░░▌┋ THE OCELLO BOSS
TRY NOT TO MISTAKE WHAT YOU HAVE WITH WHAT YOU HATE
xxxxIT COULD LEAVE, IT COULD LEAVE, COME THE MORNING
xxxxxxxxxx❝ ✘xxxCarmine xV.x Ocello ❞
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AND IF THE SUN SHOULD LIFT ME UP
WOULD YOU COME BACK? C'MON!
Carmine’s mouth twisted into a frown as the other responded with equal sarcasm, more bitter than anything. Of course he knew why Beau was at the house- what he had wanted to know was why he hadn’t waited upstairs as he was expected to, and why he had come uninvited into the basement holding room. If the boss was busy, as he clearly was, then he should have waited until Carmine had free time to see him. What had been mild irritation was slowly turning into an ill temper with the other man.
He turned and approached the other Italian, as if planning to get right up in his face with his growing anger. “Yes, and there’s several good reasons why you aren’t to me what your father was to mine. First of them being your current tone of voice, and second that you should be waiting upstairs, outside my office, not interrupting me without permission-”
He stopped speaking rather abruptly, and took a jerking, unconscious step back, because Beau had pulled out a gun. He wasn’t holding it threateningly, or pointing it at anyone, and he had the ledger he’d mentioned too, but all Carmine could see was the gun. It wasn’t exactly fear that caused the feeling like ice in the pit of his stomach. It was simply revulsion, and with is a growing physical nausea that the weapon was just a foot away from him, offered out like Beau expected him to take it. No one in the Ocello household just handed Camine anything, except for a few very special people, and the fact that Beau was just ignoring this well known fact, and trying to hand him a gun of all things, was the final straw.
He dragged his disgusted gaze off the glock 19, not even having heard what Beau had said about the Irish, taking another step backwards as he looked to Luciano instead. “Take it from him, please.” There was a feel of unspoken before I break his nose to his order, teeth gritted and a muscle in his jaw jumping as he spoke. Carmine wanted nothing more than to turn away, or better yet, just leave the room, but he was far too controlled for that. Goddamn guns, and goddamn Beau too.
“But… Alright, boss. I’ll free up my afternoon to contact the Russian dogs.” No s**t he would. Carmine hoped that was that, and was rather considering sticking a “stab me” sign to the Beau’s back, in hope Roland would do so. But then Beau switched to English. "Would you mind me talking to the little runt?” In the silence that followed, one could probably swear there was a faint snapping noise.
Carmine glanced at Pascal briefly, and scoffed. “Excuse me. Do you two know each other? No?” The incredulous smile on his face was deadly. “Then I see absolutely no reason why you should even be breathing the same air as him, let alone speaking to him. Are you stupid? Or have you gotten a big head because my father is in Italy?” Carmine’s cool was completely gone, each word a little sharper than the last as he stepped closer to Beau, a hand coming up to grip his shoulder.
“Let’s get something clear here; you will not ‘free up’ your afternoon, like you’re doing me a favor. If I tell you to do something, you will do it silently and immediately. If I tell you to lick my shoes, you will drop everything and you will thank me when you’re done. If I tell you to put a gun to your head and pull the trigger, you will do so without question. And if you won’t...then you had ******** get out of this house before I do it for you.[/u]” His grip tightened as he spoke, passing the level of slight discomfort into what definitely had to be definite pain for the other man, though Carmine was barely exerting any physical effort. "Do you ******** understand me? I will be the don of this family before I turn thirty-- I will kill anyone who isn’t explicitly loyal to my every word, and you have done nothing but disobey me since you set foot in this room.” The level of his voice had reached a snarl at this point, breaking back into English.
He let go abruptly, as if the idea of touching Beau any longer bothered him, and brushed his hand off on his pants. “I suggest you get moving, and I suggest the only words you speak to me be “yes sir”. No, you may not speak to the prisoner; as far as I’m concerned you have nothing to say to him. If you want to do anything for him, then you will get message to his family, and perhaps we can end this ordeal before I order you to deliver one of his hands next. Now get out.”
Yes, Carmine was absolutely livid. Being in the presence of guns had a tendency to do that to him, though this little display of anger might have seemed a little over the top to anyone watching. Then again, most of the Ocello family knew just how short his temper was, especially those who’d known him as a child, and knew to steer clear of it. Either Beau had conveniently forgotten, or he’d felt there was no other option. Of course, Carmine wouldn’t be around all day. If he wanted a chance to speak to Pascal, he’d have a better chance sneaking back later.
As for Pascal....Carmine’s scathing gaze turned on him a second later, because he hadn’t missed the boy’s hopeful words. Were they all ******** serious? “If you want someone to talk to, I’m sure Domani is awake by now and I’m not sure if I feel like telling him to take it easy today. You think your brother would be happy to receive one of your eyes today? Or you tongue? No? Then shut. Up.”