Roberto
was hanging out in his brother's room. It was early afternoon, and
neither of them had any appointments scheduled.
Over
the past week, Alejandro had been trying to distance himself from
Jimmy and his boys. A part of him missed hanging out with them,
but he knew he couldn't continue down the same path.
Jimmy
sensed that something was wrong with his two star employees. So,
he decided to drop by for a surprise visit.
"Hey
Jimmy, come on in. What's going on?" Alejandro said nervously.
He knew something was definitely up if Jimmy took time out of his
busy schedule to pay him and Roberto a visit.
"Hey
guys, how's it going? Alejandro, I haven't bumped into you in a
couple of days and I wanted to make sure that everything was still
cool," Jimmy explained.
"Yep,
everything is fine. I was just getting ready to call you,"
Alejandro lied.
"Roberto,
why are you so quiet?" Jimmy asked.
"I
just have a lot of things on my mind, Jimmy."
"Well,
if I can help with anything let me know," Jimmy said.
"Yeah
there is something real important that me and Roberto want to talk
to you about," Alejandro interjected.
"Wait
a minute, have I got some news for you," Jimmy uttered anxiously.
"What
is it?" Alejandro quizzed.
"Fernandez,
the man himself, is coming to Miami. He will be visiting here in
about two weeks," Jimmy said.
"Why
is he coming? What's the special occasion?"
"As
far as I know, there is no special occasion. Maybe he just wants
to check out his new crib. Anyway, I'm in charge of the festivities,"
Jimmy announced.
"What
festivities?" the twins asked simultaneously.
"I'm
planning to throw a bad ass party in Fernandez's honor."
"In
only two weeks, you're going to throw a big party?" Alejandro
asked, a question that he'd already answered for himself.
"You've
got that right. We'll handle all the shit like the invites, the
food, booze, bitches, and entertainment. Money is no object; I really
want to blow his mind with this party."
"By
the way, what did you want to tell me?"
"Oh
it was nothing, it can wait until later," Roberto blurted out
before Alejandro had a chance to respond.
"Okay
fellas, I'm outta here. Give me a call in three hours. I'll tell
you where I am and we can hook up to talk about the details,"
Jimmy offered.
"You
got it, see ya later," Alejandro said smiling as he closed
the door behind Jimmy and his men. He then turned around to confront
his brother, "why didn't you tell him that we're quitting his
drug business?"
"Because
we're not quitting now," Roberto insisted.
"What
the hell are you talking about?" Alejandro asked, looking confused.
"Like
I said, we're not quitting -- or at least not until the party's
over," Roberto declared.
"Why
not? What does Fernandez's party have to do with us?" By now,
Alejandro was becoming extremely annoyed with his brother. "Roberto,
you was the one who wanted to get out of the organization in the
first place, why the sudden change of heart?"
"We're
going to kill Fernandez for murdering our father," Roberto
commanded. "And we're going to do it at the party. Do you understand
now?"
Alejandro
could only stare at him in total shock.