Andy looked at the wall "You sound like my right hand man," he took a sip saying "He thinks Skyla's dead. I don't believe it. She's to tough." He looked at the bottles. "I need to know if she's okay...or even if she's happy."

"Well this is probably the best place to know all the big players say for the Mayor and Police Chief" Jason said sitting down. "But maybe you could get to know me and my Kim." looking over to her. "We have a very interesting life." He then looked around and got a little quiet looking back to her "Oh...sorry..." noticing how his mood changed. "I briefly had a thought, that I wish two people could be here. They're Japanese like you, my friend Asuka and her best friend Skyla."

"Bella, c'mon now, I thought we were friends," Mimi said, raising her eyebrows. "I'd be frustrated if I wasn't told she'd be in attendance. I am frustrated she caught me off guard. Her and that brat sister of hers," she sighed, facing forward again. It was nothing more than a guess, but there was no way Bella was aligned with the Falconetties, and definitely not just some random dancer. Those were those dim witted twins that worked the off days. That left the Black Dirt, and if Mimi was right, that's where Skyla was too. She had to be, she wasn't anywhere else.

"You were just giving up on her five minutes ago, make up your mind," Itsumi said.

"I'm half japanese," Valentina corrected Jason. "But I know Skyla and Aska, shame what happened. It's kinda why I'm here," she said, smiling a little sadly.

"I'm...sorry?" Bella raised an eyebrow, even more confused and taken aback by this reaction. "Was this somebody you told me about before? I genuinely don't remember, sorry if I'm forgetting." She answered, truthfully not knowing a single thing about this Skyla situation. She hadn't been in Facina long, only recently coming here to do this job after a deep study of the locale.

Andy looked away looking to order a drink

Jason sighed "I was just trying to be polite. I knew they were flawed, I just didn't want to speak ill of the dead. Though I do really think Aska and Skyla would like the new Facina"

“Then I’d care to say you don’t know them well at all,” Skyla said quietly.

“She’s a thorn in my side,” Mimi said.

"You know her personally?" Bella asked, leaving out that she knew the mob boss had been involved with a yakuza girl. If she knew this girl, then did that make her yakuza?

Jason said "You promised, for Elizabeth"

Andy got quiet seeing Kim playing with Elizabeth a bit as he sighed "Want to come with me for a smoke?"

"I don't smoke, but I'll come out to chat" Jason said as Andy went to the back room. Jason prepared to follow him, but paused saying to the girl sitting next to him "I'm so sorry for that"

Itsumi was ignoring them both.

Skyla weaved her way to the edge of the dance floor, watching quietly.

“If she’s worth anything, she’ll be making up for that tonight,” Mimi muttered.

"What're you thinking?" Bella asked, curious as to what Mimi expected her to do tonight. "Expecting her to do something a little more drastic?"

Andy sighed "It's just...things have never been the same since Gramps died" which caused Jason to cringe a bit. "With him, things made sense. Be tough, look tough, and make sure business is handled. Make sure you love your life." 

Jason looked at him and said "He uh...sounded like a good guy" 

"He was" Andy said looking at his hand "In a mobster sort of way. He loved his family more than anything though. Little Elizabeth especailly. I've been so distant from her. I just want things to make sense again. When Skyla came into my life...things did" Andy sat up "Business made sense, and I felt I had someone with me that...that it all made sense with" 

With a heavy sigh he continued saying  "Now she's gone and I just...I just don't know what I'm doing anymore" 

Kim yelling at him to stop was erased by Jason and Andy as kids playing with each other, as he looked at this half drunk mess in front of him. "Andrew" which caused Andy to look at him as Jason used his full name. "I...have something to tell you" 

Andrew ask "What?" looking at his younger brother "What's going on?" 

"Andrew, about a year ago, I made a judgement call" as Andy's eyes narrowed, Jason continued his confession. "That Sapphire girl, the one who was all about playing "smart not big". which caused Andy to nod his head. "She told me that an FBI contact of hers, said that they were goign to crack down on us. However, if either David Falconettie turned himself in...or died....they would leave us alone" 

Andy looked at Jason as he couldn't look at his older brother anymore "I don't know if she was lying or if she was telling the truth. I had to risk it...and with that risk..." there was a deep breath taken. "I killed David" 

Andy grew silent as Jason looked away "I'm sorry, I just...I couldn't take the risk. Not even Kenny on his best day could take the FBI if they got serious." He said "I'm sorry, I  couldn't risk it. To be fair, we were kind of going crazy and..." 

Andy put his hand up as Jason waited for a gun to be pulled as Andy said "Jason, I get it" which caused Jason to look at him stunned "It makes way more sense now." he leaned back a bit. "Thank you, for telling me. I understand why you took so long." 

"Why are you taking this so well? Aren't you angry?" as Jason got on guard as Andy shook his head "Why not?" 

"Like you said, we were going crazy, honestly, it was inevitable. I don't think you were lied to..." Jason looked as Andy looked back to him as Andy continued "How did the Old Man take it?" 

"Well, surprisingly" Jason said quietly "I...understood why you looked up to him. He was proud of you and Elizabeth" 

"Yeah, that's gramps for you" Andy said looking at him "But Jason, it's a dirty life...one you got out of." he smiled saying "Thank you...so much f or telling me this. There's another reason why I'm not angry" 


Jason asked quietly "What is it?" 

"You idiot," Andy chuckled out "You're my brother, and I love you." He said "I'm not going to pretend the past year didn't happen because of one sensible thing you did" 


"Thanks man," Jason said with a smile "I love you too" as the two brothers raised empty glasses to clink together. 

Mimi laughed lightly. “No, her sister’s here. My guess is she’s going for Andy. Or Jason. Depends on who she blames more for her misery. Me personally I’d go for Andy before he really builds the Falconettie’s back up but,” she shrugged.

Skyla slowly made her way over, feigning looking for the bathroom. Thankfully given that it was a dark club, only lit by the party lights and around the bar, it was an easy cover. She reached the door to the back room, casting a cursory glance around the club once to make sure now one was watching.

"I see, I see." Bella looked out into the crowd, quietly beginning to line up where Mimi was looking from her peripherals with the crowd. Perhaps she could narrow down which one was this Skyla.