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Post by Dewey on Oct 13, 2007 19:47:28 GMT -5
Rhett Ashby Birthdate: Height: 5'11" Weight: 160 lbs Eye color: Brown Hair color: Brown Race: Irish Occupation: Molony Family Business Friends: Tiernan, Winnie, Rhys Enemies: Many Rhett practically considers himself a Molony, and often uses it as his name when answering phone calls. He's been working with the family since he was a teenager, and hasn't left ever since. He holds a law degree from Bedford College, and though he doesn't have his own private practice, his experience with legal studies helps a great number of times during business deals. He's smart and excessive in gaining details about allies and enemies. He's also a workaholic. Rhett will spend hours on end going through all kinds of paperwork; the piles often stack up three feet high on his desk. He just doesn't know when to stop. He's pulled all nighters frequently and sometimes skips meals just to get things done.
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Post by Dewey on Mar 7, 2008 13:16:15 GMT -5
It's Friday morning. I hardly slept last night. Today I woke up before dawn to sit in my office and straighten out my thoughts. I feel as if last night, I failed my family for the first time. I wasn't here when they needed me most. I was unavailable because of work. Even worst, they were put into a threatening situation because of my line of work. The Montoya brothers came into my home last night while I was away, and held Winnie and the children hostage in the living room. But more painful than that is the fact they Rebecca and Edmund were held at gunpoint. I can't explain what I felt when I hurried into the house only to be met with that situation. For the first time, in a long time, I was scared. I feared for the life of my children, and my wife. I would've willingly taken their place at any moment. All I can do now, though, is work even harder at protecting them. Having men outside the house 24/7, increasing our security measures, and getting them out of the neighborhood for a time until all this dust settles. I hope I haven't shattered my children's innocence. I don't think I would ever be able to forgive myself if I have.
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Post by Dewey on Aug 7, 2008 12:41:22 GMT -5
((what if...rhinnirine reverse affections))
I certainly didn't expect this. After hearing from Katherine nonstop about Jon and Winnie's failing relationship, and then observing how Jon has become with alcohol, I decided to sit down and have a meaningful conversation with Winnie herself. I was certain I would be able to persuade her to stick to it, to stay strong, and to not run away from, the relationship again. All relationships, after all, have their growing pains.
When I found out the truth, however, I felt largely idiotic. Here I was trying to sew up the patches in my best friend's longterm relationship, going so far as to even bring him over from Ireland. And it turns out Jon's foray into alcohol has turned him into a completely different person where it concerns Winnie. He's verbally abusive with her, and occassionally can even become physically violent. I try to look the other way when it comes to certain things in the Molony family, but this I can't ignore. I will have to speak with Sean about these recent developments in Jon's behavior. Hopefully, I can persuade Winnie to stay here in Auvernha with me and Katherine while all of this is figured out and settled.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:10:18 GMT -5
Nov. 2, 06
It's been a busy week. I've never been so inundated in paperwork. Receipts, copies, contracts.. I've practically been dreaming about paperwork now. But fortunately, I took out 6 hours straight yesterday and just got everything done for the next few days. That was helpful. I was able to come home earlier, and spend more time with Winnie. I felt pretty bad about last week.. she was upset with me for being gone a little over a day.. I told her she was over-reacting, and then I just went to bed. Just like that. The more I thought about it, the more I decided I'd probably sounded a lot like Jon, and that's the last person I want to remind her of.
I'm glad she understands my work with the Molony's is time consuming, but I don't want her to think she's not worth more time than what I give her. I don't want her going to sleep in an empty bed, or being alone in the apartment for hours at a time, or anything like that. I need to balance things in my life.. Tiernan does a pretty good job paying attention to that girlfriend of his, but not so much to the business. There has to be a happy medium..
