Chapter 10: Let's Have Some Fun

~Xavier~

Looking at her in front of him it was taking all in him to reel in his emotions even his inner beast was clawing to be let out. He was going through all the emotions at once anger for her staying away for so long not knowing if she was alright or not, just disappearing on him without a trace. Happiness she was finally in front of him. Lust as she was in a black spaghetti strap tank top and matching short shorts hair barely still wet with small bits of curl and a wave to it as it flowed around her. He took a sit a seat on the chair next to her couch their knees almost touching for his were so long. "You put me through emotional hell this week, but you already knew that didn't you. I think you only did to hurt me as you think I hurt you and I'll be the first to admit I deserved it, but that has got to make us about even." He practically growled out. "You think me needing space away contact free from you for a few days was me getting back at your for hurting me are fucking serious right now? Why the hell would you think that, do you really think I'm that damn petty?" She asked angrily.

"No I don't think that at all. You know damn well how well I would take all this. I don't want to fight with you Ariah I just to lay everything in the open." "Fine. Do you want to start on why you're really mad?" "Moretti is still underground, he's still trying to reach out to you. We are in the middle of an all out underground mafia war with the damn dip nut, and you go off the grid from me for a week. You really going to ask me why I'm really mad? Alright I had no way to get ahold of you to know you were alright. You're last impression you left was of you mentally flipping a coin to leave me and all I got was radio silence no one heard from you or saw you and I didn't know if you were safe or not and I had no way to protect you. So yes I am mad, I know why you stayed away so long I get that I fucked up, but damn Ariah you couldn't have picked a worser time for the silent treatment that wouldn't put borderline crazy." "Ok fine. I'm sorry you lied to me since we met, twice about who you really are hurt my feelings and are still thinking about you. Sound about right?" Staring at each other in silence.

"I'm sorry baby. I was scared this whole week of all the things that could happen to you. It just got the best of me." "I appreciate that. I'm sorry you were so worried. You do remember I'm a detective though don't you this type of crap is my job. We do have back up you know." "I know exactly the type of back up you have why the hell do you think my men do so much of the fed's work." He snapped back. "Sorry that, that was uncalled for I know how good you are at your job hell your better then most my men. You're going to make a hell of a queen babe." "What makes you think I am going to agree to that?" "Come on baby, if you was really going to walk out you would have been long gone by now. You would have already tried to get us behind bars by now." "Well what would be the damn point in that considering you already told me you have the damn president in your damn pocket turns out you were right. Even my boss from the bureau called me to ask if I needed anything including time off. Any idea why the head of the whole damn bureau would be calling a small town lead like myself willing to bend at my any whim?" "I told you everyone already knows your place but you my love. Don't worry he knows better then to drag you into anything I meant what I said about keeping you out of things." "Do you understand how difficult that's going to be with me being a fucking detective 'Reaper'?" "No, not really. You actually doing a great job. See all the way up until now you haven't even crossed lines with me. That's not completely true. When you first started you let a ton of my guys out walking Scott freaking free and nailed Gunners men without even knowing who they belonged to that was so damn awesome." Xavier said with a wide smile that he quickly dropped when she gave him that look.

"How is this even supposed to work Xavier? How do I know I can trust you to tell me the big things when you've proven to me twice that you can't do that?" "I understand where you coming from and why that would be a big concern but baby I swear to you, you know absolutely everything. I do mean everything. There is nothing else to know and I swear I will always come to you and tell you everything as it comes from now on." "You said similar things like that before. Yet you pushed back telling me always pushing me back how do I know the next time you get 'scared to lose me' you won't pull crap like this again?" "I won't baby girl I just need you to keep that endless faith you always got I need you to keep in me and in us that I will never hold anything back from you again." "I love you but I can't forgive you." He stood straight up as his heart fell down into his stomach. "I just can't forgive any of you for pulling this crap on me for a second time. You couldn't trust me to know the truth Xavier and that is a hurt in my damn soul that just isn't closing the way I hoped it would start to." Running her hands up her face through her hair and back down to her face again turning her body like she is about to pace the floor but stops to turn to look back at him.

