Chapter 27: Put Your Head on My Shoulder
Marcella received congratulations from everyone standing beside Tony. Although there were only a handful of people, it almost felt like a reception. She missed her parents though. But she did wonder if they would be happy to see her getting married this way.
Probably not.
Congressman Feinstein and his wife left with Tony promising that he will surely have a wedding party. Marcella talked to Henry Arletta. He gave her a card with a phone number on it. Apparently, he started a shipping company—Bambina Shipping Company.
The address of the company was closer to her house. Henry told her that he employed a lot of her father’s men, his "brothers" as they were left directionless after her father’s passing.
That explained her seeing familiar faces around.
Marcella caressed the card. Her father had a shipping company as a front. He had the entire port under his control. Not even a fly or mosquito could enter or leave the port without him getting alerted. He handled a lot of illegal trafficking and got a sizable cut. That’s how he increased his power and wealth in the city.
But Henry named the company after her. It warmed her heart.
"Everything I have is what Don DeAngelo left for me, Bambi. Whatever happened..." Henry sighed. "Don never stopped loving you. You must know that," Henry said holding her hand. His eyes started to water as he looked at Tony. "He would have been so happy to see you getting married. He worried a lot for you..."
Marcella couldn’t find the right words to say to him. She was worried about what her father would think of her. But Henry’s words soothed her. She hugged him. "Thank you for saying this, Henry. I needed it..."
Tony spared a glance at Henry and Henry nodded and excused himself.
Henry understood why Tony wanted Bambina to have access to her father’s men. This way she can contact them whenever she needed. She won’t be happy to learn that they are still following the old ways. He needs to hang a sign at their "warehouse" and maybe really start a business. Bambina is very smart. She can’t be fooled for long.
Uh, Randy is not going to be happy hearing Tony married Bambina!