Chapter 12: Brunch With The Brooks'

"Please tell me it'll just be your parents there today?" Kit asked, turning to face Luca with a worried frown on her face.

Luca glanced away from the road briefly and shot her a reassuring smile. "As far as I know, it'll just be my parents there today. At least that's what my mother told me."

Kit nodded warily and turned her gaze to the passing scenery as they drove further into the Hamptons. Luca's parents had invited them out here to meet Kit over brunch. Even though she and Luca had spent the last few days getting their story straight, she wasn't feeling confident that they could pull this off.

Making it look like they were a couple for well-placed photographers and meeting his parents were two different things. This would be their first real test as a 'couple'. Kit was uncomfortably aware that if Luca's parents didn't buy into it, he'd have no incentive to stay in the relationship.

"Relax Nikita," he said, as if she were broadcasting her worries out loud.

Kit scoffed, "You'd