Unraveling Secrets

Chapter 72

Nova

"Nova hurry up we gotta go!" I hear Toni yell. 

"Don't ever rush a girl, let alone this one!"

"Fine then we will just leave your ass here." He says, now from my opened door.

"Go ahead and do that, then I would get to show up fashionably late. Mafia men just love a girl that shows up fashionably late." I say, trying to rile my brother up. 

"See I know you are trying to get me going, but it isn't going to work."

"I was just telling you the truth." I say with a shrug.

"How do you think Andres would feel if he heard you talking like that."

"Andres would never threaten to leave me, making me have to walk in on my own. Not that I mind, it shows power." I say putting in my earrings.

"We wouldn't actually leave you here. No need to be dramatic." He says rolling his  eyes.

"I don't think I reacted dramatically actually. I simply told you the truth. If you didn't like it, that is on you not me."

"You are so annoying sometimes." 

"Was that supposed to hurt?"

"Just finish getting ready." He says before walking away.

"What do you think I have been doing." I say. I don't even know why he is complaining when we aren't even riding in the same car. He technically speaking could leave without me.

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"Okay so refill me in a little bit on this meeting again." I say to Lorenzo in the car.

"Nova, I went over it yesterday with you, and this morning."

"Yes, I know. But now we are in the car and almost there. I need to make sure I have everything down so I am prepared for anything in there."

"These are my men Nova. I won't allow anyone to try and throw shade at you, you will be respected in there."

"I know that. But respect is earned. They respect you, not me. Yes sure, they will 'respect me' but that is out of respect for you. I am a woman, on the inside they are really questioning my presence. Everything is always 10 times harder. That is something you wouldn't understand, and no I am not trying to be rude, I know you couldn't control you gender," I say with an eye roll, "but its the truth. So please just tell me one more time."

"You women are complicating. Okay we are going in to talk about the upcoming attack. We are discussing weapons, plans, positions, times, etc. You already know this though-"

"Lorenzo."

"Yes, yes I know I am explaining. We are gonna talk about the assistance from wendigo, and obviously no one will know that is you."

"Right right, and it will probably come up with how I know the plans, how you talked blablabla,"

"Yeah and like we discussed their was a private meeting held with wendigo."

"To be fair you have private meetings with wendigo all the time, like right now." I say with a smile because I am so funny.

"You know, you would think I would get used to the idea that my sister is wendigo, especially since I am a don, but it's still hard to believe. Like Rose is one thing, but wendigo is like a whole other level."

"Yeah yeah I know, I am cooler then you. You don't gotta make it harder on yourself."

"Ha.Ha. You are too funny. Please stop before I show up with tears to my meeting." Lorenzo says with a straight face.

"Okay ouch. No need for that sarcasm. It's only funny when I do it." I say.

"You know, there are people who think wendigo is a man, right?" Lorenzo says.

"Yes. I am very aware. And you wanna know who the people who think that are? Men. Because men think they are better than women, and wouldn't want to allow the thought of the possibility that the best killer could be a woman. But that is okay. I have come to terms with that fact. Plus it really helps with keeping my identity under wraps. Of course there are quite a few people who assume, or know I am a girl. I think the most annoying part of this meeting is going to be how I know wendigo is going to be a respected topic in there, while I am just a girl that the guys need to be nice to so they don't piss you off. But weirdly enough that is also one of the best parts for me. Because I know I built a damn good name for myself and I get to see that from behind the scenes."

"Nova-"

"Please don't get mushy or anything."

"I  won't. But you did make a damn good name for yourself. And I don't know if this counts as mushy or anything, but I am proud of you. You've been through hell-"

"You are on the mushy line." I say and he laughs.

"But its true. You have and you fucking became the best person you could have out of that. Now, can we go have this meeting so we can get everything settled."

"Yeahhhh. Thanks for telling me the plans a 3rd time even though I knew it from the first."

"Whatever."

"Oh also, I was thinking about how we could get food after-"

"And to think you make comments about Elio with his food."

"That is so mean. How dare you call me fat."

"I didn't call you fat."

"My own brother. Flesh and blood, called me fat."

"Do not even try that with me. I will change the way this meeting is going to go."

"And now you are threatening me?? Wow. Just wow."

"Nova."

"Is everyone else here yet?"

"Most, I think we are just waiting on Marcello and Andres since they went to take care of something earlier."

"Right right. So are we gonna head up."

"Don't act like you weren't the one stalling." Lorenzo says while getting out of the car.

"I don't know what you are talking about." I say while patting myself down to make sure all my weapons are in place.

"Of course you don't" He says, and I smile in return. 

I guess that means I am off to hear people talk about me as if I wasn't in the room.

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