“Oh, I know.Oscar doesn’t really trust many people, but he respects Leon.”Jelly nodded.“And Storm really wants to meet him.”
“Tell us about this guy,” John urged her.
Jelly just stared at the floor, then she said, “It’s not my story to tell.I think you should meet him first.If he wants you to know, he’ll tell you.”
“Do you know his story?”John asked.
Jelly just stared at him, then she nodded.“It’s not my business, you know?But I will tell you one thing, If Storm says he’ll do something then he will do it.He’s a stand-up kind of guy.”She paused then said, “And if Leon takes him on, he’ll take a bullet for him, but hopefully he never has too.Storm is the kind of guy Boston needs too.”
John glanced at Nick and nodded.“Let’s hope he shows up in the next hour.We’re gonna need time to get in place before Giovano gets here.”
Jelly chuckled.“He’ll be quicker than you think.Like as in he is already here most likely.”
“Let’s hope so.I know Leon wants to end this before they take that shot.”
“Like his father really shot his own son,” Nick stated in disgust.
John shrugged.“It is just fucked up if that’s the way it went down.I’ve heard Leon speak of this guy Fredo and man, he is just crazy.He dumber than a bag of rocks and not too sane to think this would work.To plan something like this?He is insane for sure.”
“Two bricks short of a load and lacking some major brain cells,” Jelly quipped.“But I think Storm can show you where these guys are laying low.”
John nodded.“That will give him the hometown advantage.Leon knows these streets forward and backward.”
A loud birdcall broke the silence as it blared outside the window of Nick’s room.
Jelly Bean smiled.“Storm is here.That’s his call.
“But it’s coming from the backyard,” John said.“Why would he come in that way?”
“No John,” Nick interjected.“The question would be HOW did he come in that way, brother.”
Jelly Bean just stared at them.“That’s who he is.Leon might have invited him but he never said to come to the front door.”
John motioned for her to come with him.“Maybe you’d better come along and introduce them.”
“Sure, Mr.Manners, let’s go.”Jelly followed him.
They picked Leon up in his den.
“Storm is here.He came around the back,” Jelly told him softly.
Leon paused to look over at John.
John sighed and told him, “I will find out.”He knew the man had breached the estate and considering the current danger, they had to find out how.
They followed Jelly Bean to the back door.When she opened it, she stepped to the side.
There stood Storm, all six foot nine of him.Dark, broad shouldered and his appearance was just like his name.He had three other men with him.
Leon just stared at him for a long moment.
Storm seemed used to the reaction.He held out his hand to Leon.“You called me here.I’m Storm.”
Leon shook his hand without any seeming judgement and stepped back, allowing the men into his home.“Let’s take this to my office.”
The group went down the long hall and when Leon opened the office, they all trudged inside.
Jelly Bean smiled and nodded at the other men then she stepped toward the other hall to head back to Nick.
