In a closedballot the family's capos had unanimously elected Augie the newfamily boss.Augie didn't feel the least bit guilty about advancing his posit...onin the family through his brother's death. For truth be told, sincethey'd been children Augie and Vinny had never really liked eachother. But they'd made every attempt to get along to please theirfather Carlo, the founder and first boss of the Provenzino crimefamily.Carlo Provenzino was the head of the family for just over forty yearsuntil he. Look around you, all of you. Today we're all here as equals, but we're from all walks of life."I'm a soldier, and Chief Kostowe taught me how to sail and swim. Over there I see men I can identify as Navy Special Warfare, and they wouldn't normally be on the same acre as me, Army Special Ops, if it weren't for this man, Chief Kostowe. But I count them as friends today, and someday in the future when we meet again, they and I will remember this day."Over here, I see senior Navy officers, and a. Granted, I was probably the only oneto notice, but I did notice... I checked my earrings, and my hair, andwas happy. I turned in the mirror and smiled, the dress definitelycomplimented my breasts and my butt, and happy that I was giving Stevea bit to look at. Then I gave a couple spritzes of my favorite perfume,and made my way down the stairs.As I was reaching the landing I saw him, he was clean shaven today, andwore a navy blue polo shirt with a nice off white blazer and matchingpants. I. Not that he was ever involved in the purchase. He employed people to do that for him. All he knew was that where land was cheap, the best medium-term strategy for a man of means and ambition such as himself was to buy it. A growing population and a declining supply of housing stock only pointed in one direction with regards to future profit for those with the wherewithal to survive the current economic recession.It wasn't Eden who'd made the decision to tear down the ramshackle, decrepit rows.