It was quiet on both sides, and I looked at Christian with a sympathetic look on my face. I knew Lucio would be happy to accept Dario and so would Franco, but the reality seemed so harsh. “Anyway, I’ll tell him the news tomorrow and get back to you if that’s okay,” Christian confirmed again.“That’s
“How about you go rest, and I’ll do it?” I forced a smile onto my face, but Christian took a step back and shook his head. “How about you guys go together?” Enzo laughed out loud.“I can’t believe you guys are discussing who is going to change Siena’s diaper.”Christian and I looked at each other wi
“What are all these cars doing here?” I asked Christian while we entered the Lamberti estate. “Is there some party we don’t know about?”I turned my head to look at Siena and held her hand. “Siena, your grandpa didn’t invite us to the party.” I pouted while all she could do was giggle.“Stop being s
“I told her I don’t want her separated from Luke, and there’s no way he’ll want to live in a house with us, so don’t worry about it.”“Thank god.” Lita laughed before she finally pulled me into a hug. “Wow, mom, good to see you haven’t forgotten about me,” I spoke. “You didn’t even look at Siena.”M
I looked at my parents and brothers, who were in their own world and were focused on Milo before I looked back at Christian. “We should do it now, ” I whispered. This was the perfect opportunity to do so.“Dad.” Christian started. “Can I steal you away for a minute?”Cesca and Franco gave Christian
“It’s Dario...Dario Orlando.”There was pin-drop silence in the room, and no one dared to open their mouths. All I could do was stare at Christian as he observed the stoned looks on Franco’s and Lucio’s faces, with the only one showing some reaction being Cesca.“D-dario?” Franco stuttered. Christia
“Christian,” Lucio suddenly called out. “I need the name of the list of all the children who were there. If that situation pushed him to go against us in the first place, I think all of you owe him a proper apology.”I felt terrible because Lucio probably felt guilty, while that wasn’t the only reas
“Can you believe this, Siena?” I complained while I drove off, but I couldn’t hear her usual babbles and quickly realized she wasn’t here with me.That was great. I didn’t even have Siena to talk to. When I told Christian about wanting to be more involved, this was not what I meant. I couldn’t even