“You can count on me,” he heard Lucy say. “Now and forever, Max.”
He believed her.
Epilogue
One year later
New York Post
Page Six
Savage in Soho, the newest tapas restaurant in lower Manhattan and brainchild of restaurateur Max Savage and acclaimed reality TV star chef Sebastian Del Torro opened to accolades and five-star ratings this past week. Celebrities abounded at the grand opening. The inside of the restaurant evoked the feeling of the streets of Barcelona, the designer, Lucy Savage, recreating the original interior that was destroyed last year in an act of arson, courtesy of a jealous competitor, Anthony Abbadon, who took outrageous reality T.V. too far. Abbadon pled guilty and is currently serving time.
Many speculated Savage would scrap the project, especially since his chef was dealing with criminal charges of assault and battery at the time. Instead he stood by his longtime friend. Del Torro was eventually acquitted of all charges, and Savage continues his Midas Touch. After the grand opening, Max Savage and his wife, Lucy, left on a delayed honeymoon in Bali, where they are expected to be in seclusion for two weeks. Enough time for babies? Only time will tell…