.. "Aliya! Fancy, fancy," Nyalo pleasure marking his words, his eyes easily appraising her form. He held up a finger to Roman silencing him as he swag...ered over to her. "Still here, hm? Have you reconsidered my offer?"Aliya shifted uncomfortably and glanced at Romulus, who was frowning a little glanced to the side of her and then hurried to tally up her purchases. Romulus nudged Roman who moved out from behind the counter. Nyalo seemed to ignored everything around him and stared she guessed. See they're relationship was different than most mobsters and their girls. He was completely faithful to her and truthful. Told her everything, trusted her with his life, they were equals but she still knew her place and that he owned her. She owned him too though, she could talk her mind, she definitely not one to be seen and not heard but she wasn't scolded for it either. She kept the big issues for behind closed doors where little things she said whenever.Slowly Tony brought his hands down. Gradually it took shape, but it was an expensive business and five months after we started, the extension was complete, furnishing the rooms had left both me and Cathy completely cleaned out, I'd had a few thousand of my own but it had all gone as Cathy's had too, but all the lad's paid up on time at the end of the week and we were in the clear, all we had to do was to knock through into the existing passage way and the whole job was done."We've done it" I shouted to the world as the last man. Eve plans to broadcast from here at least part-time. I don't know how it's all going to work out with Eve yet. I want it to work but wanting won't make it happen."I knew that Eve and I needed to talk before she left for Nashville. I also was pretty sure she wanted me to go there, too. That troubled me because I had obligations here. We were all hungry and when Todd and I walked in, we found that Eve and Joan had started supper. They had found my wine rack and had opened a Merlot and set out.