Chapter 10: I Want Her

“Not a chance!” Gabriel shook his head. “She ended her relationship with him just now.”

“Oh!” Pietro said. “I wonder … Uh ….” He scratched his head because he was unsure to ask Gabriel.

“Man, you can ask anything. You have followed me for twenty years. I don’t think of you as an outsider.”

“Gee, thanks, boss.” Pietro grinned to hear it. After working with Gabriel for twenty years, he felt his boss wasn’t only a superior, but more like a family and a friend. Yet, he didn’t want to cross the line with Gabriel’s personal matter. After scratching his head again, he finally asked, “Will she be your new woman?”

“Yes.”

“Oh! It’s about time.”

“Why did you say that?”

Pietro shrugged and tilted his head. “Well, boss, you have been without a woman for too long. When I heard you brought a woman to your apartment last night, I thought it was just a fling.”

“From who did you hear about it? Luca?” Gabriel asked. He clicked his tongue. “Pietro, you must know me better than that. I wouldn’t bring a fli