Emily POV

It's been a week since we played our game and Ericson kissed me. His sisters think that I should fuck him with no strings. Jessica says that it has been three years but Ericson is an ass. He had her full time willing to be any kind of freak he wants, and what does he do...cheat. Ericson spent his time in his cells torturing and killing people. When he wasn't downstairs he was spending time with the twins and trying to get in my pants. It was a Saturday night and Ericson was out on a rekon mission with Derrick and my brothers. Jessica was at her parents'house. The twins were spending time with their titi Evie.

So I went to the room and unpacked my friend. Thankfully the maids didn't unpack this bag or they would have gotten a bit of a surprise. I spend my time getting to know myself. After I get cleaned up I fall asleep. I wake up to a loud noise coming from the bathroom and what sounds like groaning. Is he?? I think as I get up walking towards the bathroom. "Ericson?" I say and hear another groan. This time I'm just going to kill him ..fuck it! Is all I think. When I walk into the bathroom I see Ericson sitting on the toilet. Blood was gushing out of his arm. "ERICSON!! What happened?"

He looks to me "hey Ems, just a little bullet it's nothing." He says and my eyes widen "Nothing!!! Ericson you just been shot." I walk in washing my hands then I jump into nurse mode. I make sure to not just clean him up, I have to remove the bullet from his upper arm. Thankfully I have done this before when my brother was shot. Ericson looks to me "you look so good patching me up right now." I make sure to hurt him a little. "Ouch Emily, why can't you just take the compliment. I cut my eyes as I finished "What happened?" He sighed "it was an ambush and we were out numbered." He cuts his eyes in a dark glare "it won't happen again." He gets up as I mumble it better not.

But he heard it and he smirked as he walked to the closet "why was my little wifey worried about me?" I roll my eyes helping him put on his pajama pants "don't flatter yourself Ericson you're my kids father. They need you to survive." I say but to be honest I was scared when I first saw him. I don't know why but I need Ericson to survive he has always made it out. He groans in frustration"why can't you say it Emily!" I look at him as I go to sit on the bed "say what?" I ask he walks to the couch sitting down "say that you love me!" I groan as I think why is this so important to him, love and trust are two different things.

I cut my eyes "I love you Ericson is that what you want to hear because I never stopped." I see his eyes light up but I wasn't finished "but love and trust are two different things" by this time I was holding back tears. "You want to know what's funny I can trust you with my life, you have never failed me even now. But I can't trust you with my heart you showed me how you would treat it." His smile falls "I'm going to keep paying for that, but Emily you have to let me show you that I changed." I lay down "go to sleep Ericson. He struggles to get comfortable on the couch so I tell him that he could take the bed tonight. But he refuses to have me sleep on the couch. So we come to an agreement to sleep in the bed in Separate covers.

It's been several weeks since Ericson got shot. His arm was healing up nicely due to my help. I couldn't just watch my ex husband be hurt and not help he may be an ass but no one deserves that. After a while he was his annoyingly irritating self. It was a Friday night and Ericson's mother wanted us to have a family dinner. She wanted the girls in the family to do the cooking, to give the chef some time off. I was happy to help if I was back home I would be cooking. As we cook Ericson walks in on the phone "I knew you would get back to me!" I was curious about who he was speaking to but instead I made myself busy.

He opens the water looking to Andros "be ready to leave in an hour." He looks towards his mother as she speaks. "Where do you think you're going, it's a family night?" He finishes his water "I know and I will be back in time. One of my contacts just called me they have information on the fucker that shot me!" He says. That caught my attention. I know you didn't think I would just let that go. He walks out of the kitchen with me hot on his tail. "Ericson I'm coming!" He turns to face me "no you're not, just stay here Emily." He knows I can handle myself and what if it's another ambush. I express my concerns to Ericson as I follow him to the room. He takes off his shirt to get changed. "You think I haven't thought about it, that's another reason why I don't want you going!"

I cut my eyes as I explained that I could be helpful. He walks to me standing extremely close "Emily you trust me with your life right... Well let me keep it safe. You following me into a dangerous situation is not a good way to do that. Like you said wifey it could be an ambush so I Will have a car full of guards following." His words slightly calmed me down his guards are trained to handle these types of situations. He looks into my eyes "holy fuck You are really worried about this, that is so..." Before he could finish I give a look that says now is not the time for his comments. He goes to a picture in his room. It was a beautiful picture of what looks to be a vineyard in Italy. He removes the picture typing in a code. He pulls out a nice looking gun. "What about this Ems when I torture and kill this bastard you can be there." He says as he closes the safe putting the photo back on the wall.

