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Chapter 16: Into Motion

LUCA

Me: Sure sweet cheeks. When and where do you want to meet?

Sage: Can I go to your place?

Me: Well I have multiple places

Sage: I just want to be where you are now. Can I come over? Pleaaase?

Me: Ok, I'll send you the adress. See you later.

The saying does state that you catch more flies with honey than with vinagar doesn't it?

"She's coming here isn't she?"

"Yes, all alone too, isn't it wonderful?"

I finally did what I had come to do. Ethan was broken, the mighty leader of the Obsidian Lions was no more.

. . .

SAGE

"He agreed to meet with me! Yes! We have a way in!"

Cheers and happiness were expressed around the table as Seinfeld squeezed my shoulder in comfort. 

"I think we should contact Mr. Fallaci now, Sage... " Nathan whispered, and we excused ourselves from the rest of the men.

"We'll be able to pull this off, we just need to outnumber them. His men are poorly trained, so we'll have a huge advantage."

"So what am I supposed to say to him? Oh I'm your son's stripper tattoo artist girlfriend who accidentally got him kidnapped after we had a fight about your stupid gang? I need you to give me like 100 men to get him back now, kay thanks."

"Stop beating yourself up for two seconds and listen to me. The one thing that man loves more than power is his family. There's no way he won't take you seriously and give you the backup you need."

"...Fine. Where do I reach him?" I relented and Nath gave me the a phone. 

"Just call this number and you should be able to reach him directly. Tell him the truth and he'll help you."

He walked away and left me on my own in the hallway. God, this was the most unconventional way to meet your boyfriend's father.

I pressed his contact name.

One ring.

Two rings.

Three rings.

"Hello, Nathaniel?" a gruff voice asked on the other end of the line.

"Um, no actually..?"

"Who the fuck is this?"

"I-I'm Sage. I don't know if Ethan told you about me, but I'm his girlfriend. I need your help."

"Go on."

"He's been taken. Luca Dobrescu got him while we were in Hawaii. I don't really have time to explain the whole story, but we know where he is, and we're about to execute a rescue mission."

"And I am needed, why?"

"We don't have enough men to outnumber and overpower Dobrescu's. Nathaniel told me to call you and ask for 100 or so and I was nervous because, this isn't the best way to meet your boyfriend's father, but I got on the phone anyways and I just-"

"Do you love Ethan?"

"What?"

"It's a very simple question Sage. Do you love him?"