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Vinnie waved toward a black limousine. "We really should go. Jake is waiting for us."
I nodded and then pressed my hand into the small of Nico's back to lead him toward the car. It was a little crammed with Nico, me, Vinnie, his husband, our three bodyguards, and the driver.
Well, Nico and Nicky's bodyguards. The rest of our guards were riding in the vehicles in front and behind our car. We weren't taking any chances. We had a full team of protection.
I smiled as I watched Nico and Nicky getting to know each other. They were chatting away like old friends, talking about different places they had been to in New York City as well as places around the world they'd always fantasized about visiting.
I made note of several of them.
"It's a different world, isn't it?" Vinnie asked casually.
I glanced at him. "What?"
"Being married."
"I've been dreaming about being married to Nico since I was twelve years old. I always knew it would happen. It was just a matter of when." I sighed heavily. "I regret that it took so long."
"Well, you have him now," Vinnie replied. "That's what is important."
It was.
"Maybe while you're in town, we can go to Petrov's club and let Nico meet some of the other mob husbands. It wouldn't hurt to forge some bonds there."
My eyebrows lifted. "Mob husbands?"
Was that a thing?
"My Nicky, Petrov's Eiji, King's Spencer, and Alejandro's Delancy." Vinnie smiled as if he knew a secret that amused him. "The four of them have created quite the little pack of friends. There are a few other members, but none that are in our business."
Vinnie gestured to the two men, whose conversation seemed to have turned animated if their rapid hand gestures were anything to go by. "Nico could do worse in making friends with them."
I couldn't help the smile that spread across my face when I saw the happy smile on Nico's face. Due to his crazy-ass parents, he'd never really had any friends, but he seemed to like Nicky.
I prayed that was a good thing. I'd do anything to keep him happy, even forge bonds with a bunch of mobsters.
When we pulled into the parking garage of a large black glass building, I was honestly surprised. "Your friend works here?"
"Jake owns the building."
Of course he did.
"Ever heard of Jakue D'Amato?" Vinnie asked. "Jake has been a friend for awhile now."
"This is the same guy that had that mess-up with your grandfather?"
Vinnie grinned.
Now I was really interested in meeting with this man.
"Jake and a few of his friends will be attending the cocktail party tonight. They are all pretty big names in the business world. Jakue D'Amato, Lucas Kincaid, and Syros Aetós just to name a few."
My frown was instant. I knew those names. "Why would they be there?"
"Because, while we can handle the less than legal side of business, they can handle the legal side. I thought it would be best to hit Nico's parents from both sides, let them know that they can't do business in either worlds."
"And they all agreed to this?"
The first grimace I had seen since we climbed off the plane crossed Vinnie's face. "Most of their husbands have been through situations like your Nico. Not all the same, but close enough. After everything was explained to them, they all volunteered to help out."