"Do you understand how much I love you Xav? How much faith I did have in you, how much trust, patience, strength, hope, just how much of me I had in you Xavier?" She choked out to him. "You made me fall in love with you, you let me fall thinking you would catch me with full force but you held a big part of that safety net back. I feel like I slammed on the ground alone." "I will always be here to catch you Ariah. With everything I have." "I can't forgive you, I can't walk away. It's like you fucking trapped me Medina." Looking up at her hopeful grabbing her hands and pulling them back to his chest. "I will spent the rest of my life making it up to you. Earning everything I destroyed for us back. I will do whatever it takes for you t trust me again, I know it's going to take a lot of time, but Ariah you are my future and we got all the time in the world no rush to make things right. Better even. We can bounce back from this. You just got to let us." A tear silently rolling down his cheek cupping her cheek resting his forehead to hers. "Can you do that? Can you just let us. This." Using his hands to gesture between them as their eyes are squeezed tight still forehead to forehead. "This is so much stronger then you think it is. Just let us. Can you do that?" Too scared to open his eyes to look into hers for the answer he just waited for what felt like ever for her to answer.

"Ok." His eyes flung open as he lifted his head a little to look down at her hoping he didn't mishear her. "What?" "I said ok. You get one last chance. One last strike. Xavier if you fuck up again, if you bring me any doubt ever again in any way not only will I leave you and never come back I can make damn sure you never find me again. I will shoot your ass all the way out the door. I swear that to you." Ariah spoke confidently, he nodded to her believing her every word that rolled off her tongue. "So are we together, are we ok?" "Yes and no, but we'll get there. Slowly in time." Taking his hand putting it behind her neck, and one arm around her waist he brought close and smashed his lips down to hers. Putting his heart and soul into that kiss letting her know how much he needs, wants, missed her. Getting drunk of the life it formed of its own until he finally broke off for her to catch air. Looking down to her. "I missed you so fucking much my angel. I love you so damn much. I'm sorry, I'm so so sorry." He told her repeatedly the same things and sweet nothings as his face was in the crook of her neck as both arms now wrapped around her as he brought her up to his height.

"I know. I missed and love you to. I am sorry you got worried but I knew you were going to do that either way. I'm going to call in a pizza I'm to damned drained in every way possible, and I got a long day tomorrow with work and going to Papa Tony's and all." She told him as he put her down playing with her fingers. Do you. Do you want to stay and eat with me, maybe get some sleep you look like hell Xavier." "You know I can't sleep without you." "You haven't slept all week?" "No, did you?" "Not really but more then you." "I would love to stay if your letting me. You have no idea how much I need you angel. Let me call in the food, you go get some drinks and a movie on. I'll lock up real quick." Kissing her forehead letting her go. He couldn't stop the smile on his face he felt his like he was a million pounds lighter. All his secrets are now out in the open and he go this woman back. His soldiers have finally gotten their queen and so did he. Never believing finding the one would ever be possible or in the cards for him he was thanking whatever higher power that was watching over them for blessing him in the best ways imaginable. Sending out a massive text the boys of how their queen is back. He felt like he could finally breath. Laying on the couch cuddled up to her knowing they still had a long way to go but with a good foot in the door, holding his whole world in his arms just being lazy he finally felt complete.

~No One's P.O.V~

A whole week later she has started making up with everyone slowly again. It's weird to say as much as she loves Chloe, Axel seemed to feel much closer to her now. Leah and Xavier being fine with how close they are getting their just thankful she has forgiven them and is open to everything. "Come on girl I get married in two days. You have to come out tonight. Please just get off now what can't wait until Monday?" Leah whined on facetime. It was the combined bachelor and bachelorette parties tonight and when they say combined they just mean both Ellie and Leah are out celebrating and Ryder and Axel. "Look I worked from home just so I can get all sexified up for you two hag bags now just text me when the limo is coming and I'll be ready. What are the guys doing today?" "Well they are going to a club to drink and play poker because the idea of a stripper makes them physically sick they don't like anyone touching or rubbing up on them that us. We promised them we wouldn't have a stripper either our friends from work set up a place with Xavier in one of his clubs in a special back room just so we can dance and drink and the guys are making sure we all have rides back home. SO make sure you eat something before you come out no drinking on empty stomachs." Ellie warned with her finger pointing at her.

