The Don's Daughter

Chapter 14

COLE'S POV

Vinny's party is already pretty busy when I get there. I walk in dapping up people as I make my way through the house. I get to the back yard and I see Frankie, Remo and Tony. What the fuck is with this guy?

"Where are the girls?" I ask when I approach them. I figured Remo would have had Ria on one of those leashes that weird white parents put their children in.

"They are coming with Dante. I had to pick up Audrina." Remo answers while exhaling weed smoke.

DC is almost like a leash I think to myself. Except with a guard dog on the end.

"Where is she?" I ask looking around.

"Fuck if I know" he shrugs "Can I talk to you for a minute?"

"Course." I tilt my head indicating he follow me deeper into the yard.

"What's up? Is everything ok?" I ask once we are more isolated.

"I just wanted to give you a heads up about Ria."

My anxiety spikes when my girl is mentioned. I'm suddenly on high alert. "Did something happen at the doctor?"

"That's not my business to tell" he says making me frown. "Can you just make sure she only drinks stuff we give her?"

"That's a given."

"And no caffeine."

"Done." I mentally begin going through what sodas are caffeine free.

"Thanks, I just wanted you to know in case I wasn't around." He says. "I know you won't let her out of your sight."

"I'm not messing with her, I promise I care for her and I'm going to take care of her." I make eye contact so he knows it's the truth.

"I know Capo." He glares at me a little bit "Everyone else around you, including those who don't like you will know too."

I internally stiffen when he tells me this. That is my worst fear. Remo of course doesn't know this, but apparently it's something he also thinks about.

"She's still to good for you and if you hurt her I'll kill you." He grumbles to let me know he is not bluffing.

"Ok fratello" I stick out my hand for him to shake and he doesn't wince when I grab his hand "Let's go smoke before the girls get here I don't want to leave them with anyone." Slapping his back.

Remo nods "We should hurry. Frankie's system may be more blood than THC and I don't know how long he'll last like that." Laughing we walk back towards our friends.

Standing in the backyard in a circle we're passing the two blunts that Frankie rolled.

"Let me get in on that" I hear Dante behind me.

"Where are the girls?" Remo asked.

"I left them with Tony" he says hitting the blunt.

Ugh that motherfucker. He apologized for making a stupid comment to me and is being punished but I still don't want Ria around a weasel who has a thing for her.

"Your girl is here by the way" he says pointing at Remo while trying not to exhale.

"Who?" Remo raises an eyebrow.

"The one that got away." Dante says letting out a big breath of smoke.

"Avery is here? Gesù Cristo" Remo says looking at the sky. He then shifts his attentiont to Frankie. "Can you roll me another one?"

"As many as you need man" Frankie responds sounding like Shaggy from Scooby-Doo.

I shake my head and take one last hit. I'm going to go see my girl. I walk back towards the house and I practically freeze when I see them standing there. She's going to kill me if she keeps showing off those gorgeous curves like this.

My jealousy over flows for the first time in my entire life over what I notice next. Fucking Tony is standing behind Ria and rubbing his hands up and down both of her arms. His comments about her at the gym flood back to me. This kid is going to be confined to a wheelchair in the servailence room by the time I'm done. I storm towards them. In what seems like one movement I yank Tony away and wrap my arms around Ria putting my face in her neck. Too caveman, I know, but it's calming me down.

"You cold?" I ask her gruffly in her ear.

"I was, but I'm better now" she says turning around to face me. I keep my arms around her so she still has the warmth and she surprises me by hugging me back.

Dante has now joined us and is wrapped around Enrica.

"You smell" Ria says scrunching her cute little nose at me.

"Rude" I reply with fake hurt.

"Sorry Snoop Dogg, let me rephrase that. You smell like Frankie." That little bitchy attitude I like shinning through

"That's worse" Enrica says giggling.

"Way worse" Dante adds apparently needing to give his two cents.

I roll my eyes. Why the hell do I put up with this? I look down at Ria. She's smiling up at me with her chin on my chest and her big grey eyes filled with happiness. Oh yeah that's why.

"Let's go inside. It's warmer and I'll get you a drink." A slight blush covers her cheeks as she nods. I'd hate to admit that Tony was right but her that flushed color on her complexion is hot as shit. Slimy prick. You're better than this DeLuca. I shake away my perverted thoughts, grab my girl's hand and head into the house with DC and Enrica following us.