Chapter 14 Hey, Emily you want to go on a midnight stroll on the town with us? Asked Johnny. Sure, I said. I was finally going with the boys. We went on the Manhattan Bridge we started to play. Louie jumped on the poles. I am king! He shouted. I went on but I thought it was dangerous. Frankie was playing with the lights. We are going to knock them off, he said. But they were to large. We went down to Springfield, New Jersey. Hey stop the car, said Don. We all got out. There was this girl being beat up by a bunch of black guys. They were cursing too. We all got out of the car. Stay back, said Frankie. Hey leave her alone, said Louie. What are you going to do about it, the black guy said. He had a knife but they had guns and switchblades. Then I saw them fight. The black guy got stabbed by Frankie. The 2nd Legs had broken his neck and killed him. Fat Tony he was the toughest. The final guy he kicked down to the ground and mugged him and took his money and shot him to death. The other black guy ran away. Me and the gang went over to the girl she looked like she was bleeding. Um hello thank you for saving me, she said. My name is Sandra, she said. I think my leg is bleeding she said. She got a handkerchief out of her purse and wrapped it around her leg. Here let me help you with that, said Fat Tony. He helped her tie the handkerchief around her leg. Thanks, she said. So why you out here so late? Asked Fat Tony. Oh I was sick of my life so I ran away, she said. What are your names? She asked. I am Anthony but you can call me Fat Tony. The old one is Don he is 63 years old and fights very well, and the guy with the dyed brown hair is Legs, the guy with the black hair, is Louie, and that is Johnny, and right there the couple is Frankie and Emily. Hey boss what do we do with these 2 bodies, said Louie and Legs carrying them. Throw them in the dumpster, said Fat Tony. That was very heroic of you guys, said Sandy. You don't look so bad to me, she said. Fat Tony smiled. Sandy had blonde hair and blue eyes. You got anywhere to go? Asked Fat Tony. No, I just ran away she said. Well you can spend the night, at my place said Fat Tony. I don't know taking advice from strangers I thought you were going to harm me to, she said. How old are you? She asked. I am 49 years old, said Fat Tony. She got in the car with us. She was 37 years old older then some of the gang members. But Fat Tony had developed a crush on her. Who wouldn't she was attractive and he lost his wife 6 years ago. And Michael did need a mother figure in his life. Michael had found out what had happened and boy was he sad. He was only 8 years old. On February 28th 2006 Fat Tony and Sandy were married after Michael's 9th birthday. Fat Tony he seemed much happier now that he was married again. Michael liked having a new mother but he never remembered Anne Maria but he would always say she was his original mom and he would never forget her. Johnny on the other hand was still living with his girlfriend their daughter Delilah Ann was 2 years old and a bundle of energy. Fat Tony had a daughter with Sandy who was born on June 12th 2006 her name was Rose. A lot of us got new cars like I got a convertible for my 30th birthday. I really liked Fat Tony's new car which was a black Lincoln Navigator SUV 2006. Well the mob almost owned every car. Me and Frankie we had a happy family and those many years ago, when we met he asked me what I wanted? Comical. Sometime near Christmas Fat Tony was gunned down by this other mafia in a helicopter. I remember when me and Frankie were in the hospital. Frankie started to cry. I mean him and Fat Tony were almost like brothers although they were cousins. I don't know if he is going to live, he said bawling into his hands. It is ok Frankie. Fat Tony was like a friend to me although he was rude sometimes but I didn't want him to die. We went to his room. He was lying there in a hospital gown like an angel. His skin was pale it had lost that tan color because he lost a lot of blood. I didn't want to see him like this. A few days later I saw Fat Tony in the hospital he had awoken and had a sling on and was on painkillers and was on donated blood too. Sandy was there at his bedside so was Michael and Rose. Michael loved little Rose. We had brought along our kids too. Hi Fat Tony our kids said they had all made a card for him. He loved them so much. We didn't think he would live. Frankie those shots remembered me of my father how he kidnapped me, said Fat Tony. I am getting to look like him each day. No you are not, I said you look innocent and I don't know why you are in the mafia. Mean either, he said. I was forced into it. A few weeks later Fat Tony had come home. But he had to stay in bed. I couldn't stand how he was living on painkillers it just hurt me to see him in that much pain. I would usually help Sandra out. We would usually make him breakfast lunch and dinner. We would usually watch TV sit around and talk. When ever I would sit on the bed with him and talk about my feelings like when we were younger. When I would lean to close and hit his right arm that was bad. I would always say sorry and he never scared. I saw a many scars on his right hand. How did you do that? I asked. Oh it happened when I was 4 years old. I had broke a window when my father was strangling my mother. My father had said for me to go back to sleep that I was just dreaming but I saw him strangle her just like Legs, he said. We had a very special bond. We had all celebrated Christmas together. It was very special we had gotten everything we gotten also we celebrated new years together we were all at Fat Tony's bedside as we counted down. Eventually Fat Tony healed. But in 2007 a big change in the mafia occurred.