Goodnight, My Angel - Georgeotown Book IV - Prologue. Prologue

THE SQUAD

César Marcos Abelló, Jr. [CJ] – Born 1997 in Miami, Florida. Cuban-American. Georgetown University Edmund Walsh School of Foreign Service. Martial arts black belt, motorcycle enthusiast, and architecture aficionado. Owen’s husband

Owen Zachary Liston [Ozzie] – Born 1992 in Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia. Attorney with an MBA working at The Nature Conservancy. Oenophile raised in the family’s vineyard and winery. Rugby player. CJ’s husband.

Bradley Thomas Kennedy [Brad / Red] – Born 1997 in Boston, Massachusetts. High school lacrosse player. U.S. Army Ranger enlisted after graduation. Battled alcohol abuse during his teens. Tom’s son and Patrick’s brother.

Carson Joshua Sawyer – Born 1997 in Dover, Delaware. Student at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy. First friend CJ made at GU. Political junkie. Intern at DC mayor’s office during summers. Rowing team member.

Cristiano Humberto Israel Pereira, Jr. [Chipper] – Born 1997 in New York City to Argentinian parents. Moved to Washington halfway through his sophomore year. Student at the University of Miami Frost School of Music. Bisexual in an informal relationship with a male/female couple.

Ethan Isaac Feldman – Born 1992 in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. Raised in Roslyn, Long Island. New York University and Antonin Scalia Law School graduate. Works in Manhattan. Sean’s boyfriend.

Harley Oshkosh Wilkinson – Born 1997 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. CJ’s first friend in high school. Biker working as motorcycle tech at a Harley-Davidson dealership in Northern Virginia. Dating Kim Hoang.

Patrick Thomas Kennedy [Paddy / Preach] – Born 1999 in Boston, Massachusetts. College student at Boston University majoring in Theology and Social Work. Hockey player. Single gay man.

Richard Leonard Peterson [Ritchie] – Born 2002 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Sidwell Friends School student wants to attend the US Air Force Academy. Parents perished in boating accident. CJ’s half-brother. Lucy Wilkinson’s boyfriend.

Tanix Janda [Tank] – Born 1995 in Lafayette, Louisiana. Former U.S. Navy sailor. Licensed Massage Therapist and bar manager at Rogo’s Bar & Grill. Competitive bodybuilder and Scandals Rugby Football Club member.

Thiago Zeca Baravento – Born 1996 in Washington, District of Columbia. Brazilian-American. CJ’s martial arts sparring partner and fellow Walls graduate. Pharmaceutical Sciences PhD candidate at Howard University.

THE ELITE

Brett Andrew Davenport [Jarhead / Captain] – Born 1983 in California. UC Berkeley graduate. Retired Marine Corps captain. Heir to the Davenport family fortune, owner of Third Line Development and related companies. CJ’s father and César’s husband.

César Marcos Abelló [Emperor] – Born 1977 in Puerto Rico to Cuban parents. University of Florida graduate. Retired accountant. Oversees finances for the family, the family foundation, and family businesses. CJ’s father and Brett’s husband.

Charles Beauregard Houston III [Trip] – Born 1985 in Austin, Texas. Son of a wealthy family involved in cattle ranching and oil and gas production. Graduate of the University of Texas. Washington Post reporter and author. Recovering alcoholic. Danno’s partner.

Cristiano Humberto Israel Pereira [Chip] – Born 1969 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Banker living in Tampa Florida. Divorced Susana, came out, and moved from New York to Washington. Matt Calhoun’s ex. Cristina and Chipper’s father.

Dasan Ash Turner [Dash] – Born 1981 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realtor exclusive listing agent for Third Line Development properties. HIV positive. Cherokee Indian father and white mother. Matt’s partner.

Devon Marvin Jefferson [Dragon] – Born 1986 in Washington D.C. Social worker. Graduate of Howard University. Gets his nickname from large dragon tattoo over left shoulder and chest. Has remained single since breaking up with Rashid.

John Paul Smith [JP / Pope] – Born 1981 in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia. U C Berkeley graduate, worked as a model after graduation, before becoming Press Attaché at the Australian Embassy in Washington. Owen’s cousin. Tom’s husband.