I think about his proposal for a while just when I'm about to answer Blaze runs in with Kayla "mommy titi what you" Kayla runs to her dad he hugs her and I look at him "fine but you come get me immediately Ericson." He smirks as he speaks "sai quanto amo quando chiami il mio nome." (you know how much i love when you call my name ) I cut my eyes letting him get away with that I take Blaze hand as he takes Kayla's and we walk downstairs. Jessica walks to me "my sister may have to leave with us?" She says as Sasha stands behind her. She is 16 years old and a miniature version of Jessica. She had long red hair but it was curly with light green eyes. I smile when I see her. "I have no problem with that but what happened?" Ericson leaves with Derrick and my brothers before he could walk out the door I look at him "remember what we talked about." He nods his head leaving out of the door.

She tells her sister to go wait for her in the kitchen and make herself useful and help. I tell Blaze to go play with his cousins so me and his Titi can talk. Kayla abandoned me for her cousin as soon as she got downstairs. " Apparently when I left my lovely little sister decided to start rebelling. She has been sneaking out of school, drinking, having sex, and let's not forget stealing and crashing not one but two of my parents' cars." She says you could see the anger and disappointment in her eyes. "They can't handle her so I said let me take her." She walks to the mini bar in the living room making herself a drink. Hell she needs one!

We continue to talk then I go back to the kitchen to help. Evie gives me a glass of wine "how has my ass of a brother been, thank you so much for helping these last few weeks. I know he can be well... the devil reincarnated." Their mother looks to her "Evie you have no room to talk." She fakes like she is hurt "I'm an angel mother." I laugh as I watch them go back and forth sipping my wine. My mother walks in with my father. She looks to me probably enjoying myself and decided to fuck it up. "You should be happy that your husband would come and rescue you from being a single mother, that's a fate worse than death." My father looks to her hushing her "what did we just talk about mi amor." She sighs pouring herself a glass of wine.

I down my drink "look mother he is not my husband..anymore, and single mother at least I'm acting like a mother...what's your excuse." Evie says "oh.. damn." Ericson's mother tries to lighten up the mood in the kitchen by cracking jokes and playing music and it works. I wasn't even worried about what my mother said.

Ericson POV

After I got shot I had Andros and Alexi looking for that mother fucker day and night. That wasn't how that night was supposed to go. We were transporting some drugs and I decided to give Emily some space. Then we got ambushed bullets were flying everywhere. I got shot in the arm a bullet grazed Alexi right near his eye. He could have gone blind. We made it out alive so that's all that matters. We lost some drugs but not all of them but this shit pisses me the fuck off. I can say one positive thing came out of it I got to finally hear Emily say she does love me. She also told me some other shit and now I know, If I'm going to get her back I have to show her I'm not the man I was three years ago. I know it's only three years but a lot can happen that can change a person.

I also got to spend time with her. I can't lie seeing Emily tend to my wound every night was hot as hell. The most fucked up part was I was shot in my dominate arm. So that means no alone time with myself. So l will have to suffer for a few weeks. Emily and I got to talk about what we both have been up to for those years that we were apart. I'm truly impressed I remember when I said she would have nothing without me. Boy was I wrong I think and I'm actually happy that I was. That's why I called her so many times I was going to give her the money especially when I saw she was serious. I was relaxing in my office thinking of Emily in a naughty maid's outfit. Acting like she is cleaning the room then I take her until she is left screaming my name.

My phone rings and I answer "hello!" I say my voice shows that I'm irritated. The voice on the other end tells me that she was contacted. I smirked when I had Alexi search for the bastards. He couldn't find them but he did find some contacts of theirs. Some didn't want to take it due to obvious reasons. The ones that are willing to work with us are going to be compensated for their cooperation. I walked downstairs saying I knew she would get in contact with me. I could feel Emily's eyes on me and trust me I would never do anything that stupid again. I haven't exactly lived like a priest since Alyssa. But nothing was ever serious just casual hookups. I just used them as a hole, to preoccupy my mind. She tells me he contacted her and wants to meet at a diner. He needs help moving my drugs. -That stupid son of a bitch- I think

I look towards Andros as I open my water and I tell him "be ready to leave in an hour." My mother begins to question me because it's a family dinner tonight. I let her know I will be coming back and where I'm going." As I leave Emily follows me trying to convince me to let her go and that's not happening. It's not that I don't think Emily can handle herself she has proven that on multiple occasions. But she is not just my hot crazy girlfriend who is a rebel. But the mother of my beautiful children. If anything happened to her I wouldn't be able to forgive myself. After convincing her to stay home I promise to let her watch. I plan to capture that son of bitch. Take him to my personal cells after I get some answers I will have some fun.

The twins run in after I retrieve my gun putting it up. I hug Kayla walking with her downstairs as she tells me about a new toy she wants. I plan to buy her and her brother anything their little hearts desires and so much more. Before I leave Emily reminds me of our conversation and how could I forget. I just nod walking out and tell three guards to follow us just in case some shit goes left. -I told Emily I will bring guards so that's what I'm going to do- I think as I get into the car. I wait for everyone to get into the car before I start it and drive away. I drive towards New Jersey it takes a good hour. I pull up to the diner parking lot in my car. "Give me the Equipment" Alexi hands me everything then I get out. "Tell the guards to park and wait' I say then I walk into a diner, walking to a table in the back.

