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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 5:58:45 GMT
Nikki let out a small sigh as she sat at the Del Rose Cafe, Her mind had been racing since Scott's death, the names constantly running through her mind, being in the ring this past week helped take the edge off slightly, getting a very close win was only a small consolation prize. Generra was late, thought it was to be expected the woman seemed to never be on time, Perhaps it was a Genovese thing, being late ran in the veins no doubt. Picking up her grey goose martini she sipped it slowly. Nikki had not a clue as to how she was going to bring this up to Generra...but she had to find out some information...Mariano...that would be a good place to start. Figure out as much as she could about one family. Nikki sipped her drink again as she waited.
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Post by Generra on Jul 27, 2011 6:21:10 GMT
There wasn't a single moment of hesitation as her heels touched the pavement below after stepping from the vehicle. Generra's door was immediately closed behind her by the driver, while Tommy followed closely behind. Generra as always was working up a storm in her latest ensemble, her head titled high to the sky as always, as only moments after leaving the limo her muscle bound "assistant" if you will, was opening the door for the lovely Ms. Genovese. Good help wasn't always that hard to find.
Stepping through the door, the party of 2 instantly was greeted by the maitre d. Generra only offered a smile as she spoke not one word, but instead allowed for Tommy to do his job for once. He handled the passing of the information pertaining to their arrival on this day. And within seconds, they were pointed in the direction where the other young lady of their get together would be waiting.
A few moments passed, Generra walking close behind the maitre d towards their assigned table. Suddenly she spotted the beautiful young woman seated alone, seeing her lift a glass to her lips, Generra knew that she must had been later than she had anticipated. Arriving at the table and pointing a few tables away for Tommy to take his own seat to give the girls some privacy of course, Generra offered her apologies... "Sweetheart, i sincerely apologize for the tardiness this afternoon. An unexpected visit from the husband threw me a bit off of schedule. I hope you can forgive me?"One second later, before Nikki could possibly respond, her attention was turned towards the maitre d once more... "Whatever Ms. Kaldivo is having, bring me the same please, thank you."Without another moments hesitation she took her seat across from Nikki, already sensing in her eyes that something was on that massive brain of hers. Generra didn't speak another word, as she made herself comfortable in her seat, knowing Nikki would have plenty to say only seconds from now.
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 6:35:47 GMT
Nikki smiled, it was good to see Generra, the woman who had helped her take these first steps into TNB, and more so got her into the spot light that she was now in. Lifting her glass to her lips once more Nikki released her smile and let the worried look that had plagued her for the past few days swirl across her face.
"It't not a problem Gnerra,"
Nikki smiled briefly once more, refering to the tardiness of Generra, taking another sip from her martini she finally set it down to begin speaking.
" I apologies in advance, I know we haven't sat down in sometime, and It pains me to have to ask a favor of you as soon as you arrive but it touches on a subject very dear to me, and I could think of no one else to turn to."
Ego patting aside Nikki took in a deep breath.
" I understand you are very good at finding information, be it whatever channels or contacts you use, I know you can find just about anything. That being said I was hoping.....wishing you would be able to find me information pertaining to a certain name."
Nikki's eyes we cold now, calculating and cold. For some odd reason her heart was no longer racing but it felt as if it was barely beating. Genovese....The name almost made her want to vomit....This was a strange new feeling...
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Post by Generra on Jul 27, 2011 6:45:48 GMT
Noticing the change in demeanor for her newly found friend/business partner, Generra offered a look of inquisitiveness, crossing her legs and releasing a small sigh from her lips before speaking... "Well.... Yes I sometimes can open channels and gateways to acquiring information when needed. And if not I usually can get in contact with someone who can and...."Pausing for a split second, she wondered now what name was so important to the young lady seated across from her as of this moment. Then... "While it's in the air already, would this name be one that I might be familiar with....?"
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 6:50:40 GMT
Nikki lifted her Martini and took another sip of it. She looked to Generra and locked eyes for a moment.
" Mariano"
Nikki took another sip of her drink that was now nearly finished and set it down once again. She felt uneasy, A friend had already lost his life over this and she was going against his final wishes by asking Generra this question...but it had to be done.. Nikki had to know...what happened to her in the past.
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Post by Generra on Jul 27, 2011 7:05:33 GMT
A deer caught in headlights. That was Generra's look hearing the name..
Mariano...
