THE YOUNG SOPRANOS PART 4--XII (CONTINUED)
THE
YOUNG SOPRANOS
PART 4--XII
BY
J. BECK
2024
. . .
(CONTINUED)
XII
A.J. leaves in Jack Black's old car after paying an afternoon visit to Deanne Pontecorvo house. A.J. returned Jack's car to his riverfront machine shop warehouse to hide parked inside & exchanged it for his rental car.
A.J. left Jersey's Shores to cross over the Hudson River into NYC before going over the Brooklyn Bridge to the Dumbo Hotel. Where he only found Meadow & Omerta alone in their joining luxury rooms.
Meadow was surprised to see her brother there so early in the day. Informing him that Stella had gone to work "Walking the Beat." & Francesca was off w/Alle Pontecorvo on a shopping spree. Apparently Franny still had money left over from her winnings betting on "Sting's" last fight.
A.J. takes off his dress jacket to toss over the back of an empty chair as he tugged to loosen & remove his tight-collared tie. Then he kicks off his shoes one by one without untying the shoe-strings as he unbuttons the front of his shirt to flop down on the leather couch across from Meadow petting the cat that leaps off her & onto his lap.
What's the matter w/you? Are you OK Anthony?" Meadow asked w/a questioning look.
A.J. ignores Meadow & Omerta kneeling his claws into his chest wanting attention as A.J. stretches his arms & legs lifting pointing his toes to comment that he was Fine & Never felt Better but he could stand a stiff drink.
Meadow glares her little brother not believing him as she stands to pour them both a glass of rum.
"I'm just tired--It's been a big day! Plus I missed my wife & family at home. Although this Hotel is hardly a home."
"Oh--Aren't you a dear-heart missing your family & home! This place suits me just Fine personally." Meadow answered A.J. who was stroking Omerta's stiff erect tail & purring loudly hundred miles an hour as she hands him his drink. A.J. takes & drinks it straight down & hands the empty glass asking: "May I have another?!"
Meadow simply hands him her's & goes to refill it for herself.
"Just bring the whole bottle back w/you Bing!--Do you have any Weed around here?"
"Franny has some I can get?!"
"What? Francesca has some?--Is that what it has come to? WE'VE been reduced to copping dope off our little sister?!" A.J. asked sarcastically while half laughing. "Is it any good?!"
"You tell me T!" Meadow answered producing two joints--holding one up in each hand. "One for you & one for me! The best part is they're already pre-rolled & not pin joints!"
Meadow sits down in front of her drink & the half bottle of rum to hand A.J. his joint. But ihe takes it only to toss it onto the coffee-table. (WHAT ANTHONY?!)
"Let's just smoke & past your joint first. There's no need to fire up two at the same time?"
"Well it's Safer A.J. That prevents us from passing each other's germs between us!"
"Oh for Christ-sake Meadow fire that fucking thing up & pass it to me." A.J. insisted.
"OK--But you better not get me sick A.J.?!"
"ME?!--Get you Sick?! What if you get me sick?" (Well if that happens?--It will be all you Fault!)
"I don't know what strangers you have been around or been kissing in bed with?!"
"OH--ANTHONY JOHN SOPRANO JR--YOU DONT WANT--TO GO THERE!"
"To Go Where?!" A.J. & Meadow hear from behind them as Stella came into the room from the hallway.
"Oh Stella!--It's You! You startled us. (Startled You-Not Me!) A.J. smiles up at his newly wedded wife in her blue blood police uniform in the doorway.
"Is everything alright darling?" Meadow asked still holding the unlit joint in her hand.
"Everything is Fine Muffy! I fact I have some great news! (News?!) Yes--I got that promotion off the Beat to Detective! I think it was those four Yankees box-seat tickets from my husband that I gave the police chief that did the trick?!"
"I'm sure you deserved & earned it by the merits of your hardworking character!" Meadow assured her.
"Well I also got a new job! I was hired on to be a detective across the River in Jersey by the Newark Police Department. The only catch is I have to hold a NJ residence within 3 months."
"What?--You are going to move out? You are going to leave me Stell?"
"Not exactly Muff--I'm going to keep my house here in Brooklyn but you had to know eventually A.J. would be getting our own home together?!" (Without Me.)
"No.--Not without you. You & Franny can both come over to live w/US in Jersey!" Stella peers over to her husband who knodded in agreement.
"A.J. knows that I have no fucking desire in returning to goddamn Jersey!"
"You'll have to do what suits you best Muffy." Stella sincerely said as she stood undressing out of her uniform inside the hotel room door commenting that this the last time she have to wear this uniform or taking it off. Saying she would be wearing civilian street clothes as a detective so that meant they'd have to go shopping for a new wardrobe. Adding she still had lots of wedding gift money left to spend!
"What the fuck ever!" Meadow pushes Omerta off her lap & tosses down the joint to storm out of the room saying:
"I knew A.J. would steal you away from me!" as she grabs her purse & car-keys to leave slamming the door closed behind her.
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