Former Jersey wiseguys Tony and Carter turned over a whole new leaf when they decided to open an old-fashioned Italian deli in a quiet little tourist town in Northern Idaho. Compared to busting heads and collecting protection money, this new life's a breeze. Or it was, right up until they're asked to help the victim of a hate crime, a teenage boy who was beaten just because he's gay. This story is part of the 2011 Charity Sip Blitz collection. More than thirty authors have written short fiction pieces and have agreed to donate all proceeds of the sales of these stories to the It Gets Better Project. Torquere Press Inc. will match the authors' donations completely.