She whispered to him softly, "I only have one good friend and that's ... Joe." Her hand lingered over his scars and his hand remained over hers. Her face was close to his, almost brushing it. He turned to say something, but their lips touched and he kissed her tenderly. The kiss lingered longer than either of them expected. He didn't want the kiss to end, but he broke away.
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January 1962
Corona Gentleman’s Club
Angelo began the club’s second floor renovation. He closed the staircase leading to the second floor to everyone, including Big Red. Angelo took his time. He worked slowly but methodically. That was his style. He was a master builder who learned his trade from the great masters of Europe. During his apprenticeship, when he was young, he joined the Masonic Fraternity. He followed the traditions of the old master builders of the Middle Ages. When they completed a job in one country and they were forced to travel to another country for work, they didn’t know the language. But the Grand Master on the job site in the country in which he was working knew whether the man standing before him was an entered apprentice, a fellow craft mason, or a master mason because of certain grips and signs. Because of these signs, he knew what to pay the craftsman without a word being spoken. Angelo finished his apprenticeship and honed his skills, and when the guild felt he was ready to practice his trade, they accepted him into their fraternity. He joined them in building some of the great edifices in Europe.
Angelo retired many years ago, but when Red asked him if he would complete the finishing work on the Starlight Club, he agreed to do it as a favor to Red. When it was completed, Red’s could have sworn Angelo read his mind, because that was how close he came to recreating the vision. He built the safe room at the club. He was then asked to work on the rest of the Club. Angelo knew he could build it close to what Red expected and possibly a little better.
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