The Enemy

Chapter Twenty

~Matteo~

I knew I was feeling it but I didn't think I would ever actually say it. Those three stupid words always change everything the second they're voiced. I love you. Definitely never thought I would ever say those dumb ass words. Then again I never thought I would be in a relationship. She's changing me. I just have yet to figure out if that's a good or bad thing. As long as she doesn't get pregnant I feel like it could be good. I can't see myself bringing children into this kind of world that I live in. Yeah things are good at the moment and once I lock down this FBI director and get my immunity, money will flow effortlessly. But things can always change at any moment without notice. We have yet another treaty with the Russians but like always they can never seem to stay in their own damn lane. They always find away to swerve over to where I'm at and bother the fuck out of me. War with them can easily start up all over again and I just can't afford to have any kind of weaknesses that can be used against me. Yea sure Samora would be considered a weakness but if it came down to her or my business I will choose my business. If I were to have children I'm not sure I would be able to make that kind of sacrifice. Though I have none of my own I have a shit load of little cousins and some of my men have children, I do in fact have a soft spot for the little people who wreck havoc where ever they go. If I lead a different kind of life I would definitely have a least four but alas I've made my decision and children are just off the table for me. I'll take my chances with Samora and pray it never comes to me having to sacrifice the girl. Once I let her know exactly what it is that I do I'll have her take omertà.

Omertà is a code of silence where a person swears in front of the entire Italian Mafia to withhold any information that is important or vital. They take a pledge to serve and to keep their mouth shut. They are then told the repercussions of what would happen should their silence be broken. The best part of taking omertà is the tattoo. If a person for whatever reason doesn't want to get the tattoo they are killed. Like their silence a tattoo is for life and if you can't commit to it then you can't be trusted. It's actually really simple. Nico has been hounding me about getting Samora to take omertà. And I've been putting it off but if today has taught me anything it's that I can't put it off any longer. She has to take it and if she doesn't then I don't know what I'm going to do. I guess I've just been buying myself more time with her in case I end up having to kill her. I've never been in love before nor have I ever felt this kind of connection with anyone before so if I end up having to kill her I guess you could say I would definitely feel some kind of way about it.

"I like Samora and everything but dude I don't want to have to hear y'all having sex all day" Niccoli says from the driver's seat. We're on our way to agent Jackson's home. He's the director of the FBI. I was finally able to get a direct line on him and it's been easier than I thought it would be. Like most law enforcement that I've encountered he was easy to turn. I have nothing against their life choices. I actually understand why they do what they do but I also understand why they would want a change. They get into their line of work wanting to make a change in the world. Hoping and sometimes praying that they can make a difference. Not even knowing that the price for their lives is disrespectful. They put their lives on the line and deal with some fucked up people on a daily basis but the money they get from it doesn't equate to the work they put out. It's downright disrespectful. What I offer is the means to make what they do worth it. And the only thing I require in return is for them to leave me to my business in peace. I won't provide them with extra case loads as long as they keep their eyes off of my Family. It's actually a pretty damn good deal if you ask me.

"Brother, that's wasn't all day. I couldn't last that long with her if I tried." I laugh putting my hands in my pockets and sliding down in the seat. I've been hella busy this past month. I did the FBI's job for them helping then catch a known child trafficker. It was a win win for me. Children should remain off limits. They don't deserve to be expoilted for the gains of disgusting grown ass men. I have nothing against the sex trade but kids? Yea that's a big fucking no for me. Once I figured out what SSA Miller was working on I took it upon myself to speed up the process. Law enforcement for all their resources are pretty shit at solving crimes. They have way to many laws that prevent them from effectively doing their jobs. Lucky for them I don't have to follow those laws. More to the point having Mario and Niccoli track and take him down was a good day for me. I got what i wanted, a meeting with the director. Being able to play vigilante for a bunch of kids was an added bonus. Then there was the business with my old military superior. The whole ordeal was a headache to say the least. First I had to track him down. That was easy enough. He's been in Italy his entire life. I'm sure he only came to New York for the sole purpose of trying to undermine me. Luckily for me,he behaved like a tourist. And like all tourist he was pretty easy to find. Once I had Andino track a local renting database it was all up hill from there. He picked a place that had easy access to all tourist attractions. How he managed to make it to Admiral is beyond me. He should have never been that easy to find. Not wanting to bother too much or waste anymore damn time on him I sent Andino to kill him. Not that he was too happy about that, I swear he thinks his only job is to play computer nerd. The faster he figures out his job is to do what I tell him to do the better his damn life would be.