Love vs. Law

Chapter 16

"I dont care Marco. I cant come in this week. Figure it out yourself." Luca said in Italian as he paced behind me as I made breakfast
"No Marco. Carries mother is here and we cant risk anything." He said hanging up as I flipped a pancake
"Whats going on?" I asked
"Rumors on the street about the possibility of girls being trafficked. A new mob might be trying to get in on our territory." He sighed
"Do you two always talk in Italian?" My mom asked making us jump
"Sometimes." I said placing a pancake in front of her
"We are just trying to figure out when to go to the doctor this week." Luca lied smoothly
"You two can go whenever. I am more then happy to explore the city on my own for a day." She said as we sat with her
"Hows JJ?" I asked
"Shes fine you know that. You talk to her every week." She laughed
"How about we go today and I meet you for lunch somewhere?" I asked her and she nodded to the idea
"How will you get in today? Its Sunday." She pointed out
"We are very close friends with our doctors. And she knows Carrie stopped taking her pills and has been expecting us." Luca smiled before picking up his phone to call who I guessed would be Marco while my phone rang
"Sorry mom I need to take this." I said answering it
"Josh it is eight in the morning you should be asleep." I answered
"Carrie its bad." He said confusing me
"What are you talking about?" I asked walking away from my mom
"This morning when I was  closing up I was putting money away and these guys broke in and beat me. They destroyed the club but didnt take any money." He said panicking
"Josh calm down. I will be there soon ok. Dont call the police just yet." I said looking at Luca
"Club is destroyed. If this has something to do with the new mob. Im going to be pissed." I said in Italian as he nodded already knowing what happened
"Bring your mom she can be protected better. Paul will he here in twenty minutes." He said and I nodded as my mom looked as us upset for speaking Italian
"Mom something happened at my club and I need to go check on things." I sighed taking a sip of orange juice making me gag
"This is nasty." I said setting it down to check the expiration date
"We just got it yesterday. Its not expired." Luca laughed
"Pregnancy taste bugs my dear." She laughed
"Well Im going to get ready. Paul my assistant is going to be here soon." I said leaving to just put leggings on

"You are wearing that?" Paul asked opening the car door for us
"Shut up. My jeans feel a little tight." I sighed as my mom laughed
"I like this assistant." She said as Paul mumbled assistant my ass under his breath in Italian
"Paul I will fire you." I said with a smile
"Im pretty sure Luca is one who makes the decisions." He laughed

"This is your club?" Mom asked as we pulled to the front
"Ya. This is the one I met Luca in. Its my favorite one. I have Paul mainly running the other one for me." I said before asking Paul if there was a security sweep and he said yes letting us out of the car
"Have the police been called yet?" My mom asked
"No. I think it was a customer. Hate crime attack. They didnt rob us. Just destroyed it and my bar manager got hurt." I said unlocking the front door
"Josh?" I asked seeing him with an ice pack on his face with two of my bigger bouncers next to him
"Carrie. I am so sorry." He said standing up wobbling
"Sit Josh. Let me just look." I said seeing my pride and joy completely ruined
"How the hell did they break my chandelier? That thing cost me five thousand dollars." I said seeing it broken on the floor
"My paintings. I got them in Rome and specially delivered when he let me take over." I said looking and now the slashed paintings
"How much did you pay for them?" My mom asked sarcastically
"More then your mortgage for two years. Thats for sure." I said as she gave me a disgusted look
"You just think because you have money now you are better then where you came from." She said almost disgusted at our money spending
"Mom between my two clubs I bring in almost a half a million a month. Luca brings in way more then that a month. Trust me we can spend our money how we want." I rolled my eyes seeing my top shelf of alcohol destroyed
"Josh they didnt did they?" I asked looking for my special bottle
"Yes they did Im sorry." He said letting Paul stitch him up
"Did what?" My mom asked
"I had the bottle of whisky I drank the first night I met Luca. It was half way full and I was saving it for our five year wedding anniversary." I said disappointed walking towards the broken glass
"Mrs. Derosa I can let you go over there." One of the bouncers who was guarding the bar said
"Why? Its my club." I asked confused
"Mrs.Derosa please. Not with your mom here." He said in Italian as I understood why now
"Theres a body." Paul yelled in Italian as I just nodded
"I think Im going to be sick." I said letting my emotions get to me running to my office bathroom with Paul and my mom running behind me
"My office...." I gasped seeing it looking worse than the club
"How did they get in here? Its thumbprint protected. Only four people are allowed in." I said as tears bow filled my eyes
"All of my picture frames are broken. My computer is smashed. I want their heads." I said turning to Paul as I now filled with anger before stomping out of the club
"They think they can fuck with my club they have another thing coming. This is a new era of the Derosa mafia and I am not playing around." I screamed in Italian as I walked out to the car fuming needing to call Luca to end this new mob from coming into our territory