ℝ𝕌𝕀ℕ𝔼𝔻

3

"Papá, estoy aquí" You use a spare key to your father's house to allow yourself in. Your father... Well, your aunt wanted to have dinner as a family now that your dad's out of jail and your sister was released from the hospital.

"Hola, chica. Estamos en la cocina" Rosalie calls out from the kitchen. You walk toward the kitchen, "Are my extra clothes still here?". "Yes sweetheart" Your father answers as you turn the corner. You came straight to your fathers after work, so you didn't change out of your uniform. "Great, thanks" You kiss your father's cheek before planting one on Rosalie's, "Maja?".

"She went to the bathroom" Czar replies. You hum in response as you begin walking to your old room to find some clothes. "Wait, why don't you wear something of mine?" Rosalie stops you. You raise an eyebrow at her, "What for?". "Well, we have a guest coming over and I doubt you have something nice to wear in your old room" Rosalie sheepishly smiles. "I don't know if I should take offense to that or not" You chuckle, watching Maja walk out of the bathroom and into her room, "But okay, I'm going to wash off this booze smell then". "Okay, dear, I'll knock on the door so you can grab it" Rosalie walks toward the guest room.

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"Geez, Maja, you scared me" You scrunch your hair in your towel, "What are you doing in here?". "We have a guest" Maja mutters. "Who?" You raise an eyebrow. "The guy you were telling me about... The one with the" Maja gestures to her neck. Your blood runs cold as you whisper, "The one the FBI wants?". She nods her head yes. "What the hell is he doing here...?" You mutter. "He's dad's and Rosalie's friend apparently or at least that's what they say" Maja explains. This confuses you, why would your dad and Rosalie be friends with someone the FBI's looking for? Then it clicks. Could they be involved in whatever this man is involved in? Czar went to jail for something, and he won't tell you why. Rosalie was the one to bail Czar out and now you're about to have dinner with this random man the night of Rosalie's surprise visit. Now you're being told they're friends?

"Just stay by me," You say, "And pretend like you don't know the FBI is looking for him". Maja nods before following you out of the bathroom. "Oh, there she is!" Rosalie smiles, gesturing toward you. The man with the neck tattoo and your father turn to look at you. "I'm sorry for taking so long" You apologize before meeting the stranger's brown eyes, "I didn't think our guest would arrive so quickly. I hope I didn't make everyone wait long". You watch as his eyes trail down your body before meeting your eyes once more. "No need to be sorry," The right side of his mouth turns upward. "That's alright darling, he just got here" Czar stands beside you.

"This is [Y/N], [Y/N] this is—" Czar is interrupted by the man. "Rio," The tattooed man sticks his hand out for you to shake. "Pleasure to meet you, Rio," You shake his hand. "Well, now that introductions are out of the way... Shall we have dinner?" Rosalie saunters over to the back door, "Beautiful evening to eat outside, yes?".

You and Maja follow behind Czar and Rio outside. You notice a good amount of food on the outside table.

You take your seat beside Maja as Rio takes his seat across from you. Czar and Rosalie are on either side of the table. The five of you begin to eat in a slightly awkward silence.

"Czar, I think it's time." Rosalie eyes your father. "No," Czar meets Rosalie's gaze. "Come on, they're old enough now!" Rosalie protests, "[Y/N] works at a bar for goodness sake."

You pause at her words. That's information that you didn't want Rio to know. There's only a good amount of bars in Detroit, Michigan, too. "Which I still don't like," Czar sighs. "It pays well." You glance at him. Czar's attention turns to you, "It's still dangerous."

"Yet nothing has happened to me," You say. "That I know of" Czar narrows his eyes. You eye Rosalie, "What are we supposed to know?". Rosalie is silent for a moment before she narrows her eyes. "You already know." Rosalie grins. "It was kind of obvious once I saw him" Your eyes travel over to Rio. "So do you two work for him or run your own thing?" You question. "Both," Rio replies. You nod as Maja begins to speak. "You guys are in a gang?" Maja glances between Rosalie and Czar. "Lorenzo, sweetheart. We live up to our name." Czar answers, accepting the fact that there's no going back. "You know you're wanted, right?" You raise an eyebrow. "Yeah," Rio nods.

"Do we have to be involved?" Maja asks, silently hoping that the both of you don't. "No," Czar answers. "You keeping an eye on the manager of Fine & Frugal? He goes out to drink with an Agent," You inform Rio. "Yeah... I've been keeping an eye on him." Rio meets your gaze.

You avert your eyes back to your food before standing up, "Excuse me. I'll be late for work". Your hands rest on Maja's and Rosalie's shoulders before you walk over to Czar and plant a kiss on his cheek. "Thank you for dinner," You start to walk back inside, "Oh, and I won't talk to the feds."

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Meeting Rio already?

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Translations:

"Papá, estoy aquí" - Dad, I'm here.

"Hola, chica. Estamos en la cocina" - Hello/Hey girl. We are in the kitchen.