Chapter 11. Friday Night Plans

Carlos had a lot of questions to ask, and being outdoors with these two, with whom he felt very comfortable, it was impossible for him to resist.

“Guys, I have a few questions,” he told them, and they encouraged him to go on.

He asked if there were rules he ought not to break, what his life was going to look like from here on out, if he should be cautious, and if there was something that the Man in Black was expecting of him. They assured him that he didn’t need to worry. Their words all came down to a few things: the Man in Black truly cared about him because he had personally handpicked all the people around Carlos.

They told him that all he had to do was relax, pay attention, and ask questions when he was confused or unsure about anything. They assured him that as long as he was willing to learn, he’d be ready to run the business in no time under Stones and Dahlia, because everything had been put in place.

It was a reminder of how much the Man in Black ha