Spiral [Mafia 3]

Home Again

I quickly check my cocktail dress in one of the car mirrors before heading inside the yacht club. Inside, finally out of the blistering Louisiana heat, I see Sal Marcano waiting for me. "Hey, good to have you back in town," Sal says whilst hugging me. "Good to be back." I smile in response as we make our way out back to Sal's table. "I thought you'd wanna surprise Giorgi." He says as I spot Giorgi sitting alone. Sal walks ahead of me as I sneak up on Giorgi's chair. "You know a good husband would have picked his wife to be up from the train station." I tease, lowering my face next to his. He turns around just enough to see me before jumping up from his chair to kiss me. I couldn't help but laugh at his excitement. "When did you get in?" He asks as he pulls a chair out for me. "It was pretty late last night, I didn't feel like coming all the way down from Irish Point so I stayed with Nicki," I explain as an older gentleman walks up. "Ah Vito, right on time," Sal says as he sees him. Vito shakes Sal and Giorgi's hands "Vito, all ways a pleaser" I smile, shaking his hand before he sits down next to Sal. The four of us talk business for a while 'till Sal excuses himself and Giorgi goes to wait on his friend Lincoln leaving me with Vito. "How was Cuba?" Vito smirks, "what happens in Cuba stays in Cuba." I joke taking a sip of my banana Daiquiri as Sal sits back down. Soon Giorgi comes back with a handsome colored gentleman. "Lincoln, good to see you, this is Vito Scaletta the one I've been telling you about," Sal says shaking Lincoln's hand before Lincoln sits across from him. "You must be Giorgi's fiancee, right?" He asks. I nod, shaking his hand before Vito speaks up asking Lincoln about his time overseas before excusing himself to a leave and attend to other work. "Christ, that guy an asshole; fuckin' carpetbagger." Sal groans once Vito had left. Under the table, I balled my fist up trying to control my anger. I always hate it when Sal talks bad about Vito, and Giorgi knows this, as soon as the hate-filled words left his father's mouth. I feel Giorgi place a hand on my thigh squeezing it lightly, that was his way of silently checking on me in situations like this, I place my hand on top of his and lightly squeeze it telling him I was okay as Sal went on explaining to Lincoln that the commision had sent Vito, his goddaughter and her mother down here from Empire Bay about 15 years back....and why do I hate so much that Sal bad mouths Vito because; I'm the goddaughter.      

 "Well, I guess you two are wondering what this is all about," Sal says pushing the topic of Vito aside. "Yeah, Sammy didn't tell me too much," Lincoln responds."Twice a year the feds take old money out of circulation and destroy it. Over the course of the next few days that money is gonna be delivered here to the reserve in town." Sal explains. "And you're gonna hit one of those shipments?" Lincoln asks. "No, sir." Sal chuckles. "We're gonna use that occasion to gain access to the vault." He corrects Lincoln. "And steal everything that's not nailed down," Giorgi adds. "That should be 6,7 million dollars," I say in awe. "That's pretty fuckin' ballsy." Lincoln chuckles. "It's a chance of a goddamn lifetime is what it is!" Sal exclaims. "Now, Vito is running the money for the job and he's got the combo for the vault," Giorgi explains. "I guess I still don't understand what I'm doing here," I add. "Well, I was hoping to have my best driver for the getaway," Giorgi says as he places a hand on my knee. "You know I'm always down for shit like this," I smirk "Good." He smiles before turning his attention back to Lincoln. "Have you got a chance to see Danny yet?" Giorgi asks. "No, not yet," Lincoln responds. "Well, you will we brought him and his old man in and they're gonna need your help. Go see them they still in their same place." Giorgi explains.

"There is something else we need to talk about, Angela you mind giving us a minute?" Sal asks. "Not at all," I respond as I get up.

About a half an hour later, I meet Lincoln and Giorgi out front next to what I found out later is Lincoln's car. "We're gonna head over to Burke's you comin'?" Giorgi asks "Yeah." I nod going to the back seat. "Nah, you're driving, I wanna see this 'Best Driver' at work," Lincoln smirks tossing me his keys. "Alright," I smirk as I get in the driver's seat. Lincoln takes the passenger seat leaving Giorgi the back seat. I turn the key and the engine roars to life. I peel out of the parking lot and head down the street.

