A Couple Of Wise Guys (editing)

Chapter 13

Valerie's P.O.V:

Leaving the lady's room I make a stop at the bar asking for another small glass of wine. Waiting for my drink I glance at tony, watching as he had a good time with his friends. It made me happy. He seemed so loose when he's with them.

"Hey!" I hear a Man approach me and it grabs my attention. I look to my left and see a tall man with grey hair and sharp blue eyes talking to me. He had a button up on and dress pants although his clothes looked loose. "Your a pretty lady" he comments and gives me a wink. I death glare him and scoff. Trying to ignore him. He stands closer to me.

"You like cars baby?" He asks leaning in and I back away starting to get impatient. "Cuz you can take mine for a ride if you'd like" he wraps his hand around my waist, pulling me into him. I try to push him away from me.

In a second I see tony march over, he throws his fist at him causing him to tumble over. Then he drags him by his hair out the restaurant in the back. I follow him worried.

He throws him on the ground and crushes his skull into the pavement kicking him. The guy crys out in pain begging him to stop. I see frank come out yelling at tony to calm down and pulling him away from the situation.

"Tony, get your balls together!" He yells out. Tony spits blood from his mouth from gritting his teeth in anger. I felt my heart pounding. "Listen ya fucking twat, you leave our women alone, I won't be here to spare you next time!" Frank yells out helping the guy off the ground and then as i didn't expect he throws one final punch for his mouth and I see the blood spit out.

The man runs out the back of the ally way crying in pain cursing at them. I stand still not knowing what to do. I feel terrible. I didn't want to ruin another night. He was having a good night.

Tony calms himself blowing air out from his mouth. Loosening up his posture and body. He fixes his suit and spits out more blood. Frank pats him on the side of his shoulders. "Calm down buddy, go get a drink" he excuses himself back into the restaurant leaving me and tony alone.

I look at him a single tear dripping down my cheek. "I'm sorry..." I say ashamed and look down at my feet closing my eyes. A few seconds later I feel tony wrap his arms around me pulling me into him. He was burning warm but it was comforting as it was freezing cold outside. I snuggled into him. He stroked my hair softly.

"You have no reason to be sorry. I just can't let any of that happen to you. I can't let it happen knowing your past." He cooed to me speaking so softly and he sounded so upset.

I felt sorry. I gripped his shirt on his chest cuddling him. Whenever I get really anxious or upset I always grip clothing or have to hold something for comfort.

He plants a soft kiss on my forehead and pulls me off of him. "Are you okay what did he say to you?" He asks and I see blood in the cracks of his teeth and a little on his lips. "He asked me to 'take his car for a ride' I'm pretty sure he was strongly implying something, which was obvious when he grabbed me." I say honestly and he takes a deep breath.

"I'm sorry Valerie, I'll be more careful of you, your too attractive not to be keeping an eye out" he grabs my hand tightly gently pulling me with him closely in the restaurant from the back. We walk around to the booth and sit where we were before. But this time. I'm actually sitting on his lap. It felt awkward and obnoxious but at the same time it felt comforting and sweet.

Of course there was my dying anxiety that I'm crushing his legs but he seems absolutely fine. And besides I don't weight a lot.

"Well Valerie you seem to catch trouble everywhere you go!" Mike jokes to me and I feel awkward. Tony chugged his drink which slightly bothered me. He relied so strongly on alcohol to calm him.