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“I want to be that ht If you stand behind s control our city I will not take losing our earnings to Boston I will take care of us”

“Any objections?” I called out

No one raised a hand Not a voice chirped to object

Gian nodded appreciatively “Saluti” he raises his glass

“Saluti” The men responded in unison

The gaun

The Alibi was the first business Gian, and I opened together As soon as ere old enough to earn, ere out on the streets Once ere initiated, theDirty money needs to be washed, plus a W2 is a pretty necessary thing to have So we opened The Alibi

The na born in this life there’s always a chance that one of us will get picked up The Alibi is our unspoken rule that we’ll always be each other's alibi Also, it was a nice fuck you to the cops e get to say our alibi is The Alibi

The bar is a mix of rusticthe place That girl loves to spend other people's money The exterior walls are red brick and the newer built walls that section the place into rooray The bar itself is solid ith a concrete top coated with epoxy giving it a nice sh-back chairs with 20s the the Prohibition era, including our grandfather who ran his own speakeasy This is our nod to him, to our roots

No matter how many businesses we opened over the years, this one would always be my favorite

“Skip,” Tony’s voice sliced through hts

“Tony,” I run a small creith only three otherhis fingers together He glances briefly at the other twoFrank DiNonno and Charlie Massero

“Spit it out, Tony”

“Well,for work, ya know?”

Yeah