"Where are you staying tonight then Leah if Axel can't see you the day of the wedding or the night of the wedding?" "Well I'm supposed to be staying at Ellies house but my crazy ass man is refusing to let me be because and I quote how can he get a good nights rest and be ready for tomorrow if I'm not there to cuddle with him. These are grown ass mafia men who need to cuddle us to go to sleep." She said as everyone of them laughed and shook their head. "Did you let Hunter back on the cases?" Chloe asked. "I had to Jace and I need all hands on deck I really need to hire another Elite detective. I got some interviews Monday and I get to interview for a secretary/receptionist they will be for all four of us but mainly under me. There is not one female who passed the interview qualifications so Xavier is just going to love that." Ari said rolling her eyes. "Hey if it gets you to spend some more time with him and working in his bed rather then office he'll be on bored for anything." Leah added. "You really believe that?" Ellie choked out laughing to her. "Try to get a gay one. That'll shut him up. Maybe one of his own men can apply? Wouldn't that work to?" Chloe asked. "As smart and good idea as that sounds I'm trying to avoid getting another puppet Elite officer, and somehow a puppet assistant might work but would feel so dirty." "Ugh whatever this is a Monday problem just hurry up and get ready I'm ready to dance my body weight in drinks." Leah said as she hung up all the calls. Laughing at them shaking her head shutting her laptop down and getting on her Halter topped black dress than had a slit on the sides and went down to just above her knee with sweetheart bust line making her boobs look good and curling her hair and leaving it half up half down, wearing nothing but just black eyeliner and the matching wolf and moon necklace Xavier made her promise to never take off, and a silver anklet with her black matching heels she felt so beautiful.

Taking a picture and sending it to Xavier making him sweat a little, and get hard. 'Waiting for my ride and ready to dance what you think?' 'I think your lucky you got a private room in my club wit hall them females or I would have you locked up in our room on our bed ripping that off you. How the hell am I supposed to relax knowing you going to have eyes on that luscious body of mine?' 'Well guess you just going to have to wait until I get to your place for you to help me out of it.' 'Please be safe. Don't drink too much text me when you get there and when you leave. Call me or any one of us if anything happens. If any guy comes up to you go tell security they know you baby. They better treat you like the queen you are to.' 'It'll all be fine don't' worry I will text you their here, have fun love you.' 'Love you angel.' With a heavy sigh he looked around at the huge tables they had in another private room in a club just down the road with pool tables and other gambling tables filled with nothing but men having a good time.

They didn't even let female servers in the room knowing just how slutty they could try to be. None of them ordered stripper since none of them care for them. They hated the idea of being touched by someone that wasn't theirs and the men around them were on bored with that besides they could always go out on the dance floor in open part of the club and find a someone willing and ready to go home with them if they needed it that bad. "They on the move they should be couple buildings down in like fifteen minutes. They had already been at their own private party for about two hours. "You ready for tomorrow man?" Hunter asked him placing his bet down. "Man I've been ready for over two years. Tomorrow can't get here fast enough watching my whole get shook up by seeing my sexy ass woman looking all beautiful in white dress, I get tare off her fine ass later. Don't expect us too long at that reception either." Axel warned them making them laugh hard knowing they would feel the same.

"How about you bro you next Saturday you ready?" Enzo asked Ryder. "Dude I've been trying to marry her sweet ass for two years finally get to do it I'm above and beyond ready. I been trying to knock her ass up honestly. She don't know that though. Ellies like if it happens it happens. It needs to happen faster. My biological clock be ticking man I swear I got baby fever. Is that like weird or something?" He asked looking around in concern. "Naw bro Elli would make the perfect mom. You'd be a good dad to man. That's going to be a lucky kid for sure. I think it makes perfect sense if you think about I mean look how long it took us all to get happy, minus Hunter." Xavier said making them laugh. "Hey man cheap shot." "Anyway seriously look how long you waited to get your happiness with your person. Now if you have everything in front of you to start making all your dreams about making her your wife and having the family you always wanted and crave why would keep waiting to make that happen. If you have everything you need to do it now? Besides you already doing the right thing you getting married first so at least the kid would be legitimate. No down side. Why wait?" Xavier asked him backing him up.

