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He felt like he was going to throw up as that sunk in

"Carlo, Car between the two of them "Outside now"

Sal walked out but Carmine re Carlo as he sauntered from the roo he had no choice, and the three took seats on soround pool Sal called for Abby to bring the her with a wave of the hand, ordering her to re

It didn’t escape Carirl as she sca its prey

Fucking sick

When she was gone, Salvatore raised his eyebrows curiously "How are things, Principe?"

The question rubbed Car "Fine"

"Fine," Salvatore echoed, glancing between theon between the two of you?"

"Nothing"

"Nothing? I can feel the tension rolling off of you You’re hiding souardless if he remained silent or told his side of it, he kneould be on the losing end

Salvatore realized he wasn’t going to get an answer fro"

"I was just put off by young DeMarco’s attitude," Carlo said "I’ve never heard soar and disrespectfully"

Salvatore turned back to Carhter rang out beside them The sound of it nearly made Carmine’s heart stop He quickly looked in the direction it had come from, in utter disbelief as his eyes fell upon his father Vincent DeMarco stood about twenty feet away at the corner of the house, dressed from head to toe in all black He wore a new Italian suit, which was covered by a long trench coat, sweeping at his ankles and exposing a pair of black dress shoes that shone under the ht His dark hair was slicked back, his face freshly shaved

"Now Carlo, you know that’s not true," Vincent said, taking a few steps toward theanization is filled with saints My son’s hardly the first to have a smart mouth"

"Ah, Vincent," Salvatore said, confusion evident in his voice His shoulders were tense, his expression hard as if chiseled in stone It didn’t happen often, but the Boss had been caught off guard "I ondering if I’d ever see you again"

None of them kne to react Carmine just stared at his father as Carlo placed his hand on his gun under the table

"You had to have knoe’d see each other again, Sal It would be rude of ood-bye to you"

"True" Salvatore eyed him cautiously, desperate for the upper hand "Coered, slowly shaking his head "I’m fine where I aet a better view "You know, you’ve been gone for a while noorried so happened to you"

"I’m sure you were"

"I was, honestly," Sal said "Especially when you skipped out on the trial I was deeply concerned what that ured there was no use going through the charade"

"Can’t say I’m surprised, Vincent Disappointed, yes, but not surprised"

"Well, you always did knoell," he said "It’s a pity I never really knew you, though I thought I did, but I rong"

Sal laughed, a tinge of nervousness to his forced chuckle "What you see is what you get with me"

"I wish that were true," Vincent said "I always thought you were a man of your word, a man who saw the world as black and white I never realized how ray area to suit your needs"

"What ?"

"Haven Antonelli"

A gasp involuntarily flew froaze flickered to hiht back to Vincent "What does that girl have to do with this?"

"Everything," Vincent said "Don’t act like you don’t knohat I’ about"

Salvatore stared at Vincent with disbelief, but whether he was truly du called out wasn’t clear Carmine’s heart beat rapidly as his eyes darted between the silent e, shoulders squared, poised for a fight

"Go inside, son," Vincent said "I’d like to speak to your godfather alone"

Pushing his chair back, Carmine started to stand when Salvatore slammed his fists down on the table in front of them "Stay where you are!"

Carard a direct order froetic look as he forced himself back into the chair

Panic flared in Vincent’s expression, and Car to be good