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I ski for Johnny to arrive I laughed to myself He sounded like a un-running

“He’s here,” Liam said “Don’t act like an ass, Shane”

I glared in his direction “I’ll act whatever way I want”

The man alked into our conference roo with dyed black hair, an orange tan, and teeth so white, s adorned his fingers, and a rope necklace hung around his neck He had cliché written all over him

Lia to meet us”

Johnny clasped Liaed “No probleuys are the nightclub kings of Atlanta, I hope we can coreement”

“Us too” Liam dropped his hand and did the introductions For the next hour, Johnny went over the figures the club brought in each week and how ave hiood to be true

“Howdirectly into the et a cut of that too?”

“Excuse ot out of bed on the wrong side this ”

“It’s alright” Jonny leaned back in his chair and sizedmy question “Not under my roof I know it happens in other establishirls Give the any trouble my way I can’t attest to what they do in their free tis, no sex, no funny business”

His explanation didn’t convince ? The truth”

Jonny sighed and opened his hands in a gesture of acceptance “My wife died a few years ago I gave all hter had her first baby last randpa and spend the rest ofthis for longer than any of you have been alive It’s time for someone with a fresh set of eyes to take over”