The Russos 3

By D.J. Manly

In episode 3, Francine develops a serious case of the hots for her client. Angelo and Tony meet for the first time. Tony makes an interesting confession to his aunt Janet, and Johnny's condition grows worse.

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• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Mar 18, 2018
• ISBN: 9781487405618

D.J. Manly

D.J. Manly is first and foremost a writer, but is also a college professor, a small business operator and a sociologist who works as a consultant on research projects. D.J. is a proud Canadian who lives in French Canada, and speaks both English and French. Human rights are a great concern, and D.J. longs for a peaceful world free of sexism, racism, and homophobia. D.J. writes for the pure love of writing, and always with the reader in mind. If D.J. doesn't enjoy reading it, it won't be written. Great characters, great sex and a great love are the elements you’ll find in D.J’s work. There is nothing quite as exciting as beautiful men falling in love. Come taste D.J’s work, but be careful, you may become as addicted to reading it, as D.J. is to writing it. One reviewer said of Manly’s work that reading it can give you “…third degree burns in an air conditioned room…” I think that says it all.

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In episode 3, Francine develops a serious case of the hots for her client. Angelo and Tony meet for the first time. Tony makes an interesting confession to his aunt Janet, and Johnny’s condition grows worse.

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The Russos 3

Copyright © 2018 D.J. Manly

ISBN: 978-1-4874-0561-8

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The Russos

Episode 3

By

D.J. Manly

Dedication

To my readers.

Previously on The Russos...

In Episode Two, Tony, who has just been informed that his real father is Johnny Russo, finally arrives in Los Angeles where his biological father lies in a coma from a gunshot wound.

Mac, who is very upset about what is happening to Johnny and his best friend, reminisces with Johnny at his bedside about what it was like growing up with him and his brother, while Johnny still hovers near death.

Sofia Russo, in agony over the state of both her sons, thinks about her youth, and how she fell in love back in Italy, with a concert pianist, Drake’s real father... and the love of her life.

And Now... Episode Three of The Russos

It was half-past eight, and Francine Thomson was exhausted. She took off her high heels, shoved them into her bag and put on her running shoes while she waited to see Drake at the jail.

Sure, she was being well paid for this case, but it was exhausting her, both physically and emotionally.

Seth Anderson, the DA, was a hardass when it came to giving anyone a break. Everything by the book. She thought she’d have Drake out of jail by the end of the week. Now it was beginning to look like two weeks.

Suddenly, a guard appeared and directed her down the hallway. She stepped through the metal detector, then went straight through to the consultation room. The guard opened the door for her.

Drake looked up as she came in, and smiled.

She smiled back. How could she not? He had a dynamite smile.

I didn’t expect to see you back here tonight, he said in his deep, smooth voice. Has something happened, Francine? He sat back in his chair.

She pulled out a chair on the other side of the table and then searched in her bag for a cigarette. She had told him to call her Francine, but she regretted it now. He had a way of saying her name that sounded like they had just been in bed together. She didn’t think it was intentional. It was just his way. She put a cigarette in her mouth, lit it and then held one out to him.

He shook his head. My voice, smoking ruins the voice, he explained.

Oh, she replied, blowing out smoke.

What’s wrong, Francine? You seem tense.

She was the lawyer, and he was the defendant. He was the one who was supposed to be tense.

The D.A. agreed that the evidence seems to back up your story. The fingerprints on the gun and the angle of the bullet indicate that your brother tried to pull the gun away from you and toward himself before it went off. He was shot at extremely close range, and...

So, that’s good, Drake cut her off. He got up and paced. He didn’t want to go through all this again. They believe me, then?

She nodded.

So, when can I get out of here?

There is something I don’t understand, Drake, Francine eyed him.

He stood still and met her eyes. What’s that?

"This complete about-face. First,