A dark-haired man sat in a small café in Ecatepec City, Mexico. He was surrounded by his men and looked over the words on the paper he held. He was waiting on news and as he saw the young man enter the café searching around, he knew he'd get it. He motioned two fingers to the man who walked over to him looking around before taking a seat.
"What news do you bring me today, Mateo?" The young man ran a hand through his messy dirty blond locks and sighed. "The Coleman crew have been wiped out." The dark-haired man nodded before taking a sip of his coffee. "That Broderick was always an idiot, but this confirms the news that the Rossi's have aligned themselves with the Monroe's. Good to know. Find out anything you can and report back to me." He said before dismissing Mateo.
"Boss, what's the move?" One of his men asked. "We wait a little while longer. I have my armies at the ready. I just need to make sure I have all the intel I can get." The men around him nodded in unison as he lost himself in thought. "I'm coming for you Luciano Rossi and when I get there you'll be begging for death." He whispered to himself before taking another sip of coffee. He smiled at the endless possibilities of pain and suffering he was going to bring his enemies.
Annalise woke up and searched for her phone. She found it on the nightstand next to her and saw that it was 1 pm. "Three hours," she sighed. "That's not too bad." She sat up and stretched before letting out a yawn. She went to the bathroom to brush her teeth before heading out to explore her new home. There were three other bedrooms on the second floor, along with the master bedroom.
On the first floor there was the kitchen that seemed like it belonged on Master Chef, along with a den, living room, formal dining room and breakfast nook. She stumbled onto a fairly large room that mirrored a gym slash lounge area. It was filled with Luciano's men and they all stared at her when she stumbled in.
"Hi guys, I'm Annalise, Luciano's fiancé." She held up her hand as if they would need proof. They eyed her with a seriousness. "Non sapevo che al capo piacciono le ragazze nere (Didn't know the boss was into Black girls)." One of them muttered. He had a bald head and stood about 6'5". By the way he looked at her she could tell that he was irritated and showed a hint of fear.
His defense was that of an enemy in Annalise's opinion. "Bene, sai cosa si dice: più nera è la bacca, più dolce è il succo (Well, you know what they say: the blacker the berry the sweeter the juice)." She winked at him causing the men to holler with laughter and his scowl to deepen.
"You speak Italian!" A blond-haired man spoke up and she nodded. "Wait...Annalise...as in Annalise Monroe." They settled down. "Your father is a legend. His men are legends." She smiled. "Well, you guys are pretty legendary yourselves. Besides, pretty soon they'll be your partners. We'll be one big happy family if you'll have me." She smiled that smile that always had men putty in her hands.
"Certo, Regina (Of course, Queen)!" They cheered and seemed to give her the new title to which she rolled her eyes. They took the next ten minutes introducing themselves. She learned the man she didn't trust was named Giovanni. "It was nice meeting you clowns! I'm off to find the boss. You guys stay out of trouble." Annalise waved before looking for her fiancé.
She found Luciano in the office also on the first floor and smiled. He was working on a device and seemed lost in thought. She came behind him and massaged his shoulders. "What's that, my love?" He sighed into her as she wrapped her arms around his neck. "This little thing when placed around any electronic device will strip all the data from electronic devices 1,000 yards nearby and then fry the electronics."
Annalise's eyes widened as she looked at the tiny thing. "You're a genius." He chuckled. "Or a mad man." He pecked her lips as he pulled her into his lap. "A mad genius." She compromised causing him to laugh. In that instant his iPad began ringing for a FaceTime call and he stupidly answered.
"Luci, ba-" Gianna was cut off by the scene displayed in front of her. "Luciano what is going on?" Annalise couldn't help but smile. "Hi, Gianna. It's so nice to see you again," she lied with a perfect smile.
"Gianna you know Annalise Monroe, my fiancé." Annalise almost fell over with laughter at the expression Gianna sported. "You're what now?!" Luciano couldn't help but smirk at Annalise who shook with silenced laughter in his lap.
"My fiancé, we'll be married at the end of the month." Gianna looked pale. "We'd love to have you at the ceremony. You know since you're such a good friend of Luciano and great storyteller of who I am and what I look like." Luciano couldn't help the chuckle that escaped him, while Gianna reddened a bit.
"I'd love to come to the wedding," Gianna said through clenched teeth. "I'll let you two get back to what you were doing. Luci, I'll call you later." With that she hung up the phone with a quickness. Annalise couldn't help but chuckle.
"You're bad, il mio amore." She shrugged before wrapping her arms around his neck. "I don't like bitches looking at what is mine the way she looks at you." He moved her hair from her face and smiled.