Maybe this Thanksgiving break will help. Seeing Dad, seeing Winnie's family.. well, first I'd have to ask Mr. Molony for a few days off. I hope he agrees.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:10:40 GMT -5
Nov. 14, 06
Well here we are spending the holidays with Winnie's parents. Everything's going well. My father's coming over for Thanksgiving dinner (I'll have to talk with him beforehand about that, I think...) and it's going to be a nice, simple, and small little get together with just the five of us. Winnie's parents were glad to have us. Mr. Thompson did mention the living together ordeal, which I regret to say I wasn't prepared to answere merely because I didn't think it'd come up. However, I don't suppose he's unnerved by it.. maybe it was just curiousity. This isn't Jon we're talking about here. I've respected Winnie in every possible way. Anyway, it's great to be back in Ireland. I thought about paying a visit to Jon, but I'm not sure how that would go.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:11:05 GMT -5
Nov. 16, 06
Jon has a lot of nerve. Thinking I'm jealous... you want to know the truth, Jon? Fine. Sometimes I am. Even though Winnie would have to be insane to get back with him, she was with him. And for four years! What if he were to shape up? What if he were to sober up? What if he completely changed himself and then chased after her to try and win her back? Would she go for it? Would she leave me? See, that's what I don't know. Does she regret anything? Does she think of him still when we're together? It makes me so angry at him. Last night, I just wanted to strangle him or something. I wasn't trying to backstab him when I kissed Winnie at Mary's wedding. It wasn't some plot to ruin our friendship. But with Winnie in town from Ireland, all these.. feelings just came up. I would've held them back, except I saw that she was obviously miserable. And she was my friend, too. I wasn't just going to encourage her to keep on dating Jon just because he was my best friend. I"m really up to here with his juvenile accusations. Get over it, Jon. It happened and there's nothing you can do about it.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:11:29 GMT -5
Dec. 1, 06
The Tagliatti Family. When I first met them, I knew there was something about them I didn't like. They're too temperamental. It's business; nothing personal. But they'd beg to differ! The youngest of the brothers, Andre, is too disrespectful. He's rude, volatile, obnoxious.. everything I hate in an associate. So when he and his father and brother came into Mr. Molony's office the other day, demanding that we change a financial statement we hadn't even put out, I knew chances were likely that all hell was going to break loose. And I was right. Andre, true to his nature, pulled out a gun and shot me.
I've never gotten shot before, and let me tell you, I'm not looking forward to ever getting show again, either. It was as if my arm was being ripped from its socker.. it was this burning, searing sensation.. I could've passed out from the intensity of the pain. Can you believe that? Shot! Shot on my own territory. That family is brimming with disrespect.
And now I've been officially threatened by Andre Tagliatti as well. "Watch your back". I hope he realizes that I'm not in the least bit intimidated. I'm not going to cower away from some mentally unstable trigger-happy kid who doesn't know how to maintain an ally. I know Mr. Molony preferred that we keep this between ourselves and the Tagliatti's, but for our own safety and welfare, I decided to contact the D'Alassio family to solicit their help. We'll see what happens.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:11:52 GMT -5
Dec. 5, 06
I spoke with Casimiro D'Alassio the other day and he guaranteed the D'Alassio family's backing should this conflict with the Tagliatti's escalate. That's definitely an assurance. I wasn't about to freefall into this mess face first without any protection. These people are temperamental, rude, and violent. There's no telling what tricks they might pull just to see the Molony family fail, or worst, be targeted by the other families. I refuse to be intimidated, though. As Don D'Alassio suggested, I wrote up the draft of my real financial plan, and I'm sending it out to all the families today after he's reviewed it. I feel as if we should let Johnny know about this, as well, but Mr. Molony most likely still wants to keep it between us and the Tagliatti's. And Casimiro now, I guess.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:12:21 GMT -5
Dec. 28, 06 Engaged. I still can't believe it. It's as if I'm living a dream. Every morning, when I wake up beside Winnie and watch her sleep, I just feel as if my life is complete now. As if I've finally achieved everything I've ever wanted to achieve for myself. She'll be a beautiful bride on our wedding day, and it makes me feel more than good that I've made her the happiest she could possibly be. I wanted to do it, you know? After that night.. after she shared everything with me.. gave me everything.. I knew I was the right thing to do. She's the one for me anyway. Katherine was right. I probably was too consumed with work before Winnie came around. I probably wouldn't have settled down and married. With Winnie, though.. I can actually come home to another environment. It doesn't have to be paperwork 24/7. I can actually take a breather from Mr. Molony's assignments. It's a good feeling. I can't believe Jon gave this all up for the business. I've got to be the luckiest guy in France right about now.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:12:51 GMT -5
Jan. 24, o7
The dollar signs are starting to take shape as we delve more into this wedding planning business. I don't want to deprive Winnie of her dream wedding in the least, but I'm not sure if I can handle the expenses single-handedly. I nkow the father of the bride takes care of these things, but I'm uncertain just how involved Mr. Thompson plans to be, being that he's in Ireland at the moment. Perhaps I'll give him a call sometime soon and ask. I think I'll be able to put a down payment on the house Winnie liked, and to pay for a few other.. "large" things. Of course, by that point, I'll be bankrupt, but that's to be expected I suppose, ha.. Maybe I'll have a talk with Mr. Molony about an increase in salary...