A name she hadn't heard in quite... Some.... Time....
God must have had mercy on her this day, as the only thing that broke her trance was the arrival of her own drink to the table. Her drink placed on the table before her, Generra could faintly hear the waitresses words... "Your beverage Ms. Genovese... Will there be anything else...?"Still partly dazed from the information Nikki was requesting, she stumbled on her words a bit, confusion clearly setting in for her as her mind began to race a thousands miles a second...
"I um.....Yes, yes... Uh, I'm, I apologize..."For a brief moment she snapped out of it, looking to the waitress and forcing a smile as she replied the best she could while covering up her confusion..."We... We'll be fine for a while darling. Thank you. That'll be all."The young waitress only nodded her head with a smile, first to Generra then back to Nikki before taking her leave. Generra's vision had casted towards the floor of the Del Rose Cafe by now, almost as if she watched the waitress take her leave through her periphial vision. Seconds later, a small cough was apparent, as she turned her focus back across the table to Nikki.
She noticed the look on Nikki's face, realizing that she was indeed serious about this inquiry. She knew the name well. Or at least she had at one point in time. A name that was sort of... Close to her in a way. A name she'd heard quite a few times in past business dealings. Another small cough escaped her as she finally was able to address the name spoken by Nikki moments ago... "Mariano....? Oh... Alright... Hmm... Is there a reason why that name is so important Nikki? An old friend? Colleague perhaps?"
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 7:15:18 GMT
Nikki left a half smiled escape, Generra knew something, Something big perhaps? The woman who was composed nearly 100% of the time faltered for a mere moment, but it was enough, enough to give Nikki the courage to continue this journey, be it for Scott or her own personal agenda.
" I will be honest with you Generra, I had never heard the name until last week, I've been searching for information to my past, As Im sure you know roughly two years ago I woke up in Las Vegas, at a bus stop with an ID that told me I was Nikki Kaldivo, but I remember next to nothing of my life before that point..."
Nikki stopped and sighed for a moment, this always sounded crazy, and she always felt crazy when trying to explain what happened to her to people, She felt like it was something out of a movie and things like this just never happened...but it had happened to her and her lack of memory was the evidence.
"I've been trying to find information about my past, where I am from who are my parents what I did before that fateful day...A....A friend of mine was looking into it for me, he told me the name Mariano...and..."
Nikki paused for a moment...
"And he was murdered shortly after, So I'm beginning to assume that the Mariano family may have had something to do with my past or my memory loss...either way I wish to know the truth, I wish to know about myself...as crazy as that sounds."
Nikki chuckled to herself slightly before placing her palm against her forehead, Crazy talk....she felt like she was speaking crazy talk.
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Post by Generra on Jul 27, 2011 7:25:37 GMT
"Dear god... Murdered..."
A hand daintily placed upon her breast signaled the shock Generra felt hearing that word. Murdered. With what she knew about the Mariano family's 'business' history spoke volumes, and hearing the word should not have shocked her in the least.
But she was a bit taken aback hearing this from someone whom seemed to not be in that circle. Who seemed to not be someone who could even remotely be familiar with that lifestyle at all.
She turned her focus to her most intimidating body guard of sorts seated a few tables away. For a moment, for a split second he was glaring in the direction of the 2 women, and almost instantly turned his head away as if... Almost as if he could over hear the conversation??
And if that was true... What was he thinking about all of this information being shared on this fateful day??
Generra shook it off, turning back to face Nikki once again. Lifting her drink from the table she took a sip. A rather big sip to try to assist in composing herself before returning it back to the table and responding... "I see... I see... Well... I'm sorry to hear of your loss Nikki. That... That can't be an easy thing to deal with losing a friend whom was trying to help you out with all of this."
"I... I have a few friends whom may be willing and able to help. I see that this is very important to you Nikki and.... I'll do all that I can to help you find out everything that we can. My god you've been through so much with all of this... This can't be easy to deal with..."
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 7:54:24 GMT
Nikki shook her head. She had never really thought about it like that, being through so much...she had always just rolled with the punches and kept on moving, kept moving forward with her plan, anything outside of her goal was just obstacles. Was Scott's murder really something that bothered her? She had felt sorry he died but she had never actually blamed herself...Nikki's stomach was starting to knot up, What kind of monster was she? She began feeling hot, a panic took her over, last time she felt like this was when her and Generra first met...what was going on.
