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Salomi took deep breaths as she laid there in bed next to Gabriel. She couldn’t believe it, she was a woman now. She was no longer a little girl. She was finally grown up and not a child any longer. She sort of imagined it differently, it would have been on her wedding night in a luxurious hotel room like the one she, her father and her Uncle Vernon stayed in while they were in London. But now she realized that this was so much better,she rolled on her side and looked at Gabriel, she giggled and laughed and said,”Did we just have sex?”

Gabriel laughed,”No…actually…I thought we made love to each other”he said as he rolled over as well and looked at her and stroked her cheek,”Didn’t we?”

Salomi nodded,”Yes we did. I love you Gabriel”she said as she snuggled closer to him.”Stay the night? Don’t leave?”she asked him

“I wont, I’ll never leave”he said as he held her close and then they laid there in silence until they both fell asleep.

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Ruth sighed as she walked down the busy streets of Manhattan. She was headed to Dorothy’s apartment to get some papers. Dorothy sent her a telegram to pick them up and send them to her in Long Island. She walked up the many stairs and came to the door and turned the knob and to her surprise it was unlocked.She frowned,”I hope Lomi is awake”she said to herself as she walked in.”Lomi!? Did you know that you left the door unlocked?”she asked as she closed the door behind her and walked into the living area.No answer.”Lomi!? Don’t you know how dangerous it is? Its bad enough that you are here by yourself at night. You know what? I knew this was a bad idea. Starting tonight I am going to watch-“but then she stopped.As she walked into the room,she saw Salomi and Gabriel in bed….together….naked.

“LOMI!”she yelled at her.

“Shit! Ruth do you knock? That’s so rude just walking in like that”Salomi said as she snatched the covers up to cover herself more. Great, now what?

“The door was unlocked!”Ruth said in her high pitched shriek. She did this whenever she was upset, nervous, surprised or in disbelief. All of those emotions were running through her right now,”Which is dangerous you know! And this! You are only 13!-“

“I'M 14!”Salomi yelled back at her as she put on her panties and slip under the covers. Gabriel hastily found his briefs and put them on in silence.”I'M 14 GODDAMNIT!”

“Lomi!”Ruth and Gabriel said in disbelief,”Watch your mouth Lomi! And being 14 isn't any better, you are still just a kid!”Ruth said to her

“Oh I'm a kid huh!?I run a bar every night! My tutor says that I may graduate early. I already know what I want to do with my life. You weren’t like that at 14! You were still obsessed about some little blemish on your face, child's play”Salomi said to her

“Gabriel talk some sense into her”Ruth said to him and then stopped herself,”No…wait a minute. All of this is all your fault! You talked her into it. Gabriel you are 3 years older than her! You should know better!”

“Now don’t play mother with me Ruth”Gabriel warned her,”Are you trying to tell me that I had to convince Lomi to make love to me? We both wanted it and we both agreed to it. That’s it. We love each other and this is what couples in love do”

Salomi looked at him, he was so sweet. Standing up for them.

“Gabriel, it’s a sin. You two aren't even married! The Bible is against it!”Ruth said,”What you have done is wrong and you need to repent your sins”

“Oh God shut up Ruth!”Salomi said, then she stopped,”Wait…so that means….you’re a virgin aren't you?”

Ruth looked at her,”Yes I'm saving myself, for the one. The one I will marry”

“Well isn’t that sweet? Because I know who I'm going to marry already. At 14. Imagine that? And you’re almost 20. Sounds like someone is a little behind”Salomi said to her

They all stood there in silence. Gabriel couldn’t say a word, what Salomi said was harsh. Ruth thought the same but instead of being silent, she slapped Salomi across her face, a slap that wasn’t so silent. Salomi staggered back and Ruth jumped back, like she scared herself. She gasped, not believing that she did it. Gabriel ran to Salomi,”Damn it Ruth, what are you thinking?”

Ruth shook her head,”No…she deserved it. What was I thinking? Did you hear what she said to me Gabriel? What was I thinking?! What was she thinking? That I would stand by and take that!? If she doesn’t want to be treated like a child then I will treat her like an adult. It’s a rough world isn’t it? Don’t come crying to me when being all grown up isn’t all that its cracked up to be!”

Salomi fought back the tears that attempted to form. She drew in a deep breath and then said,”If I want to have sex with someone I love, I will do it! You aren't in charge of me! Ok?! IF I WANT TO HAVE SEX I CAN!”she yelled back at Ruth

“Excuse me?”they heard a voice say. They all turned and standing in the doorway was Salomi’s tutor.

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Salomi sighed as she sat behind Dorothy’s desk at Maisy’s. The club had already opened and the night was going well. But she couldn’t concentrate. Ever since her tutor caught her admitting that she was having sex, she was convinced that he would tell, Ruth as well. Dorothy would be so upset and worst of all, disappointed in her. She probably would never trust her again. And now she was under watchful eyes. Ruth and her tutor even set up a schedule. A keep-Salomi-out-of-trouble schedule. He gave her extra homework and Ruth volunteered to spend every night at Dorothy’s place with her. She sighed again, her life was over.

