An: So sorry this too so long... (I know long was an understatement... I will try not to let it happen again) xoxox

Lorenzo walked into the casino with Elena by his side, Tony, Gino and the men right behind them. Enzo and a few of his men were already waiting in the VIP area for them to arrive. Once he made his rounds through the casino floor they went over to the VIP sat down and ordered drinks after greeting Enzo. Tony messaged Angelo once Lorenzo and Elena sat down and he was sure most of the casino's patrons saw them there. He knew the Marzano men were waiting on their signal for the all clear.

About ten miles away from Lorenzo's casino Angelo stood outside the Vargas nightclub and watched as a few of his father's men went in. After a few minutes his father's underboss Roberto and his brother Carmine followed behind entering the club themselves. Angelo, Victor and Nick stood there waiting for about ten minutes before going in. They knew going in the building in small groups would bring less attention than if they had gone in all together.

Entering the nightclub had Angelo on edge, the music was thumping pretty loud and the crowd made it impossible to think otherwise. A hit this magnitude was risky already and not being able to hear your own self think was just nerve wrecking. Victor led Angelo and Nick over to an empty table near the wall and the three of them sat down. There were specific targets and Roberto wanted the men in clear sight, they had orders to wait until the place was close to closing and most patrons have left. Roberto had made things clear with all the men when he said there were to be no innocent casualties at the hands of any Marzano men. The hits had to be clean with a quick exit. Every guy had a target that needed to be hit and Angelo was currently staring down his.

An hour had gone by and Angelo could tell his brother was getting restless having to wait and it was at least a couple of hours from closing. So he had gone from watching his target to bouncing his eyes between the target and his antsy brother. Carmine wasn't one to keep idle long and it was beginning to wear him down. Just as it looked like the club was slowly but surely beginning to empty there was a commotion that caught Angelo's attention. Carmine and one of the targets had begun arguing and Roberto was trying to pull Carmine back. Angelo noticed a few of the other targets in the club moving closer to them. He quickly stood up with Victor and Nick and made his way to his brother.

Back at the casino Lorenzo and Elena sat there talking with Enzo about random things. Both men were trying to keep their minds off of what was going down just ten miles from where they stood. Neither man was comfortable with the fact that they were sitting out this hit. Lorenzo may be the boss but he still didn't like not being there and getting his hands dirty. This was his fight and he intended to be fully involved with it but understood right now they had the element of surprise on the Vargas family.

Elena sat there mostly quiet watching everything around her, this had been her first time inside his casino. She would smile and nodded at Enzo every so often so he wouldn't think she was ignoring him. She wasn't blind to the fact that a lot of the women in there were either giving her the evil eye or they were whispering shit about her. She only knew it was about her because their eyes stood locked on her while they spoke to each other in hushed tones. Her attention was brought back to the conversation when she noticed Enzo stand up.

"I'm going to walk the floor a little and stretch my legs." Enzo said smiling at the couple. "I may even feed a couple slot machines my money."

Lorenzo nodded at him with a smile then turned his attention to Elena. "How are you holding up?" he asked softly. "I know the last few days have been really rough and this is probably the last place you want to be right now."

"I'm ok." Elena said with a small smile. "Is the casino always busy like this?"

"Mostly... you haven't been here before?" he asked with a raised eyebrow.

"No." Elena said shaking her head as she glanced around. "I've been to a few of your nightclubs but none of the casinos."

"How about I give you a tour of the place then?" Lorenzo asked with a smile.

"Actually I like to try my hand at the blackjack table." Elena said smiling back at him.

"Anything you want." He said smiling at her and stood up while looking towards Tony. "Get us a tray of chips."

"Got it." Tony said as he walked away.

Lorenzo reached his hand down towards Elena and helped her to her feet. Elena noticed the eyes of other women on her as she stood up. It was getting tiring having so many women standing there probably imagining to stab her over and over with their stilettos. The thought brought a small smile to her face. To them she was the lucky bitch Lorenzo picked to accompany him but she wasn't just some slut off the streets. She was his wife and she had every intention of letting them know that. With a slight smirk to her face Elena took a step closer to him.

