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TWENTY THREE
There are three dinners happening tonight; Gianna's date with Ashton, The Bailey's first dinner without a stranger around, and The Rae's sad dinner of one.
"Sir, your dad's flight just took off." One of Rae's security guard stops at the dining table to inform Giovanni.
Suddenly, Gio's shoulders feel lighter. His Dad in Cabo for a business trip is what he needed. He is legit scared of his dad, he feels another screw-up and Angelo might put a bullet to his head.
There's no loving mother to stop him anyway. Speaking about loving mothers, Kaylee has been in and out of it for weeks now. She wouldn't even look at her son.
Not that Gio can blame her, he can't look at himself. The mirror isn't the only problem, he can't sleep. He can't help b
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