three days. All she really wanted to do was watch The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
“I want you to go to Oregon with Maria,” Diesel said. “I know you don’t want to go, but I would really like for you to go.”
Caprice sighed. “Why? Are you scared that we can’t handle this?”
“I have spent the last two years watching you, learning your moods and habits. Caprice, I know what makes you smile. I know that when your eyes darken, everybody better clear the room. I’ve been in meetings with you where you have made grown ass men resort to calling you m’am. In the boardroom, you’re a beast. You can beat down dudes twice your size in the boxing ring. But when you walked up to me tonight, your eyes had a look that I’ve never seen before.”
Caprice shifted uncomfortably in the bed. “I’m not afraid, if that’s what you’re saying,” she lied.
“I didn’t say you were scared. I just didn’t like the look in your eyes. I’d feel a thousand times better if you went with your sister-in-law.”
Diesel put his arm around his woman as Caprice rested her head against his chest.
“I don’t think I should go, baby. People I have never even laid eyes on before want me dead. They want me dead because of some ancient mafia code that says a woman can’t be made. These are the same men who had my grandfather murdered. Dad’s on the run. We’re in the middle of realizing a dream, and you want me to run away?”
“The Capri didn’t become your dream until your father put you in charge,” Diesel reminded her. “I can take care of everything until this shit blows over. What do you think I’ve been doing all this time? Caprice, I need you to be safe.”
The way he was so open about his feelings towards her was one of the main reasons Caprice loved Diesel. She didn’t want to disappoint him, but she was not leaving. She rolled over and straddled his legs.
“I’m not going. I love you so much for wanting to protect me and keep me safe, but you’re going to have to do that right here. I cannot leave my brother alone to deal with this. Especially since this is pretty much my fault. Every single thing I’ve done since meeting my great-grandfather was done to impress him. I wanted to show him that I was a part of this family. I wanted the gold ring that Nico had. I wanted him to bless me into the family. That was my goal and it happened. I have to deal with the consequences of my actions. I will fix this, Diesel.”
“This isn’t something you can talk your way out of, Caprice,” he said as he ran his hands over her back. “You don’t even know who they’re sending over here.”
“For now, they aren’t sending anyone.”
Caprice planted soft kisses on Diesel’s neck and lifted up his wife beater. She laid her head on his shoulder and traced the outline of his lion tattoo on his chest.
“The funny thing is,” she said between kisses, “this is exactly the type of situation I can talk my way out of. You know what the mob really is, babe?”
“What?
“Aside from the extortion, violent crimes, and money laundering, all the mafia really amounts to is a series of meetings. I just have to bide my time. We have an offer on the table. Now it’s their turn. When the Dons call...and they will, I have to be here. I can’t be in fuckin’ Oregon bird watching with Maria. Besides,” she grinned, “I know that if I left, you wouldn’t come with me.”
“That’s why you’re staying. Because of me?”
“I can’t be in gone for months without you, Deez. Not again. And you know I can’t sleep without you.”
Diesel leaned his head back against the headboard and sighed. He was not going to be able to convince her to go. She was so stubborn, yet so confident. It was her confidence in herself and loyalty to her family that drew him closer to her. He loved her so much, it hurt sometimes.
“I love you,” he said softly.
Caprice smiled. “I know.”
She wanted to tell him that she was a
“I want you to go to Oregon with Maria,” Diesel said. “I know you don’t want to go, but I would really like for you to go.”
Caprice sighed. “Why? Are you scared that we can’t handle this?”
“I have spent the last two years watching you, learning your moods and habits. Caprice, I know what makes you smile. I know that when your eyes darken, everybody better clear the room. I’ve been in meetings with you where you have made grown ass men resort to calling you m’am. In the boardroom, you’re a beast. You can beat down dudes twice your size in the boxing ring. But when you walked up to me tonight, your eyes had a look that I’ve never seen before.”
Caprice shifted uncomfortably in the bed. “I’m not afraid, if that’s what you’re saying,” she lied.
“I didn’t say you were scared. I just didn’t like the look in your eyes. I’d feel a thousand times better if you went with your sister-in-law.”
Diesel put his arm around his woman as Caprice rested her head against his chest.
“I don’t think I should go, baby. People I have never even laid eyes on before want me dead. They want me dead because of some ancient mafia code that says a woman can’t be made. These are the same men who had my grandfather murdered. Dad’s on the run. We’re in the middle of realizing a dream, and you want me to run away?”
“The Capri didn’t become your dream until your father put you in charge,” Diesel reminded her. “I can take care of everything until this shit blows over. What do you think I’ve been doing all this time? Caprice, I need you to be safe.”
The way he was so open about his feelings towards her was one of the main reasons Caprice loved Diesel. She didn’t want to disappoint him, but she was not leaving. She rolled over and straddled his legs.
“I’m not going. I love you so much for wanting to protect me and keep me safe, but you’re going to have to do that right here. I cannot leave my brother alone to deal with this. Especially since this is pretty much my fault. Every single thing I’ve done since meeting my great-grandfather was done to impress him. I wanted to show him that I was a part of this family. I wanted the gold ring that Nico had. I wanted him to bless me into the family. That was my goal and it happened. I have to deal with the consequences of my actions. I will fix this, Diesel.”
“This isn’t something you can talk your way out of, Caprice,” he said as he ran his hands over her back. “You don’t even know who they’re sending over here.”
“For now, they aren’t sending anyone.”
Caprice planted soft kisses on Diesel’s neck and lifted up his wife beater. She laid her head on his shoulder and traced the outline of his lion tattoo on his chest.
“The funny thing is,” she said between kisses, “this is exactly the type of situation I can talk my way out of. You know what the mob really is, babe?”
“What?
“Aside from the extortion, violent crimes, and money laundering, all the mafia really amounts to is a series of meetings. I just have to bide my time. We have an offer on the table. Now it’s their turn. When the Dons call...and they will, I have to be here. I can’t be in fuckin’ Oregon bird watching with Maria. Besides,” she grinned, “I know that if I left, you wouldn’t come with me.”
“That’s why you’re staying. Because of me?”
“I can’t be in gone for months without you, Deez. Not again. And you know I can’t sleep without you.”
Diesel leaned his head back against the headboard and sighed. He was not going to be able to convince her to go. She was so stubborn, yet so confident. It was her confidence in herself and loyalty to her family that drew him closer to her. He loved her so much, it hurt sometimes.
“I love you,” he said softly.
Caprice smiled. “I know.”
She wanted to tell him that she was a
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