Matthew Jason Calhoun, M.D. [Matt/Doc] – Born 1979 in Mobile, Alabama. Physician/Partner @ Harding & Calhoun. Graduate of Auburn University and John Hopkins Medical School. Dash’s partner.

Nakoa Wolf Manakauapo [Danno] – Born 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Owner of Rogo’s Bar & Grill. Attended Arizona State University. Former stuntman and bit actor. Surfer, muscle car restorer, and collector. Trip’s partner.

Rashid Kahn [King] – Born 1986 in London, England. Son of Pakistani Muslim parents. Harvard Law School graduate. Worked for Holland & Knight in the US. Partially financed his education as a boxer. Dragon’s ex-boyfriend.

Thomas John Fitzgerald Kennedy [Tom / Potus] – Born 1974 in Boston, Massachusetts. Former U. S. Army member. Washington Police Department Detective. Brad and Patrick’s father. JP’s husband.

THE FAMILY

Elizabeth Liston [Liz] – Born 1998 in Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia. Died of cancer in 2017, at home in the Liston Winery. Owen’s sister.

Geoffrey Liston [Geoff] – Born 1967 in New South Wales, Australia. Liston Winery’s Managing Director. Pam’s husband. Owen, Spencer, and Elizabeth’s father.

Juan Santos [Abo] – Born 1946 in Baracoa, Cuba. Died of complications from Alzheimer’s in 2018 at home in Miami. Olga’s husband. Lourdes’ father. CJ and Ritchie’s grandfather.

Lynne Marie Abelló – Born 1969 in Chicago, IL. Office manager @ Second Line Restoration. Rico’s wife. Randy and Rod’s mother.

Olga Santos [Aba] – Born 1951 in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba. Restaurant worker. Retired. Juan’s wife. Lourdes’ mother. CJ and Ritchie’s grandmother.

Pamela Liston [Pam] – Born 1964 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Geoff’s wife. Owen, Spencer, and Elizabeth’s mother

Randall Sebastián Abelló [Randy] – Born 1992 in Chicago, IL. Architect graduate of the University of Illinois-Chicago. Principal @ Second Line Restoration. Ty’s husband.

Ricardo Martín Abelló [Rico] – Born 1965 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Founder and main owner of Second Line Restoration. César’s brother. Randy and Rod’s father.

Rodney Sebastián Abelló [Rod] – Born 1992 in Chicago, IL. Civil Engineer graduate of Northwestern University. Project manager @ Third Line Development. Taisha’s husband

Rosario Abelló [Abuela] – Born 1939 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. Elementary school teacher. Retired. CJ’s grandmother.

Sebastián Abelló [Abuelo] – Born 1943 in Cienfuegos, Cuba. CJ’s grandfather. Founder of Primera Linea Construction. Retired.

Silas Lamont Washington – Born 2001 in Chicago, IL. Gay African-American. High school student. Randy and Ty’s foster son.

Spencer Liston [Spence] – Born 1994 in Pokolbin, New South Wales, Australia. Bachelor of Viticulture and Oenology Management Trainee @ Liston Vineyards. Owen’s brother.

Taisha Kravitz Abelló – Born 1988 in Washington DC. University of DC Community College graduate. Brett’s assistant and office manager @ Third Line Development. Rod’s wife.

Tyler Scott [Ty] – Born 1985 in Chicago, IL. General Contractor. Principal @ Second Line Restoration in charge of historical structures. Randy’s husband

THE FRIENDS

Ajax Karalis – Born 1994 in Queens, NY. Greek-American former doorman. Studies graphic arts at Hunter College. Chipper’s friend-with-benefits. Marina’s boyfriend.

Alvaro Diaz [Al] – Born 1986 in Miami, Florida. Graduate of the Culinary Arts Institute at FIU's Chaplin School of Hospitality and Tourism management Abuela’s owner.

Antonio Martellini [Tony] – Born 1983 in Brooklyn, New York. Founder of PRIME and co-owner of WOOF with his husband Colt.

Chatri Mookjai – Born 1989 in Seattle, Washington. Georgetown University School of Medicine graduate. Harding & Calhoun M.D. associate. CJ and Owen’s personal physician.

