“Yeah we can help you.We were already doing that.”
“Can you come to my estate and we can make plans to watch over this house?”Leon asked.
“You asking us to come to you?”Storm wanted to know.
“Si, I am asking you to come here, to my home,” Leon emphasized his request.
“Yeah man, we can come to you,” Storm assured him.“We know the address.”
“Bene.I just bet you do.”Leon smiled.“I can’t wait to meet you all.”
Storm chuckled and said, “Yeah, I’ll just bet you are.”Then he ended the call.
Leon handed the phone back to Jelly Bean.He studied her then asked, “Am I really that unapproachable to your people?”
Jelly just shrugged.“Most people see you and just know that you are so above their station in life.Your limousines, guards and those thousand-dollar suits.You reek of upper echelon, you know?”
Leon just shook his head.“I worked my way up the chain of command just like any other leader.I’m just a man, not a god.”
John slapped him on the back lightly, “But Boss, you also clean up very nicely and people respect that.”
Leon scoffed then caught the look on Jelly Bean’s face.
She raised a brow at him and commented, “There is blood on your dress pants, so maybe you should clean up better?”
Leon paused as did the other two men in the room.He slowly looked down at his pants to see a few very small dots of crimson but they were on the very end of the leg cuff and they were almost undiscernible.He raised his head to stare at her.“They kidnapped Peaches and beat Tula within an inch of her life.So, I spilled blood because no one does that to my family.”His voice had gone low and cold.He then turned and left the room.
Chapter Eight
John slowly shook hishead at Jelly Bean.“Maybe you should also grab a position here.I could use eyes like yours.Even I never spotted such small specks.”
Jelly Bean shook her head.“Sure, I might do that.I’m a crack shot and I can cut someone up neat and accurately like cheese on crackers.”Then she paused her mock bragging to release a sigh.“He doesn’t get it, does he?”She motioned her head to the door that Leon just walked through.
John shook his head slowly.“No, he doesn’t.But you have to give him time to understand.He’s never thought he was above the people.I have always noted that.A mobster who is mostly humble.Who would’ve ever guessed that?”
Nick leaned up on his elbow.“He’s a good man Jelly, people respect him.I wouldn’t be here if I had no respect for him.I don’t care how much anyone pays me.If the man isn’tTHEman, I don’t want to be a part of the team under him.”
