New Beginning: Tortured by the Past, Haunted by the Future

A Play date and Placating: Chapter 10

Jimmy DeFalco pulls up in front of the house Victoria and Philip Desio once owned and now his niece and nephews own. He is glad that they decided to keep it in the family and not sell it. It has a lot of memories and history he thinks to himself as he looks at the freshly manicured lawn, flower beds and the blossom tree that his sister planted a few months before she was killed by that drunk, drug addicted bastard.

But now Tracie is living here again and he needs to try to actually figure out why she is running away from her husband. A man that at first the family did not approve of but once he proved himself, which didn't take too long, he was welcomed into the family with open arms.

Opening the door of his Chevy Silverado, he steps out of the vehicle still dressed in his uniform, now a Captain at FDNY Engine 51 / Ladder 38 / Battalion 20 in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.

Shutting the door, he looks around at the other houses on the block, nodding his head and smiling realizing that the neighborhood is still predominately all Italian. Bay Ridge seems to have stayed the way it should be and it does help that the Mafia still has a very huge influence in this side of town still.

Opening the gate and closing it behind him, he walks up the paved walkway and up the stairs to the house. Opening the screen door, he knocks and then closes it again.

Tracie is upstairs changing Madison and getting her ready for their walk to the park.

"Do you want teddy to come with us to the park today baby?" Tracie asks her as she is just finishing putting on her sneakers.

Madison smiles and says, "No mommy, he needs to take a nap. He is very tired."

"Ok baby, why don't you tuck him in and then we can head out to the park. I know your friend Sean will be there too." Tracie says taking her hand as they head downstairs.

Madison looks at her mommy with a huge grin on her face, that reminds Tracie so much of Johnny that it brings a little tear to her eye.

Madison sees her mommy's eyes tear up and asks, "Are you ok mommy?"

"I'm good baby. You just remind me so much of your daddy." Tracie says. "But right now we are going to have a good time at the park." As she puts her daughters jacket on her, than grabs her denim jacket and putting it on.

Jimmy is about to knock on the door again, when it opens and he sees his nieces coming out.

Tracie smiles as Madison squeals when she sees him. Letting go of her mother's hand, she goes to him and he picks her up, swinging her around.

"Were are you girls off to this afternoon." Uncle Jimmy asks Madison.

Madison smiles and says, "Me and mommy are going to the park. Do you want to come with us Uncle Jimmy?" Madison says as she gets this huge grin on her face.

Tracie looks at her and sees Johnny again, which makes her smile at the thought of her husband.

Jimmy looks at Tracie who is now smiling and then looks back at Madison saying, "Only if mommy says it's ok?"

Madison looks at her with those piercingly big brown eyes, just like Johnny and says, "Mommy can Uncle Jimmy come with us, pleeeeaaassssseeeee?"

Tracie still smiling, says, "Of course Uncle Jimmy can come to the park with us."

Madison's smile widens as she says, "Yay, Uncle Jimmy is coming with us."

"But you have to be a big girl and walk holding Uncle Jimmy's hand, ok Maddie?" Tracie says, grabbing her cell phone and keys off of the side table and locking the door behind her.