A father’s confession

A father’s confession
Angelo’s pov~

The things that happened in the past should stay in the past, shouldn't they?

But Elsie, she bit into my skin like an angry lion I can't tame.

She used to be my little girl, I could take her wherever I wanted but now that she has taken over my damn company I can't seem to get out from under her.

Why the hell did I merge with the fucking Hathaway.

I downed a glass of whiskey, and the cold air blew against my hardened skin.

“Man, you need to chill out,” I heard my friend Desmond say.

“You don't understand, she's killing me, literally!” 

Desmond laughed. " You do realise she's the mother of your child, and you are getting worked up for nothing,” he mocked.

“If I haven't known you for 15 fucking years id blow your head off right now, she's after my life, she blinded my sister in one eye she’s fucking crazy” I scowled.

But all I could think about was the first sex after her revenge.

She has changed. Somehow, even though I can touch her, she won't let me have her, the Elsie I used to know.

The one who was willing to do anything for me. 

“Well, are you surprised?” Desmond asked, and I looked at him, lost.

He typed at his computer, without looking at me, “you know I can set you up right, you don't have to work under this asshole anymore. I could buy this place for you but….”

“I've told you this countless times, I appreciate you for wanting to, but I wanna figure out life on my own terms” he smiled.

I sighed, “self righteous fucker you are” I sneered rolling my eyes.

“A self righteous fucker keeping you grounded, look you've been an asshole to her, you've been decieving her for years and now that she's getting her pound of flesh back you are pissed? She spinned a classic Angelo on you” my friend stated.

“I deserve to die for wanting to live?” I asked.

“No im not saying that” he paused his typing and touched my shoulder.

“You deserve to live, but don't you think you are going about it the wrong way Angelo, I mean, just look at the chaos it's causing, for everyone, for Tiffany”

I sprung up angrily, “shit don't you think I know that! I can't even look my child in the fucking eyes anymore, she's my life line!” I roared, his co-workers trembled and his boss shot me a dissatisfied look.

I glared at him and pointed a gun finger at him before he walked away.

“Angelo, listen I know your life is nothing like mine, I'm just a boring auditor at some firm, but ill tell you categorically that I did warn you it would all go to shit when you decided high school wasn't anymore and you went to work for that crazy guy Sanchez,” his words pierced me but they were true, I often wondered how my life would have turned out if I had never taken this path.

I know, Dead.

“6 feet under by now, my money keeps me alive and I make sure no one threatens that, and right now that crazy woman who sneaked her way into my life as my wife has me by the balls” I retorted.

“Okay fine well then, find your way around it, this isn't the first time someone’s got you by the balls, come on” now his words were soothing, “fuck Desmond, she's driving me crazy!”

“Why are you in love with her?” I was stunned by that question.

“In love? Are you crazy She's trying to kill me” 

Desmond laughed, “This is not the first time, Evelyn has been trying to get rid of you for years but you still wanna die there, so I think there's something that pulls you to her, ever think about that?” he mentioned.

I nodded, “Yeah she makes me life-saving babies, and apparently on her, Selene says something about her DNA that Evelyn doesn't possess” 

Desmond laughed, “look I've got to get back to work, and you gotta go, you need to figure out what's most important right now, didn't you say fedora has been blocking off your shipments since Elias died, find a solution to that first, then we can deal with your savior baby mother later, okay?” he said.

I nodded, yeah, fedora had blocked the new batch of Vybe going to Russia and now I'm at a loss, my contact over there a group calling themselves the Serbs have been AWOL since the cocaine bust.

So many enemies all at once, the last person I needed to worry about was Elsie.

But somehow she haunted me, knowing that she could put a bullet through my brain without batting an eyelid sent cold chills down my spine.

No woman ever made me feel like that, not even Evelyn.

“Bye Angelo!” my friend called after me and I waved at him.

On my way out I met his boss, I grabbed him by the shirt and tossed him on the wall.

“Dont you think good Desmond over there is due for a promotion? Or do you want me to replace you at this job, I can have your ass as pork feed right now and no one in the world would care” 

His terrified voice started to croak, “Oh Desmond yes sure, sure, he deserves a lot more of course!” 

I looked at him, more intently, “Good im glad” I let him go and gave him a small grin.

“There better be changes next time I come around, else you are gone”

I heard him gulp back spit in his throat, and scurry away.

My biggest problem right now is dealing with Fedora, I needed to contact the Serbs.

The only way I can is to go back to the source, the buffalo gang.

And who runs them, my uncle-in-law, Elliot Hathaway.

I knew where to find him, I got into the car and we were on our way.

I arrived at my apartment on the upper side, the one I kept hidden from Evelyn but somehow Elliot had found out about it, now he was blackmailing me.

I opened the door, and the sound of pounding against flesh caught my attention.

I walked in and I saw that my linens and sheets had been ripped beyond recognition.

“You should let me know if you are going to turn my place into a fuck fest” 

Elliot turned, he wasn't surprised to see me, “I've been waiting for you” he smiled.

I saw the woman get up from under him, and I recognised her.

“Well well well your husband is barely cold on the ground and you’ve hopped on the next joyride Mother-in-law.”