A woman sat at the table with long black hair, with brown eyes and tan skin. She had a pretty nice body but that's not why I'm here. I sat down across from her and she looked nervous. "He says he will be coming in 30 minutes, I told him to come alone or I won't help him." I listened to her speak she was an escort for a club on the south side of town. He was really desperate if he reached out to them but also really stupid. I took control of that establishment. "Good you're going to have to wear a wire, you need to go in the restroom to set it up. I will be listening." I say as I get up walking out going to the car. As we wait for this dumb ass to show up we talk. Derrick tells me that he is getting serious with Jessica he is trying to talk her into staying. But she won't stay if Emily leaves. I cut my eyes "if I have it my way Emily won't be leaving, she can use the home for us to vacation at during the summers." Andros laughs from my words "Why did you two break up, please don't tell me that we grew apart bullish." I sigh"It's a long story and we really shouldn't be having this conversation at this moment."

I know when I tell them they are going to be pissed and emotions are going to be high. We don't need any distractions from the task at hand. After another 15 minutes of us talking about our plans for when all this craziness is over. I see an all black car pull up and park. A short man gets out and he looks to be of Spanish descent. With short black hair he was kind of buff but that wasn't intimidating anyone. I could hear the whole conversation and she told him that she talked to her boss. And they needed it in the clubs, he sounded pretty happy. Saying this stuff is of excellent quality. -Duh, because it's mine- I think as I listen.

After their meeting he walked out and that's when I told Andros and Alexi to grab him. They grab him up by his car knocking him out Alexi puts him in the back seat as Andros drives his car. We follow behind with the guards. I glance at Derrick as I speak"Once you get him in the cells call Hector and have one of the guards drive to his chop shop tell him it's a gift." It takes a good hour to pull up to the house my mother already texted to see where we are at and how things are going. I pull up to the house telling the guards to escort our guest downstairs. Use the underground entrance that I had built a few years back.

We walk inside to see everyone in the living room laughing and playing games. Emily, Jessica and my sister Genesis look towards us. "It's about time." My sister says Jessica walks to Derrick kissing him. Emily gives me a look that says did I acquired the package and I just nod my head. I go upstairs to get cleaned up. Once I walked back downstairs everyone was already in the kitchen. They were all waiting for us. During the dinner Emily and Jessica were talking about New Orleans. "I had to tell my investor that the grand opening of the spa has to be postponed." Emily says " but only for a month or two." That upset me I know she doesn't think she is leaving with my children is all I think. The dinner comes to an end and I help Emily with the twins. I made up another story for them it's been our routine since the first night.

Once they are asleep I look at Emily "get ready for a show wifey." She rolls her eyes "let's go Ericson." We walk into the cells. Alexi was already there beating the shit out of him. He was tied up with his hands above his head. I walk in looking at the bastard. "You should have stayed hidden!" He looks away as I tell Emily to go make herself comfortable. I walk to the table grabbing a crowbar hitting him with it. "Why in the fuck would you think stealing from me was a good idea!" I say each word as I hit him. He screams in pain. "You wiped my bosses bank accounts did you think he wouldn't retaliate." I laugh "where is he?" He doesn't say "Alexi bring me that acid shit you made." I say and he walks out. "Well today is your lucky day, you get to be a guinea pig for a new experiment." I say as I walk to the table putting on gloves. Emily's face is filled with curiosity "as Alexi walks in. He has made a way to turn acid into eye drops. He has been working on this for years and I think he has finally perfected it. He hands it to me and I drop just two drops in each of his eyes. When the first drop hit his eye he screams in Pain. His body begins to spasm I laugh watching him. "He looks like a fish out of water." I say as I hand everything back to Alexi. He groans out "so why the fuck did you shoot at us" he laughs "he wants you dead I thought if I brought your body back I could become his second." I laugh a dark sinister laugh.

"You would never make a good second you're too stupid."he groans out in pain from the acid in his eyes I walk to the table grabbing a nice sword it's not too big or too small. "I saw you and decided to take my shot." I walk to him and he flinches as he feels the metal touch the side of his face. "You were not taught right, when you take your shot you don't fucking miss!" I stabbed him multiple times in the stomach. Aiming for his belly button I'm aiming to kill. then I bring the sword upwards stopping at his chest nothing can cut through that. he screams bloody murder as the sword cuts through his flesh. I looked at Emily and I could see excitement flash in her eyes. She squeezes her legs together as she watches with big eyes as I think. -you like to act all innocent but I know you wifey, you have a torture kink- we found that out in Spain when we tortured a man then fucked on the table. I grabbed a chair because I want to watch this fucker die.