DelaneysAndMe.PDF by Elemental Alchemy

Author:Elemental Alchemy [Alchemy, Elemental]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-03-08T04:02:00.711000+00:00

THE DELANEYS AND ME

When he saw the twins, he smiled, and shook hands with them both. The gesture looked genuine, but then again the waiter had warned him. The smile disappeared when he looked at me. It seemed to be becoming a habit, but not one I could blame anyone for.

Luigi didn’t offer to shake my hand and looked like he might be about to say something. Mark got in there first.

“Luigi,” he said, and the restaurant owner’s eyes instantly snapped to him. “Everyone—all of our associates—are very sorry to hear about the terrible scene in your fine establishment yesterday. My brother and I like to think we’re a close-knit community of business folk in this area and so we have taken it upon ourselves to bring the perpetrator along with us in order to offer you a heartfelt apology. Liam?”

At the sound of my name, I jumped. “Yes, Mr. Delaney. Of course. Please, Mr. Luigi, I—”

“On your knees, Liam.”

“What?”

He sighed. Stroked his hand down past his pocket where he had hidden the gun. “Ah, Liam, Liam, I had such high hopes for you. I think to show Luigi here just how sorry you really are, any apology would be better coming from a position of humility, don’t you?”

My mouth was, by now, extraordinarily dry, but I managed to squeeze out some suitable response. “Y-yes, of course, Mr.

Delaney. No-no problem.”

Then, before Mark could decide he wanted a closer look at the ruddy gun, I slid out of my seat and fell to my knees before the astonished restaurateur. For good measure, I clasped my hands together in front of me and looked him right in the eye. The room became suddenly very quiet.

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