Battaglia Mafia Series - Books I, II, III 
Sista's Thoughts From Coast to Coast - Features Sienna Mynx
Valentine Day Release! Free Reads! - Sour Grapes: Free Read
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 2
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 3
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 4
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 5
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 6
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 7
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 8
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 9
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 10
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 11
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 12
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 13
- Sour Grapes: Chapter 14
February 2008 –
“Relax, you’ll get here soon enough.”
Dylan couldn’t miss the disinterest in Chet’s tone. The celebrating was well underway, music and laughter echoed through the receiver. Dylan grimaced. “This was a bad idea. I should have hired a driver.” He mumbled.
Who would blame him if he did? Wine country at night wasn’t exactly the paradise most vineyard enthusiasts savored. And since he could give a damn about paradise he really stewed over his misplaced priorities.
The navigation system was proving to be useless along the two-lane highway, but it was his only guide. Many roads that he considered turning off of weren’t even named. Where the hell was he?
Dylan’s eyes burned with fatigue. He had to stretch them wide to keep alert. With a cloudy starless sky there was nothing but the high-beams of headlights to his convertible to cut through the dense darkness. Dylan checked the dash again. The navigation said he had 20 miles more of this, and the snaky road display on the screen gave him pause.
Dylan sighed. Leave it to Chet to organize a party in Sonoma. “I’ll get there probably in the next half hour. Chet? You still there?”
“Yeah! Okay, cool. We have the whole place D. Everybody’s waiting brother. Especially the honeys.” Chet laughed. “See you when you get here!”
“Chet….”
The signal dropped. Dylan tossed it aside. He leaned forward and looked up at the sky. He was in the boonies for sure.
Business was good, but these types of extravagant parties always drained him. He only agreed to it because Chet was his partner and still the only close friend he had. The last four years had been one big hustle. After his firing from G&S, he took chances he normally wouldn’t have. Those chances paid off. Now his California based company was ranked in the top 100 on the Fortune list.
So he rewarded his boys. His company was run and staffed with only men. Women brought about drama. The boys concentrated and worked harder without them. Plus Dylan lacked faith in any woman’s ability to be a real contributor. To supplement his rigid work requirements he rewarded the men of MaGuire & Davis regularly. Chet was the chief party planner, and Chet’s parties could get wild. Events have spanned the globe, from Aspen to Australia, to African safaris; all of them equipped with female entertainment.
June 14th, 2010 at 12:29 am · Link
I knew when she said she gave Monty her proxy that something like this was going to happen!! I feel so bad for her and Monty is a freaking idiot. Instead of just telling her what he did he continues to work these deals behind her back..I cannot stand his butt either.
Dylan is teh same ol selfish egotiscal bastard he was 4 years ago..too bad she saved him.
Right now neither of these jerks seem worthy of LB and I have ni idea how that will change. I am team LB and Team LB only!! She can do fine on her own!
Too bad Hector is not free..rotfl!
Great writing sweetie…you goyt my blood boiling already!!!
June 16th, 2010 at 12:58 am · Link
oh i knew monty was up to something, he used her to get that land back, poor lb every avenue she turn down, there is a weasel after her, i think this will wake her up, i can`t wait to see how dylan comes back in hewr life, loving the story
June 18th, 2010 at 12:49 pm · Link
Lauren just can’t catch a break. As of right now I like Monty more than I like Dylan. Thank you for another update.
June 18th, 2010 at 9:18 pm · Link
I’d like to know why she give him her proxy too. Why is she so trusting, especially after what happened earlier in her career. He may have fallen in love with her along the way but it doesn’t change the fact that he set out to take back what he felt she took from them. He keeps talking about her not knowing what to do to make it flourish, well obviously his family didn’t either or she would not have been in a position to take it from them. Loved the update
November 23rd, 2010 at 3:23 am · Link
Poor Lauren she just can’t seem to find anyone she can trust. Monty sucks bigtime. He tells her that she don’t know about the business but his family must not have known to much either or else she wouldn’t have been able to buy it in the first place. I’m likn this story can’t wait for more updates.
August 20th, 2011 at 7:40 am · Link
Heart break is a beeyotch