Are you up for that?”The girl shrugged.“Sure, I guess.”“OK. Heather Guardalabene says Josh seemed frightened in the last few weeks, that peopl...e were scaring him. Did you notice this? If he seemed scared, did he give you any hint about who they might have been?”Sunshine shrugged again.“Not really.”She looked out the window.“I mean, yes, he sounded scared, and he seemed to think they were connected with his father’s business, somehow, but I don’t know how or why. I’m not sure he knew,. I know alittle bit about what’s been going on in your life.Your divorce, for instance.”“I’d be careful with that if I were you. It’s still atouchy subject for me.” I gave her a moment to digestthat. “So I want to recapture my youth. I didn’t think40 was all that old, compared let’s say, to 80. Let’sassume for the moment that you are right. So what.”“It’s the wrong reason for you to be in the class. Youdon’t. When I inherited the title 'Don', I started my journey out of the crime world and into the law abiding world. I succeed"We spent the next two hours reviewing his empire. At the end Percy asked, "Why then do you maintain the charade of an organized crime boss?" The reason is simple. My enemies are intimated and my partner's fear cheating me." he said with a smile. "Don Vito was a very nasty individual, but I am not. I'm just a simple family man who succeeded in the business world."He looked at. I leaned forward slightly and smiled, remembering Mom doing the same to me when I fussed and we were supposed to be quiet. She was moving her face to the little one, her lips pursed and gently blowing. The girl put her hand out to the air rushing to her. Mom opened her lips a little more, the girl tentatively put her tiny finger to Mom’s lips, and she captured it between her lips. The only problem … the little girl shrieked in delight. The whole room went quiet, except for the sounds of people.
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