Being oblivious to the reason behind her smirk Lorenzo placed both hands on her hips and pulled her a little closer to him as he leaned down softly kissing her lips. Just as he was starting pull back Elena reached up and held him in place as she deepened the kiss. Not wanting to disappoint his wife Lorenzo slid his arm around her waist pulling her flush with his body as his other hand slid up her back to the back of her neck. After what felt like hours of kissing but had only been minutes Lorenzo pull out of the kiss and rested his forehead against hers.

"We keep this up we are going to end up in my office and not at a blackjack table." Lorenzo said trying to control his hormones, the feel her body against his was driving him wild with desire.

"We'll see where the night leads us." Elena said smirking at him and he let out a low growl.

"If you two are done I have your chips." Tony said with humor to his voice as the couple pulled apart and turned to face him.

Lorenzo smirked at his friend as he grabbed Elena's hand and the three of them walked towards one of the blackjack tables. Elena and Lorenzo sat at the table as Tony and Gino stood behind them keeping their eyes on everything around them. She wasn't the best blackjack player and was giving back most of the chips they got but Lorenzo watched her play with amusement. The little scowl that came to her face when she would lose was adorable to him. The glint her eyes got when she was sure she would win melt the cold exterior he tried to keep up. The smile and small cheer she made when she won did him in.

He knew she now held a firm grip on his heart and there was no going back. Elena was not just a part of his world anymore... she was now his whole world. The more time he spent with her made him regret not doing any of this from day one. Lorenzo was snapped from his daze when she yelped and he glanced over to see she had won a good size pot. Just as she threw her arms around his neck in excitement and he pulled her close he noticed Detective Diaz strolling towards them.

"The cops are here." He whispered in her ear and felt her body tense up in his arms. "Just stay calm and remember we know nothing and have been here most of the night."

"Alright." She said pulling away from him as Diaz approached their table.

"What I can do for you tonight Detective?" Lorenzo said as he stood up and held Elena to his side. "My wife and I are in the middle of a night out with each other." He said with a smile as Elena heard the few gasps from the women around them bringing another smirk to her face.

"Still beautiful and loyal to a man not worth the trouble... such a waste." Diaz said shaking his head as he looked at her. "Are you trying to cover bruises?" he asked as he took a step closer to Elena.

"Leave my establishment." Lorenzo snapped at him as he pulled Elena partly behind him.

"I am here on official business." Diaz snapped at Lorenzo as he tried to look at Elena again. "Mrs. Moretti if your husband did that to you we can protect you. You don't have to stay with him."

"My husband did not do anything." Elena said sternly to him. "Lorenzo I need to use the restroom."

Lorenzo glanced down at her and nodded then looked over at Gino. "Gino escort my wife to the restroom."

"Hold on." Diaz said shaking his head. "I am here to question you and your two henchmen so no one is going anywhere."

"I can take her." Enzo said stepping over to them.

"Who are you?" Diaz asked looking over at him.

"Enzo." He said with a smirk.

"No last name?" Diaz asked sarcastically.

"If I'm not under arrest then no." Enzo said sarcastically as he reached for Elena's hand and they started to walk away.

"Keep an eye on them." Diaz said to one of the officers with him as he pointed in the direction Elena and Enzo walked in.

Elena felt her heart beating hard against her chest as she walked quickly behind Enzo as he guided them through the forming crowd. She swore that she covered all the bruises well and didn't understand how the detective saw them. When they reached the ladies room Enzo smiled at her and whispered he would right outside the door waiting for her. Elena nodded at him and quickly went into the restroom and straight to the mirror.

At first glance she was quick to notice the makeup around her throat had already begun to fade away. Shaking her head Elena leaned forward on the sink as she looked down at her shaky hands trying to hold them still. This was what she was afraid of, she didn't want Lorenzo to blamed for what Jacob Vargas had done to her. When she heard the bathroom stall behind her open Elena quickly looked up into the mirror and saw Lauren standing behind her.

"What are you doing here?" Elena said spinning around to face her former friend.

"I come here often but you wouldn't know that because you rarely came out with us." Lauren said walking over to the sink next to Elena. "I'm surprised to see you here, normally your husband is here alone... at least until he decides he wants company."

"That won't be happening anymore." Elena snapped at her. "Were you trying to get me to leave Lorenzo so you could make a move on him?"

