The LONE TREE Cafe (OPEN)

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piece of the action

Donny walks over to the counter. There sat the check for 20k. "Ah Tony meat head come out here." Tony Tortelli comes out of the kitchen. Donny hands him the check. "Wha tha fuck in this?"Tony inquires.

"The Knife's kid wants a piece of tha action." Donny replies.

Tony puts his hands on his hips and looks at Donny. " What tha fuck you talkin about, what action?"

Donny waves his arms around. "This action, the Lone Tree!"

Tony looks at Donny incredulously. "What the fuck you talkin about, what do you mean the Lone Tree, oh shit!"

Donny gives Tony a look of, ah you got it.

"Sky wants a piece of the Lone Tree, I see!" Tony replies.

Donny looks at Tony "What do you think?"

Tony looks at Sky "What you lookin for? "

 

[Mayu]

She looked at them and laughed a little bit, they were like a couple of hens

worse then girls which was actually kind of funny, thinking of something but shrugged it away.

"To watch a business grow, get what you need, update the place if you want. you can send all bills to me"

Taking out a piece of paper from her purse and wrote down her address and her phone number, giving it to one of the boys.

 

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grow?

Tony's taken back" Grow? The Lone tree, grow? Sweety this is twisted Banzzi tree of a place, we get a little truck action a boy scout group now and then. "

Donny looks at Sky" What we could do is advertise, say a couple radio spots a blue plate special report of some sort!, Whata yeah think?"

 

[Mayu]

She smiled some and nodded

"Sounds good to me" She said softly, gazing at them both. Placing her hands on her hips.

"Yeah what's wrong with this place growing?"

 

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growing?

Donny shrugs" Nothing I guess, its only, this is an old place. Two broken down old boxers like Tony and me.....we look for a quiet kind of life. Don't get me wrong, a little money comin in would be nice." Donny walks around and sits on an empty stool.

"In the old days truck traffic out of the farms kept this place jumpin. Now a lot of the farms are run down and not being operated any more. We get a few farmers now and then a couple older folks stop by, but not much more."

"Your right the food here is first class, the location...not so hot."

 

[Mayu]

She smiled looking at him.

"You two can make it work, and I'll help you. You will see money coming in, I promise"

She never promised things on whims, she had a purpose and she wanted to see this place survive and thrive.

 

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your a cute kid

Donnie smiles "Your a cute kid, we all want this to work, and I'm sure I can rely on you to do your part in this. Yeah know this has been a rather quiet place lately, your being here livens up the place. What about I show you around a bit, in the back?"

 

[Mayu]

She smiled at the complement, so she was cute huh? thinking for a moment she nodded to him. "Alright Donnie" She wanted to prove to the two of them, that just because they were warn out boxers, didn't mean they couldn't make the place work. Her eyes scanning the place, a big content look on her face.

 

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the kitchen & back room

Donny stands and leads Sky around the counter. This is called the front of the house. From the counter to the seating area. As you can see we keep a small supply of things we may need here a fresh glass a few cups for coffee, two or three plates. Next is the kitchen, that is where all the majic happens. Tony and I do all the cooking. We bring in a guy or a girl now and then ta clean up the place." Donny opens the door to the kitchen. They walk in.

"This is the back of the house" Donny adds. Then points further back and that is the storage area, and back room. "Now the back area is not the same as the back of the house. The house means the area that the customer is served from and to."Donny pauses. "You under stand?"

 

[Mayu]

she walked with Donny and listened to everything he said, keeping her eyes on everything that he has told her. When he stopped and asked if she understood, she nodded some. She wasn't a dumb "Kid" and she always loved to show off the skills she had, having the connections she did. She always knew how to get things done or working.

 

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Tony

Tony is scraping the grill and looks up. "You want something ta grow, I got some that wants ta go!"

Donny looks over to Tony"You can be so crude some times." Donny looks at Sky. "Look, Tony got hit in the head a lot, he say thing some time, that well are not right, he can cook up a storm, but he can be, well .....nasty!"

