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The look on Bianca's face was priceless as she hurried to Tony's room to find something to cover her nakedness. Oh my God! Bianca thought as she heard Tony open the door. This was not the way that she wanted to meet his mother. Bianca was sure that Mrs. Marcato would know what they had been up to.
Tony looked over as Bianca rushed away, and all he could do was laugh. Tony knew that Bianca was worried about how she would look to his mother. His mother would find this amusing. Everyone thought she was just a down right bitch, but the truth was that she wasn't. Oh don't get it wrong Elena Marcato didn't take any shit. She would tell you like it was no matter what, but she was by no means a bitch; people only perceived her that way because they could not handle the truth.
Tony knew for a fact that she would love Bianca. He just hoped his mother didn't make Bianca uncomfortable with her open honesty. His Mama was not a bitch, but she was tactless.
Tony smiled as he opened the door.
"Hi, Mama." Tony said as he pulled her into a tight hug.
"Hello Antonio, how is my son?" Elena asked hugging him back as he shut the door.
"I'm good. How about you?"
"Great, I'm Great. Now that your father is at home more." Elena said as she looked around and noticed the way the area was in slight disarray.
She then looked back at Tony and noticed that he was shirtless and he had what looked like a fresh hickey. Hmmmm, she wondered what she had interrupted.
"That is great Mom. I'm happy that I can see you more now too. I have missed you." Tony said as they took a seat on the sofa. That was the moment Bianca decided to come out of his room.
She had found some sweat pants, and a t-shirt. Both were baggy on her, but he had to say that she looked sexy as hell.
"Mama, I would like for you to meet my girl. This is Bianca." Tony said proudly.
Bianca reached her hand out to shake Elena's, but Elena looked at her hand like it was snake.
Elena then stood up and said,
"Girl, if you don't give me a hug." Elena pulled Bianca into a motherly hug. Bianca was taken aback by the affection. Her mother had never hugged her that way before.
"N...N..Nice to meet you Mrs. Marcato." Bianca stumbled as she was released from the hug.
"Bianca, what a pretty name. And please sweetheart, call me Elena or Mama. If Tony didn't send you away that means you're special. He has never introduced any of his female friends." Elena said smiling.
Bianca couldn't believe that this was Tony's mother ,she looked so young. But one could tell by the way she spoke that she had a wisdom that came with living. So that's where he got his blond hair from, Bianca thought as they all took a seat.
At the same time Bianca was relieved that Tony's mother wasn't appalled at the the fact that she was black. To be honest she would have expected that his mother would have a problem with her because of her skin color, but fortunately she had been wrong.
"So, Tony tell me why you have been hiding her away." Elena said.
"I have not been hiding her away. We just got back together actually." Tony replied. He wondered why his mother was asking him questions that he knew she most likely already knew the answers to. Being married to a mob boss for over twenty years had taught her some things; she had resources and was not afraid to use them.
"Well you two make a lovely couple, but I came by to see how you've been. I know your father has been happy with your decision."
Elena's words proved that she already knew what was going on. She had just met Bianca, but he knew that she had known about her for awhile if she felt comfortable enough to speak in her company.
"Thanks Mom, and I know that Dad is happy now that I took over, but he needs to know that I am not going to do this forever. I want to have a life and I don't want Bianca worrying so much."
"Antonio that is understandable, but you have to understand that your father spent his life building this organization. You can not just throw it all away." Elena said coming to stand in front of Tony.
Tony stood as well, before speaking his mind.
"Mom, I am not going to throw it away. I can either go legit or give the business over to Nic." He waited for the outburst he knew was coming.
Elena took a quick look over at Bianca before she lit into Tony.
"You have to be fucking kidding me Antonio!? You know your father will not go for either of those things."
"I don't care what he thinks Mom. I have control now, so we will do one or the other!" Antonio knew it was coming before the stinging slap landed across his face. Elena slapped him so hard he could taste the blood in his mouth.
"Do not ever in this life raise your voice at me." Elena said in an deadly voice.
"Look Mama I'm sorry for yelling, but what I says goes so there is nothing you or Dad can do about it."
