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“I don’t like what I’m hearing.”
“Garon, please, let me explain why I said no to your proposal.”
“I just wanted to hear your answer, not an explanation.” He was breathing hard, angry and frustrated. “I need to get out of here.”
“What?” I said while watching him turn on his heel and walk towards the front door. “Garon what does that mean? Where are you going?”
He opened the door, but stopped before stepping out and looked at me over his shoulder. His eyes were frozen and whilst I expected to see fury inside them, all I could see was pain.
“You wanted sex and I gave it to you. You don’t want anything more I have to offer, so I’m going to clear my head. Call Santo if you need anything.”
“Garon, wait.” This time, my call didn’t stop him. “Garon!” I tried again, but the only response I got was the sound the door made when he slammed it shut.
My legs were jelly and without Garon’s arms around me, I let go and fell on the floor. The tears came shortly after.
He asked me to marry him and I said no. I’ve hurt him and to hurt me back, he toyed with my body and then abandoned me.Again.
Chapter 15
The next day I was a mess. I must have called Grazia ten times before she finally picked up my call and when she did, she was frantic.
“What? What?! Are you OK? Are you sick? Is it the baby? Pina what happened?”
“No.” I sighed. After many hours I finally stopped crying. I didn’t want to start again. “Why didn’t you answer?” It was way past noon, she definitely wasn’t sleeping. Grazia was an early bird.
“Salvatore came home for lunch and we got…preoccupied.”
“Oh.” At least her relationship was working. “I’m sorry. I was just calling to see if you’ve seen Garon or talked to him today.”
“No. Why? Did he leave early?”
“Oh, Grazia.” Again, I stopped to take a breath. “We had a fight. He left last night and I can’t get hold of him. He’s not answering my calls. I even got Santo to call him and nothing.”
“What? What happened?” She choked. “Is it because you’re having a girl. I will kill him, I swear to God.”
“No, no.” A smile touched my lips remembering how happy he was when he found out. Too bad it was so short lived. “When I told him everything was fine, he wanted a daughter, but after…”
“What happenedafter?”
“He asked me to marry him.”
I heard Grazia sucking in a breath.
“Oh. My. God! You’re going to be my sister! Pina, this is so amazing… wait, I still don’t know why you fought.”
I gulped, pushing down a knot that was blocking my throat. “Because I turned him down.”
“Say again?”
“I said no.”
“What the fuck?” Her voice changed. Great, another Caputo I’ve pissed off. I was on a streak. “My brother asked you to be his wife and you said no?” In the background, I heard Salvatore mumbling something about how it wasn’t her business and Grazia shushing him. “Why?”
“Because, Grazia, it’s not right. Us getting married isn’t right.”
“Why the hell isn’t my brother good enough for you? I’m sorry, I know you’re my best friend, but I’m really angry with you right now.”
“It’s not about him being good enough. Of course he is.Ilovehim.”
