Rum Cay, Passion's Secret (3 page)

“I was told that it is a man of unquestionable value from the Jersey area, someone that Garrett has done business with before. Do I have that correct Bobby?”

“Yes sir, that’s what I understand.”

“Well, in that case, please, lead the way.”

Garrett still watching from above was happy that Stagnoli took the bait, but he knew it was time to join the party as well. While Bobby escorted Stagnoli to Barchano’s car, Garrett makes his way down the pathway from the elevated perch where his car was positioned to oversee the entire interaction.

“Ah, I see that the end buyer has finally decided to join us,” said
Barchano.

“Yes, let me make the introduction, if you don’t mind Mr.
Barchano,” declared an assertive Liliana.

“I would expect nothing less of you.”

As Bobby approached the black limosines that Barchano and Liliana stood directly behind, Stagnoli suddenly appears from the shadows with a suspicious, almost defiant look directly at Liliana. There was a slight moment of hesitation, and then he spoke.

“What a beautiful woman to be in this nasty business; and to whom may I make the pleasure?”

“My name is Miss Fleming and this is Mr. Barchano, acting as the seller of the product,” declares Liliana dryly without batting an eye.

“Ah yes, Angelo
Barchano, it is good to see you again.”

“Mr.
Geno Stagnoli, I had no idea you were the end-buyer. I’m surprised you have the connections and wherewithal to put on such a display of purchasing capability.”

“Well, when I heard I would be buying from such a substantial supplier as Steel Gate Landings, I felt confident in making the purchase, of course.”

“You are not dealing with Steel Gate Landings Mr. Stagnoli. I am the owner of the product now, and you are buying from me and me alone.”

“Yes, well, that’s absolutely fine. As long as the product is as advertised to be, I have no problem with that. I have my man ready to wire the $30 million into your account right after I see the sample and load the shipment into one of my cars.”

“Yes, of course… the only issue here is that the price has gone up Mr. Stagnoli.”

“Excuse me? The price has gone up?! I was told the end purchase was to be $30 million, no higher!”

“As I said, you are dealing with me now, and the purchase price for you Geno is $40 million, not the 30 you were told. I have thoroughly checked the product myself and it is of high grade cocaine. It is worth far more than the 40 you will pay, and if I was not such an honest business man, I would just keep the coke myself. But since there was a deal struck, I will uphold my end… BUT, the $30 million price tag you were told about was not from me. I will require $40 million. Please let me know if you want to proceed.”

“I have to tell you Mr.
Barchano, this does not please me at all. I was once your right hand man, and this is the way you treat me after all these years? Bobby, do you have any idea what is going on here? Where the hell is Garrett Ross anyway?”

Before
Stagnoli could utter another word, Garrett appears out of the shadows and confronts both Stagnoli and Barchano.

“I’m right here Mr.
Stagnoli. Bobby, you can leave now, I’ll take over.”

“Oh, Mr. Ross!
It’s so good of you to finally grace us with your appearance. I thought you forgot about me. And by the way… no, Bobby will not leave. I want him here. I think it’s just good business, don’t you agree Garrett?”

Garrett was unprepared for
Barchano’s unexpected price hike, and became highly concerned now that Stagnoli wanted to keep Bobby close.

“He’s paid up
Stagnoli, let him go,” demanded a steely eyed Garrett.

“Not just yet Mr. Ross. What I want is an explanation for the price increase.”

“I have none. The deal was set. The swing buyer was supposed to charge $30 million as agreed. Those were the terms that were relayed to me.”

“Ross… yes, of course! I thought you looked familiar. Garrett Ross wasn’t it?” asked
Barchano with a guarded sneer.

“That is of no concern to you Mr.
Barchano. I was told that you were in complete agreement regarding the price.”

“Yes, but again, that was before I knew about the exquisite cut of the product. And as I said, I am the Seller of record now, no one else. There was no contract or agreement between Mr.
Stagnoli and myself, written or verbal. You are all dealing with me now, not Steel Gate or Puchak or anyone else… just me, Angelo Barchano!”

