He can’t work. Tarea threatens to shoot him. Johnny pukes twenty times every night for two nights from fear. He swims in an ocean of his own vomit t... exercise once Julie has forgotten him. Julie drops down to fifty pounds. Her body could be described as skeletal. Mickey sexually mutilates herself constantly and plants pyrotechnics in public places. Detectives Sykes and Rocket come back to investigate. They find dirty clothes, feces, vomit, toe nails, dead corpses, Julie’s baby, lard and Johnny. They counted three hundred bullet holes in their car later, all six occupants riddled like Swiss cheese.They got to one of Michaels’ guys, blowing him to bits. I sent over the food for the wake, the grandmothers furnishing the cakes. I shocked them all by paying for the funeral, insisting it be done right, and kept his mother in groceries for a year, giving the younger boys jobs to keep them off the streets. They went to Michael anyway, but he turned them down. “Stay straight, little brothers.. Don’t know why. Just a woman thing. She was too…happy. I’ve been told I can be a little cold towards people. Even my “friends”. I’ve tried to work on it but it’s hard when you really don’t care much for other people.“I see. Welcome to the neighborhood.”“Thanks! Well, we’ll get out of your hair. I’m sure we’ll see you around.”“Okay. If you have any questions about what’s around here, feel free to stop by.”…What did I just say? Didn’t I just say I hate people!“Oh, thank you. We might just do. Over BBQ spare ribs and all the fixings, we gabbed for hours and hours. I kept saying, "I missed you all SO MUCH!" It just kept coming out until I had them saying it, too.Colleen had been out to Monaco to spend a few days and handle the yacht purchase, making Rebecca and Beth Ann the neediest. Beth Ann had been distracted going back and forth to see Brian on a regular schedule. Winnie and Regina showed Desi the bedroom they set aside for her and got her settled while I filled in the other three.