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2024-10-29 19:42:56“If you were to die tomorrow, what would you want to have accomplished?” LaRue asked Em. They were in their kitchen, she was sitting at the table, he was finishing omelettes that included pancetta, potatoes, chives, cream, maple syrup and a few spices. Cowatv ran through the house happily.
“You’re a joy in the morning, aren’t you?”
“I’m serious.”
“Daddy used to call it his legacy. The farm I grew up on had been in the family for four generations. He said his dad had taken it, and made improvements on it. Daddy then took it and bought more land. He added two more buildings, a large one he could keep all the farm equipment in and a smaller one on the far side of the farm that he could duck into when it rained.”
“I never wanted any par
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“Are you Petree?” a dark complexed man of about twenty asked LaRue before he could even get Bruce completely stopped. He could tell that the young guy’s first language was not English. Probably not even his third language. “That is one of my names.” “The boss is expecting you.” The chef wanted to laugh. Apparently A thought of himself as a Mob boss and had turned all these middle eastern brutes into cliched gangsters. “I never like to keep your boss waiting. I got here as quick as I could.” LaRue noticed A’s helicopter parked to the right of the entrance, roughly where Ray said it would be. He had spent the twelve hour flight roughly learning how to fly a chopper. Based on the age and the scrawniest o
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With this, Tony started to laugh. “It’s too bad we’re not on the same side, Chef. You got cojones the size of Yankee Stadium.” “Who said we’re on different sides? What side are you on?” “I am on my side Chef.” LaRue laughed. “Tony that’s like saying you use water when you take a bath.” He grabbed the recorder and threw it into the front of the car. “Ok, so you heard my proposal. Let’s assume Teddy is somewhere else.” He raises his voice and talks to Teddy. “Sorry Ted, I’m going to treat you as invisible. But I’m sure that’s no different that Box treats you.” He turns back to Tony. “Ok, fat boy. Me and you. Mono a mono.” Tony leans forward and cups LaRue’s fac
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