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Tarullo looked at hi his eyebrows "I hear your Carmine is friends with my Remy"

"Ah, but that doesn’t mean they’re bad kids," Vincent said "Maybe just a little uided I was the same way, and you wouldn’t call me bad, would you?"

"No," he said at once, but Vincent could see the truth in the man’s eyes Yes, yes, an unadulterated hell yes

Vincent let out a laugh as he walked away

Car in the white wicker chair as he listened to his friends and fa hiht behind him

He stiffened at the sound

"This is for you two," Corrado said as he reached across the table, holding a box wrapped in shiny green paper Carmine turned to face his uncle, who looked exhausted but otherwise fine "I apologize I missed the ceremony, but I had unexpected business"

"Thanks, Unk," Doift "It’s understandable"

Corrado walked aithout even looking at Car for her to follow him Corrado’s eyes darted around nervously and Car out "Twinkle Toes"

Carlass of cha why he had said that naift

"Read it to us," Tess dehed "Doive you this in person, but I’s here I bet Tess looked beautiful in her dress Maybe so at Tess "She’s right, babe You’re always beautiful but especially today"

S, Tess waved for him to continue

"It’s hard to believe it’s been so long since we’ve talked I’ okay and have been busy, but I won’t bore you with details Please tell everyone hello for me the next tie is going well for all of you"

He looked up "Twinkle Toes says hi and said sheup in school"

Carlanced back at the note "I don’t knohat you’re supposed to give for weddings Sos, but I didn’t think Tess would want a blender So I got so it in private, but I don’t think she’ll be embarrassed either way"

Tess snatched the box frolanced inside, shifting sohed "I knew it"

"Holy shit, Twinkle Toes is kinky!" Doerie, drawing attention as he waved it around Tess grabbed it, her cheeks tinged red as more people looked, and threw it back in the box

"You’re such a douchebag so away Dia s her sister

"Looks like she rong," Dominic said "Tess was embarrassed"

"Didn’t realize it was possible," Carmine said

"Me, either I’d send her a thank-you note for that, but she didn’t say where she was living"

She didn’t, Carmine realized No indication at all of where she was

Doo after his wife and Car his drink alone as reality crept back in, ruining his briefto say good-bye to anyone, and took the long way ho as he spotted his father sitting on the bottoarette between his fingers "When the fuck did you start s his ashes on the concrete "When did you?" he countered, pointing at so the yard

"They’re not mine," he replied "Most of them, anyway Rearettes and handed one to Car a drag as he stared at his father "It’s kinda fucked up to be s with you, a doctor"

"I’h "Can’t have a suspectedscalpels"

Car it up "Sorry"

Vincent raised his eyebrows "Did you just apologize to me?"

"Maybe"

Vincent sh--not anyet reinstated after the trial? Go back to practicing medicine?"

He cut his eyes at Car to entertain the question "I actually started s after your est reason I couldn’t face you kids for almost a year I know you blamed yourself, and it was difficult to see you, but I didn’t want you to see ed?" Car he had alanted to know, but a question he had been too daether?"