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:13:17 GMT -5
Feb. 5, 07
I did speak with Mr. and Mrs. Thompson about the forthcoming wedding and I was assured they intended to take full part in covering finances. That was definitely a relief. I don't want to minimize Winnie's dreams just because my pockets aren't as deep as her plans for the perfect wedding. I also spoke with Mr. Molony and he said hosting the reception at his house would be fine. Now I just need to clear that with Winnie. Make sure it's what she wants. Hopefully, it is. Oh, and God help us, now Katherine is here..just when I solved the problem, the Maid of Honor had to come in.. Lord knows she'll be making those dollar signs even larger.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:13:42 GMT -5
Feb. 12, 07
I don't like receiving threats on my life. Much less from the Tagliatti family. They really should learn some manners. It would suit them well. The father and son are just alike. They'd probably kill a man just because they were having a bad day. Well, Andre has shot me once already and it wasn't the most...wonderful experience. If he even comes within a yard of Winnie or the Molony family, he'll be sorry. There really was no reason for them to start making threats. In truth, it's a sign of weakness on their behalf. Isn't their rhetoric strong enough to reason with partners without slipping in an "or I'll kill you" remark? Clearly it's not.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:14:05 GMT -5
Feb. 16, 07
I can't believe this. It wasn't twenty minutes after coming home with Winnie and Katherine that someone completely trashed my car. And by trash I mean they took a metal bat and pretty much reduced my car to a scrap of junk. They even went so far as to throw the bat into the living room window. They could've killed someone. What if one of the kids had been there? One of the girls? Winnie? I thought coming to the Molony house would be safe for us, but it looks like troubles been following me no matter where I go. I have every reason to think it was the Tagliatti's. They must've sent in some muscle man to take care of their dirty business. I don't appreciate it at all.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:14:29 GMT -5
Feb. 21, 07
A string of bad news has come and gone. First, it was my car being trashed. When we responded by burning down a Tagliatti office, they retaliated in a way I didn't foresee. They burnt down an entire block of Molony real estate property. Those houses were ready to get on the market. We had just finished renovations. I've never burned with this much anger before. I've been having to pause during my day a lot just to take a deep breath and calm my nerves. That's just want they want: for us to act during a lapse of reason. So it's important to have a calm mind, to relax. It was the last straw nonetheless, and now Valentino's life is going to be the dept they pay us.
In other news, Jon's becoming a problem. And he's not even in the same country as me. But the other night, Winnie and I were talking, and she said his name when she should've said mine. Needless to say, I was more than shocked, and definitely disappointed. Jealous, even? Sure. I've always felt like I have to compete against Jon, even before his relationship with Winnie started. Competing within the business, competing for approval from his father, competing for favor from our friends. Everything. So now thinking I have to compete with him for Winnie... well it's not exactly a joyful discovery.
But she says she has no feelings for him, and I'm going to believe her on that. Let's just hope she's right.
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Post by Dewey on Oct 26, 2008 13:15:07 GMT -5
Feb. 24, 07
Things have gotten serious between the Molony and Tagliatti families. I'd already mentioned the real estate arson. I wasn't in the least thrilled to discover this, nor was Mr. Molony. We decided that we had to take this little game up to the next level, and target the Tagliatti's in the upper ranks of their hierarchy. While we did not go after the don, himself, or one of the sons, we did nail a caporegime: Valentino. He was one of their muscle men. Now they know we're serious. I'm not going to romanticize what happened, because there's nothing romantic about shooting a man dead. However, it's a job, and one that was neccessary. Tiernan and I did what needed to be done. I don't particularly think myself worthy enough to judge another man, or to declare a life or death verdit in his concern. But there comes a time in life when you need to decide for yourself whether you're going to let others walk all over you, or whether you're going to take a stand and make the tables turn. We haven't heard anything from the Tagliatti's yet, but then again, it's only been a day.
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