“You enjoy being like this, don’t you?” I ask.
“Provocative? Yes. It’s almost a hobby—actually, it is my personality. People are far too serious in this world. They should laugh more—and have more s*x. I’m sure we’d all live to a hundred if they followed my advice.”
“That doesn’t sound like the Capo’s son.”
“It’s not. But we have to define ourselves before others do it for us. I follow the rules—but I don’t stop being myself.”
“And people accept that?”
“I make them accept it. Besides my family, everyone else is forced to. I’m the Capo’s son—there’s no rule against a good sense of humor.”
“You call that cynicism humor?” I laugh.
“Wow, that hurt!” he dramatizes. “Don’t tell anyone it’s cynicism. They might think I’m a fraud—and what would happen to Vitale honor if they knew I have the
