Rise & Fall Of A Don

Chapter 26

Tommy Pov

She fidgeted and bounced her leg again. "I'm so nervous," she said.

"You'll do great."

"But I don't know anything about art."

"Scarlett didn't either. Well she knew a little, but apparently people loved it when she said, "that sounds interesting, tell me more."

She blew out a breath.

"If all else fails. Just talk about how great I am."

She smiled hard. Showing her dimples. "I can do that. Tommy, what's going on with Adam? Have you found him yet?"

"Yea, I did. He's in another state so there is some red tape that I have to clear up."

"But aren't you over everybody?"

"In this city and the surrounding cities, yes, but he's much farther away. Word is he went into hiding when he found out someone was looking for him."

"Did you ever get Petro?"

"I didn't but Nan did."

"And you believed him."

"Yes, why wouldn't I."

"Because he's a fucking snake. Did you know I wanted to come back? I heard you had a respiratory infection and I just couldn't let you go through it alone. Even the fire ordeal didn't stop me, even though I knew you were angry, I still wanted to come back. But Nan caught me at the entrance to the city and said a bunch of weird shit to me. It was like he was obsessed with you or something."

"What he say?"

"I had left Hope back at the hotel. I was driving in Lequan's car then out of nowhere a car swerved in front of me, cutting me off. I was about to back up when Nan got out. He told me I need to turn the car around and go away."

"Fuck you, Nan. I'm going to see Tommy."

"Your little hoodrat ass don't deserve Tommy."

"Who deserves him then."

"Us, his boys. So you need to leave and not come back. When Tommy makes it to the top, he will need someone that is classy, submissive and educated. Not a little bitch who will embarrass him at every turn."

"But I love Tommy. What I'm supposed to do about that dat."

"Don't know, don't care, but if I see you tryna get back to him you will regret it."

It felt like he wanted to kill me. He was reaching for something but stopped when a bunch of cars started blowing their horns because we we're holding up traffic.

"I knew a threat when I heard one so I put the car in reverse and left."

By then we were pulling up to the gallery. I hopped out and stormed inside. No one had arrived yet. I walked up to Nan and punched him in the face. I punched him again. He swung. I ducked then came back up with an uppercut to his face. He was raised in the air then landed on his back.

"What the fuck man." I leaned down and grabbed him and pulled him up.

I punched him again. "The next time you open your mouth about what's best for me, I will stick a gun it and pull the fucking trigger. Get the fuck outta my face."

Sasha has come in by now and is standing by the door. Nervous and scared. I can tell Nan scares her.

"Fuck Tommy. What I do man!"