Page 49 of Nikki Sinatra: For Her Lover
And that one word, that little three-letter word, threw TeddyandMick for a loop.
CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
“Boss just drove up with Nikki and Pop,” Marco said as he stood at the living room window.
“I hope they found those bastards,” said Roz as she sat down on the sofa.
“They’re getting out now.”
“Mick look angry?”
Marco was watching him, but he hunched his shoulders. “He always looks angry to me.”
Roz laughed. “You better hope I don’t tell him you said that.”
Marco grinned. “You won’t tell. You’re the ally of every bad boy alive and always will be. You’re my gangster grandma. You won’t tell!”
Roz laughed at that too.
But when Mick, Teddy, and Nikki walked in, all smiles were gone. Because they all looked as if they were in a funeral procession.
“What happened?” Roz asked Mick. But he kept on walking past her and sat down in one of the wingback chairs. Teddy sat in the other chair. Nikki sat on the sofa beside Roz.
Roz frowned.“What?Mick?Teddy?Nikki?What happened?”
Mick was staring at Nikki. “Are you going to tell it, or do I need to beat it out of you?”
“Pop!” said Teddy. “That’s enough.”
“Beat what out of her?” asked Marco. “What’s up?”
But Teddy was still staring at Mick. “Stop treating her like you don’t know her. She’s still Nikki.”
“Did you know her ass was a drug mule for her lover? Did you know her lover was in town and that was why she wrecked her car? That was still Nikki too!”
Teddy knew better than to try to outtalk his old man. Especially when he made good points. He leaned back in his chair.
But Marco was confused, and scared too. “A drug mule? For her lover? Whatlover?”
Roz looked at her husband. “Tell me what happened Mick.”
Mick was still staring angrily at Teddy. Then he exhaled. “Emilio said Nikki and Juda stole product from drug cartels, sold what they stole, and that Nikki hid her proceeds in her offshore accounts.”
Roz frowned. “What offshore accounts?”
Marco frowned. “Who’s Juda? Who’s Emilio? What have I missed?”
Roz looked at Nikki. “Nikki, is any of that true?”
“None of it’s true, Ma,” Nikki said.
“Then what’s Mick talking about?”
Nikki was so outdone that she could hardly speak. “It’s not true,” she said again.
Roz looked at Mick. “Nikki doesn’t have any offshore accounts.”
Mick looked at Roz. “That’s news to Nikki. She said she does.”
