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Chapter One

Jimmy DePalmeretti

New York City, August 1979

She’s standing with a group of other teenage girls She’s the only one eating a bright red popsicle By eating, Ion the tip of it like it’sher little show After a quick glance around, I am reasonably sure I am the only one Make no mistake, she’ll only ever suck in from here She looks innocent in her little white sundress and sandals Her long brown hair sparkles in the sun My cock hardens in ins at this moment

This tiny neighborhood in the Bronx is a world away fro in Manhattan, but Joey “No Thumbs” Ricci owes me money Well, owed ers” Ricci since he still couldn’t pay up I took great pleasure in reers After that, I cleared his debt He’ll never work again and won’t be able to pay me anyhow My li, but I don’t give a fuck I like the ie it portrays

“Rocco, stop the car,” I tell et out of the car and watch as the girls scatter Correction, all buther popsicle without a care in the world, all the while staring at me

“Hey, oes all through me

“How old are you?” I demand No woman has ever turned me on so much I haven’t so much as looked at a wooddamn rules for a just a chance to breathe the sa round for one taste of this girl

“What’s it to ya?” she asks with soher even harder She just stares aton her popsicle

“I need to know if I’ht, baby” Her eyes widen

“I’hteen Who are you?”

“Jimmy DePalmeretti” I can tell she’s heard of round

“My reputation precedes me, I see”

“I gotta go,” she says, turning away from me

“What’s the rush, baby?” I ask, grabbing her upper ar

“I don’t want to end up in the Hudson Fuck No offense” She ju her ar her