Carlo thought it was strange. His two nephews visiting him out of the blue? He knew they weren't there to ask him how he was doing."What are you two doing here?",he snapped.

Tino knew Carlo wasn't stupid and would easily question their intentions."We came to talk to Romeo. Is he around?"

Carlo crossed his arms,his blue eyes sharply staring at the boys."We haven't hardly seen you in three years. Now you're just waltzing here wanting to see Romeo? And right after you've just become detectives? Why?"

"How did you know that we just became detectives?",Tony asked curiously.

"Your family. I keep caught up."

"This is nothing to do with the Mafia,we promise.",Tino reassured."We're just want to ask him a few questions."

"About what?"

Tino sighed,wondering if it was a good idea to tell Carlo the real reason they were there or not."We think he could know a non Mafia member that's tied to a murder."

"Oh I see",Carlo said,still staring at them. "Fine then. Come on in and I'll see if he's around." While they were walking in the mansion,Carlo called Romeo on his black phone."Romeo,my son,your dear cousins are here to see you,Antonio and Valentino...They just wanna talk to you...Ok I'll tell 'em."

As the boys were walking in the mansion,they gazed all through it and reminisced,much like they did the outside of it. It was more plain on the inside. The floors were light carpeting,the walls were cream,and their were very basic paintings hung up on the walls. A long,copper,staircase wrapped around the living room,and the furniture was all pure leather and black wood,giving off a Mafia like vibe. The air was stale,giving away the creepiness and blood thirsty ways of the people that lived in the house.

Carlo hung up the phone."He's upstairs. He says he'll be right down. In the meantime,tell me how my brother is?"

Tony was leery of why Carlo would be wanting to know how their father was. The families hadn't talked in a long time,and whenever they did,it was very brief. But then again,it was their father Mario that stopped having anything to do with his brother Carlo. He was the reason that the family wasn't united anymore.Not vise versa. But then again,who could blame him? Tony scrunched up his eyebrows."Dad? He's doing good."

"Tell him I miss him.",Carlo said sincerely.

Just then a tall,slender,man with black hair and blue eyes walked down the stairs. He wore all black with a gray sweater."So what are you two here for? You wanna talk to me?"

Tony stared at his cousin he disliked so much,in utter despair."Romeo.",he mumbled."Yes we do want to talk to you."

"Will you excuse us?",Tino asked Carlo

"Yes.",Carlo replied as he gave a warning look to Romeo to be careful of the information he releases.

"So what's this all about?",Romeo asked impolitely.

"We heard that you were in a recent relationship with a woman by the name of Jade Thompson?",Tino asked.

"Oh,yes,Jade,"Romeo said with a smile,remembering only good about the young woman."I heard about what happened to her. Bless her heart. I wouldn't call what we had a relationship though. We were more of...sleeping pals,if you know what I mean."

"So you only had her for strictly sex?",Tony asked in disgust.

"Yeah. Actually she willingly agreed to it. I was surprised because I didn't think she was really like that. "

This was it. The moment where they found out who all could be involved in Jade's murder as well as Tia's kidnapping."Who all knew about you two?", Tino asked, holding his breath.

"Nobody.", Romeo replied in a very plain tone.

"Nobody?",Tony asked.

"Yeah,nobody. I met her at a restaurant she was working at. She was just a really sexy cashier. I asked her out and she said yes."

Both of the brothers were a bit stunned. Hoping that one of Romeo's friends was the culprit was what they were looking for. And now that idea all of a sudden seemed long gone. Tino slightly shook his head in disbelief."How long ago has it been since you met her?"

"6 months ago or so. We went out on a date and we came across the subject about sex buddies. And it went from there."

"And you didn't tell anyone that you were having sex with her on a regular basis?", Tino asked, both of the brothers hoping there would be one person.

"No of course not.", Romeo chuckled."That's part of the agreement. We live our normal lives, and then when one of us wants some we call the other person. Strictly fun."

"Tony rolled his eyes."Well, that information is a big help.", he said sarcastically as he felt like the unwanted trip to see his cousin was simply for nothing."You seem like you're doing okay with her being gone. It doesn't really bother you."

"I didn't really know her. I hate that she's dead though. I was having a great time. Now I gotta find a replacement." Romeo said that like he was replacing a tire on a car. And that's exactly what Tony didn't like about him. Every woman he had treated like she was only good enough to give him sex. That was the whole reason for any relationship he ever had. His disrespect and disloyalty for women was something that drove Tony up the wall.

"What a lovely man you are Romeo.", Tony said with hatred in his voice.

Romeo grinned mischievously. "What can I say? My romantic name fits me perfectly. Tell me something: What do you guys need this information for though?"

"We have a murder we're looking at. But it clears anyone associated with you.", Tino replied sullenly.

"Am I cleared as well?", Romeo asked clearly with no worry.

"Well we didn't think you would be tied to it. But on second thought", Tino took out a little plastic bag he carried in his jacket pocket. He knew he needed to check to see if Romeo had any connection to the murder at all. That's what any good detective would do."Here, spit your gum into this."

"It'll come up clear. I promise.", Romeo calmly reassured.

"That's good to know.", Tony huffed."Look, thanks for talking to us."

"Anytime. By the way...what's the news about Tia? Anything new?"

Tino looked down in sadness, upset that they had come no closer to finding Tia." No.", he answered quietly.

"We are always trying to find new evidence. We will find her one day. We're just don't know when."

"What a shame.", Romeo replied in a very sincere, sympathetic, tone. He had liked his cousin Tia and showed time and again that he wanted her to be found. He cracked his knuckles and shifted his jaw."You guys know that if you ever need help in finding that girl,me and the family will do anything."