Bugs and the Canvass
Frankie made a few stops, but eventually he picked up Alex from Nicky’s house and took him home.
“Did you have a good time?” he asked.
“Yeah,” Alex said. “We had meatball sandwiches for lunch. Can’t be much wrong with a day that includes meatball sandwiches, especially if the day starts that way. You taught me that.”
“You’ve got a point. I would find a hard time complaining about any day that starts out with Angela’s or Rosa’s meatball sandwiches for lunch.”
Alex became more animated. “Yeah, and I like the way they make them too. Rosa puts the rolls under the broiler just long enough to melt the cheese onto the bread, then she puts on the meatballs and sauce, then melts more cheese on top. That way the rolls don’t get soggy, because the sauce doesn’t soak into the
