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“How’s Annie doing?” Charlie asks

My eyes snap up to his Charlie Massaro is the only crew member who’s not made When I al counsel fro As s suit Giuseppe got the charges thrown out and I took the kid under ruff

“Woah, skip” Charlie puts his hands up defensively “I didn’twith her brother I wasn’t sure how she was feeling, ya know? That’s a lotta money she owes you now”

He’s right, but I haven’t even thought about the extra fifty grand Hell, one hundred grand in total and it was chue to me

To Annie, or even to Charlie, that’s a ton of cash

“Yeah,” I mutter “She’s fine, deal still stays the same”

Charlie whistles “You think he’ll stop ga?”

I blow a breath of air out “He better I have men posted on him to make sure”

“And if he doesn’t?” Charlie asks

That’s a good question, because ive up their vices easily Anyone else and I would have cut them loose, but I’m infatuated with Annie and I’m not quite ready to lose her yet

I probably should have killed Johnny the day Iobsession with Annie prevented it

“Haven’t decided yet,” I answered

Annie would be the death of ive a damn

“Are you coine my father’s annoyed expression over the phone, he’s probably flinging his hands around in agitation In school ere always teased for talking with our hands I ree, which earned cackles from the other kids

DelGado’s are loud, enthusiastic, and we use a lot ofWe are Italian after all