A month later
ACE Trucking today, and the media was already lined up out front. Reporters wanted a walk through, and I still needed to get last-minute details with our crew. Mostly hired up, we still needed staff for overnight, and Elio was handling that process. Vincenzo sent out invites to our board members if they wanted to attend. A few accepted, along with the mayor giving us the key to the city.
“Gentlemen, are you ready?” I stood on the loading dock in the back. We had five trucks with our logo, carrying food in some trucks, service parts in another. The real crates without guns would go in later tonight after we closed.
“Ready, boss!” one of the young drivers shouted from the back.
“Great. The mayor is going to do a little speech, then we cut the ribbon.”
“It’s time.” The rece
