The mooks seemed to revel in being idiots. Silent was beyond them. Oh their eyes were good, and they could intimidate a shark. But only Nunzio seemed ...capable of higher thoughts. Snapping his cell phone shut, Damien flung it against the backseat beside himself so sure fingers could start undoing his suit. He had a dozen outfits in the limo. His jacket and tie were tossed to the left to crumple. He’d never wear that again. To him it was a jinx to wear funeral clothes past the time of the burial.. "Mother fuck," she said."Well said, Shakespeare," I joked. "I see that bachelor's in English from OSU is really paying off for you." Ha, ha," she said. "Like your history degree is paying your bills." Hey, last I checked my political science degree was paying your bills, too," I joked."Laugh it up, Fuzzball," Carrie told me. "We'll compare net worths after the first of the year." Well, you got to throw Kelly's in with mine to make it fair," I told her. "After all, what's hers is hers and what's. It’s decided.”That was the end of the discussion, but only the beginning of my problems. I understood that Patty-Ann had an image of our family in her head. Her home, her husband, and her children. Someone once told me that little boys dream of adventure and little girls dream of marriage and a family.My wife had her dream. I would never deny her that dream. I did feel a bit guilty she was taking most of it on herself. As men go, and I believe husbands, in particular, I was a bit of a flop.. This is not done. I will go and talk to him right away.” Mimi caught my hand and said, “Don’t worry. You already kind of knew that he was up to this, right? Don’t worry, I will handle this.”Me: “I am not quite sure seeing these 5 guys getting down from the car. It is getting way too overboard.”Mimi: “You know me and you trust me, right? I am okay with it.”She said with a determination and confidence which shook me. As if she was wanting this to happen. She wanted the feeling of getting sold..