The Perfect Evening
The restaurant Bella Luna Cucina was empty except for me, Victoria, Johnny, and Johnny's men. This was by design. As soon as we got to the restaurant, Johnny pulled one of his favors with Marco. He had Marco close the restaurant and kick everyone out except for us.
Marco put up a fuss because it was a big night for them and closing during open hours harmed business to customer relationships. He argued and raised his voice until I handed him $50,000. That was more than they made on a good night, and the night was already half way over.
He said that would cover them for the night and the harmed business relationships. I handed him another $10,000 so no one gave any of us, including Johnny's men, a check at the end of the night. It was nicer if no one had to worry about who was paying what.