marring a mobster

the runaways

Vinnie seems to be more on my side than his own boss. “He did tell me to keep you safe no matter what seems to happen. I guess I must take you away.” I am so scared. Where am I going to go? I can’t go home because that is the first place he will look. What if he kills my family? “Pack up your things, Angelo is gone for the next four or five hours. I want you to pack up clothes and bathroom needs and roses stuff. Pack the minimal. I will go and make plans and get a car. I will get you a cell phone that is only going to have three numbers in it. Mine, so we can keep in contact when I have to leave. Your new boss, I have no idea who that is going to until I come back, and Angelo’s just in case you feel like coming back you should talk to him first.” He then gave me a kiss on the top of my head. Even though he is trying to be strong I can tell he is just as scared as I am by his voice. When he had left I had my gym duffle bag and just packed some things and all of roses things. When I was done, I showered, which is hard when you can’t really see. When I was done, I put my hair in a bun and got into yoga pants and a t-shirt of Angelo’s. I know that it’s weird, but I felt safe in it. When Vinnie came back, he grabbed all of my things and rose and I got into the front seat. As we drove off I just put my head on the window and fell asleep. When I woke up I could see out of my right eye and very little out of my left eye. I asked Vinnie how long we had been driving and he said about four hours. He pulled into this sketchy parking lot. We walked in and it turned out to be a motel. He gave them cash and we went to our two bed scary ass bath motel room. “He won’t look for you here. I have good news and bad news. The good news is I got you a job and it pays very well. Bad news... it’s at a strip club.” What did he just say? Did he just say that I’m becoming a stripper? Well this should be interesting. “So when do I start this job. I mean I can only see out of one eye, I have no costumes, oh and I have no idea how!” He laughed. He actually freaks laughed while I’m over here tripping balls. “Don’t worry you will start tomorrow and your eye should be fine by then if you put this cream on it. Don’t ask what’s in it, you don’t want to know. You will go into the club at 8 am and spend the whole day learning then the girls will take you out for shopping. You. start Saturday, that is in three days.” All I could do is shake my head and curl up with rose.

I'M SO SCREWED.