“You drive a hard bargain Mr.
Barchano, this better be the product you say it is… Pay the man!” orders Stagnoli.

Garrett knew that this could escalate a lot quicker than he anticipated, or could play heavily into his favor. But he also knew that he needed to get
Lili out of there as quickly as possible since he underestimated Barchano and his demands. Garrett turns to look at Liliana and gives her a motion with his eyes to speed up her involvement.

“Well, alright then… if you are all in agreement then I will be on my way, as I have other business to tend to,” states
Liliana emphatically.

“Not so fast young lady, what happened to our after-hours night of lustful pleasure you promised me?” asked a surprised and irritated
Barchano.

“
Wait, hold on… she promised you sex to get you to purchase and act as the secondary seller? Angelo, I thought you had better control of yourself, than to let a two-bit whore steer you into a transaction you would normally have nothing to do with. This Miss Fleming must be quite the nice piece of ass. Wait! On second thought; you know Miss Fleming, you do look a little familiar. Have we had the pleasure? I mean have
you
had the pleasure to suck me off as well? Was it the Bellagio in Vegas, or could it have been just a quicky in the parking lot right up the street at Ruby Lounge?” laughed a scornful Stagnoli.

The anger began welling up inside of Garrett as he starred straight into
Stagnoli’s eyes. He now wanted Stagnoli dead as much as Barchano. But he needed to keep his composure, if only for a few more minutes. “Why don’t you leave the lady out of it Geno, she has nothing to do with this transaction any longer!”

“That’s okay Mr. Ross, I don’t need anyone to fight my battles,” shot back
Liliana with a calm but fierce demeanor. “And as far as having any physical involvement with someone like you Mr. Stagnoli… well, let’s just say, it’s beneath me. I only enjoy the finest of men. So, I sincerely doubt we have ever met, much less touched before. I do not frequent your side of the river much.”

Barchano
began to laugh out loud as he pulled Liliana tightly into him. “Well, Geno, looks like you’ve been bested by this incredible creature… but, I’m tiring of this banter! Let’s continue on and get this transaction over with!” demanded Barchano loudly.

After the tongue lashing
Liliana gave Stagnoli, Garrett became very concerned that the evening’s festivities could very well escalate into an all-out war, with Liliana playing the part of ‘Helen of Troy’. But before his concern accelerated further, Stagnoli burst out into a generous belly laugh. “I like your style Miss Fleming, well good luck to your new suitor, Mr. Barchano here. He’s obviously in for some wildly stimulating antics and many great surprises! Alright then Angelo… let me have the sample so we can finish up our business here,” stated Stagnoli, still laughing but starting to sound irritated as well.

After the tense moments subsided, Garrett finally was able to breathe again, as it seemed that the purchase was back on track; although the little side show between
Stagnoli and Lili still made him feel uncomfortable that Stagnoli may be on to him.

“Give Mr.
Stagnoli the sample,” ordered Barchano.

As one of
Barchano’s men handed Stagnoli the sample coke, Bobby begins to move away. Unexpectedly, Stagnoli reaches out to grab Bobby’s arm. “Bobby, I’m sorry, but this is a very big deal and you are not going anywhere until I have checked every part of this product. But for now, it looks to be the incredible cut you say it is Mr. Barchano. The money will be wired immediately.”

Garrett knew he had to do something to get Bobby away from
Stagnoli before leaving. Once the deal begins to go south, Stagnoli would most likely kill him before turning on Barchano.

“
Geno, why don’t you let me help load your product, and then you can let Bobby go. He’s just the messenger anyway. Mr. Barchano vouches for the product, you heard him… it’s all here and of high quality cut.”

“Yes, well, you may be correct. I’m sure as the seller of record, Mr.
Barchano here would not do something so stupid as to fill the container with anything but the finest. Alright, you can go Bobby, but don’t go far… you did such a solid piece of work here, I may want to offer you a job in my organization.”

