Ballers 2: His Final Play

by Blue Saffire

  ~B~

  Nico

  My heart stopped the moment she came into view. That dress, I am so happy I had Tam go the apartment for it. I never thought Reese could be any more beautiful, but once again she has proved me wrong.

  I wouldn’t change a thing about today. My mother was able to replicate the wedding Reese had been planning before she disappeared. From the sparkle in Reese’s eyes I know we got it right. We used Uri’s home and transformed it into the perfect wedding location.

  For me, it was an overwhelming feeling to know this was once my grandparents’ home, my father had once been a boy here. It was like having them here, having their blessing.

  It has been a long time coming, but I am finally a married man. Reese is finally, Mrs. Reese Donati. I just think of the broken man I once was and how she came into my life and breathed into me.

  Our first kiss as man and wife was like that time all over again. I felt the moment Reese breathed into my soul. I became whole today. I became complete.

  “Nico,” Reese moans as I kiss her from behind. My arms are locked around her waist as I kiss her lips first gently, then I kiss her deeply.

  “In time, Cara mia, I will make love to you until we are both too weak to continue,” I groan against her lips.

  “Please,” She moans.

  I release the zipper on the side of her gown, before using my face to nudge one side from her shoulder as I create a trail of kisses on her smooth brown skin. I’ve waited all night to get her out of this dress.

  Reese turns in my arms and wraps her arms around my neck trying to get closer to me, I know just how she feels, but I want this night to be perfect. I pull away and Reese whimpers.

  “Patience, Cara mia, patience,” I say and kiss the tip of her nose.

  I release my tie and shrug off my tuxedo jacket. I move to get the remote to turn the stereo on in the room. I smile at Reese when she giggles at the song that fills the air. Like I’m Gonna Lose You, By Meghan Trainor and John Legend.

  Reese is just beautiful as she stands there holding up her gown against her chest and she sways to the song. I release my cufflinks and the top few buttons of my shirt as I make it over to her. When I’m standing before her I reach to remove the other side of her dress from her shoulder.

  The heavy, elegant dress makes a whooshing sound as it drops to the floor. I take Reese’s hand and lead her to step over the dress and into my arms. I pull her into me and start to sway her in my arms, one hand cupped in mine as my other hand rests on the small of her back. Reese’s small hand rests on my chest as she looks up at me lovingly.

  I start to sing John Legend part of the song when his voice comes in. Reese’s eyes tear up and I kiss away the one tear that slips free. Her hand moves up to caress my jaw. Reese mouths, I love you.

  I lean in and capture her lips. “Not as much as I love you,” I murmur against her warm mouth. We continue to dance as I devour her mouth in a slow sensual kiss. It is just us, our love, and our future ahead of us. I’m taking my time on purpose. The best things come to those that wait and this woman taught me that.

  Reese draws her hand from my face down to my chest. I move my lips to her neck and caress her delicate skin with my lips. It feels amazing, having her in my arms, knowing she is finally my wife. Her hand slips free from mine as she begins to free the buttons to my shirt.

  I reach around her to unclasp her bra. I drop it to the floor and run my hands down her back. Her skin feels extra silky and smooth. I nip her shoulder wanting a taste of her.

  I dance us towards the bed as Reese peels my shirt from my shoulders. I kiss her lips once again, lovingly. Once the backs of Reese’s legs meet the bed, I reach to peel her panties down. I lift to my full height again and Reese releases my belt. I caress her cheek as she frees me from my pants, letting them drop to the floor.

  I lift my wife into my arms and her legs wrap around my waist. I climb onto the bed, placing her in the center of it. I then move back down her body placing soft kisses to her warm chocolate skin. God, I love this woman.

  I lick my lips when I find her wet center. I can smell her sweet scent already and it is maddening. I flick my tongue out, taking my first taste in almost a year. I groan and shut my eyes. I won’t rush this. I have to keep reminding myself, but this is Reese. Someone help me.

  ~B~

  Reese

  “Oh,” I moan.

  This is the first time Nico has gone down on me since the night before I left. I nearly convulse out of my skin with one single lick. I can’t stop the tears that are running into my ears. I almost lost it all, but here I lie, with my husband, my Nico.

