The Underboss
simply nodded once. "Alright," I resp
of my torso as he leaned closer. "And there will be a next time, Anton." He was a mind reader. I was
k up at Romano, I gave him a number. Little did the man know that I was giving
st pocket and studied me critically. "This had better be your phone number, Anton
easily in
ed giving him my real number, but thought against it. He was hardly going to 'hunt me down'. Instea
counter, I slumped forwa
didn't even know the man. Lucian Romano had turned out to be a decent man to get along with when he had relax
.
edroom abandoning my home
me alone. I pigged out on a cartoon of ice cream, not touchi
g device. Romano couldn't have gotten my number already, unless he had called Tony and had demanded my numb
lattered or impressed knowing that Romano felt the need to send one of his bodyguards after me to make su
the caller, I sighed in reli
y as I put it on speake
end, relieved to hear me pick up. "H
me for dessert, it went well." I rolled my eyes at both the lame joke and the heavy silence coming from my brothe
d he want to see you again? Did he say anything about seeing you after ton
odd behavior. "He mentioned something like that, yeah. Why do you
derneath his breath. "Listen Anton, I have to go, but I wanted t
here? The very same one you, mom, and dad worship? I thought you
sounded preoccupied. "Please, give me your word you'll try your best to avoid him, alright? For me? For...your own saf
ght, you have
ne wen
. I decided not to think on what just transpired. Instead, I continued o