“Do it NOW. I wanna hear it.”
“You got it, boss.”
Romeo stood there, staring at me in horror.
There were terrified screams from the woman and kids –
Then three gunshots overlapped each other.
BLAM-BLAM-BLAM!
The screaming stopped.
Ciccio’s voice said,“Okay… it’s done.”
“Good. Stash the bodies and get over here.”
“Okay, boss.”
The tablet disconnected.
“Happy?” I asked Romeo.
He just stood there staring at me.
Without warning, I punched him in the gut.
He gruntedas all the air rushed out of him, then sank to his knees on the floor.
I leaned down and hissed in his ear, “And do not EVER question me again. The next time you do, I’m gonna blow your fuckin’ brains out.”
Then I walked out of the room, arm in arm with Lucrezia.
PART VIII
Mid-October
Florence, Italy
67
Giorgio
It took a couple of weeks for both Emilia and me to get the weekend off.
Her job was the problem, not mine. Adriano was totally cool with it and even offered the Mercedes without me asking.
Finally, on a Saturday morning in mid-October, we headed for Montepulciano.
Emilia was especially nervous.
“What’s the problem?” I asked.
“The problem is, our first date was only two weeks ago, and now I’m going to meet your parents!”
I suppressed a smile. “If you prefer, I can tell them we’ve been sleeping together forthreeweeks.”
“NO!”