  I will never take this man for granted again. Maybe I should have trusted him to see the journey through with me. I will probably never know if I really did the right thing. I am just grateful to have him here with me now.

  Nico eats from my sex like it is a precious gift to feast on. My fingers find their way into his hair as I arch off the bed calling his name. Those blue eyes flicker up at me and I can see his love for me embedded within them.

  I come apart at the sight. Nico crawls slowly up my body. He licks his full lips in the sexiest way. His right arm hooks under my leg and lifts it around his waist. He hovers above me and looks me deeply in the eyes.

  “You’re finally mine forever, nulla può impedirti di me, nemmeno la morte,” with those words he slides slowly into me.

  I cling to his shoulders and sigh in contentment as a moan escapes my lips. Nico reaches for my hands and locks our fingers together. He lifts them over our heads and begins to move in and out of me slowly.

  My mouth falls open in a silent moan. It has been so long and he is so hard, but it feels amazing. I wrap my legs tightly around his back. Nico tilts his head and crushes his lips to mine.

  It feels like he is telling me all he feels in his kiss. He groans long and deep into my mouth and I feel it all over, goose bumps rise on my skin and my fingers tighten on his. I throw my head back and arch into him.

  “Reese,” Nico growls and shifts his hips. He quickens the pace as he drives in from a new angle. “So good, so tight. I’ve waited so long to feel you again. Sorprendente, perfetto, fanculo!”

  “Nico, please,” I breathe.

  “Cosa vuoi? Vuoi che ti scoparti? È quello che ti serve?”

  “Yes, Nico, I need you to fuck me. Hard, please,” I cry out.

  Nico growls and drags his hands down my sides. He grabs my waist and lifts my hips. All sweet love making is forgotten. Nico starts to rock my world with hard punishing strokes that feel out of this world. The longer, harder and deeper he strokes that wetter I become and my orgasm is just in reach. It is the next words that float from Nico’s mouth that send me over.

  “My wife, my beautiful wife, my greatest treasure, come with me,” Nico rasps out in Italian.

  “I love you, Nico, my husband,” I reply as bliss consumes me.

  EPILOGUE

  Happily ever after

  Nico

  Eighteen years later….

  All of my biggest mistakes have lead me here today. I’m an old ass man, but a happy one. As I watch my two oldest children cross the stage to receive their diplomas, my heart swells with pride. Those are my bambinos, even though N.J. believes he is a man.

  However, Nico Jr. is not the one I have to worry about. I shouldn’t have let Lanya get so close to her uncles, but I should really blame her Zietta. The few gray hairs I have all come from my only daughter. I don’t get how she can be so sweet, but at the drop of a hat turn deadly. She is nothing if not a true Donati.

  “I see you thinking, Nico,” Reese says sounding amused. “Stop it. You’re not old, you barely look a day over fifty.”

  “Sixty-one, Cara mia,” I shake my head. “Sixty-one, and we still have three more to get out of the house.

  Reese leans in and kisses my cheek. “Sixty-one and still the hottest lover on the planet. She is a handful Nico, but she has been trained by the best. We are sti
ll Donatis, you had to know at least one of our children would fall into the business. Uri would shut the world down before he lets anything happen to her. She is to him what Vita is to you. Stop worrying.”

  I look at my wife in awe of how well she knows me. She is more beautiful with each day. Uri is right she does keep me young. At forty-nine, Reese is an elegant sight of chocolate perfection. We are both aging well.

  I would go as far as saying that each one of our children have given us back ten years. I have four sons and one daughter, that are the greatest blessings I could ask for. After N.J. and Lanya, Reese has never had a single problem carrying one of my children again.

  In fact, she was five months pregnant with Orso, before we even knew it. I believe he was conceived our wedding night. He was also the reason we moved out of our Manhattan apartment and became neighbors with the Mairetties and Briggs. We are all very close these days.

  Santo and Stefano were another proud papa surprise. Like their sister they look just like me and play football better than I ever did. They have both had a soccer ball attached to their hip since they were two years old.

  Yes, this woman is my life. I lean in and kiss her full lips. I will never get enough of the electricity that zings me every time our lips touch. We have been married eighteen years and I look forward to many more.

  “Really, Papa,” Orso’s deep voice reaches me as he groans in embarrassment.