"Lincoln, as in Sammy Robinson's boy?" I ask trying to strike up a conversation. "Yeah, you know being friends with Giorgi, I'm surprised we haven't crossed paths before," Lincoln admits. "You guys met that one time at my birthday," Giorgi says leaning into the front seat. "Oh yeah, wasn't that the same night Danny's drunk ass pushed me off the docks?" I ask. "That's the one." He confirms. "Oh yeah, 'cause Giorgi and I had to fish you out," Lincoln adds. "We all need another night like that." I muse as we pull up into Burke's driveway. "We'll pull this heist off and I promise we will," Giorgi says getting out of the car, while Lincoln and Giorgi head to the garage. I head over to the shed that Nicki normally camps out in. "Ooh look at you all fancy." She teases as I walk in. "Oh shut it." I smirk as I make my way over to her, "Can I borrow some clothes?" I ask. "Yeah knock yourself out." She responds.

After Nicki and I catch up, I head back over to the garage to make sure there's nothing else I need to know about this heist I'd been thrown into. "Hey." I smile as I see Giorgi, Lincoln, Ellis, and Danny all sit in the front office talking and sipping on their bottles of beer. "Hey, Nicki told me you got in last night. Sorry, I wasn't here, I was out on a run." Danny says hugging me. "Oh, you didn't miss much, I was ready to pass out the minute I walked in the door," I admit as I lean on the counter behind me. "Anyway as I was saying, we'll have to take my ride 'cause I'm not rolling up in that beat up piece of shit outside." Giorgi continues. "Are you calling my All American ride a beater?" Lincoln asks standing up from his chair. "I'm just saying there are better rides out there." Giorgi shrugs taking a sip of his beer. "Hey, bull shit there are -- his car is a beast. I dropped a custom 358 in her before he shipped out." Danny says defending Lincoln's ride "That's not the only thing you dropped in her. Maybe you should tell him how you'd borrow it from Ellis and take the ladies for a "ride". Giorgi smirks. "Man leave me out of this!" Ellis howls laughing. "Did you fuck in my car?" Lincoln asks pointing at Danny. "It ain't no big deal. I was always wrapped up tight - besides I've already got one fuckin bastard in my life I don't need another one." Danny argues. "Alright, you know what you're gonna clean it, and not just the back seat, every square inch. I don't need to be riding around in your shit." Lincoln says as Ellis starts laughing.

"Hey, and you funny man, you're gonna fuckin help!" Lincoln adds pointing at his stepbrother. "Like hell I am! I didn't get any!" Ellis whines. "Yeah and what else is new?" Danny laughs. "Giorgi weren't you just riding in that back seat less than an hour ago," I smirk as I stand up walking over to him just to steal his beer. "Ah, gross man!" Danny laughs as his dad walks in. "Christ you fuckin' jokers got about as much chance at pullin' this off as I do winning a goddamn decathlon." Burke rants, breaking up our laughing and joking. "Alright, Da we hear ya." Danny nods as we all walk up to the counter as Burke pulls himself out a beer. "Danny and Ellis, you're gonna use the drill to cut a hole up through the bottom of the vault." Burke starts to explain. "You and Giorgi, you'll be inside you are to drop the money down and get the hell out of there." He says looking to Lincoln and Giorgi. "That goddamn drill ain't easy to move though, so we need a boat to get it through the canals and into position," Burke adds. "Ellis and I will worry about the boat. Giorgi's old man flipped the guard at the reserve givin' you guys his truck." Danny assures Lincoln. "Between that and the uniforms, ain't nobody givin' us a second look," Giorgi says. "C'mon let's get movin' -- Still, need to swing by Scaletta's and finish up some prep work." He says starting to leave with Lincoln "Babe, you comin' with?" He asks me as he begins to leave. "No, I'll see ya back at the house tonight," I assure him. He nods as he leaves with Lincoln.

"Burke, you got anything I could use as a getaway car that night, in case you know, it gets a bit bumpy?" I asked turning back around to the counter. "Should have in the back lot, take Danny with you." He says. "Ellis, you coming with?" I ask as I begin to make my way out the door. "I gotta get that boat lined up, but you two have fun." He says before walking to his car. Danny and I head out to the back lot.

"Are you at all worried about all this?" Danny asks as we make our way out to the car. "When am I not worried about something," I admit with a shrug. "Yeah." He responds with a light chuckle.

After picking out a car, he handed the keys to me, and I drive it home, parking about a block away from the house so no one could link it to us later.

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