“There was,” he said.
“What was it?”
Alexey looked at her.
She refused to back down.“You might as well tell me, because I am not just going to let this go.”
“Morello had sent some guys.He’d paid them a couple of grand to do the hit.They were kids that had just gotten out of prison.”
“Kids?”
“A couple of guys, early twenties, that attempted to steal by running cars off the road.They were trying to take me out last night.”
She cupped his face.“And you and Nikolai are all right?I mean, seriously all right?”
“Yes, we’re fine.We came home, had an amazing pot roast and that chocolate mousse, complete with your favorite homemade ice cream,” Alexey said.“Stop worrying.There is nothing to worry about.”
“He’s never going to stop, is he?”
“He will.”
“When?When he kills you?”
“Vincent is not going to kill me.Running me off the road was not going to kill me.”
“Did he just run you off the road?”Jane asked.
He stared at her.
“I’d like some coffee.”
“What else did he do?”she asked.
“Jane, I took care of it.”He cupped her face.“Trust me, you do not need to know the rest, and if you think any of this shit is different because I’m with you, then you’re mistaken.This is exactly what this kind of shit is like.It doesn’t matter if you’re in my life or not.There are always men and women out there that want to fucking kill me.”
“He’s right,” Nikolai said.“Yeah, Morello has a hard-on for you right now, but this is not the first nor the last time this shit will happen.There are gaps between people wanting to kill us, but it’s like a regular soap opera, just different times.”
Jane looked from Nikolai to Alexey.
“And you’re both okay with that?”
Nikolai shrugged.“It’s not stopped us from living our lives, and trust me, it was even worse in the early days when Alexey took over from his dad.Everyone thought we were all fucking pushovers.We had to teach them we were not going to be told our place.”Nikolai took a bite of his apple.“Now, what’s for breakfast?”
“Nikolai,” Alexey said.
“He’s right.I’m making breakfast.”Jane cupped Alexey’s shoulders.“I’m not trying to nag or cause you stress, or any of those things.I just worry about you.”
Nikolai let out a little sigh.She couldn’t help but laugh as Alexey rolled his eyes.
“If I beat the crap out of him and bury his body, you’d lie for me, right?”he asked.
She held her hand up with the engagement ring on.“Of course.I follow your lead.”
“Oh, shit, is that turning anyone else on?”Nikolai asked.“I think I need to find myself a good woman like the one you’ve got.She is really something.”
Jane laughed and turned her attention back to Alexey, and he was looking right into her eyes.
“Yeah, she really is.”