  I turn to my son and lift my brow at him. I still don’t know when all my boys turned into men. I look at my seventeen-year-old replicate and smirk. “And how do you think you got here,” I say.

  “Dude,” Orso pulls a face and shakes his head.

  “Don’t even know why you bother,” Santo snorts.

  “I don’t know either. They’re just nasty,” Stefano says with a mischievous smirk.

  “Says the son, I catch with his pants down in my garage,” I say pointedly.

  Stefano shrugs. “Like father like son. She was giving, I was taking,” my son licks his lips and wiggles his brows. The little shit. He is sixteen going on thirty.

  Reese gasps. “You did not just say that,” she hisses. Then she pops my arm. “Why didn’t I know about this?”

  “Trust me,” I shake my head. “That one made me blush. He’s right, he is my son.”

  I burst into laughter when Reese groans and covers her face. “And you worry about Lanya,” she points to Stefano. “We will be talking. I told you about those fast girls.”

  “Would you leave my nephew alone,” Val turns in her seat to say. She looks at Stefano and winks. “He can’t help being so damn irresistible. It runs in the family.”

  “Okay, so I will send the grandbabies right to you,” Reese snorts.

  “Oh no, I’m still trying to remind myself that Vita’s fiancée is a friend of the family. Damn Mairettie and his smooth talking, giant of a son,” Val mutters. “My baby didn’t stand a chance.”

  Reese and I both burst into laughter as Val pouts. “You do know I am sitting right here,” Bobby chuckles.

  “So, you should have taught your son to keep his dick in his pants. I told you he was after my Vita. You’re lucky he has security,” Val threatens.

  “You do know they are both adults,” Bobby smiles.

  “Vita will always be my baby,” Val huffs. “Uri, I still think you should give that boy a visit.”

  “I am too old for this shit,” Uri waves a hand. “He treats her like the princess she is, Tina. They are getting married and I will walk her down the aisle…with my gun on my hip.”

  We all burst out laughing, all accept, Vita’s fiancé and Bobby who has turned pale. Vita just smirks and shakes her pretty head. I roll my eyes, making her laugh. Love you, Uncle Nic-nic. Vita mouths and I wink at her, causing her to beam.

  “Stop it, Uri,” Pam chuckles. “Leave my nephew alone.”

  “Our family is crazy,” Reese leans into my ear to whisper.

  “I know but I wouldn’t trade them for anything.,” I say and plant a kiss to her lips. I look around at the section that holds our entire family, extended and all. Uri paid to move the location of the school’s ceremony just so we could all be here for the kids. There was no way he was missing his niece and nephew’s graduation.

  I beam with peace and happiness. This is my life and I love it. I wouldn’t want it any other way. I turn to my wife and I’m overcome with joy. My final play had its greatest reward, Reese.

  Blue Collection Character Tree

  Legally Bound 1

  Bobby Mairettie and Paige Kemble – Mairettie father and mother of:

  Peyton and James Mairettie (Twin Boys)

  Sydney Mairettie and Maria Lynn Mairettie (Twin Girls)

  Legally Bound 2

  Marcus Mairettie and Rita Briggs – Mairettie father and mother of:

  Daniel Mairettie

  Hannah Mairettie

  Legally Bound 3

  Nathaniel (Nate) Briggs and Pamela (Pam) Kemble – Briggs father and mother of:

  Tiffany and Tracey Briggs (Twin girls)

  Nathaniel Briggs Jr.

  Legally Bound 4

  Jasper Briggs and Marie Mairettie -Briggs father and mother of:

  Clay Briggs

  The Mairettie Family

  Grandpa Marcello Mairettie and Grandma Marie Ann father and mother of:

  Marcello Mairettie Jr.

