FORGIVELESS - RIO Good Girls X READER

I - NOT IN THE DARK ANYMORE 🌒

Rio scans the floor of his newest business endeavour. He's been successful at counterfeiting but now he needs new ways to wash his money. His bars had been doing so good he decided to move into the restaurant business. While notoriously fickle he didn't have the same financial restraints as other new owners. It only took him six months to find his foothold in the industry and now he had one of the city's most in demand establishments for special occasions. Looking around he spots a gentleman who was in the last time he's stopped by to check on things. Looking across from the man he sees you sitting all done up. He needed strong attention to detail in his line of work. It was a safety precaution but your body language brings the situation into full view. Sitting back he looks under the table only to have his suspicions confirmed. The other woman had her foot up halfway to your dates crotch under the table.

"Table twelve seems familiar" he mutters to his general manager.

"Ahh, he was with a different girl. Excellent tip" His GM responds and Rio takes another look locating the ring set on your left hand. You were the wife.

"Decline all his reservations moving forward. I don't care how well he tips. Only friends should be here that often." Rio says watching closely. He had his principles in business and in life. There were simply some things men didn't do. Bringing their girlfriends to the city's best restaurants before their wives was top of mind.

"Done" the GM says as Rio makes his way into the back to look at the accounting. Everything needed to be in perfect working order for things to work. The restaurant would be a stepping stone to more. Food had never been a passion of his but he could sell an experience to people who wanted to pretend for a few hours. Besides, it had cost him virtually nothing and turned a huge profit every week. He steps out tucking his weekly take home pay behind the bar, walking around it to be served a drink. You're in his perfect line of sight. He watches you reach for your husband as he gets up, throwing cash down onto the table and kissing you goodbye. He watches you sigh and watch as he leaves. Shaking his head he turns back to his glass.

"Hey can you give the waiter this. I was sitting over there" Rio hears turning to you.

Fuck, shes bad.

His thoughts run the gamut as he looks you over. Thinking back to the other woman he rakes through his memory for her. She had nothing on you besides maybe being slightly younger.

"Thank you" hears cluing back into the conversation you're having with his bartender.

"I'll have the third course brought to the bar" the bartender says with a smile.

"Perfect" you nod, sending him a smile.

"Can I buy you a drink?" Rio asks, looking you over. Turning, you are startled by a second by the handsome stranger wildly underdressed for the establishment.

"My husband took care of it thanks" you smile, making him do the same. He's handsome.

"My husband took care of it" He mocks, chuckling to himself more amused than anything else. "Where is he?" Rio says bringing a glass to his lips.

"Something came up at work" you respond.

She believes the lie too. Rio smiles to himself looking up at the clock, "What, does he deliver babies? Is the hospital short staffed?"

"No, he's a consultant with a global clientele. You know time zones" you explain.

"Time Zones couldn't keep me off my wife on a Friday night if she looked like you." Rio comments. Your cheeks burn at the forward implications just as the third course is placed in front of you.