Manny was glad she agreed to grab a bite to eat with him.  He was glad she chose Mel’s because that was outside the line of his gang and he knew there would not be any problems there.  Not that his gang would really care he was with a woman, it was not something weird.  He was just not sure what they would think about it being this woman.<br/><br/>“Mel’s is still open and he still makes a mean double cheeseburger.”  He smiled, “With his side a arse of course.”  Manny pulled away and took Michele by the hand as they started to walk towards the diner. “Of course Vera is as dizzy as ever.”<br/><br/>Too Manny this almost felt like old times with Michele.  There were many times they would sneak away and spend time with her away from everyone else.  He always felt a little lost when she went away.  Of course he wished he knew what drove her away.  “So are you going to tell me why you left?”  Manny asked as they walked down the street hand in hand.