did Grasso give it to her?” Adele looks at me with a frown.

  “He didn’t want to tell you, but Garth didn’t spend all the money he stole. Grasso found it and rather than turning it back in it to the bank, he thought you should have it.”

  Maryann shakes her head as she stares at the money and starts to back away. “This can’t be true,” she says as she falls onto the couch. Adele walks over and sits down next to her taking her hand trying to bring her comfort. I am clueless as to what’s her problem. If someone gave me a suitcase full of money after I said thank you, I would ask if they are unmarked bills. I look between the money and back to a scared looking Maryann and wonder if I should have handled this differently.

  “How could he have found this money? Garth has been dead for twenty-four hours and this money magically appears?”

  “Maryann, the money didn’t magically appear. You told me weeks ago that Garth was really Garrett Davenport and that he was wanted for bank fraud. That was enough information for me to call in Grasso and he found the money. He just had to follow the money trail.”

  “I don’t understand.”

  “He opened online accounts under your name, Maryann. His name was never on any of the accounts. When you faked your own death, the money went back to him. Now that you're officially alive, the money had to go back to you. Garth is funding your future, Maryann.”

  She looks towards the suitcase one last time as she walks away. When she is out of the room Adele walks over to me and places her arms around my neck. She puts her lips on mine and pulls away looking into my eyes.

  “That was such bullshit, Alex. How about you tell me the truth.”

  I smirk and wrap my arms around her as I squeeze her ass. I look towards the other room making sure Maryann isn’t near when I grab Adele by the hand and pull her outside.

  “Your right. That was bullshit, Adele. The money that Garrett stole was found, but it will be turned back into the bank.”

  “The money in the suitcase is yours, isn’t it?” Adele asks me and I close my eyes lowering my head. I rub my beard and I must admit I am a little embarrassed. I didn’t want Adele to know that I am giving Maryann that money. I have a fucking reputation to uphold. I will never get ahead in this business if anyon
e finds out I did something nice. Especially, if I am not getting anything in return. What will Frank think if he finds out that I gave Maryann fifty thousand dollars? I think back to when I decided to give the money to Maryann. She faked her own death and basically hid away from everything and everyone that she loved for years. He took her life away from her. I wanted to give her a head start into her new life. I am sure that Frank is already having Lola’s old house cleaned for Maryann to move right in.

  “Yes,” I practically whisper and I look up and Adele averts her head and wipes a tear away.

  “Why? You don’t even really know her.”

  “I’m helping her because I love you, Adele. Family is everything and you are my family. I will always take care of you and anyone you love.” I cross my arms and Adele reaches for me placing her hands on my forearms

  “You consider me family?”

  “Baby…when I get you home, I plan on putting my kid in you and proving how much family, we really are.”

  Adele

  We are finally home after a week at the safe house. We go directly to Lola’s old house and the house has been cleaned and the fridge has been stocked. Frank and Lola are there to greet us and tell us that Maryann is welcome to stay at the house for as long as she wants. Maryann walks around the house with tears in her eyes as she inspects the wood coffee tables and I look at Alex and he just shakes his head. Maryann agrees to stay at the house, but insist that she will pay rent. I chuckle to myself since I know Maryann will never win that battle with any of these Deluca men. While I was off in my little prison with Garth, Lola and Alexis had to fire one of the girls at the store. Lola promptly hires Maryann to work full time and I suddenly start to feel sad thinking about Alexis.

  Lola and I head to the kitchen to grab a bottle of wine to celebrate Maryann’s new life. Once we are alone, I decide to question Lola about Alexis. I need to know how she is doing. I know that Lola doesn’t know about Alexis and Nick so I should choose my words carefully. Lola tells me that Alexis has been quiet and a little moody since Garth kidnapped us. Alexis has also been spending less time at the store and is partly the reason they had to fire one of their employees. Alexis has gone full bitch-mode and Lola doesn’t understand why. When I pass the wine glass to Alex, I fully understand Alexis’ change in attitude. I don’t know what I would do if anything happened to Alex. I only hope that she won’t look at me with the hate that I am sure she must feel in her heart.

  After several glasses of wine, we each give Maryann hugs and leave her alone at her new home. I lean over to look at the speedometer as Alex drives us home and put my hand on his leg giving it a little squeeze.

  “Are you in a hurry?”

  “I actually am, Adele. I don’t think I can wait another ten minutes to be inside you.” He looks over at me as he moves my hand further up his leg

  “Really? I don’t think we’ll get home in ten minutes. Maybe I can help you in some other way?” I ask as I move my hand over to his crotch and give it a squeeze. I immediately feel him start to harden as he pushes himself up further into my hand and groans. I watch as Alex forces his eyes to stay open and tilts his head back on the headrest

  “You have to stay focused on the road Alex or I’ll stop,” I tell him as I continue to squeeze and rub my hand up and down on his dick.

  When we must stop for a red light, I lean over and open the zipper to Alex’s pants and release his dick. I lean over and lick the tip as his head falls back and his eyes close.

  “Eyes open and on the road, Alex.” He lets out a curse as I wrap my hands around his dick and I put him in my mouth. I move my hands up and down as I suck him off at the same time. When the light finally turns green, Alex hits the gas so hard that I practically fall backward, which makes me grab onto him even harder and he moans and pulls my hair. A few minutes later I feel the car do a quick swerve and I watch as Alex puts the truck in park and looks down at me while I still have him in my hand.

  “We're not going to make it home, Adele.” He put gets out of the car and I watch as he heads to my side of the car. I look around and we are in a store parking lot. The store appears to be closed and the only other cars are passing by on the main road. My car door is pulled open and I look down to see Alex’s dick practically bobbing and pointing at me. Alex moves my seat back and lifts my dress as he slides my panties aside and sticks two fingers into me. He pushes them in and pulls them out and it’s torturing me. I start to ride his fingers knowing that I need something bigger. As I start to tremble in the seat I reach over and start pulling on his dick. Alex finally moves the seat back more so he can climb inside and climbs over me and thrust himself inside me. I meet each one of his thrusts with my own and I notice that all the windows are now fogged and we are practically moving the truck. Alex and I aren’t making love right now, we are fucking and I love every second of it. With each thrust, I feel like he is marking something deep inside me that will always be his. I love this man and will always be his.

  Alex pushes into me three more times before he grunts and collapses on me. He kisses my neck before he opens the passenger door and climbs out. He pulls up his pants and walks back to the driver’s seat as I get myself situated. Alex grabs my hand and kisses it and looks me in the eye.

  “I love you, Adele”

  “I love you too, Alex.”

  Epilogue

  Alex and I have been together for three glorious months. I can’t believe that I have this man in my life. I know what he is in the Mafia, but he makes sure it doesn’t affect me or our life together. I have started working at the store with Lola, Alexis, and Maryann. It is my dream job and I can’t believe how much I love my co-workers and of course my bosses. I only work at store part time and only during the hours when Alex isn’t home. We have been together three months, but we still can’t get enough of each other. The part time hours will also be very helpful for when the baby arrives. Alex made good on his promise that he would be putting his kid inside me as soon as possible. I was so scared when I found out, but I think I saw Alex shed a tear when we looked at all six tests confirming that I was pregnant. The next day he dropped down to one knee with a beautiful ring with three emerald cut diamonds and asked me to marry him. I said yes knowing that no matter what happens in my life, Alex Deluca will always be my greatest dirty asset.