Forbidden Alliance

Part 4 - Rivals

Hero

I watch as Josephine walks to my car and I pick up the damn phone. I told everyone I'm busy and that I don't want to be interrupted, but I can see no one understands this. It's Nick, my father's bodyguard and confidant.

Phone call

"What do you not understand from I won't be available?!" I said pissed at him.

"There are some troubles and your father needs you. Now."

"I'm on a fucking date, Nick?! How will be to just leave?"

"I don't know what you will do, but you have one hour to be here. Or else, your father won't be responsible for what he will do."

"Nick..."

"Hero, don't play with your father."

"Okay." I sigh. "I'll be there."

I end the call and I try to calm down. I can't go back to Josephine being angry. I take a deep breath and I go back to my car.

"I'm sorry, but I have to be somewhere. My father needs me."

"That's okay, Hero." She smiles and I hand her my phone before to start the car. "What should I do with your phone?"

"I want your number. The code is 1069." I spot a smirk on her face while she adds her number in my phone.

"I supposed it's your favorite position?" She smirks as she hands me back the phone. I shift on my seat because his words are doing things to me. I'm doing my best to not go see my father and take this girl in my apartment.

"I prefer to not answer, but maybe I will show you my favorite positions in the future."

"It's awkward that I want to say that I'm curious?"

"Nope. I would love to take you to my apartment, but I can't."

"Maybe next time, you're going to take me straight to your place."

"Well, I will do it, be sure."

"Okay."

"Okay."

The last of the ride is silence. When I stop the car next to the coffee shop. She takes me by surprise, leaning over the console of the car and kissing me. I deepen the kiss by sticking my tongue in his and our tongues play together. I let a satisfied groan and I back off. If we will continue, everything will go in another direction and I don't want it for our first date.

"See you soon, Hero Fiennes." She smiles and leaves my car, her perfume feeling in the small space of my car.

Ugh... this girl... she's going to do everything she wants from me. And I'm not going to back away. I like her and I see a future with her. She's not like the girls these days. She's not interested in money or to be with me for who I am. She's really nice and I'm going to ask her to be my girlfriend next time.

I remove these thoughts away for a moment and I drive to the establishment where my father is. I don't like the fact that I have to be there. I don't like the stuff my father is involved, but I have to be a small part of his games. I park my car, then I get inside walking towards my dad's office.

Mark: "Finally, you came!" He's really angry and I can't understand why. Eric and Alex are there, with Nick and some other guys from my father's business.

Hero: "What happened?"

Mark: "Remember our drug delivery from Spain?"

Hero: "Yeah, what's wrong?"

Mark: "Someone steal everything. And I have a feeling that the Langfords are involved." When I hear the name I freeze. Why would this family want our drugs? They have enough money to buy drugs themselves.

Hero: "Why would they want to do this, dad?"

Mark: "Because they are a part of mafia. And the families from mafia are rivals, son."

Hero: "You didn't seem to be rivals at the masquerade when you talked with Louis Langford politely."

Mark: "It's just a game, son. We should find a way to find our freight as soon as possible. Or else, we're losing a lot of money. What Louis loves the most in this world?"

Eric: "Maybe his daughter?"

Hero: "I'm not going to let you kidnap someone just to find out where some drugs are!"

Mark: "It's a good idea."

Hero: "No, it's not. What if he won't tell you where the drugs are just because you have his daughter?! It's a stupid idea and you know it very well." I don't want to be part of this. I can't let them to plan kidnap the girl I like. But I can't tell them that I like her. I'm sure they won't like it.

Eric: "Why not? We can try. Maybe if he doesn't tell us, we're going to have some fun with her!" She smirks and I immediately hit his face. I can't hear it anymore. "What the fuck is wrong with you?!"

Hero: "You know that violence is not good!" I yell at him and I look at my dad. "And you don't say anything?!"

Mark: "What can I say? I want my drugs back."

Hero: "You two are crazy. You can't do this! That girl is not involved in her father's business. If you want to do something, do something with him!" I hope they don't smell anything. "You know very well that I don't like abusing women. So, if you want me get involved in this, don't do anything to that girl."

Eric: "Dad! You are really taking his words serious?"

Hero: "If you are planning on doing something like this, then I'm out."

Mark: "Hero... we have to collect our drugs."

Hero: "Drugs... It's like your life is spinning around drugs." I roll my eyes. "Do it and I will just disappear from your life. I'm done with all this illegal stuff." I say and I get out. I'm fuming and I can't stay there. I want to hit my brother so bad. Even if he has a wife, he still thinks about other women. And I'm sure he has affairs behind his wife's back.

"Hero..."

"What do you want, Nick!?"

"We really have to do something. That drugs deal is very important for your father and we have to get everything back."

"But we can do it in another way, not kidnaping people."

"Your father doesn't like this idea, but your brother..."

"My brother is an asshole without feelings and he's using women only for pleasure."

"After Eric is gone, we're going to talk. And we will make a plan, not involving abuse."

"Good."