“So Ryan what is the dogs name?”

“He thought about it stared at him.” I got it his name is Petey.”

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Marina and Sam were leaving the coffee house when a black sedan pulled up and the windows rolled down. Without warning, a hail of gunfire erupted. Bullets were flying everywhere. Sam looked up and found Miloslumped near the door. She was shot in the arm. Vinnie was shooting at the car, and A.J.’s body was on top of Marina’s. It only lasted about three minutes. Then their guys were everywhere, Sam looked around and Jason was holding out his hand to help her up.

“Go check on Marina, I am fine.”

Marina was pushing Greg’s body off of her.

“Damn when people said the dead weigh a ton they were not kidding,” Marina yelled. His body was half on, half off Marina when Jason helped her up. Then he looked down and saw blood all over the front of Marina’s shirt.

“Sam!!!!!!!!!! get over here” Jason yelled.

Sam came running over. They both looked at her shirt and then each other, both thinking this is bad.

“Hey you two it is not my blood it is his, but I did get hit in the shoulder,” Marina told them. They all went back inside.

“This is a response to him having his clubs blown up. Jason can you set up a meeting with all the rest of the families for Wednesday and then we get the next five of his shipment I want to hit him were it hurts his wallet” Marina said.

Brief Sonny, I am driving you home Marina but first we need to stop at the drug store.”

They all left to handle the latest.

Sam went into the drug store she grabbed the following cotton balls, gauze, peroxide, tweezers she paid the clerk and drove to Marina’s house.

Jodie dropped Ryan and Petey off at home, and went to Marina’s apartment. she was making a sandwich when she saw the lights flash. She walked into the entryway seeing Marina leaning on a very beautiful short woman with brown hair.

“Who is that?” Sam asked.

“This is Jodie. Now go into the bathroom, it is on your right. Give us a second to talk” Marina told Sam.

Sam raised her eyebrows but went into the bathroom. As she left, Jodie’s hands start going a mile a minute.

“Who is she and why is your shoulder bleeding?”

“ First her name is Sam; I have known her for years. Now help me take off this jacket and I will tell you what happened.”

Jodie eased the jacket off of Marina, being careful not to jostle her shoulder. Jodie saw Marina’s shirt.

“You need to be at a hospital”

“ No I don’t this is not my blood, it is the other guy’s. I was leaving a coffee house and I got caught in the cross fire and got shot in the shoulder.” Marina explained.