"The way he slept around on you I didn't need you out of the picture if I wanted him in my bed." Lauren said with a smirk. "You're so damn naïve Elena. He doesn't love you, he loves the power he has because of who your father is. Lorenzo Moretti has been and will always be the biggest womanizer in this city."

"Say one more thing about my husband and I will beat your damn ass!" Elena snapped at her.

Lauren let out a chuckle as she looked over at Elena. "Dante said your head was warped, you should have left when Lorenzo gave you the option... then maybe you would have opened your eyes."

"Why don't you and Dante fuck each other and leave me the hell alone." Elena snapped at her. "The two of you seem close already."

"I already have and must say he sucked in bed, you dodged a bullet there." Lauren said smirking at Elena. "Is Lorenzo as good as he is rumored to be or do you not know because your ass hasn't given it up yet?"

That was all Elena could take from her former friend. Lauren was standing close enough that Elena cocked her fist back and let it fly forward into Lauren's nose. Lauren screamed loudly as blood came pouring out of her nose. When Lauren cried out in pain Elena felt the blood splatter at her.

"I warned you!" Elena snapped at her. "You should have stood away!"

Enzo heard the scream and wasn't sure if that was Elena or not so he ran into the ladies room. He saw Elena standing there with specks of blood splattered on her face and silk top. He was shocked to see Elena poised and calm as she watched the lady in front of her bleed. Enzo was thankful the cops had left already because if they had been there she probably would have been arrested on assault charges. He called out for help then slowly walked over to his nephew's wife.

"Elena, what's going on?" he calmly asked her as he placed his hand on her shoulder.

Elena glanced over at Enzo and was surprised to see him standing there, she didn't remember hearing the door open. "I want this bitch removed from the casino and I don't ever want to see her here again."

"I'll handle it." Vinny said as he walked in. "Enzo, the boss needs to see you."

"Alright, is someone out there to watch over Elena?" Enzo asked as he wrapped his arm around her shoulders.

"Sal and few of the guys are." Vinny said as he walked over to Lauren shaking his head as she held her bleeding nose crying.

"Make sure the lady knows what happens if she calls the cops on my niece." Enzo said sternly as they left the restroom.

Sal quickly walked over to them when he saw Elena come out and noticed the blood on her. After Enzo explained the little he knew he went looking for Lorenzo. Sal walked Elena over to the bar and got something for her to wipe the blood off then sat a beer in front of her. She thanked him then glanced around and noticed all the cops were gone and Lorenzo was nowhere in sight but the casino was being emptied by his men.

After about twenty minutes of sitting there Elena saw Enzo and few of his men run out the back door. She quickly looked over at Sal but he shook his head no and went back to talking with the bartender. Elena wanted to find Lorenzo but didn't know where to begin looking seeing as she never got the tour of the place. When she stood up from the stool Sal started to walk over to her but stopped when he saw Gino walking over to her.

"Elena, Lorenzo wants me to take you home." Gino said as he came to a stop in front of her. "What the hell happened to you?" Gino quickly said when noticed the blood on her top.

"Nothing, I want to see Lorenzo." She said shaking her head at him.

"Elena..." he began to say and she cut him off.

"I will leave after I see Lorenzo, not a minute sooner." Elena said sternly to him.

Gino sucked in a deep breath and slowly released it. "Come on, we can find Tony." He said gesturing for her to walk with him.

Gino didn't want to fight with her and knew Tony would be better at it. He led Elena to the back of the casino where the offices were. The men standing around the hall all quickly moved out the way except Tony. He shook his head no as he walked towards them. She started to open her mouth to say something but Tony spoke first.

"Elena just go home." He said calmly. "Lorenzo will be there soon."

"I'm not leaving until I see my damn husband." She snapped at him.

"It's not a good time right now." Tony said shaking his head. "I think it would be better to jus leave."

"What office is he in?" she asked ignoring what Tony said.

"That one." Tony said pointing at the closed door a few feet away from them. "You should just go home and he'll be there soon."

Elena shook her head no and walked pass the men to the office door. She stood outside the door a few moments but didn't hear anything coming out of the room. After sucking in a deep breath she exhaled it slowly as she opened the door. At a quick glance of the room she noticed the mess it was in, things were tossed all over the place and there was broken glass everywhere.

