Page 40 of Changed Man


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I laughed a nervous laugh. “Did Wanda talk to Angee?”

“No. She wanted to, but she didn’t want to go alone, and I wasn’t even thinking about going with her.”

I said nothing, but I was thinking; thinking of all the reasons that he would suddenly stop coming, but could only come up with one.

“You think they’re getting ready to come at us?”

“That’s what I thought, and if they had, I would have called you. But they didn’t come, and now it’s been weeks, and nobody seen them since.”

“Did you tell Andre about it?” I asked because I knew that Andre has had an arrangement with Carmine Abandonato, the underboss of The Curcio Family for years.

“Nope. And if I did, he’d just say that was our shit and still expect his money.”

It didn’t make sense.

“So, you gonna tell me or you gonna make me ask?”

“Ask what?”

“What happened with you and your pops?”

“He didn’t remember my mother.”

“Oh,” was all Bobby said and he said nothing else about it.

We arrived at The Late Night and it felt good to be there. When I got to the office, Wanda was there. She bounced up out of her seat behind the desk and came around to hug me.

“Hey, Wanda.”

“Welcome home, Mike,” Wanda said and hugged me again. “Glad to have you back.”

“It’s good to be back,” I said and sat down on the couch.

Wanda sat down next to me, she hugged me again. “Did Bobby tell you about Dominick?”

“Yeah, he did, but why don’t you tell me about it and while you’re at it …” I pointed in her face. “You need to explain to me why you let him talk you outta calling and telling me about it and why you didn’t go talk to Angee,” I said, and Wanda punched Bobby in the arm.

“Ouch!” Bobby said because Wanda always did hit hard.

“I told you he’d be mad.” She took a deep breath. “I guess the real answer is because they stopped coming. And before you say it, I know that there was a reason why they stopped coming and I needed to find out why.”

“Why do you think they stopped coming?”

“Most likely, they stopped coming because they saw what they came to see,” Wanda said.

“That’s what I thought,” Bobby said, but I ignored him.

“I count on you to know shit, Wanda. And when you don’t know, you need to find out.”

“I’m sorry, Mike,” Wanda said and dropped her head.

“It’s probably nothing, but we’ll go see Angee tomorrow.”

There was a brief silence in the office before Wanda broke it. “So, how was your trip?”

“Good. Had a good time.”

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