"There is something else, another name that came up, I was wondering if it would have any meaning to you or your husband, a one Cross Genovese....ring any bells?"
Nikki's voice was now cold calm and collected, she seemed different almost, her face held only question and anticipation for the answer that would soon come.
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Post by Generra on Jul 27, 2011 13:48:57 GMT
"Well I---"Her words were cut short, her muscle for business related purposes standing from his seat, turning and making his way towards the men's restroom area of the establishment. This only assisted in Generra feeling more out of place than ever, wondering could he over hear this ongoing conversation. Looking back to Nikki she replied... "Yes, The name.... Is one I know quite well actually Nikki. But... I don't understand. What does Cross have to do with you waking up in Las Vegas 2 years ago not knowing who you are? Surely... You can't believe he had something to do with that.... Do you?"
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 27, 2011 23:46:22 GMT
Nikki sighed and shrugged slightly. " I don't know Generra, These are just names that were given to me that are related to my memory loss somehow, right now all I can do is speculate."
Nikki raised her drink to her lips one more time finishing it. The feeling inside her was that Cross Genovese played a bigger part in this than anyone realized, she couldn't shake the feeling that she personally knew him, but for the life of her she couldn't remember what he looked like. His name wasn't even brought up in the conversation with Scott, Nikki had no clue why it came up now, it was just a feeling she had and so far it was paying off. She set her drink back down near the edge of the table. Crossing her legs she locked eyes with Generra again, the woman looked uneasy, Nikki was getting closer to home.
"Do you think I could meet with Cross Genovese? Could you set that up for me? I would like to ask him some questions in person, about the Mariano's about anything that could relate him or them to me.."
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Post by Generra on Jul 28, 2011 0:02:40 GMT
"Meet with him?"The only words to escape her lips, before leaning back into her own seat and locking eyes with Nikki once again. She couldn't wait too long before responding as it'd seem far too strange. Generra was really on the ropes at this point and didn't really know where to go from here. Above all else, she really needed to speak with her beloved husband before Nikki, or anyone else could. "I suppose.. That could be arranged. If he agreed to such a meeting that is. I'm not sure he would, but it cannot hurt to ask. I can only promise... That I'll do all that I can to persuade him to do so. I'm just concerned about what may come about with all of this... Searching. Some people... Families... Aren't too forgiving when someone seems to be snooping around if you get my drift. I just want you to proceed with caution is all Nikki. One's reactions can never really be predicted and in this case.. Who knows where all of this will lead..."
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 28, 2011 0:12:29 GMT
"Someone dear to me has already lost a life over this, I know whats at stake. Nothing is going to stop me from finding the truth. What would you do if you had a life you couldn't remember? 25 years of my life just gone? How could I ever be okay with that?"
Nikki knew she was pressing Generra, she knew this was putting strain on their friendship, but it didn't matter she was close, so close she could almost taste it, Scott was merely a tool and a resource her only regret was that he was no longer a service to her. The meeting with Cross had to happen, Meeting him could spark something make her remember something.
"I just want to know Generra....."
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Post by Generra on Jul 28, 2011 0:25:55 GMT
Generra could see... She could see that Nikki would never stop going after the truth until she found it firmly in her grasp. Generra didn't know where this would lead to, what could possibly happen, she just knew that deep down inside, she wished Nikki would let it go. But again, there was no hope of such a thing occurring. "Ok. Ok Nikki. I'll see what I can arrange. I can't make any promises but this one...."
"That I'll do my best to convince him, or someone in the Genovese clan to meet with you. I'll do as much ground work on the Mariano's while I'm at it as well. It'll take a little time though I'm sure you understand?"
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Post by Nikki Kaldivo on Jul 28, 2011 0:45:12 GMT
"I understand, and I thank you for this help, I won't soon forget what you are doing for me Generra."
Nikki knew when asking favors she would owe Generra in the future, such was the way the world worked, but no matter what happened next, no matter the cost, she was getting closer to the truth and to finding out what really happened to her...slowly a memory began to echo in her mind...
I can tell already you're a woman who knows what she wants and knows how and when she should get it. My only questions is Ms. Mariano...What DO you want?
Ms. Mariano? A small look of confusion crossed her face but she quickly covered it with a smile in Generra's direction. Her mind replayed the small glimpse of a memory over and over in her head. Cross...I'll find you...
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