(There's more to Valentine's Day then Hallmark cards and chocolate, it's also the anniversary of some pretty interesting events, including a massacre which some say was the beginning of the end for Al Capone. I wrote this about five years ago and posted it somewhere online. I can't remember where. But what the heck, it doesn't hurt to fix it up a little and post it again. Better a little historical fiction then mushy gushy VD stuff.)
I was damn cold and Jimmy was eager to get back to his new broad, Edna. He knew she would be waiting in his favorite outfit, wearing his favorite perfume. He also knew she was cooking up a real good lunch... with his favorite side dish. But first business had to be done. He and the boys were waiting in the garage for George to show. There was a big shipment of giggle water coming in at a real good price, then going out again at an even better price. A lot of dough was going to change hands, and Jimmy was there to make sure things went down the right way, or else Bugs would be none to happy. The boss was running late though. Always a bad sign, and Jimmy was on edge.
"I want to see you're hands up."
The boys put they're hands in the air and waited. Jimmy was going over what he was going to say to Edna in his head when he heard a familiar sound. It sounded an awful lot like a chopper 'bout ready to go off.
"Ol' Capone's gonna love us," he heard whispered behind him.
Now ain't that something, was his last thought.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
I was damn cold and Jimmy was eager to get back to his new broad, Edna. He knew she would be waiting in his favorite outfit, wearing his favorite perfume. He also knew she was cooking up a real good lunch... with his favorite side dish. But first business had to be done. He and the boys were waiting in the garage for George to show. There was a big shipment of giggle water coming in at a real good price, then going out again at an even better price. A lot of dough was going to change hands, and Jimmy was there to make sure things went down the right way, or else Bugs would be none to happy. The boss was running late though. Always a bad sign, and Jimmy was on edge.
"Where the hell is Bugs? I want get down to the joint on the square. There's a pretty moll named Betty that I'd like to get a look at," said one of the boys.
All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. "Open up! Police!"
"Ah, what the bulls doing here."
"Someone musta forgot to tell them about the fix," someone laughed.
"Well I guess we have to deal with the crashers," said Jimmy as he got up and opened the door.
Outside were two uniforms. One of them had his gun raised. They backed Jimmy into the building.
"What a day to get pinched. Listen fellows I got a tomato waiting for me downtown. Why don't you swing by tomorrow bout the same time and we'll pick up where we left off."
"Don't razz me. We heard from a birdie that yous got a shipment today."
"Who's the snitch?" Jimmy said smiling.
"That's nuff you. Everybody get up and face the wall."
Boy, was Edna gonna be mad when she found out what happened, thought Jimmy. Looked like there was no way the bulls were letting them go. Jimmy and the rest of the boys got up grumbling. They walked over to the back of the garage waiting for the cuffs.
All of a sudden there was a knock on the door. "Open up! Police!"
"Ah, what the bulls doing here."
"Someone musta forgot to tell them about the fix," someone laughed.
"Well I guess we have to deal with the crashers," said Jimmy as he got up and opened the door.
Outside were two uniforms. One of them had his gun raised. They backed Jimmy into the building.
"What a day to get pinched. Listen fellows I got a tomato waiting for me downtown. Why don't you swing by tomorrow bout the same time and we'll pick up where we left off."
"Don't razz me. We heard from a birdie that yous got a shipment today."
"Who's the snitch?" Jimmy said smiling.
"That's nuff you. Everybody get up and face the wall."
Boy, was Edna gonna be mad when she found out what happened, thought Jimmy. Looked like there was no way the bulls were letting them go. Jimmy and the rest of the boys got up grumbling. They walked over to the back of the garage waiting for the cuffs.
"I want to see you're hands up."
The boys put they're hands in the air and waited. Jimmy was going over what he was going to say to Edna in his head when he heard a familiar sound. It sounded an awful lot like a chopper 'bout ready to go off.
"Ol' Capone's gonna love us," he heard whispered behind him.
Now ain't that something, was his last thought.
Happy Valentine's Day!!!