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“Good job everyone, see you tomorrow”Ruth said to the performers as they prepared to leave. Maisy’s was officially shutting down for the night and everyone was prepared to go home. Gabriel sighed. He would usually be with Salomi right now. Helping her get things together, locking up with her, walking her home and then sleeping with her. That was all over now. Ruth made sure not to let the two near each other. He was more upset that Salomi had to suffer through this. It wasn’t her fault. He cracked his knuckles and then closed the dressing room door behind him.

“Pssst!”came a voice, and he turned around and felt himself being pulled outside in the alley behind the club

“What the-?”he said and then the moonlight hit her gorgeous face.”Lomi”he said with a chuckle,”What are you doing?”

“I'm seeing you”Salomi said as she pulled him toward her and kissed him passionately.”I'm breaking the rules”

“Lomi, this is only gonna make things worse”he said as he forced himself to pull away.”This is what got us into this mess”

“But I love this. And I'm going to keep loving this now and I cant wait until we do this again….and again….and again”Salomi said with a giggle as she tried to kiss him again

Gabriel pulled away, he had to be the mature and strong one here, before something worse happens. “Look Lomi, they could tell Dorothy if they haven’t done it already. Both of us are going to be in some deep shit. Dorothy is my friend and my boss. We need to lay low for awhile”

“And Dorothy is my guardian and my best friend and my makeshift mother”Salomi said,”I'm gonna have it worse. Don’t worry. I'm gonna get the blame anyways”

“And that’s what I hate. We both consented to it and now you are gonna be in trouble”he said to her.”If I knew this was going to happen we wouldn’t have done it. I am regretting that its come to this”

Salomi looked at him,”So…you regret sleeping with me?”

“Things were just better before it happened”

“Do you regret sleeping with me?”Salomi repeated

“I mean don’t you agree?”Gabriel said trying to ignore her

“DO YOU REGRET SLEEPING WITH ME!?”Salomi practically shouted at him

“YES OK! FINE!”Gabriel shouted back at her,”Happy?”he asked her. Salomi just shook her head and ran back inside.”Lomi”he called after her but the only answer he got was the sound of the door locking behind her. She locked him out. He sighed.”Unbelievable”he said to himself. He would just have to walk home from here, by himself.

He rounded a corner and then walked right into something that he shouldn’t have. “Shit”he said as he jumped back

“Shit!”a man hissed and ran off.

“Wait!”another man hissed after him. But the guy never came back. He turned and Gabriel tried to run but he caught up with him. He grabbed Gabriel by the shoulders and threw him to the ground.”You’re gonna pay! You made me lose a customer!”he said as he grabbed Gabriel by his collar,”Do you know what that means?!”

“You aren't going to get paid”Gabriel said to him,”I know what you are doing. Hustling something illegal that pays well. You always do it in this alley”

The guy stopped,”Wise guy huh? You’s a wise guy huh? You know what that means now huh? Don’t you kid?”

Gabriel shook his head.

“Either I get to kill you since you know so much, or you can work with me since you know enough….which is it gonna be?”the man asked him as he pulled out a revolver.

“I'm with you”Gabriel said quickly. The man chuckled as he put the revolver back under his overcoat and roughly pulled him to his feet.

“Then we have a lot of work to do then”he said to him

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“Father! Father’s here!”Vernon Jr. said excitedly as he got off the blanket that he and Vivian were playing on and they ran to hug Vernon.

Abby frowned as she wiped her hands on a towel and walked out of the kitchen. And there Vernon was, in the flesh, home….early…before supper.”Vernie”she said to him with a smile as she hugged him as well. He pecked her on the lips and she laughed.

“Now I know why I love coming home. You all shower me with kisses, I feel like a king”Vernon said as he picked up his two children and had them hoisted on each hip and Abby hugged him.

“Well we are mostly surprised. You never make it home in time….what happened?”she asked him

“The rumors are true. There's a new guy that Morietti picked up”Vernon said as he put the kids down and they ran off.”He’s now sharing shifts with some of us, well more like taking over. He has apparently been put on some of mine and now I'm here”

“That’s good”Abby said as he kissed her,”I miss having you here. The dinner table is going to be complete tonight”

“Yeah but that means less money Abby. I don’t know if I like this”he said as he followed her into the kitchen.

She turned to him,”Oh? So you would rather be out working than be at home eating dinner with your family?”

Vernon sighed,”Abby I don’t mean it like that. Its just that when I'm home I cant….Abby…I didn’t mean it that way”

“No Vernon I think you did. You would rather be at work. That’s fine. You’re being honest. And I apologize that I, your wife and your kids are so boring that you would rather be out doing illegal crimes!”she said angrily, her voice rising.

