DragonFruit

(Part 2: Bruce) Chapter 6

"Irish?" said Lyndon "I'm going to court for the last time to put Becky in there forever, is there anything you want me to tell her?" 

I shook my head, and my phone beeped while I was on the phone with him. I checked it to see what it was. Bruce was calling me.

I'll call you back later Bruce is calling me." I switched calls to talk to Bruce "What's up?"

"Irish, there's this girl I like but...there's these complications between us. I just need you to drive us around. You can use my car."

"What?"

"Just come over here. Please!!!"

"Okay, okay okay."I didn't want to upset him or trigger anything that could send him back on vacation. I got up off of my couch and drove the mustang to his apartment. I parked in front of the building and Bruce came running down. I got out of my car and he tossed me his keys. "So what am I doing?" I asked he didn't say anything until I got in the car. "Explain before I drive."

"This girl, her name is Alexandra, she's married and we've been seeing each other for awhile now. Her husband just came back in town I want you to be our look out when we're out until she divorces him." To be nice i didn't ask if he thought the love was actually or if they were just friends with benefits. 

"How long do I have to do this?" I asked

"Until he leaves for business again."

"Get in the back." I said while starting the car. "I'll be your driver get in the back." He began to crawl in the back when he put his hand on my shoulder and said "Thanks Irish." 

"Ain't nothing like helping a friend commit adultery." he laughed.

I drove to pick up this girl from a big mansion. She wore a red dress and had long dark hair. Her face was long and elegant she didn't seem to have any emotion. I got out of the car and opened the door for her. She stuck her hand out and I held it as she got in the car. I shut the door then drove them to dinner. I stood in the back of the restaurant watching for...I didn't know who to watch out for. I guess I'll know when I see him. Moments later the biggest mobster in LA walked in the restaurant. He looked around and saw the woman Bruce was with. He had a confused look on his face and slowly walked toward them. I began to walk toward them too, his guards noticed me and began to move as fast as me. I got there first and stood between them. "Sir," I said. He tried to go around me but I stood in between them. "Sir can I help you."

"That's my wife," he said "Do you know who I am?"

Yes I did. "No, but I do know that you are interrupting their lovely dinner." 

"Remove him." He said stepping back, the four guards with him surrounded me. One of them but their hand on my shoulder. I didn't know what to do, so I punched him in the face. I threw him into another guard and picked up the knife off the table. Another guard charged at me and I stabbed the knife in his knee, he screamed. I pulled out he knife and as the two guards were standing up one of them put their hand on the table. I slammed the knife in his hand through the table. Another guard swung at me. I ducked and pulled out his gun unloaded it and fired a bullet in the air. The guard with the hurt let jumped on me but I flipped him on another table. His body broke the table and the people at the table screamed and ran out of the restaurant. "STOP!" shouted Alexandra "I was only out with a client. You didn't have to do all of that, this is why I didn't tell you I was going out."

"Alexandra, I'm sorry." he said, and he pulled her said. I was within ear shot of their conversation. But I can't let this guy take out two of my guys." he said "Who is this guy, if he's looking for work I'd like to hire him, but he took out two of my guys." he complained

"They were weak anyway Bolvi." Gregory Bolvi, the infamous mobster. "Hire new guys." she barked.

"Come on Bruce, let's go somewhere else Bolvi will pay for this." Alexandra got up and Bruce immediately followed. I followed too, I had a straight face but I was so scared of Bolvi we ran into him when we were younger. Hopefully he doesn't remember us, or especially...me. 

Back in the old days of criminal activity before my retirement, we were hired to steal cars from someone's house in Montana. At the time we didn't know it was Bolvi. We broke in his house, got the keys and we were about to get away, but his men caught us. We killed them, stole the cars and he saw me with my mask off setting his house on fire. I may have been too far for him to get a good look at me. I went into hiding for a few days after that.

In the car we rode in silence for ten minutes. "Driver, what's your name?" Alexandra asked

"David." I replied

"David what?"

"Blood. David Blood."

"What an interesting name, you took out two of my husband's guards, quickly and easily. Do you want to earn 5 million dollars? Pull over in an dark quiet ally." I pulled over in a dark quiet ally and parked the car. "Step out for a moment." I got out of the car and waited for about ten minutes. Then they called me back in. "I have a proposition for you...."

"Irish she knows who you are." said Bruce.

I gave him the usual "what the fuck, dude?" look. Then faced forward and listened

"Bruce and I actually do love each other. When he was in rehab I was the person he would come see to talk to everyday. We fell in love there. I would like to run away with Bruce but Bolvi is standing in the way. We want you to infiltrate his mob and kill him when we're ready." I slowly turned around to face them with a crazed look on my face.

"You'll pay me 5 million dollars to kill your husband?"

"Yes, I'll get you in the gang but wait until we give the word. All the money will go to me and we'll pay you and you can go back in retirement..."

"Irish, please we're in love..." they leaned in close to each other and gave me puppy eyes. 

"5.5 million and we have a deal." I said leaning back in my seat and looking at them through the mirror. 

"5 million and I'll give you our 5 best men when it's all over."

"What do you mean?"

"You can start your own mob or gang or whatever..." I liked that idea a litte.

"Deal."

"We're going to pretend that I'm still helping Bruce and that's why I'm spending time with him."

"Okay."

"I'll give you 5 hundred dollars if you leave us in the car for half an hour." she said with a smile looking at Bruce." I got out of the car and heard her shout "Walk away for awhile." I was walking away when I looked at the car. Bruce was taking Alexandra's shirt off and kissing her. It reminded me of Becky. I sat down at a bar and thought about the job we did in the past.