"That was awfully insightful boss. Are you starting to wonder why wait also? Do we hear wedding bells for you as well you guys like what six months over maybe seven?" "Yeah I say closer to about seven in a half almost eight. I know she's the one for me." "Fuck man everyone knows she's the one for you." Hunter spoke sarcastically. "Damn straight, yes I've been thinking about it I think when I'm done wiping Moretti out I will be ringing her up in a heartbeat. Just the real question is do I honestly want to wait that long and if she would even say yes. Since we just got back on good terms and all. I think a little more time would be wisest." Xavier told them as they all nodded their head. "How about you Enzo what about Chloe." Axel asked him with a smirk. "I never met a woman who could make me drop to my knees and keep me in my fucking place and damn it if I didn't love it. I'm asking her on her birthday next month I like to get married on our anniversary we been together same time Xavier and Ari have. That's long enough. I know this is it." Enzo said happily. "I'm happy for all of you guys." Hunter said raising his glass. "To the family, and the females who make it worth living and keep it going." Hunter added as they said in unison. "Cheers." Knocking their glasses together. "May they never figure out they can do better." Ryder added as they clinked their glasses together one more time in a louder agreement. IT was a good hour and a half since he last talked to Ari when his head bartender/manager of the club called him on his phone after a few minutes Xavier grew angry. "Time to go boys. Tell you in the car let's get down the street." Xavier growled out as most of the men followed him out.

~Ariah~

The girls responsible for the party were all girls they worked with at their offices, of course they were each others maid of honor so they all got together and threw the party themselves so the bridal party could relax before the big day. Only Chloe, and Ariah were the other bridesmaids. They made them place their phone and or keys in a basket, so they can drink and dance away without any worries they only had the place for about four hours anyway. That was the rule from Leah and Ellie also that no one would drive, and absolutely no strippers. Only the girls at the office couldn't get past that last one. They couldn't let their friends big send off to married life be just dancing and a few drinks so they had four male strippers come and surprise them as firemen, who would come in on a call. The bartender had stopped the four men dressed up and asked them what the problem was before they could answer him, the head of the party Emma came to get them. "Don't worry Dante their for the party shhh… the bridal party doesn't know." She giggled out drunkenly grabbing the men and having them set up and get ready. She snuck back in as she got right back in the dance party circle.

"Hey man some of the girls hired and got four exotic dancers up in here and the girls are going to freak out once they find out." Dante said in the phone. "We're coming open the back entrance I don't want no one seeing us in or out." "Yes Reaper." He hung nodding to security. Who were doing their best to try to get them to leave, but not being successful with Emma and the a few of the other girls there had to be about forty-five maybe even fifty at least tipsy women in the private room. Chloe, Leah, Ellie, and Ariah had a good amount of drinks but not enough to get to tipsy or cloud their judgement they in no way needed any repercussions of any type of hangover or anything else that could ruin their appearance for tomorrow. They heard a knock on the door really loud making them all get caught off guard. The room had about four doors one exit one for another emergency exit and one was two male and female private bathroom with like five stalls inside each.

"Can we help you? Is there like a gas leak or something?" Leah came up rushing out being worried. "We got a compliant about to many sexy people being in a room. That's going to cost you gals a very specific fine." The biggest one yelled out. They knew who the bridal party was and that they were supposed to put on a show mainly for them, as well as have fun with the other guests. They all looked like they could put every man in magic mike or Thunder From Down Under to shame with their bodies. Coming up with four chairs to put in a small circle all facing out. " NO NO NO , home skillet you need to leave. Just bounce on out the same door you came in from. We don't' want this. Thank you but no thank you service is not desired nor required. WHAT THE FUCK EMMA we said no strippers." Leah yelled out very angry as were the other three girls. "What's a bachelorette party without a male dancer just relax your guys don't need to find out." Emma told her back already drunk dancing gup with one as they tried to push her away as the rest of the group forced them in the chairs as the dancers started to try to work them over in their routine.

