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My eyes followed Antea and mother till they didn't exit the office, only then did I averted my attention on dad who was in meantime found his way behind the big desk.
"Bene, I think it's time we talk about business, don't you think?" He asked as his eyes darted between all of us. Xavier was first to clear his throat and walk closer to a desk.
Turning around the room I looked at everyone seeing serious faces. Everyone was ready for this talk.
To be honest, I was expecting this conversation to happen, but not today. My predictions were that it will be tomorrow, so Xavier could enjoy at least today in peace, but I guess it will have to wait.
I know that this is important to dad. Especially because this is his chance of retirement, something that he more than needs these days. He is getting old, his health got worse in the past couple of months and stress doesn't help.
"We should." Xavier exclaimed as he pulled a chair and sat on it facing dad. Dad lifted an eyebrow on me mutely asking me to sit on a chair which I obliged straight away.
"Well, you all know what we need to speak about, so let's not take this longer than needed." Explaining his eyes danced between me and Xavier. "We are all, family here. Even though you are not mine," he said as he turned his eyes on Marino and Moreno by my side "I consider you mine. You guys grew up with my boys, you trained together and besides your father would love to see how you grew up into honorable men.." he trailed as he wandered into his thoughts.
Moreno's and Marino's father was one of dad's capos, but he died three years before Elena was killed.
He made dad promise to take care of them, mostly because we were the only thing close to a family that was left. However, that promise went with Elena when she died.
Her death took a turn on all of us, which caused dad to do drastic change, causing us to move here. In Italy for our safety. And this is where we grew up, trained, and with time took over jobs that were given to us.
When Xavier turned eighteen he moved back to New York and started business there, Del Re enterprise along with Moreno and Fabio by his side.
While in another hand Marino and I stayed here and opened clubs. We needed to turn eighteen to open our business, so we waited till our birthday for that.
At first dad, and Xavier especially wasn't happy about it but how time passed they got used to it. Both of our businesses were legal with the spice of illegality of family lifestyle by side.
Shaking his head dad looked at me and Xavier again "I trailed off again, umm.. let's take it this way. As you know the don title not only that the person needs to be of trust and as in the family, of blood, but that person also needs to be married. Dante, you know that I-"
Already knowing where this conversation is leading I cut him off "Dad, I know." Just as words slipped my lips I could see his shoulders slump down in relief.