"I said I didn't want anyone fucking in here!" Lorenzo snapped as he turned towards the door. "Elena, I thought you left?" he said in shock, he had not expected her to walk in.

"I wanted to make sure you were ok before I left." Elena said softly as she closed the door and began walking towards him being careful not to fall on anything.

"Elena id didn't want you seeing this." He said gesturing around to the mess he made out of rage.

Elena shook her head at him as she walked around his desk and stood in front of him. "I'm going to assume whatever happened tonight didn't end well." He started to open his mouth to say something but she cut him off. "I'm not asking for you to tell me anything." She said and he gave her a small smile. "You're upset and I can see it. If you want to be left alone I'll leave but if not I can stay."

Lorenzo sat there looking up into Elena eyes and felt the world around them start to melt away. He quickly reached forward and gripped the back of her thighs pulling her to straddle his lap. She gasped from the sudden movement as she braced her fall by grabbing his shoulders as he quickly crashed his lips into hers. The skirt she had on rode up her thighs then went higher as he pulled her body closer to his.

As their tongues battled Elena slid her hands down to his chest and began loosening his tie while his hands gripped on her ass tightly. Once the tie was undone Elena moved on to unbuttoning his shirt. Lorenzo growled into the kiss when her soft hands came in contact with his bare chest. His own hands went to the hem of her blouse as he pulled out of the kiss. When he looked down to pull her shirt off Lorenzo froze at the sight of the speckled blood.

"What happened to you?" he quickly asked as his eyes shot up to hers.

"Nothing." Elena said shaking her head as she moved her hands to her own blouse with the intent to remove it.

Lorenzo took a hold of wrists stopping her. "You had no blood on you when you left my side." Lorenzo said in a stern voice. "Please don't make me ask again."

"I ran into Lauren in the restroom." Elena said as she pulled back a little. "She was talking shit and I hit her."

"What did she say to you and did she hit you?" he asked as he let her wrist go. "Because I fucking kill her if she laid a hand on you."

"What she said doesn't matter anymore and no she didn't touch me." Elena said shaking her head as smirk came to her face. "She was too busy cradling her bleeding nose."

Lorenzo's eyes stood locked with hers as he pulled his phone out, he glanced down long enough to call Tony then looked up at her as he held the phone to his ear waiting for Tony to answer. When he did Lorenzo only gave Tony a chance to say hello.

"Have all the men go to the casino floor, I want no one near my office." He didn't wait for an answer as he hit end and dropped his phone to the floor.

Seeing the evil smirk on Elena's face was a new side of her that he didn't know existed. He pulled her body flush to his and once again claiming her lips with his own. The passion between them reached a new level, he pulled out of the kiss long enough to pull the silk blouse off her. While kissing her Lorenzo stood up and placed Elena down on the empty desk behind her. He pulled out of the kiss as she laid back against the mahogany wood.

His hands slid down her body to the hem of her skirt then slid back up bunching it around her waist. Not wanting anything block what he wanted most he quickly moved the thong she was wearing and dropped it on the desk next to her body. Lorenzo undid his trousers, pulling out his hard cock, giving it a couple of strokes to make sure it was fully erect. He watched Elena as she looked down at him and saw the lust in her eyes.

"Fuck me, Lorenzo." she was almost pleading with him, her skirt pulled up high around her waist and her legs apart.

Lorenzo stepped forward and placed himself at her opening. Slowly he pushed forward and watched as he entered her. Elena was hot and smooth, squeezing tight around him as he pushed deeper inside her slim body. When he was completely buried she gasped and Lorenzo leaned forward smiling at her as he rocked his hips slowly sliding in and out of her. Elena was moaning in time to with his thrusts as he continued to move slowly.

Elena hooked her legs around his hips pulling him in deeper and he growled from the sensation that was threatening to push him over the edge. He reached around to her back and undid the bra the barely contained her tits, pulling it away from her and finally revealing her tits. Lorenzo played with her nipples, pulling them and flicking them, exciting her further while he gradually picked up pace thrusting into her. This extra stimulation set off her loud moaning, she arched her back and tried to push harder against him.

