7: The Seven Deadly Sins by Bach Tia Silverthorne & Michaels Jo & Risser Kelly & Greene N.L. & Bond Casey L

Author:Bach, Tia Silverthorne & Michaels, Jo & Risser, Kelly & Greene, N.L. & Bond, Casey L. [Bach, Tia Silverthorne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: The Seven Deadly Sins
Published: 2016-01-03T18:30:00+00:00

April 13, 1930 ~ 6:00 p.m.

Chicago, Illinois near McKinley Park

Dinners on her day off and lunches on Sunday became their norm. As the freezing Chicago winter melted into the sloppy, warm spring, Tommy worked his way into their hearts—both hers and Frankie’s, although the boy was already smitten with his hero long before he started dating Nichole. Tommy was good to them, bringing flowers for her and sweet treats for Frankie. She realized she was falling helplessly in love, and still, she worried.

Tommy often asked her to come to a match and bring Frankie. “I’ll get you the best seats in the house. He’ll love it.”

She wanted more than anything to support Tommy, but boxing matches were high profile. Anyone who was anyone went to the arena. It was one thing for her and Frankie to sit in the nose-bleeders, unseen by the masses. It was another to be known as Tommy Two Gun’s gal. The journalists would be all over it, and she couldn’t risk that kind of exposure. One picture of Frankie, and her years of hiding him were through.

“I’ll think about it,” she always answered, and although Tommy looked forlorn, he’d let it slide.

One particular evening, though, he pressed her. “Why won’t you come, Nichole? Are you embarrassed by my profession?”

“What?” She turned from the sink and stared at him.

His chin was in his hand, and he looked dejected.

“Of course not. Why would you think that?”

Running his hand through his hair, he slouched in the chair. “I can’t come up with another reason why you always refuse me.”

Something wasn’t right. Looking closer, Nichole noticed dark smudges under his eyes and dejectedness in the way he sat. “Is everything okay? Are you feeling all right?”

He held her gaze for a moment, pursing his lips as if considering. Finally, he confessed. “I haven’t been sleeping well. I’ve been having these strange dreams. Nightmares, really.”

His words sent a chill down her spine. “What kind of nightmares?”

“That’s just it.” He leaned forward and grasped her hands between his own. “I don’t know. I never remember them. I wake up screaming, feeling panicked and drowning in remorse, but I don’t know why.”

“Sounds terrible.” She gently squeezed his fingers. “Is there anything I can do?”

“Not about the dreams, but would you please consider coming? Just to one match?”

“I don’t know—”

“Then, at least give me a reason. Why won’t you come? Why won’t you bring Frankie?” Sitting back, he released her hands and tapped his fingers against the tabletop. “I heard a rumor…”

He let his words hang, and her heart jumped. No, he couldn’t possibly know. “You should know better than to trust rumors,” she said carefully.

He raised his eyes and met hers. There was no judgement there, only mild curiosity. “That’s why I mentioned it to you. Figured I would go right to the source and set the record straight.”

Her hand fluttered to her neck as she tried to contain her nerves. “Why don’t you tell me what you heard?”

Another drum of fingers, and then Tommy said, “I heard you’re one of the Capone girls.

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