Elena took a deep breath knowing that he was right, and she had to admit that Tony had a good head on his shoulders. Out of her two boys he was the one who excelled at everything he put his mind to. Elena loved both her boys the same, but she knew that Nic didn't have the know how to run the business. She knew he would fuck it up; she just hoped that Tony didn't make any rash decisions.
"Tony, you know I love you. All I can say is just don't do anything stupid, and make sure you talk your father first. I do not want him upset. Understand?"
"Yes, Mama. I completely understand." Tony said leaning in to give his mother an hug. She hugged him back before turning to speak to the silent Bianca.
"Call me if he gives you any trouble sweetie. You two have to come over to the house soon, and have dinner." Elena said as if she hadn't just slapped Tony across the face and told him she loved him in the same minute.
Bianca shook off her shock before she spoke.
"Sure, we would love to have dinner. And I will make sure I call you if he makes me too mad." Bianca joked as she and Tony walked Elena to the door.
"You do that. Well I will see you you two soon, ciao for now." Elena said. Just as she was about to walk out the door Tony stopped her asked,
"Mom, would it be okay if Bianca parents came to dinner as well?"
Elena turned and made eye contact with her son for a few long moments before saying yes. Elena wondered what was up. She knew something was bothering him, but she guess she would find out when they all came to dinner.
"Thanks Mama, see you later."
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Who the fuck did Marcato think he was? Drago thought as he paced his office. He had lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the last month. And it was all do to Marcato. Drago had heard about him on the street, and had thought nothing of him because his father had never ever interfered with his business.
It seemed as if the younger Marcato wasn't taking the same path. He had lost a fourth of his profit, and he didn't like loosing money. Drago had been trying to work his way up the ranks for years and he had been one big deal away when Marcato had blew in and fucked up his operation.
Drago thought about what he was going to do to get what was owed to him. First he had to take out Marcato. And what better way to do that than to hit him where it hurts. Drago looked down at the the picture of the fine ass black woman in the picture. Her ass was his then he'd leave her piece by piece packed in FedEx boxes. He wondered how long it would take for Marcato to realize it was her.
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Bianca had been nervous about asking her parents to have dinner with Tony's family, but she asked anyway and was surprised that they accepted. She would not lie and say that after the dinner at their place weeks ago things had been strained. Bianca had a feeling that this dinner was not going to go any better. She just hoped her mother kept her hateful comments to herself.
Bianca looked up at the clock in her home office and realized that she need to start getting ready for the gathering. Antonio would be there to pick her up in less than an hour. She had decided to wear a pair of black legging with a red and black cashmere sweater dress that came to mid thigh. She paired her outfit with some low healed boots. Bianca applied some sheer gloss and mascara. She had to say she looked pretty good.
Just as she finished dressing she could hear the lock turning. Bianca had given Tony a key a few weeks ago, and he had given her one as well. They had began moving their relationship to another level. Them exchanging keys showed their trust in each other. Bianca had to admit that she was grateful to have someone in her life that she could trust. She had never had that before. Tony made her feel safe.
"Hey baby, are you ready to go?" Tony asked as he found her in front of her bathroom mirror. Bianca seemed to get prettier every time he saw her. She looked good in her clothes. Tony just had to look his fill.
Bianca smiled as he looked her up and down. His heated stare made her hot in all the right places. Before her thoughts turned too dirty she replied to his question.
"Yes, just let me grab my clutch and we can walk into the flames together." Bianca said the last part jokingly. She just didn't know how this dinner was going pan out.
Antonio tried soothing her worries by telling her everything would be fine, but Bianca had a feeling that it wouldn't be. As quiet as it kept Tony had the same feeling.
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In the next thirty minutes Bianca, Tony, and her parents were entering what could only be called a mansion. The house sat on at least 500 acres of land right on the outskirts of town. The landscaping was immaculate. Bianca's parents looked around the immense lands in shock. Bianca looked over at her mother while they all waited for someone to answer the door. Her mother looked as if she has just eaten a lemon.