"Stop. No." Ariah was pointing to the man in front of her who was smirking at her. "Get that damn thing away from me. Before my man rips it off." Chloe growled. "Stop. I'm ready to go home. I wan tot go home. Ellie said as she innocently tries to cover her eyes and not let him touch her even playfully she was smacking his hand away. As they go tall the girls up and was trying to dance with them no one heard the room fill in with Xavier and his very angry men. "Stop, don't touch me." Was all they were hearing from their women while the other drunk ones were trying to rub all of the dancers like a damn bitch in heat. Axel and Ryder caught both of the other men hands before they could reach out to their women again. "My woman tells you to stop you fucking stop or you will never be able to use your God damn hand again. GET your shit and GET THE FUCK GONE." Axel roared to him as both he and Ryder hit both men in the face to the point where their lip and their nose was bleeding. Enzo had smacked the third one face in the door.

"Baby I told them no dancers. I didn't know I told them to leave." Leah, Chloe, and Ellie were rushing things out to the guys so quickly. "Shh shh, baby I know it's ok. We got you baby. It's ok. We aint mad at you. It's alright. Let's just call it a night and go home ok babe." Ryder said rocking Ellie in his arms as she was silently crying on him. "We're really ok baby let's just go home." "You guys only three dancers left." Chloe pointed out. "Where the hell is Ariah?" "So what's the big deal about three dancers?" Enzo asked. "Baby their were four." Leah said in realizing what Chloe meant. "Where the Fuck is Ariah looking at the other exit as it was a little opened the five men rushed out the door.

"Let go of me, jokes fucking over. You need to leave." Ariah was pushing and fighting against the man who was twice her size and hell even his muscles were twice her body weight. "Oh now calm down love, I'm not here to dance for you Oh no, boss man sent me to come collect you." "What fucking boss?" She growled out. "Now you're going to be a good little girl and come with me or things might get a little unpleasant for you. We can do this the easy way or the hard way. I'm not going to hurt you. He just wants to talk." Ariah starting going blows to blows with the giant man, thankfully she was trained to take a punch as he did a number on her sides and upper thigh. Getting frustrated he picked her up and threw her at the brick wall. Just in time for Xavier and his men to watch it. Pulling out a needle and taking off the cap still unaware of his surroundings he came stalking up half way to her. "Moretti better double up if your bitch ass is going to be this much fucking work." He grumbled to her as she stumbled but got up before Xavier could reach them. Ariah used the last of her strength to quickly move and break his wrist as she took the needle and quickly injected it into his own neck instead. Breathing heavily trying to keep herself holding up as the giant fell to the floor.

"Take him. Hurry up." She said swaying a little. "You heard you fucking queen. Move damn it." Axel roared to the men. "You know where to take him. You set him up and you wait for me. Get the fucking doctor to my house in my room now!" Xavier ordered out behind them as he caught Ariah. "Angel are you ok? Where does it hurt let me see you." "I'm fine just got the wind knocked out of me. Some bruising for sure in the sides and possibly the thighs you lucky I'm a thick thigh girl otherwise that could have been bad." She chuckled out to him. "So not funny or the time baby girl. Let's get you home and checked out." "We need to hurry before we get badges here." "Really? Shouldn't we be calling this in and making a report of it leave a damn trial. Build the case isn't that what you do?" Hunter asked her in shock. "No we need to cover our tracks here tonight and I don't need anything that looks like it's linking me and Moretti in any type of way it's already bad enough it's known we were friends. This needs to end and it should be on our own terms I can handle the clean up of it legally, but tonight he crossed a major line. The crimes he's really committed he doesn't deserve to be locked away probably in the psyche ward with his luck, he needs to fully pay for the crimes he's committed and he can't do that justifiably in a padded fucking cell." Ariah growled out. "Spoken like a true Donna queen." Angelo spoke out popping out of no where with Tony smiling at her. "Take our baby home, we got this." Tony said gesturing a side nod to the group, whole nodded and went quickly back to Xavier's place. The doctor slipped a slight sedative in all the girls that will put them to sleep without feeling bad in the morning just for a few hours at least. Walking down into the special play room hidden in the basement the five men and some of their soldiers were waiting as Xavier slammed his fist through the guys side face waking him up in a scream of pain. "Now the real party begins, let's have some fun shall we?"