DOUBLE DEUCES (Part 4)

My Territory

I entered my mom's apartment in a flash soon as Miri called me. Taking one glimpse of my mom and I could taste the blood. Morherfucker's are about to die. At this moment she was resting peacefully so I remained calm as not to disturb her. Walking into the foyer I questioned Miri about all she knew. This couldn't wait any longer. Luca was about to die.

Going for the door, my Pape was on my heels trying to reason with me. "Demarco you can't go in without a plan. Now's not the time to let your impulsive side shine through. I laughed. "Oh it's shining all right, shining bright like a diamond".

He continued to follow me and when we reached my very own Den his jaw dropped. Taking in the scene before him, I couldn't register what his face read. "The fuck is this?"

Opening my arm's wide I grinned. "Welcome to HV enterprises Pape".

He looked at me dumbfounded. "Are you telling me that this is yours, that you are HV".

"Yea pretty much. Well technically it's mom but I'm the king here Pape. Mom is just standing in until we reach our goals. "

"The fuck you say" Pape said with amazement. "What about your place with me?"

"Well Pape you gave me no choice when you stripped me of the title".

Placing his hand on my shoulder he said "son thing's have changed but we will discuss this after we fuck Luca up".

We entered my office and I smiled at my Pape's expression. For the first time I felt that he was proud of me. Within a hour we had a plan laid out. We even called my Pape's men in for backup.

Two that morning we surrounded Lucas home and raided that bitch. We killed most of his men but there was no sign of Luca. We searched every room and took a few captives. Once we started out torture maybe they would sing. We added extra security at the building just in case he planned his own attack. Pape and I stayed up discussing my business as well as his and we was truly bounding for the first time in year's. It felt good knowing he wasn't going to beat my ass over this. Yea, he's older now but that man can still lay a whooping on most men.

For the next several day's we stayed by mom, Pape the most. He even bathed her himself when she felt better. No one could care for her like him. We also continued the search for Luca but had no leads.

Pape and I was in the lobby discussing   our next move when several pop's rang out from outside. Grabbing our guns we rushed out. A few of our men was down, possibly dead and the shots continued. Then my heart fell as I spotted Sam tucked down behind a car. Fuck, she had been out to shop and was coming back when she got caught up in this. Nudging Pape I yelled. "I've got to get Sam, watch my back".

I made a mad dash toward her but had to take cover midway. I tried to motion to her not to move and I could see panic written all over her face. Don't do it Sam I prayed silently. Fuck, she's going to try and run for it. I tried to motion my hand to her to stay back, I'd get to her but it was to late. Samantha took off in a sprint toward me. Shit I thought as I tried to cover her and saw Pape covering her as well.

Seconds later she fell into my arm's smiling. "You little fool". I grinned.

"I made it didn't I my defucko".

Kissing her lips, I said. "Don't you ever pull a stunt like that again cupcake".

She giggled at me as she gripped my waist then my world changed forever. A bullet zoomed by and collided right into Sam's head. Her blood splattered my face as her body fell limp into mine.  A animalistic cry erupted from my soul as I fell to my knees cradling her. Within in seconds Pape was by my side. "Wake her up Pape, please make her wake up".

Pape remained silent as he kept my back clear from bullets. "Fucking open your eye's Sam, come on cupcake. You can't leave me. Your the only girl I ever loved".

I hadn't realized it but the shooting had ceased. Pape gripped my arm. "Let's get her in son".

"Pape do something. Please. She can't be dead, she can't".

Pape enveloped me in his arm's as I broke down. A eternity later I picked my dead wife up and carried her inside a broken man. We laid her on a bed at the medical department and her skin felt like ice. "She needs a blanket Pape. She's cold. Samantha hates being cold".

"Son, please. You need to lie down".

I rubbed my hand down my face and looked at my palm. Samantha's blood stared back at me. My entire body began to shake as I lost my mind. "It's her blood Pape. Her blood, my wife's blood. She's gotta wake up. She was smiling at me when it happened."

Seeing a few empty gurneys I ran over and started flipping them. I destroyed everything in my path. When I was finished I fell to my knees and buried my face into my hands. My body was racked with sobs. Pape held me tight as I fell apart mumbling crazy shit. I finally stood again and walked back over to Sam. I laid my head on her chest and cried until it hurt to cry. The last thing I recall was feeling a prick in my neck and trying to fight sleep but lost.

My true love was gone.

My one and only gone.

My cupcake was no more and I don't think I can survive either.