"I'm yours, bambina. Only yours." He kissed her sensually causing her to moan in his mouth. He pulled back slowly looking deeply into her eyes. "We have a date tonight, my love." She smiled widely at him. "We do?" He nodded. "My fiancé said she wanted to get to know me and I do what she says." Annalise laughed out loud at him before peppering him with kisses.
"In the meantime, why don't you go to the backyard and call Anastasiya." Annalise looked at him suspiciously before she got off of his lap. "I just have to finish a few things and then I'll join you." She nodded her head before she made her way to the backyard. She gasped loudly as she saw the various flowers sprinkled around her very own garden.
It looked like a miniature version of the Rossi mansion and she smiled at the fact that he stayed true to his word. She leaned over to smell the roses before standing up and looking out at their sizeable backyard. "Mrs. Rossi, can I get you anything?" A small, older Italian woman asked from behind her. She was so petite and reminded her of a younger Sophia Petrillo from Golden Girls.
"No grazie. Mi sto solo godendo la vista. (No, thank you. I'm just enjoying the view)." Her eyes widened in surprise. "Tu parli italiano? (You speak Italian)." Annalise smiled and nodded. "Sì." The old woman smiled happily. "Well, you are just perfect for him. My name is Alessandra and I have worked for the Rossi family for many years. When Luciano moved, he took me with him."
She chuckled thinking on the man she thought of like a grandson. "I am here for you for whatever you need, Mrs. Rossi." Annalise smiled and reached out to hug the old woman that immediately seem to find a place in her heart. "My very own fairy grandmother." Alessandra laughed happily as she returned her hug.
"This makes me happy." They heard Luciano say behind them. "Bambino, how are you?" Alessandra asked pulling him in for a hug. "I'm fine, Ale. I'm happy." Alessandra smirked. "I can see why! Look at her! She's absolutely stunning." Annalise covered her face with her hand and chuckled.
"She is." Luciano smiled before kissing her lips. "Don't fuck it up!" Luciano's eyes widened at the old woman. "Ale!" She shook her head. "Don't Ale me! You have yourself a good woman. Don't ruin it. Come what may protect her and your relationship."
Luciano nodded as the old woman gave both of their hands a squeeze before making her way to a small cottage Annalise just noticed behind their backyard. "She used to live there with her husband before he died. He worked for my grandfather. She's family and did some of the cleaning and a lot of the cooking at the main house, but as she got older, I decided to take her with me to cook."
"I use the same maid service my parents use to clean, but I can't live without Alessandra's cooking." Annalise laughed before wrapping her arms around his waist. "But what if I want to cook for you?" He looked down at her and smiled. "You can cook for me whenever you want baby."
She rubbed her lips against his. "I'm excited about tonight." She whispered with a smile. "Yeah," he pecked her lips. "You need to wear something nice. I'm taking you somewhere impressive." Annalise whistled. "Oh, you fancy, huh?" He chuckled to himself as he took her back inside their home. "A little. I want to show you something." He took her to a room right next to his office and let her in.
It was an office made for her. "How did you have time to set this up?" He wrapped his arms around her waist from behind and kissed her cheek. "I'll always make time for you, il mio amore." She smiled happily at the office that mirrored her office at her parents' house. "I know you have some work to do, so I'll let you get to it, but we're leaving here at 7 pm." He kissed her lips before letting her get to work.
For as long as Annalise could remember she had always been good with numbers. She loved them. Math was always her strong suit. She knew the ins and outs of Finance and Accounting like she created the courses and her mind was her very own personal calculator.
It is because of this that various mafia leaders around the world consult with her over their numbers and finances. She had helped over 15 families in the last year discover embezzlement and fraud happening among their accounts that none of their well-paid accountants could explain.
It was because of this that Agosto tasked Annalise with figuring out an issue with his numbers among the various accounts the Rossi family owned and operated. She spent the next few hours scoring ledgers, documents and files and the common denominator among all the paperwork was a company called DLV.
She had never heard of them, but knew the Rossi's dealt with organizations all over the world. She sent her notes to Agosto about the Mexican company that seemed to be a subsidiary of a cannabis factory in Ecatepec City, Mexico.
When she looked at the time, she saw that it was already 6:15 pm. She needed to rush if she was going to be ready in time for their fancy date night. Annalise walked past Luciano's office and saw that he wasn't in there. She knew he had beaten her to getting ready and would be fussing if she was a minute late. She smirked as she climbed the stairs and made her way into their room to get ready.