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Changed Man

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“You gonna tell Andre about this?”

“No. But I am interested in knowing if he knew about it.”

“Which it are you referring to?” Wanda laughed, but quickly turned serious. “Because to me, they are three separate things.”

“All of it. But you make a good point.”

“Did Andre know that Nicky and Johnny Boy were checking us out?” Wanda asked. “I think he did.”

“I agree. Andre’s got people everywhere, so he hears shit.”

“So, did he know Fat Luca gave the go ahead?”

“I don’t think so. And that’s only because none of The Curcios would tell him.”

“So, he wouldn’t know that Big Tony stepped in on your behalf,” Wanda said and then she got that look on her face.

“What?” I needed to know why.

“Even though we are running our own show now, we still work for Andre, so technically those spots are his.”

“Technically, because we kick up to him, so yeah, technically those are his spots.”

“Your Uncle Tony intervened on your behalf, not Andre’s behalf. On your behalf, Mike. They are two totally different things,” Wanda pointed out and she was right.

“That stays between me, you and Bobby.”

Wanda stopped at a red light. “Still.”

“I know. His ego.”

“Right.” Wanda looked at me. “You know we’re gonna end up killing him.”

“I know.”

When the light changed, Wanda drove on and we rode the rest of the way to Andre’s office in silence.

As we got closer to the Real Estate office, we saw Lucinda, one of Andre’s coke hoes, walking down the street. I didn’t think anything of it until we had parked and saw Shawna come storming out of the office. When Andre appeared in the doorway, Shawna stopped, turned and threw her cell phone at him. It hit him in the chest.

“Maybe this isn’t a good time,” Wanda said.

“Now we know why Lucinda was walking,” I said. “That lazy bitch don’t walk nowhere.”

“If she could drive to the bathroom she’d do it,” Wanda laughed as we watched Shawna yelling at Andre and him seemingly unfazed by it all.

“I guess she caught him and Lucinda doing what they do.”

“Caught him again, Mike,” Wanda said, disgusted. “Why doesn’t she just leave him?”

“Why don’t you ask her?”

“I will. Just not right now,” Wanda laughed as Shawna picked up an empty beer bottle off the ground and threw it at Andre’s car. It shattered harmlessly on the hood and Andre laughed. But when Shawna picked up and threw a garbage can and it hit the windshield, Andre came charging after her. But he wasn’t gonna catch Shawna. She hopped in her car and was driving away by the time he got there.

“I think we should give him a minute,” Wanda mused.

“Why?” I asked as I was getting out of the car.

By the time we got inside the building, Andre was back in his office with the door closed. I tried the knob, but it was locked. Wanda tapped lightly.



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