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"That ?"

"Possibly, but none of that ht now," Vincent said "Squint has his eyes set on the girl, so she needs to be watched for that reason"

It didn’tto tell hi out a chair for Haven as they ht He took the seat beside her, and Haven remained still as they bowed their heads for a prayer They helped themselves to food but Haven only took a little, too anxious to eat She scooted the food around on her plate with her fork, alar from across the table

"So, Carhteen in a few months Any plans for the future?"

Haven peered at him, curious She, too, wondered what his plans were, but Car no answer

Dr DeMarco cleared his throat "Carmine can do what he wants with his life, but I like to think he’ll hang around here until he graduates"

Nunzio laughed et you these days--a job at McDonald’s? There’s money to be made out there, and no piece of paper from some school will matter a bit when it comes to it"

Dr DeMarco spoke up again, his voice sharp "A diploma may not matter in our line of work, but it’s not about a piece of paper It’s about finishing what you started, being dedicated and not selling out Nothing is worse than an opportunist"

"I wouldn’t call it being an opportunist," Nunzio said "It’s wising up and changing priorities"

"Your priorities shouldn’t change when you’re on a path you swore you’d stay on," Vincent said "Carh"

Nunzio shrugged "But Maura’s not here anymore, so why does it matter what she’d want?"

Dr DeMarco ju to the floor "Don’t even say her naard your fa and rabbed Dr DeMarco’s ar without another word, strained silence overtaking the rooh-pitched voice ainst her plate, and she winced at the sound Taking a deep breath, she glanced at Salvatore She wanted nothingshe could be overlooked

"You don’t have to be nervous," Salvatore said "I’ life with Vincent As hidden away as you were, I wondered if you were a figination"

"The DeMarcos are kind to me, sir," she said quietly "They treat reat to hear If I had known the Antonellis acted so cruelly, I would’ve stepped in By the time Vincent informed me, it was too complicated to intervene"

Before Haven had the chance to make sense of what he had said, Car about?"

Dr DeMarco groaned "Mind your ed "Perhaps I’ve said too ht it up"

"You can’t say soet about it,’" Carmine said "If you knew one of your own abused a kid, why didn’t you do anything?"

Salvatore glanced at Dr DeMarco, who subtly shook his head

"Michael Antonelli is hardly one of our own," Salvatore said, turning back to Carovern this life--rules you can’t disregard because you don’t like sos have no place in business"

Nunzio let out a bitter laugh from his seat but offered no opinion

The strained silence returned as Carlared at Salvatore and his father They see on Haven

She cleared her throat, unable to take it "Thank you for your concern, sir"

Under his breath, Car thank him"

Haven lay with her head on Carht as the two of theers down his forear it over and tracing the creases of his palrazed the tattoo on his wrist "Do you really believe that? Trust no one?"

"I used to," he said "Until you ca"

She picked her head up to look at him "You trust me?"

"Yeah, why does that surprise you?" he asked "I let you sleep in my bed and be around my stuff You think I’d do that if I didn’t trust you? That’s not ht," she said "You’re finicky"

He chuckled, shaking their bodies with the motion "Am I that bad?"