Vernon sighed as he stood right in front of her,”Abby. Keep your voice down or the kids will hear”he said sternly but quietly

“Let them! Let them! Let them know the truth about their father. The truth being that he is an illegal hustler!”she said loudly

Vernon stared at her angrily. He couldn’t say a word. He was too upset to speak. But then he finally spoke,”I'm not hungry any longer”he said and walked out,slamming the door behind him.

“Mother? Wheres Father going?”Vivian asked her

Abby sighed, wanting to cry.”I don’t know baby. I honestly don’t know” And that scared her even more.

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Gabriel yawned as he collapsed in his makeshift mattress made of hay and a few stolen pillows. But he smiled when he pulled out the huge wad of money in his pocket. This new business was very illegal. Counterfeit money to be exact. But it was great, he could be rich without being rich really. He could see the sun starting to rise. He had a long day ahead of him…and another long night.

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Abby tossed and turned as she waited for Vernon to make his way back home. She didn’t know where he went but he was gone for hours. He meant it when he said that he wasn’t hungry.He missed all of dinner and as usual, Abby had to tuck in the babies alone. She sighed as she closed her eyes, but still all she could see was him.

She was half asleep when she felt a rock hard body lay on top of her.Before she could open her eyes,she felt his lips on hers.She knew these lips all too well.

She opened her eyes as he pulled away and he stroked her cheek,”I left and I just drove….but I drove so much and I wasn’t paying any attention that I got lost. It took me more time trying to get home back to you than running away. But the whole time I was away…all I could think about was you Abby. Yes I was upset. And yes what you said hurt me. But what would hurt me the most is losing you. I would be lost without you”he said to her,”Forgive me?”

Abby nodded,”Yes…if you forgive me”she said.He nodded and she pulled him down toward her and kissed him passionately, soon they were undressing each other and they soon were making love.

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Salomi sat at the desk as she sighed. She finally distracted Ruth and finally found a place to hide. Ruth was always on her case. She knew that any moment that Salomi wasn’t in sight, she would be with Gabriel. That would have been true if he didn’t say those words the other night. Those hurtful words. How could he regret something that was so beautiful? She gave him a huge part of herself and he acted like he wanted to give it back. And that’s the bad thing. He couldn’t. She pulled open a drawer and saw a half opened bottle of whiskey that she snuck from the bar. That was her own stash. She got the glass out and poured some inside it and then sipped it slowly and just lounged in the chair. Peace and quiet. It was good to just have some “her time”.

Then the door opened and she jumped up and her moment was ruined. But when she saw that it was Gabriel, she was only half relieved. He wouldn’t tell on her if she was drinking but she didn’t feel like seeing him either.”What do you want Gabriel?”

“Look….I cant say it in words because lately my communication hasn’t been so swell”he said as he gave her an envelope.”Open it”

She sighed and opened it. There was a small card that said, “I'm lost without you” and also in the envelope was a small bracelet. Her heart wanted her to cry and pull him toward her and just lock him in Dorothy’s office with her and never come out. But her head said different. Thinking with her heart and being so hopelessly romantic and sensitive got her into trouble in the first place. She needed to be grown up and mature about this and give him space.”How sweet”she said unenthusiastically

Gabriel frowned,”Huh? That’s all you can say?”

“Funny, I think I asked the same thing when you admitted that you regretted having sex with me”

“Lomi…God…..I realize that I hurt your feelings but I'm sorry.Its true, I'm lost without you.I need my girl….and my best friend back”Gabriel said,”Can we just have it the way it used to be?”

“No things changed when you took my virginity”she said as she gave the envelope back to him,”From personal experience you tend to speak before you think so I'm gonna give you time to really think about how you hurt me…and some card and bracelet isn’t gonna help. I was never into material things, you know that. I didn’t start getting anything until a few years ago”she said to him and opened the door,”Now go….you should be performing soon anyway”she said to him.But he just stood there, dumbfounded. “Run along, go”she said to him

“Run along?”he repeated,”Look Salomi I don’t know who you think you are but I'm sick of you treating me like this! Stop trying to make yourself feel superior by treating me like a child. Being a child is your job”he said harshly and left the room.

Salomi frowned. That hurt. That really hurt and he knew it would. He knew how she hated being called a child. Now she stood there dumbfounded just like he was.”Ugh!”she said loudly as she slammed the office door and locked it. She saw the envelope and threw it in the trash and then found the whiskey bottle and filled her glass. She drank the rest of it in just a few gulps.

“Ahhhh”she said as she sat down at the desk.But soon she was feeling the alcohol getting to her and she was also feeling something else. Something that she didn’t want to feel. She was missing Gabriel. She wanted to apologize, she wanted him to hold her in his arms and take the pain away. She wanted to make love to him again and again. How did her life get so complicated? Especially her love life.

“Life stinks”she said to herself as she felt herself getting sleepy.

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Chapter End Notes:
I apologize, I uploaded Book 2 thinking that Book 1 was complete. Its not. Here are the "lost" chapters.




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