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fridge, he stared
at the ten tubs of cottage cheese she had bought on sale. At every turn her
spirit surrounded him. It felt as if at any moment she would walk through the
front door, but he knew that was not going to happen.
    At the airport, he
sat and observed the people that went through the vast space on their various
journeys. There were business travellers with their briefcases who walked in a
hurry to get to their flights or cabs, the tourists who looked like they had
come to relax or were going back home, and the families that were either saying
goodbye or greeting their loved ones. A few months ago he could relate to the
businessmen or the tourists, however, at this moment in time, he was neither. As
for family, his relationship with his brothers had grown distant over the past
five years or so. Val had become his family in a strange way but she was gone
now and that left him feeling hollow.
    Looking at his watch,
he noted that Andrei should have landed already. He looked up and on cue he saw
the man of the hour.
    "Andrei,"
he said in greeting as his brother walked over to him.
    "Vlad,"
Andrei greeted in return and embraced his brother in a fierce hug. "What's
going on? I need you to tell me everything from the beginning."
    "I will. Let's
get out of here first. I've been waiting for your sorry ass for the past four
hours."
    "And there's the
Vlad I know. Quick with the insults even when I'm doing you a favour" he
smiled and shook his head in amusement.
    They got into the
sleek automobile and drove to the beach house. Upon entering Andrei gave a low
whistle.
     
    "Nice house frate " he paused after looking into the open
plan of the entrance that gave a view of the lounge, bar and balcony. "I
thought you hated houses. You know, the whole maintenance needed and having
housekeepers and whatnot in your personal space?"
    "I did. When I
saw this place it felt like a home so I bought it with Val in mind."
    "She must have
loved it."
    "She did."
The memory was bittersweet when he thought of the day he brought her here and
gave her a tour and then how they had made passionate love in christening of
their new home. At first, she was hesitant to move in. After he had allayed her
fears, she agreed to their new living arrangements and now she was gone. It
hurt to think about it so he shifted the emotion to anger. His rage would fuel
him for what needed to be done. He would make everyone pay for taking what was
his.
    Andrei noticed the
shift in Vlad at the mention of the mystery woman. He walked over to the bar
and poured two glasses of whiskey, handing one over to his brother. Vlad tipped
the glass back before he even had a sip of his. This was going to be one of
those conversations, the kind that needed a social lubricant to loosen the
tongue, so he brought the bottle over to the table in the lounge and set it
down before taking a seat on the couch. "Okay, I need you to start from
the beginning. I spoke to Razvan before flying out
here and he didn't say much. I need you to tell me what's going on so that I
can help you as much as possible."
    "I met her at a
bar after one of my final meetings before I delivered an order. She was
beautiful and looking for a hook-up. Of course, I obliged her and thought
things would end at that. The following night, I went out with the associates I
was in the country to meet with and saw her again. You know I don't usually do
repeat performances but this woman… I couldn't leave her there to go home with
someone else.
    "The next
morning I left her alone in my hotel suite and she found some of my guns. I
thought she was a plant. A set up to feel me out but she had found it by
accident. I opened the line of communication with her when I left the country.
I actively pursued her because I couldn't get her out of my head and I then
opened up to her about some of the things that had happened in my past."
    Vlad paused to pour
himself another drink. Andrei took the break as an opportunity to digest what
he