Colton Mann [Colt] – Born 1986 in Donnellson, Iowa. University of Iowa graduate played football for the Hawkeyes. Owns WOOF, a gym in Chelsea, New York. Married to Tony.

Cristina Pereira Prado – Born 1995 in New York, New York. Argentinian-American graduate of New York University. Damien’s wife

Gina Nichols – Born 1996 in Alaska. Lesbian Georgetown student. Met CJ during 2016 presidential campaign. Works at Human Rights Campaign thanks to his contacts.

Gray Young – Born 1985 in Sterling, Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College graduate. General contractor. Dr. Prescott Harding’s boyfriend.

Helen Vogel Mookjai – Born 1991 in Seattle, Washington. Registered nurse, Harding & Calhoun M.D. associate. Gamon’s mother.

Lucy Wilkinson – Born 2002 in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. School Without Walls High School. Harley’s sister and Ritchie’s girlfriend.

Kimberly Hoang [Kim] – Born 1998 in Fairfax, Virginia. Vietnamese-American. Education student at the University of Maryland. Harley’s girlfriend.

Marina Anastasi – Born 1995 in Queens, New York. Greek-American grew up down the street from Ajax. Chipper’s friend-with-benefits. Ajax’s girlfriend.

Sean Owen Brody – Born 1989 in Freehold, New Jersey. Former escort and porn actor. Personal trainer at WOOF and bartender/assistant manager at PRIME. Ethan’s boyfriend.

THE ENTITIES

Abuela’s – Washington, DC Cuban restaurant. Occupies the ground floor of a building developed by Brett. CJ and his grandfather are part owners.

Forbes Grille – Private club offering lunch and dinner. Membership’s mostly businesspeople. Popular with lobbyists. César and CJ are members.

Heroes’ Haven – Organization based in Delaware building tiny homes for disabled veterans and working to help them overcome PTSD. CJ sits on its board of directors.

Leatherneck Construction – District of Columbia construction company founded and owned by retired Marine Leo Dallas. Primary contractor for Third Line Development.

Purple Flame Winery – Vineyard and winery owned by the Montagne family in Napa Valley. Son Yves runs the guesthouse located on the grounds. Parents are friends of Geoff and Pam Liston.

PRIME - New York City club owned by Tony Martellini and Colt Mann. Located in the Chelsea neighborhood; it is primarily marketed to the gay community, but popular with straights too.

Primera Linea Construction – Construction firm founded by Sebastián Abelló in Miami, Florida. Sold with a portion of the proceeds invested in his son’s Chicago company.

Ripple Dairy – Wisconsin dairy farm on the outskirts of Oshkosh. Owned by Harley’s grandparents Vanessa and Wade Wilkinson.

Rogo’s Bar & Grill – Restaurant owned by Danno Manakauapo in Washington, DC. Raucous at times, its Sunday Jazz Brunch is popular with residents and tourists alike.

Rum & Cola – Tapas bar adjacent and part of Abuela’s. Popular with Millennial hipsters, the watering hole carries over 100 brands of rum.

Second Line Restoration – Chicago remodeling and restoration company founded by Rico Abelló with financial backing from his father. Specializes in historic structures. His sons Randy and Rod, and Tyler Scott are part owners.

The Spark – Restaurant part of Purple Flame Winery. Specializes in American Nouveau cuisine and serves Napa Valley wines exclusively.

Storm Ink NYC – Chelsea tattoo parlor where CJ gets inked.

Third Line Development – DC company founded by Brett Davenport after leaving the Marine Corps. Involved in new construction and selective redevelopment of existing structures. Also owns, manages, and rents assorted properties.

WOOF – New York City fitness center owned by Colt Mann and Tony Martellini. Located in Chelsea, membership is primarily gay males.

THE TOYS

Defiant – CJ’s 2009 yellow Jeep Wrangler.

Rosebud – Owen’s 2008 red Harley-Davidson Fat Boy.

Lola – CJ’s Sig Sauer p226 handgun.

Hunter – CJ’s 2009 black Harley-Davidson Custom Fat Boy.

Sparky – CJ and Owen’s 2018 Tesla electric car.