Readers, please note, this chapter is being posted a year and day after the following chapter. Readers who are keeping up as I post will be fine, new readers, make the choice if you want to learn things as Angela (and original readers did), in which case, skip ahead & then skip back, or if you want to learn them along with the characters they involve, in which case, proceed here.


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2010:

Jordan, walking from his truck to his job site texts Tino:

Suit up: godfather needed on deck in 7 months

Drinking coffee as he walks the empty morning streets of the Quarter, Tino reads the message and taps the call button immediately. "You're kiddin'," he says just as soon as Jordan hits 'accept'. He's smiling as he walks, taking long steady strides over the filthy New Orleans streets he loves so well.

"Bambino number two, on its way," Jordan confirms with a glint of pride.

Tino drinks his coffee. "You're just really going all out with this dad thing, aren't you?"

Jordan smiles and shrugs wryly, "Figured might as well, already have the dad-jeans."

Tino chuckles in good humor. "Well then, congrats, Captain."


*Posted 1/4/2015