Page 43 of Capone
“Goodbye, Jamie.” I dismissed her. I tried being gentle and she didn’t respond well to that.
Taking a shaky step back, Jamie stared at me, appearing crushed. After a few moments, she rushed out of my office, sobbing into her hands.
Cara stood near the door with her brows bunched and her lips pursed. She looked between the empty doorway and me, perplexed.
“Cara,” I started, but she raised her hands in surrender.
“Hey, it ain’t my business. But I’ll tell you one thing, you better get that in check. I saw that look in her eyes.”
“Every woman isn’t Candy or Ivy, Cara.”
Viper and Blade had their work cut out for them when they claimed their women. They both had women who refused to letthem go. Candy schemed against Cara so many times, Cara was forced to kill her. And Ivy went as far as scaring Bianca away when she found out she was pregnant with Blade’s daughters. He missed out on three years of their lives. Once Bianca came back into the picture, Ivy lost her shit.
She tried killing Bianca even though she knew if she did, she would be signing her own death warrant. Luckily, Bianca came out of the situation unharmed. Ivy, on the other hand, had been locked away in a mental institution where she would never see the light of day.
“I don’t know why I try talking sense into you guys. You all never listen, but that’s okay. Me and my Glock will be sitting here waiting when she finally decides to get crazy.”
Shaking my head, I laughed as I took a seat behind my desk. “What brings you by my office, boss lady?”
Cara grinned, nodding her head in approval. “I like that. It has a nice ring to it. I came by because I just got off the phone with Mercury.”
I sat up, growing serious. “What did he want?”
“He wants Sara and I to conduct an interrogation with Asha. Apparently, her family has hired the best defense attorney in Washington. After the way Danny and Nicole screwed up this case, he doesn’t want them anywhere near it. Mercury doesn’t want this going to court. Even though there’s strong evidence pointing toward Asha for Derek’s murder, there’s still some wiggle room to get her off. The best way to get her to go down for Derek’s murder is to get a confession.”
“Do you think you can get it?”
Cara raised a brow with a cocky expression. “Does a bear shit in the woods?” she asked. We both laughed as she stood from her seat. “Make sure you tell Giovanna. I know she’ll probably want to tag along, and I already got the green light for her to watch the interrogation if she chooses to.”
“When do you leave?”
“In two days.”
“Okay. I’ll let her know when I get home.”
“Cool.” She nodded and headed for the door. Before she walked out, she stopped in a rush as if she forgot something. “One more thing. Can you tell Giovanna I’m in need of another batch of honeybuns? The triplets got into my stash and robbed me blind.”
I threw my head back, roaring with laughter. I really needed to taste these honeybuns. Cara was paying Giovanna a hundred dollars per batch even though Giovanna told her it wasn’t necessary.
“Sure thing, Cara.”
Steppingthrough the front door of my home, the smell of food wafted in the air. I could get used to this. I spotted Gabi, sitting at the coffee table, coloring in the living room, and watching her favorite cartoonBubble Guppies. Hearing the front door open, her head snapped up. When she saw me standing there, she abandoned her crayons and ran to me.
“Pony!” she shrieked happily.
I swept her into my arms. “Hey, Lil Bit. How was your day?”
“Good. I saw fish.”
I turned to Giovanna. She had stepped out of the kitchen hearing the commotion. “We went to an aquarium today.”
“And you didn’t tell me?” I asked as I felt slightly frustrated. I loved taking Gabi to all the tourist spots. We had been to a few museums, and we were already planning a trip to Disney World with the rest of the families.
“I’m sorry, babe. It was a last-minute thing. Angel, Mari, Naomi, and Abi were demanding to see Gabi today. Crystal and I met up so they could spend time together.”
Hearing that, I instantly softened up. Those five truly were becoming thick as thieves. The Ol’ Ladies had started referring to them as the “Fab Five.” They always wanted to be together. There were times when Giovanna, Cara, and Bianca would have to FaceTime each other just to sate the girls.
“Well, did you have fun, Lil Bit?”
