Chapter 12

Roleplaying, wrestling, and simply having fun exploring their kinks and interests was so much fun. Luca hadn't experienced a prolonged period of enjoyment in his whole adult life up until this moment.

A couple of weeks flew by, and Luca was feeling on top of the world.

Of course, there was always Mafia business to be getting on with. Plans had to be made, secret meetings had to be attended, and there was always the underlying threat of a rival gang coming to the fore and starting a war over territory or a perceived disrespect.

However, none of the worst-case scenarios had come to pass, and Luca was simply enjoying what felt like being close to a normal life.

The one area that Luca and Tommy hadn't explored yet was Luca's love of panties, but Luca figured there was no need to rush things. After all, this was his longest held kink and he still felt a little bit unsure about fully letting go and taking the leap to explore it with someone else.

But it wasn't only the panties that hadn't been experienced for real yet.

Luca and Tommy had made out and given and received countless blowjobs and pleasurable massages all over their bodies. However they hadn't gone all the way. Having sex was a big deal to Luca, and although he suspected that Tommy was ready, for Luca it was too big a step to simply take without careful consideration.

Luca wanted nothing more than to take the final step and truly make Tommy his boy, but he was determined to resist the temptation as long as was humanly possible. The best things come to those who wait, as the old saying went.

If there was even the slightest chance that Tommy wasn't ready, then Luca wasn't going to push for anything to happen. Luca was beginning to feel very deep feelings for Tommy, the kind of emotions that he hadn't felt for a boy before.

However, the time for thinking about Tommy was over.

Luca was at the MMA gym and getting himself ready to stretch out before his session. With the music pumping and the atmosphere as hyped and testosterone fueled as ever, Luca was anticipating another grueling but deeply satisfying session.

And even better, Olex wasn't there…

‘Any word on where he is?' Luca said, not wanting to show that he cared, but at the same time feeling like he wanted to know. ‘Probably hungover from too much partying, right?'

‘Nah, not this time,' Arden, Luca's stretching partner said. ‘The grapevine is saying that he's been arrested and is trying to get bail.'

‘Hmmmm. The so-called grapevine often gets it wrong,' Luca said, careful not to believe any rumor he heard without challenging it.

‘No, this is legit,' Arden replied. ‘There's a video of him being taken by the cops from outside some club over on the Upper West Side. This shit is one hundred percent real.'

Luca nodded.

As much as he disliked Olex, Luca always felt a bit reticent to celebrate another gangster being arrested. Gang warfare was one thing, and it was always a reason to celebrate when winning a war. But seeing the cops bring down a man wasn't the same. In fact, it was often the worst feeling.

Luca had known plenty of friends and foes over the years who had been sentenced to long sentences, some of them so long that release was pretty much an impossibility. It was no way for a gangster to go out. But everyone knew the risks, it was just another part of the life they had all chosen.

‘Hey, we ready or what?' the trainer said, walking over toward Luca and Arden. ‘We've got a big workout planned for today. And we'll be working on our choke holds and submissions too, so get your minds focused and let's get to work.'

The training session certainly was everything that the trainer promised, and more on top of that too. Luca was happy with his performance, and was looking back on it with pride as he sat in the gym's sauna.

I've got this fight with Olex.

I know I can beat him.

That's if he's out of jail in time…

Luca shook his head and took a sip of water from his metal drinking bottle. As Luca relaxed in the heat, he practiced his slow breathing techniques and let the air flow in and then out of his nose. It was tough to get the initial rhythm, but once he nailed it, Luca began to feel supremely relaxed.

However, as was often the case, Luca's thoughts ultimately returned to business. More specifically, Luca began to consider more about how he was going to take Xane Troppo down.

Xane is on the rise.

He's associating with our rivals.

I could kill two birds with one bullet…

The more Luca considered it, the more he realized that by acting swiftly and taking Xane out, he could benefit his Mafia family in a wider sense.

It was never good to allow your enemies to build up new alliances, and Luca knew that if he could eliminate Xane now, he would prevent such an alliance getting off the ground before it could do any damage to his own interests.

With his body dripping with sweat, and his aching muscles in need of a post-workout massage, Luca decided that it was time to put all thoughts of Xane out of his mind and focus on his physical recovery.

After all, Luca had an excited boy waiting for him at home and who knew what fun and games the rest of the day would bring…

Luca had taken a cab over to the MMA gym as his SUV was in the auto shop getting a new hidden compartment fitted underneath the rear seats.

It actually made a pleasurable change to be driven to and from the gym, and it was certainly nice to be able to sit and relax after what had been a typically beastly session.

As the driver negotiated his way through the NYC traffic, Luca was busy messaging his brothers, Damian and Antonio…

LUCA: Did you hear that Olex Ivanov has been arrested? Word is that he's struggling to make bail. I'm crossing my fingers he does, because I'm feeling ready to give him a whooping come fight night.

ANTONIO: Did I hear about it? I was only a block away when it happened. Me and the boy were enjoying a spanking themed party over at Night Vision and it was all anyone was talking about. Could be serious shit for Olex…

Luca raised his eyebrows at Antonio's message. If other people had heard about Olex, then it really might be something serious. It wasn't long before Damian threw his weight into the conversation either.

DAMIAN: Shit, you and your boy are always out on the town, Antonio. But, yeah, I heard about it too. I think it's some kind of assault charge. But what I'm hearing tells me that Olex should be out soon enough. You know his family has the dollars to pay his bail, it's just a question of whether they've lost faith in him and might refuse to pay out of principle to teach him a lesson.

Luca scratched his stubble and ran his hand through his hair. As much of a pain in the ass as Olex was, it was never good to see a gangster living too fast and getting arrested for dumb things like brawling in a night club.

Still, ultimately Olex was not Luca's responsibility. Olex would have to take whatever punishment was coming his way, not only from the law but from his family too.

As the cab driver pulled up outside Luca's building, Luca made sure to tip him generously and wish him a good day. The business would have of course paid for Luca to have a driver, but Luca enjoyed living like a regular citizen from time to time. And even from a security point of view it was arguably safer to travel incognito in a run of the mill cab.

Luca bade a good day to the doorman and then made his way up to the apartment, eager to see Tommy and find out what his boy had been doing.

However, the sight that met Luca's eyes was not what he was expecting. Although that wasn't to say it was a bad thing. Far from it, in fact…

‘Boy… I… I don't know what to say,' Luca said, for once struggling to maintain his ice-cold composure.

Luca was standing at the doorway to his bedroom and almost had to do a double take at what was before him. With the window blinds down and the room's lighting set to a warm, yellowy glow, Tommy was lying on the bed with a pot of lube and clear-glass butt plug next to him.

But more than that…

Tommy was wearing a pair of pink, high-cut panties with a thong back.

‘I've got a pair for you too…' Tommy said, reaching behind him and holding up a pair of black satin panties with a subtle frilly detail around the waistband that looked just about perfect.

If Luca had been in any doubt whatsoever that Tommy was ready to take the next physical step in their relationship, then those doubts had right that second been consigned to the trash.

Tommy was ready.

And judging by how hard his cock was, so was Luca.

He may just have been involved in a full-on training session, but Luca knew he had one more round of physicality left in him. And this was one match-up he was determined to dominate from start to finish…