“Si, I have both her and Jordy.Someone found the house and there is a dead man in the kitchen.”Calderone growled.“Jordy is wounded but he got Willow into the safe room at the house.”
The Don went silent then he swore, “Dannazione!Fredo has made his last mistake.He not only tried to come after me but this whole office and even his own family.Along with your family as well.He is now a hunted man.”He growled.“Your father is still alive but he’s worried about you.You need to call him when you get to the plane...If you can.Also, Alfredo wants to hitch a ride.He wants to be there to see justice done.And to be there to offer an in-person apology to your father.He wants Leon to know he had nothing to do with his son and grandson’s plot.Will you allow it?”
“If he can get there before I do,” Calderone spoke harshly.“I cannot wait for him.I have three guards and a medic on the plane.My man is injured.It seems the longer we are here the more risk we are in.I know that it is not your fault, it is Fredo’s.I only hope if he shows up between me and that plane that you will forgive me if I shoot him in the head.”
The Don chuckled softly.“Si, il mio ragazzo.That goes without saying.Once this little trouble is over I hope both you and your father will visit us here to have un buon momento.You will always be welcome here in Italia.”
“Si and grazie.I will make sure it is safe for us first.Jordy kept Willow from harm and I think you know what it’s like.”
“Si, I know very well what that’s like.I have mia moglie...my wife, the one woman in the world that I treasure more than my own life,” he admitted.“Be safe and I’ll let Alfredo know he can meet with you at the plane.And I will let you know when we find and take Fredo out.”The Don’s voice faded from the line as he ended the call with, “Ciao.”
Calderone just shook his head.This wasn’t over quite yet but he knew once the Don got involved, he would show no mercy.Just like his father would do.They were literally fighting for their right to live and by taking the next step he would show others who might try this again, not to even try.Both the Don and his father would stomp these upstarts right into the fucking dirt.They would show them that they wouldn’t stop until they had control back.Without pause, they would break these men to do that, even if they were normal businessmen.If threatened, both men could and would show their strength.Both men usually kept steady with no stunts or showing off, but this would need some really cruel actions.
As Calderone drove through the city, he kept his eyes on the traffic and the rear-view mirror.But he didn’t drive the straight and narrow.He took side streets and backtracked when he needed to.Yes, he knew this part of Italy.He remembered it from the visits he’d made here over the years.He didn’t want anyone waiting for him to be stupid and just show up at the airstrip.He had to be clever.More so than the men hunting them in his effort to get to the plane.
Calderone had a gut feeling, so he made a call and when he hung up he wore a slight smile on his lips.Then at a stoplight, he texted the Don to let him know.After that light, he turned and drove away from the airport where his plane was waiting.He spoke into the on-board GPS in Italian to get the directions.He then was on his way to another airport altogether.
He peeked into the back seat to see that both Jordy and Willow had their eyes closed as they rested.How dare they try to kill his Willow.He white knuckled the steering wheel as rage swept through him.He hoped the would-be-killer would fry in hell for this.
An hour later...
Calderone showed up at a private airport.
Alfredo, Juno and Lucas were all waiting for him.Juno was being held up by his grandfather and his brother.
Calderone shook his head as he opened his door and got out.Then he opened the back door to help Jody and Willow out.Wordlessly, he motioned for Willow to go up first, then he assisted Jordy up the stairs and got him seated on the plane.
Lucas and the others followed him up the steps and they all got settled.
The pilot opened the door and told everyone to secure their seatbelts.
After another ten minutes, the plane took off.All they could see was darkness as the plane climbed into the sky.Calderone settled back in his seat and when they climbed to 30,000 feet he finally felt relaxed enough to close his eyes.He reached over and grasped Willow’s hand.
She squeezed it and seemed to drift off to an exhausted sleep.
Damn, was he happy to finally be going home.