“Thank you Mr.
Stagnoli, I do appreciate that,” said Bobby, while he slowly begins to back away.

As Garrett and
Stagnoli finished bargaining Bobby’s involvement, Liliana turned to position her mouth next to Barchano’s ear, with her hand lightly massaging his lower stomach while slowly moving her fingers toward his waiting and thickening crotch. After a blithely whispered description of the sadistically sexual things she was going to do to him, Liliana then said something that caused Barchano to turn flush with confusion and anger. “Angelo Barchano, once you’re finished dreaming of what you could never have, I hope that you enjoy hell while you eternally burn for the brutal rape of my Mother, Emile Washburn, 28 years ago… sweet dreams dark prince.”

Liliana
then reached her hand all the way down and gave Barchano a firm twisting squeeze of his once swirling and excited balls, causing Barchano to lose complete control of his body as he dropped to his knees in horrific pain, screaming out inaudible sounds as Liliana seductively walked away toward the car with Derek waiting for a quick departure.

During
Liliana’s seductive attack, Stagnoli had unexpectedly ripped off the lid of the other small container, as Liliana knew he would, and grabbed a hold of one of the counterfeit bags, slicing it open to reveal the white sugar.

“Hold on Bobby, stay right where you are,” ordered
Stagnoli, as he reached out to grab Bobby’s arm. “It seems like Mr. Barchano made a grave error… he has mixed in a great deal of bogus product to be passed off as the white princely powder he promised. Appears as though I just purchased a crate full of very expensive sugar to go with my small sample of high grade coke Angelo. Can you enlighten me? Or will I just hear more of your bullshit and lies?!”

“That is not possible… I checked it all myself,” said a choking and barely audible
Barchano.

“I don’t know how much you sampled Mr.
Barchano, but as you should know, I do not take kindly to being swindled. Wait… what’s that Angelo? Your girlfriend here is too much for you? I thought you liked it rough, you fucking ass-hole prick?!”

Guns were then drawn by
Stagnoli’s men as well as Barchano’s men. By this time, Liliana fortunately had made it safely to the car with Derek waiting and already in position to quickly pull away.

“It was her
!… goddamn it, FUCK! She, she is not who you think!… FUCK!!” panted Barchano heatedly but with minimal power.

“That woman that was here…” shouted
Stagnoli. “Garrett, who the hell was she? What the hell just happened here? Angelo, you understand that you cannot leave these docks alive unless you have my money immediately wired back into my account,
plus
$10 million for my trouble!” demanded an incensed Stagnoli.

“Fuck off
Geno! You made the purchase as agreed. It is now yours to deal with!” angrily whispered Barchano, still in tremendous pain, unable to breathe or talk without gasping for air.

“I don’t think you want to start a war with me Angelo
!… I suggest you return the funds into my account or my men will open fire before you can re-open your fat trap to tell me to Fuck Off again! Now, do we have an understanding?!”

“I don’t know what you’re trying to pull here
Geno, but I know I checked that container, and it was filled with high grade coke. So, if you don’t mind, I have further business to tend to.”

As
Barchano began to gain his balance and turn away, his body guard pulled out a second weapon and began to fire on Stagnoli’s men. Bobby instinctively pushed his way free, but just as it looked as though he would make his way out of the line of fire, Stagnoli clutched onto Bobby’s shirt and pulled him tightly in to use as a shield from any stray bullets. Garrett then yelled out to Bobby in fear for his safety, just as Stagnoli began to drag him toward his SUV.

“BOBBY!!  Get down!” screamed Garrett.

The hail of bullets began to riddle most of Stagnoli’s men as Barchano began to make his way behind one of the larger stray containers. Worried about Bobby’s safety as well as the possibility that Barchano could easily get away before Stagnoli’s men could kill him, Garrett made a split second decision. Standing more than 15 feet to the side and away from the hail of bullets, Garrett pulls out his 9mm beretta and aims it in the direction of Barchano as he cowered behind the container.