Tony looks back at his grill and starts scrapping again"Ah take her in the storeroom and do her like you did Carla, then see if she wants ta be around you, or better yet we can tag team her like Big Titty Rose!"

Donny raises his hands"What more can I say, but I sorry!"

 

[Mayu]

She smiled meeting his friend, and listened to what his friend said and she actually laughed.

"So the storeroom is a favorite hang out for you guys?"

She laughed some and liked him, she liked everyone that worked here. Placing her hands on her hips she grinned.

"Don't worry it doesn't bother me, Ive heard a hell of a lot worse. Just be glad he can talk at all" She said happily.

 

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Tony 'the turtle' Tortelli

Tony stops scraping the grill and straightens up and turns and looks at Sky.
" I'm of two minds about this. One, a woman who doesn't mind dirty talk just might talk dirty too! Or as they say, what comes out of the mouth comes from the brain. Meaning, that you yourself have a dirty mind and you got something in mind for two old boxers from Jersey that has nothing ta do with The Lone Tree Cafe. Now I might be wrong and it would not be the first time, but I'm no dummy, just an underacheiver."

Tony takes his apron off and places it down next to the grill. " I started boxing in college. Yeah thats right. My father Dr. Enrico Palla Torelli just about dropped dead when I told him I was going ta Fordham Unniversity on a boxing scholarship. I was 21 and 5 by my junior year 16 knock outs. I listened to some bad advice and turned pro. Tony 'the turtle' Tortelli was my boxing name because I not no neck to speak of. I fought in the Garden a couple time. I fought Joe 'The Hammer" Johnson twice. I never got up the second time. I was in the hospital for a month. My father came to see me. He said I was self destructive and throwing my life away. That night I really thought of gave up boxing. "

Tony takes a couple steps toward Sky, stops and leans against a stainless steal sink. "On the third week, one night they roll in this guy from Jersey. I had never fought him. He was a fighter from the South end of the State. He fought in Philly and in the Midwest. He was all busted up too. Just as bad as me. We talk a little, shared our stories of fights we had been in and found we had both fought the same guy Steve "the Sandman" Carson. He was called "Sandman" because he put you to sleep by puting your lights out. Any way we decided together to get out of the business and do some thing different. So now know the good lookin guy your standing with there is none other then Donny "the Duck" Dumas". I'm sure you heard of the Dumas bakery chain, Antarious Dumas is Donny's father." Tony stops and looks at the floor.

"And second, is no, you shouldn't like it. Just because you heard worst some where else. It should not be part of your life. You should raise your self up. You say you got money now. You want to invest it. Great! You want to put it in the Lone Tree not so great. Now don't get me wrong I'll take your money. I met a lot of gals in their dorm room and slipped them the Tony Torpedo. They moved on!"

Tony stops and looks at Sky. "So I ask you again Sky What are you looking for?"

 

[Mayu]

Sky looked at Tony and looked at him, she didn't know what to say to him. Not to sure what he wanted to hear, she was honest with people. She didn't feel the need to lie to people, crossing her arms she sighed some. Shaking her head, she tried so hard to think of something to say. But nothing came to mind, but right now she just had no words to come up with.

"I'm not like most girls Tony, I don't just vanish. I'm not out to get anything, I want to do something with my life, Besides I always admired you. I watched all your fights, and I saw more potential in you then just Boxing. And I will prove it to you, maybe I want a friend. Maybe it's just my pathetic crush I have on you, I don't know. But I know I want to do what I can, I'm not going to vanish and I'm not going away."

She admitted to much and turned her back on him, god she was just so damn stupid. She wanted to kick her own ass, wrapping her arms around herself she silently sighed.

 

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that I can understand

Tony smiles "Now that I believe. Your lookin fer ta same thing Donny and I have been lokin fer! See it is more then just the Lone Tree. Its more then a business deal. You want the whole package. You want a piece of the picture, you want a place ta belong. That I can understand. " He walks over and puts his arms around her. He looks her in the face, she looks like she wanted to cry.

"You think I'm going ta let some one fast talk me out of The Lone Tree? I had ta Know. Any way welcome to the Lone Tree. You want me and Donny ta take you back in ta the store room and fuck your brains out? No pressure!" Tony smiles at her.

