Крестный отец

           CanyoumeetitinLosAngeles?IhavetoflybacktoNewYorkthesamenightsoyouwon’thavetoworryaboutkeepingyournightfreeforme."

           "Sure,Tom,"Johnnysaid."Anddon’tworryaboutmelosinganight.Stayoverandrelaxabit.I’llthrowapartyandyoucanmeetsomemoviepeople."Healwaysmadethatoffer,hedidn’twantthefolksfromhisoldneighborhoodtothinkhewasashamedofthem.

           "Thanks,"Hagensaid,"butIreallyhavetocatchtheearlymorningplaneback.OK,you’llmeettheeleven-thirtyA.M.outofNewYork?"

           "Sure,"Johnnysaid.

           "Stayinyourcar,"Hagensaid."SendoneofyourpeopletomeetmewhenIgetofftheplaneandbringmetoyou."

           "Right,"Johnnysaid.

           HewentbacktothelivingroomandGinnylookedathiminquiringly."MyGodfatherhassomeplanforme,tohelpmeout,"Johnnysaid."Hegotmethepartinthemovie,Idon’tknowhow.ButIwishhe’dstayoutoftherestofit."

           Hewentbackontothesofa.Hefeltverytired.Ginnysaid,"Whydon’tyousleepintheguestbedroomtonightinsteadofgoinghome?Youcanhavebreakfastwiththekidsandyouwon’thavetodrivehomesolate.Ihatetothinkofyouallaloneinthathouseofyoursanyway.Don’tyougetlonely?"

           "Idon’tstayhomemuch,"Johnnysaid.

           Shelaughedandsaid,"Thenyouhaven’tchangedmuch."Shepausedandthensaid,"ShallIfixuptheotherbedroom?"

           Johnnysaid,"Whycan’tIsleepinyourbedroom?"

           Sheflushed."No,"shesaid.Shesmiledathimandhesmiledback.