Brandi ( third book to Giovanni Ricci Family Mafia)

chapter 7: the help

Romeo

The plane lands and we all file out. Me and Nick get in the back of the car. The driver pulls off as I turn my phone off airplane mode. A few calls and a voicemail from Brandi pops up on my screen. I put the phone to my ear, hey Rome its Brandi. I'm just checking on you. Call me back when you can. Hearing the worry  in her voice caused my heart to squeeze. "Who can we team up with to fight the Russians?" Nick looks at me," there's a couple small gangs that want to be affiliated with us." " We dont need some inexperienced corner gang, we need someone that's been in war and that owes us a favor."  I smile thinking about Gio. I pull my phone out and  call him. " What do you want, Rossi? I didn't give you my number to socialize." 

I chuckle," I thought we were becoming best friends since our women are sisters and I helped you get Camille back in one piece." " What do you want, Rossi?" " I had some misfountion with the Russians today and it's going to be an all out war." "Romeo, I don't know what you want me to do." I close my eyes," I just want you to come hear me out about this." "We'll come over and I'll see what I can do but going to war with the Russians is a death wish. I'll be over in a few." " Okay," I hung up, putting the phone in my lap. I lean my head back and close my eyes until the car stops.

I open my eyes then get out of the car. We walk up the stairs to my house. I get out of the car and walk up the few stairs into the house. " Call the doctor, I'll be in the office," I tell Nick. I walk down the hallway  to my office when mom sees me. " You're back early," she stops in front of me. " It didn't turn out well." I try to walk around her," you've got shot. What do you mean that it didn't turn out well? I knew you shouldn't have gone." I take a deep breath," I'm  fine mom. Go sit down before you get too worked up," I put my hand on her shoulder. She nods before leaving. I walk into the office dropping on the small sofa. I slowly unbutton my shirt then throw it on the arm of the couch. I check the wound on my arm, the gauze soaked in blood. I just need to get stitched up. 

I stretch across the couch putting my good arm across my face. How am I going to end this war before Brandi finds out? That fucking American. I need to find Ivan's brothers, Maxim and Leonid, before they find her. A knock on the door interrupts my train of thought. " Yeah," I sit up. Nick opens the door with Gio and his men walking in. "I see you're still in one piece," Gio sits on the edge of the desk. " You're hilarious," I look at him." What's going on?" " Ivan crossed me, for that American piece of shit, Victor. I ended up killing Victor and hit Ivan but I know Ivan's brothers are going to come after me." The room goes silent for a few minutes.

" You'll be having a war on your hands. The Popov brothers have a very ruthless organization and finding them is going to be hard." I nod my head," it's like their ghosts. I'm going to send men over there." Gio nods his head thinking for a few seconds," you'll have our help." Gio gets off the desk and I stand up. " Thank you," we shake hands. " Call me when you're ready to talk,"  Gio and his men leave.  I sit back on the couch feeling relieved. " What are you thinking," Nick close the door. " I'm thinking of sending two females and one male." Nick thinks about it," we need two very desirable women. That's not going to make them think twice about fucking them." " Also no one that can be associated with us," Nick nods. " I'll see if one of the local gangs would have someone," I nod.

 A knock on the door causes us to stop," come in." Mom and doctor Raymond walk in. " What is it this time," he walks over to me, dropping his bag on the floor. " Gunshot wound, doc. I think the bullet is still in there." Doc puts on gloves then pulls the gauze off. He inspects my wound then goes into his bag, " yeah, that bullet is in there." He pull out some long tongues," fuck." Doc looks at Nick," he's going to need a drink." Nick gets up going to the shelf on the right side of my desk grabbing a bottle of vodka. He takes the top off then hands me the bottle. Fuck, I take a quick swallow feeling the burn down my throat. 

" You're going to need more than that." I look at the doc before taking a mouthful. I swallow, then place the bottle on the floor by my feet. Doc pulls a chair in front of me then covers his lap with a towel," don't move." He takes his left hand spreading the wound wider causing me to hiss. Without a warning the tongues dig into my wound. I clench my teeth to keep from screaming. " I feel it. You come over here and hold the wound open for me." Nick gets on the couch next to me putting his hands around the wound. " That's good,"doc digs into me before clamping on to the bullet. He slowly pulls it out and places it in the towel. " You can let go. I just need to stitch you up. " Nick moves off the couch while the doc goes in his bag. 

I grab the bottle taking another mouthful before putting it back down. Doc cleans my wound as dad walks in," I told your ass them Russians are sneaky bastards." Doc pinch my skin together then thread the needle through. I clench my teeth, unable to respond. After five minutes,  doc finish stitching me up and covering the wound. " I'll be back in three weeks to check on it." I nod my head cleaning back on the couch. He turns the chair to Nick," let me see yours." " What happened," dad takes Doc's previous spot. " Ivan crossed me for that piece of shit Victor." " Did you kill them? 

" I killed Victor. I don't know about Ivan, his men were dragging him out. So he might have gotten hit. We'll find out in a couple days." Dad nods his head," you need to gather the other families. This will be a war." " I know dad. I already talked to Ricci and he agreed to help." " Good, we may get Biaggi help too." " We'll see what we can do, dad." Doc takes his gloves off and starts packing his bag. He spots in front of me," clean your wound everyday and change the gauze." " Will do. I'll send your payment tonight. " He nods then leaves the office. " I'll see who I can get to help," dad leaves with mom following him. " Sometimes I think your dad thinks he still is the head." 

I nod, pulling my phone out of my pocket sending the doc his money. I get off the couch," go change, we need to make a couple of stops tonight." Nick's demeanor changes," okay." He leaves  with me following. I go up the stairs to my bedroom and go to the closet. I take my pants and shoes off leaving them in the middle of the floor. I put on a black button shirt,pants, dress shoes and jacket. I walk out the closet rubbing my fingers through my hair. I grab my phone out of my old pants pocket and look at the time.  It's too late to call her, I'll send her  a text message. I walk out my room going down stairs to the front door where Nick is standing and ready.