Крестный отец

           Ninohadbecomeconciousagain.Johnnywentandsatonthebed.JulesandLucywentovertothefootofthebed.Ninogavethemawangrin."OK,I’llstopbeingawiseguy.Ifeelreallylousy.Johnny,rememberaboutayearago,whathappenedwhenwewerewiththosetwobroadsdowninPalmSprings?IsweartoyouIwasn’tjealousaboutwhathappened.Iwasglad.Youbelieveme,Johnny?"

           Johnnysaidreassuringly,"Sure,Nino,Ibelieveyou."

           LucyandJuleslookedateachother.FromeverythingtheyhadheardandknewaboutJohnnyFontaneitseemedimpossiblethathewouldtakeagirlawayfromaclosefriendlikeNino.AndwhywasNinosayinghewasn’tjealousayearafterithappened?Thesamethoughtcrossedboththeirminds,thatNinowasdrinkinghimselftodeathromanticallybecauseagirlhadlefthimtogowithJohnnyFontane.

           JulescheckedNinoagain."I’llgetanursetobeintheroomwithyoutonight,"Julessaid."Youreallyhavetostayinbedforacoupleofdays.Nokidding."

           Ninosmiled."OK,Doc,justdon’tmakethenursetoopretty."

           JulesmadeacallforthenurseandthenheandLucyleft.Johnnysatinachairnearthebedtowaitforthenurse.Ninowasfallingasleepagain,anexhaustedtookonhisface.Johnnythoughtaboutwhathehadsaid,aboutnotbeingjealousaboutwhathadhappenedoverayearagowiththosetwobroadsdowninPalmSprings.ThethoughthadneverenteredhisheadthatNinomightbejealous.