"Tony you got a way with women you know that!" Donny shakes his head. "I don't believe you!"

Tony lets Sky go and looks at Donny. "What did I say? We go in tha back check inventory and she gets ta see the rockets red glare, while I burst in her hair. All business!"

 

[Mayu]

Sky couldn't help but laugh at what Tony was saying , he was a smart ass but she liked both him and Donny. These two were good guys, that much she knew. Thinking for a moment, she looked at both of them.

"If you could even handle me" She chuckled some.
"I'm a fire cracker so Ive been told by my grandfather"

Grinning happily she sat down and sighed a little bit.

"And thanks for the welcome, glad to be here"

 

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Tinkle Tinkle

Everyone is all smiles now. Donny takes Sky by the hand. "Let me show you the rest of the place."

Tony pushes off from the sink. Just as the front door sounds. He turns to Donny. "We got customer Casanova, do your job!"

Donny smiles to Sky. "Hang around, watch what we do!" He lets go of her hand and walks toward the door seperating the back of the house from the front. He opens the door. "Hello folks sit any where!"

 

[Mayu]

Sky smiled and heard someone coming through, so knew all to well what was going on. She nodded happily and she walked out with him, she watched how they worked. Finding it interesting. It was really cool to see them at work, and right now as the customers seemed happy. They seemed to know Donny.

"Eh Donny who's the beauty by ya?"

Sky smiled some.

"Beauty?" She thought to herself.

 

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"Beauty"

Donny looks at Sky and winks. Then looks back at the customer. "This is Skylene Bowens from Dark Horse Associates. She's our new media and management consultants. She's giving Tony and me so ideas on improving the customer flow, with some new menu items and presentation."

The customer nodded"Yeah the first thing to go should be that sign." The sign behind the counter says no shoes, no shirt, no service. and NO MONEY.get out of here!

"That is one of Tony's classics" Donny states.

 

[Mayu]

She smiled as they introduced her the way they did, which was a tad strange but she didn't say a word about it, nodding she "Confirmed" they were telling the truth, she sighed a bit as she enjoyed the thought for a moment, looking back at Donny and Tony she smiled at them.

"Yeah, I like this place so decided to help"

 

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I like this place so decided to help"

Donny smiles back." With Skilene's help and Dark Horse too of coarse, we are looking forward to the Lone Tree moving forward to a sucessfull place again!"

The customers smiles"Come on Donny where you going to get get the customers?"

Donny turns to Sky. "Well thats why we have Skylene and Dark Horse here to figure that out.

Tony comes out of the back"I say we go with topless waitresses!"

 

[Mayu]

Sky heard what he said and laughed some, crossing her arms she said.

"That's fine if you have the permit for topless waitresses, I have a lot of pull in the city. They will get the custmers, and I plan on making this place the most popular in the city."

She had promised to do a lot with this place, and always would do it.

 

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Topless

Donny turns and looked at Tony. "My god son some time times that nasty little mind of pays off!" The customer smiles and finds a seat. And Tony walks over and takes their order.
"Ski come in the back I want ta talk with you a second, the office would be the best." They walk throught the 'back of the house' past the store room to a small cubby of an office, barely room for two people. "I would rather people in general not know that Massino money is working here. Back a while ago some hoods from your granddads gang beat up a couple farmer out this way. They have long memories out here."

Donny stands up and rubs against Sky"You are cute!"

 

[Mayu]

She walked to the back and listened to what was being said to her and she nodded. Crossing her arms she leaned against the wall thinking about her grandfather. And looked at Donny.

"You wont have trouble with them, they know to leave people alone. I'm just as dangerous as my grandfather, because I don't take shit from them. But you wont have to worry about them, they are gone so isn't my grandfather"

When Donny rubbed against her she smiled.

"Thanks, your cute yourself"

 

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You think I'm cute?

Donny smiles at Sky. You think I'm cute?"

H leans in and gives her a gentle kiss on the lips.

"I'm happy your going to help us." He bites his upper lip and looks in to her eyes.