  Andrew Mairettie

  James Mairettie

  Jessie Mairettie

  Lynn Mairettie

  Gianna Mairettie

  James Mairettie and Minnie Mairettie father and mother of:

  Bobby Mairettie

  Sam Mairettie – (Ellen Kensington – Mairettie, Wife)

  Marcus Mairettie

  Marie Mairettie

  The Briggs Family

  Thomas Briggs and Raquel Marinos -Briggs (Deceased) father and mother of:

  Nathaniel Briggs

  Rita Briggs

  Earl Briggs (Younger Brother of Thomas) and Caitronia Marinos – Briggs (Twin sister of Raquel) father and mother of:

  Kelly Briggs – Fecteau (Alexie Fecteau, Husband)

  Jasper Briggs

  The Kemble Family

  Peyton Kemble and Davina Kemble father and mother of:

  Paige Kemble

  Pamela Kemble

  Other Important Legally Bound Characters

  Camille (Cam) Mc Wien - Carter (Seth Carter, Soon to be Ex-Husband) father and mother of:

  Seth Carter Jr.

  Eddie Carter

  Aiden Carter

  Austin Mc Wien (Camille’s father)

  Baroness Olivia Kontos (Baron Kontos’ widow. Ex – Lover of Jasper/ Thomas Briggs new love interest)

  Vanessa (Julissa) Smith - Mims (Patrick Mims, Husband, now deceased)

  Hush 1

  Uri Donati and Valentina Caprisi – Donati father and mother of:

  Vita Khayla Donati

  Nori Donati

  Inzo Donati

  Eva Donati

  Hush 2

  Luca Donati and Shannon Caprisi – Donati father and mother of:

  Carlo Donati (Introduced in Ballers 1)

  The Donati Family

  Angelo Uri Donati (Deceased) and Donatella Manzo – Donati – Zuko father and mother of:

  Uri Donati

  Nico Donati Zuko

  Annabella Donati Zuko (Nico’s Twin sister)

  Michael Donati – Zuko

  Uncle Nicholas Donati (Brother of Angelo Donati) and Ava Donati father and mother of:

  Luca Donati

  The Caprisi Family

  Vincent Caprisi and Khayla Grant– Caprisi (Deceased) father and mother of:

  Valentina Caprisi

  Lissette Caprisi

  **Shannon Caprisi (Vincent’s daughter)

  Other Important Hush Characters

  Uncle Valentine Caprisi (Vincent’s Brother, head hitter)

  Iman Grant (Khayla Sister, **Shannon’s Mother, Deceased)

  Roberto
Donati – Zuko (Donatella’s husband Deceased)

  **Posed as Dale the accountant from Legally Bound 3

  Ballers 1

  Bradley Monroe and Tamara Hathaway – Monroe father and mother of:

  Brielle Monroe

  Ashley Monroe and Ashton Monroe (Twins)

  Corey Monroe (Baby Tam is pregnant with at end of Ballers 1)

  The Monroe Family

  Vernon Monroe and Gloria Monroe father and mother of:

  Trevor Monroe (Donna, soon to be ex-wife)

  Bradley Monroe

  Ann Monroe (Bradley’s twin sister) (Tom, Husband)

  Trevor Monroe and Donna Monroe father and mother of:

  Jessica Monroe

  Toby Monroe and Paige Monroe (Twins)

  Jonathan Monroe

  Tom Rivers and Ann Monroe – Rivers father and mother of:

  George Rivers and Melissa Rivers (Twins)

  Amy Rivers

  The Hathaway Family

  Byron Hathaway and Fiona Hathaway father and mother of:

  Ellerie Hathaway

  Tamara Hathaway

  Other Important Ballers Characters

  Stacey (Tam’s best friend)

  Reese (Tam’s best friend, Nico’s girlfriend in Ballers 1)

  Alee (Tam’s best friend)

  Cyrus Pierson (Tam’s Boss) father of:

  Tommy Pierson

  Carey Pierson

  Stephanie Pierson

  Ballers 2

  Nico Donati and Reese Bridges – Donati father and mother of:

  Nico Jr. Donati

  Lanya Donati

  Orso Donati

  Santo Donati

  Stefano Donati

  Other Important Ballers Characters

  Tiberius Roman (Tam’s ex-husband)

  Symphony (Michael’s right hand)

  Brothers Black 1

  Wyatt Black and Lanelle (Nellie) Byrant – Black father and mother of:

  Baby Nora Black

  The Black Family

  Joseph Black and Cassidy Black father and mother of:

  Wyatt Black

  Noah Black

  Johnathan Black

  Felix Black

  Toby Black (Kamara, Baby mother. TJ and Lulu, son and daughter, twins.)