Mafia Desire (Erotica)

“Dammit Daphne! You know how I feel about lying! I can’t be part of this!” Ban growled.

Daphne clung to Ben’s arm desperately. “It isn’t a lie! It isn’t! You’re not a financial silent partner. You’re a moral silent partner. You’re absolutely right. Until they can grasp why what they did was wrong and their responsibility for it they can’t work here. I didn’t know what else to do! I’m not equipped to discipline them and they’re adults now. They’ve needed a strong hand in their upbringing and I can see now that they didn’t have it. Please help me!” she begged with tears in her eyes.

Ben rocked back. “I- I’ve never been a parent! I’m no expert when it comes to disciplining!” he muttered uncomfortably.

“You have done an amazing job with Tina! They need the same firm hand. You know they listen to you!” Daphne pleaded.

“Only because they want to have sex with me!” he shouted.

She seemed to collapse in on herself and began to cry. Ben reached his own breaking point. He pulled her up against his chest and she gasped then clung to him as she cried. Ben rocked her gently and eventually her tears stopped and she just cuddled against him.Content is property © NôvelDrama.Org.

“I’m so sorry Ben.” she mumbled against his chest.

He hushed her and thought about what he was going to do. He really wanted to speak with Gabriella but her flight wasn’t getting in until 10PM. In the meantime, he needed to help Daphne. He sighed.

“Ok, I’ll play the moral silent partner. I agree the daycare was the best leverage you have for controlling them. I seriously believe you did the right thing telling them they were out. Now that I know what they were after and why I can work with this. However, I can’t promise they will cooperate. You’re right, they aren’t kids any longer. You say they need a firm hand. I can do that but understand one thing. We have to be unified in our efforts. You can’t cave in when they come whining to get their way and you know they will.”

Daphne looked at Ben with a worried expression.

“If it makes it easier for you, you can tell them it’s my decision. If they were my daughters this is exactly what I would be telling them.” he growled and Daphne sighed with relief.

“Ben if they were your daughters they wouldn’t be like this.” Daphne replied.

He took Daphne’s chin between his fingers and looked her in the eye. “Tell me you are going to support me in this. If you aren’t going to do your part I might as well walk away.” he said sternly.

“Yes Ben, I will support you. Thank you!” she said timidly.

“Don’t thank me until it works. I have to go back to my place and set the girls straight on where they stand. They may just tell me to go to hell but that will be their choice.” Ben thought for a minute. “I want you to write up an ad looking for two daycare staff to replace them. Do it now so it will be ready when they get home. Leave it on the counter here so they’ll see it. They need to know how seriously they are jeopardizing their future with their behavior.”

Daphne’s eyes were wide with surprise but she nodded.

Ben left and went back to his house. The twins were still on the couch when he walked back into the living room. They sat up straight and looked at him hopefully when he dropped himself into the chair across from them. That hopeful look faded quickly when they saw Ben’s annoyed look.

“So you thought you could just drop by and say a few apologies and your mother would hear that I was satisfied and you’d get to work in the wonderful new daycare we built? Sorry, that’s not going to happen. As of this moment neither of you has proven you won’t be a bad influence on the children of the daycare.” Ben said firmly.

“That’s not fair! We worked so hard for this!” Lisa yelled.

“You want it so you should have it? Is that what you’re saying?” Ben asked.

“Yes! No, I mean we deserve it” Lisa blurted.

“Would you smoke in front of these kids? Curse? Take drugs?” Ben said.

“Of course not!” Lori barked.

“Why not?” he immediately asked.

“Because they have young impressionable minds and they shouldn’t be exposed to those things!” Lisa explained.

“What about stealing? Lying? Bullying? Sharing hurtful gossip? Would you do those things in front of the kids?” Ben asked.

“No, for the same reason!” Lisa growled.

“Yet you’ll do things that hurt and embarrass people and not grasp you’ve done anything wrong or owe them an apology. How are you going to protect their impressionable minds against your selfish thoughtless actions?” He saw the twins take a moment to process that.

“We- wouldn’t do that around them.” Lisa stumbled.

“Do what?” he pressed.

“Thoughtless stuff!” Lisa mumbled.

Ben sat back, waiting for them to think it through. Lori was almost in tears. She was looking at her sister and hearing, maybe for the first time, how weak the case was in their defense. She looked at him and he saw comprehension in her eyes at last. He nodded to her.

Lisa looked like she was just getting angrier until Lori took her hand and pulled her to her feet. Lisa took one look at her sister’s tear filled eyes and froze in confusion. With a final look back at Ben Lori pulled her sister from the room and they made their way home.

Ben hoped Lori could help Lisa make that cognitive leap. Now, if Daphne had done her part and written the ad for the ladies to see the severity of their situation it may just be enough of a catalyst to drive home the point. Ben doubted it would cure them from years of getting away with whatever bad behavior they desired but it would plant a seed at least. Vigilance would be required to ensure they didn’t slip back to their old ways. Daphne said they needed a firm hand. He could do that.

He felt a gentle touch between his eyes and looked up to see Tina using her fingertip to smooth away the crinkled skin there caused by his frown.

“You looked too serious.” Tina said with a sweet smile as she stood beside his chair.

Ben scooped her into his arms and pulled her over the arm of the chair to lie across his lap.

“What should I do to you to make me happier?” he growled playfully.

“Anything! Anything you want!” she gasped, loving the feel of his arms around her body.

Just then Christopher woke from his nap and began to call out for his mom. It was Tina’s turn to frown and Ben kissed away the little wrinkles it made between her eyes. “Motherhood cares not for the needs of the woman.” Ben teased. “I will make it up to you later. Can you arrange babysitting for a night next week?”

She nodded quickly with a big grin on her face then dashed off to see to her son.

Ben looked at the clock and saw there were hours left in the afternoon he could use to work on that engineering project. He planned on picking up Gabriella at the airport but he’d promised her to pick up Miriam and Daniel first. He took out his cell and sent a quick text to both to get them to send him the addresses of their friend’s houses. Then he headed down to his workshop.

Three hours later Ben looked up from his drafting table. His head was filled with the work and it took him a moment to realize someone was knocking on the door to his workshop. He got up and answered. Tina was standing there with Christopher on her hip.

“Dinner is ready. I knocked but you did not answer. It made me worried.” she said with a sad look.

“I’m sorry Tina. I’ll leave the door open when I’m in here in the future. Old habits.” He gave her a kiss on the lips and Christopher a kiss on the forehead and followed them upstairs after locking his workshop.

The boy was a delight through dinner but by the end he was yawning and nodding so Tina took him to his crib. The moment she was out of the room Ben quickly gathered up all of the dishes and put them in the dishwasher. He tidied the kitchen and washed and dried the casserole dish after putting the leftovers in the fridge. When Tina returned Ben was standing with his back to the counter with a big smile. Tina looked around and walked past Ben to wipe down the counters.

“Damn it! I knew I missed something!” he grinned.

She arch a brow at him and gave him a small smile. She went back to cleaning and Ben admired her pert ass cheeks in the tight yoga pants. That was something he was very grateful the twins introduced Tina to.

When she reached the island Ben slipped up behind her and pinned her to the counter with the hard ridge in his pants. She gasped and went still. “I have an hour before I have to head out to pick up Gabriella’s kids then her from the airport. Since we both seem to have some free time I thought it might be nice to give you a little preview of our next date night. He slid his hands up from her waist under her shirt, around her torso and cupped her breasts.