Lorenzo could see that Elena was close to an orgasm and wanted to hold out long enough for her to get what she wanted before he finished. He grabbed her hips and held her steady as he took charge, thrusting into her slim body again and again with more force.

"Oh my God!" she cried out loudly and he felt her clamp around him, her body moved involuntarily against him as she reach her climax. "Lorenzo..."

"Just let go, Elena." He said to her as he continued to move to keep her at her peak as she shouted out loudly.

Elena fell back against the desk, her body spent from the intense orgasm she just had. Her brown hair was disheveled and all over the place, and her face was flushed red from all the excitement. Her eyes were shut and her tits were heaving up and down with her heavy breathing. Her skirt was bunched around her waist and Lorenzo was still deep inside her. He slowed his thrusting and then stopped, leaving himself inside her while her heavy breathing gradually slowed down.

Her eyes flickered open, looking up at him. She looked exhausted as she spoke. "Have you finished?"

"Not yet Elena." he responded with a wry grin and saw her eyes open in shock. "I will baby."

"Please, I don't know how much more I can take." she said, slumped on the desk, slowly pushing herself up onto her elbows.

"Not long Elena, I want to savor every moment I have with you." He said flexing himself and she gasped from the sensation it brought her.

He pulled out of her and she looked up at him in surprised. Lorenzo pulled Elena to her feet then turned her around and made her bend over the desk. Her ass stuck out towards him bringing animalistic growl out of him. Lorenzo moved up close behind her grabbing a hold of her hips he pushed deep inside her willing body again, he started fucking her hard, thrusting into her again and again. Reaching up Lorenzo bunched some of her long soft hair in his hand and pulled back, pulling her head up and arching her back, so her ass pushed against him. His arm snaked around her waist as he released her hair and pulled her flush against him.

"Oh my God, Lorenzo" she shouted again as she was being pushed to climax again.

Lorenzo had her pinned to the desk and kept her there as he fucked her hard from behind. When he released her body she collapsed forward on the desk. Lorenzo realized he had to finish soon while she had some energy left. Holding her hips he thrusted into her again and again while she moaned against the desk. He was amazed when she found a little extra strength and raised herself to her elbows again, still bending over the desk while he fucked her from behind. She started pushing her ass back against him in time with his strokes making him penetrate even deeper into her.

"Fuck." Lorenzo growled as he reached his own end. With a groan he held himself buried inside her as he peaked.

All that could be heard in the room was Elena's soft moans and their heavy breathing. Lorenzo leaned forward and placed soft butterfly kisses to her back. After a few moments he helped her clean up and get her clothes back on. Once she was dressed again Lorenzo zipped his pants back up and sat back in his chair pulling her down on to his lap. Elena rested her head against his shoulder as her fingers traced his bare abs.

"Are you ok?" he asked as he smoothed her hair from her face and she nodded. "If I'm ever to rough you would tell me, right?"

"Of course." She said with a small smile. "Are you ok? I know you were upset when I came."

"Things didn't go exactly as planned tonight." Lorenzo said shaking his head. "A few of my uncle's men didn't make it out, that happens and I know it but what upset me was my cousin Angelo was shot."

"Oh my God, is he ok." Elena said in shock as she sat up.

"I don't know yet, the guys got him out of there and I have my doctor meeting up with them." Lorenzo said shaking his head as he pulled back to rest on his shoulder again. "Enzo is supposed to call me once he knows what happened."

"That's why I saw Enzo run out of here earlier." She said and Lorenzo nodded.

"Diaz was here because of the shooting, he knows I had something to do with it but can't prove it." Lorenzo said as he ran his hand along her smooth thigh. "Do you want to tell me what happened between you and Lauren?" he asked changing the subject.

"I told you... she was talking shit, I got mad and hit her." Elena said shrugging her shoulders.

"So you don't want me to know what she said." Lorenzo said pushing her to tell him.

"She said I was naïve to think you love me... that you only love the power my father gave you."

"I fucking kill her." Lorenzo growled.

"Hey." Elena said sitting up and faced him. "I know she was talking out of jealousy, you don't have to do anything about it. I already handled her."

"Elena I don't tell people I love them and not mean it. That's not the kind of person I am."

"Have you said to any other women?" she asked softly.

"Only my mother." Lorenzo said as he reached up and held her face between his hands. "And you."