. she now belongs to the Family." She was watching him through slitted eyes, like a snake eying its prey."I beg your pardon?"Don Marco cleared his thr...oat. "Armando Forte was married to my cousin and I owed him my life in the war. His wife Lucia, God rest her soul, owned a substantial share in the Family's legitimate businesses but she refused to touch the money. Armando would not do so either, despite living so poorly. He called me on the day he died to say he wanted to leave everything to the. I'm Michael."He took my hand. It was a firm grip."You're welcome," he replied."And this is my twin sister Nicole," I nodded to Nicky.Then turning to Nicky, he said, "It's a pleasure to meet you both. My name is Kip."I noted that he shook her hand lightly, careful not to hurt her. I also sensed a flicker of desire as he looked at her, before he quickly squashed it."It's ... it's ... Nicky," she stammered.He tilted his head slightly to the side, a questioning look in his eyes."Not Nicole," she. Cindy opened the door to John stander there with a rather stern look on his face. “hi John come on in, I was just going to make coffee want some”“Sure I always take coffee, you look like you could use a gallon” It had been a very long night for Cindy and she had not combed her hair or put on any makeup. “Oh thanks so much so I don’t look appealing to you this morning?” “Well you look a lot more appealing last night in the hot tub” Cindy stopped dead in her tracks and turned and she. "There’s still a few seats on the other bus Sean." one of the band moms tells me kindly. I nod and head over to the seconds bus. The percussion kids always sit on this bus, so its noticeably louder than the first. I stand at the front for a second searching for a good place to sit when I see a hand waving at me from the back seat. It is Kayla, the Color Guard captain. I make my way to the back of the bus, forcing a smile as I approach her. "Hey Sean!" she says to me as she stands up, "Do you.