Murder For One, Make It For Two

Chapter 3

The two shake hands and then white haired man smiles, making Anton release his hand to look away, turning to his car.

"Well, I need to go, this meat has been waiting a long while." said Anton.

"Sure thing, I have to report back to my father anyway, oh and Anton." said Anthony.

The brunette looks over to feel warmth on his cheek. He freezes as the mobster leans back.

A kiss, he was just kissed on the cheek by this strange, yet entertaining man.

Anthony goes to the trunk and retrieves his gun, pocketing it into his jacket. He winks again before blowing a kiss.

"See ya around, Smiles, looking forward to our next outing." he purred.

Anton just stands there, watching the man walk away. He still stands there, even after Anthony has disappeared from sight.

Then, he slowly raises a hand, lightly touching his cheek. He could still feel the warmth from the other's lips, a memory of that light and gentle caress.

Remembering it and the other man's words, Anton feels his cheeks redden before turning to get into his car. He starts it up and drives back down the road towards home.

As he does, his mind wonders back to that mobster man. His stubborn yet teasing attitude, his carefree talk of killing and torture, his true, honest smile, and his warm, gentle lips.

Anton shakes his head but his cheeks remain red. He was now conflicted as he had a nice time with the other but his thoughts were jumbled.

He wasn't sure if he wanted to kill Anthony for what he just did, or seek him out to feel that warmth again.

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Anthony opens the door to his home before shutting it, removing his hat and jacket before hanging them up. He walks past the kitchen to see the light over the table on, and his father.

Hadrian Giovanni was a little on the heavy side but he was also muscles with gray, balding hair and a gray pinstripe suit.

"You're late, what happened?" asked Hadrian.

"It's done, Peter Beneller is dead, I even snagged his wallet." said Anthony, pulling out a black leather wallet.

He hands it over and his father inspects it.

"Good, and the body?" he asked.

"It's been taken care of, it'll be a long time before anyone finds it." said Anthony.

"Good, you did well tonight, Anthony, keep it up and you may become my next enforcer." said Hadrian.

Anthony nods to then walk away towards the stairs.

"Now, where were you?" he asked.

"I went to get a coffee and a scone, I was feeling a bit tired as this hit was a bit boring, he just screamed a bunch of nos and excuses." said Anthony.

"Very well, sleep well, son, you have work on the docks tomorrow with Andrea." said Hadrian.

Anthony nods to walk up the stairs. As he does, he passes his older brother's room, hearing him snore loudly.

'He could wake the neighborhood with that sound.' thought Anthony.

He walks on to pass his sister but hears nothing. Just as he gets to his door, his sister's open, showing her face.

"Anthony, are you okay?" she asked.

"Ya, I'll tell you everything tomorrow after the docks, okay?" promised Anthony.