Not that I was asked for my advise (that would come later), but I was hearing about family businesses that I never knew existed.Beside the constructio... business, we were involved in gambling, prostitution, protection, smuggling, murder for hire, loan sharking and various other sundries. It seemed that the construction business, a few restaurants, and a strip club were our fronts. We used them to launder our income from the illegitimate businesses.My Uncle Bruno had a son who was a couple of. But, I told myself, It’s not where you go, it’s how you get there!Chapter 3) The green houseI told Ray I was following his advice. After a two month search I found the perfect reclusive place for my ‘sabbatical’. The house was perfect. It was about 5 kilometers outside a small village. The entire area was heavily forested. The people living in the village were so poor that they were too busy making ends meet to notice or care about things that didn’t directly involve themselves. It was an old. Piper whirled around, the footsteps were coming from directly behind her through the mist. Uncertain, Piper slowly began to back up away from the mysterious wall. The footsteps continued to approach, Piper continued backing up. With a little shriek Piper moved back a little too far and fell backward onto the large bed. She pulled herself up into a slightly reclined position just as a figure emerged from the mist. He was tall, about 6', he wore a long, flowing red robe that hung down to. Debbie jumped up and hugged me as I told her why I got to come home early. After a few minutes, the girls returned to playing cards. Sandy excused herself from the card game and said she was going home. She said my comming home made her sad and lonely for her husband. After she left, while I was in the kitchen, I heard one of the girls ask, "How are we going to play with only three players?" There was some discussion and finally Beth said, "What about your husband?" Just then, Debbie called to.