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“How?” I asked.
“Davide saw you kissing Nevio in the garden a few days ago.”
I glared at my brother. “And you had nothing better to do than to tell on me?”
“I could have kicked Nevio’s ass for touching you, but I like him. And I went to Mom first. If I wanted to cause you trouble, I would have gone to Dad. Then Mom couldn’t have held him him in check.”
Dad scowled. “Your mom doesn’t hold me in check.”
Davide and I exchanged a look, because she definitely did. Mom cleared her throat, trying to hide a smile. “We know you’re seeing Nevio, but we would have wished you’d told us right away this time.”
“Nevio and I needed to figure out things first,” I said. “Are you going to be okay with it? I really need your support.”
“You always have our support,” Mom said.
I glanced at Dad. He was the one I really worried about.
He nodded and took my hand. “I’ll always support you, even if I’m not exactly happy about your decision.”
“But you like Nevio, right?”
“I liked him better before he started something with you.”
I laughed. “He’s been really trying very hard to make me happy since he returned from Italy.”
“I’ll be impressed if he keeps it up a year from now. I seriously hope he’s serious about you.”
I smiled. “He is. He asked me to live together so we can become a family for Battista.”
Mom and Dad looked at each other with obvious surprise. “You’re moving out?” Mom asked. “Back to the apartment?”
I shook my head. “Nevio and I agreed that it would be best to live with our families. We’re both young and need all the help we can get with Battista, and we want him to experience the same big family support and craziness we had.”
I went in search of my parents and found them both in Giulio’s room, doing homework with him. If they both joined forces, then Giulio was in serious trouble. Nobody could play good cop/bad cop better than Mom and Dad. When it came to schoolwork, Mom was usually the bad cop. Dad probably didn’t see the value of calculus once Giulio became a Made Man.
They looked up when I entered. Giulio’s face flashed with relief.
“I need to talk to you,” I said. I’d already told Greta about my relationship with Aurora, and she had been happy for me. She probably thought it was fate. Since she knew Amo, believing in fate was her most annoying character trait. Though part of me had to admit that Aurora felt like my fated mate. Fuck.
Giulio jumped up from his desk chair. “I’ll give you privacy.”
Dad grabbed his shoulder and pushed him back down. “You stay where you are. Another suspension and we’ll have no choice but to homeschool you, and trust me when I say that no one in this house wants that.”
Giulio pouted but didn’t protest again. Mom and Dad followed me outside and closed the door.
Once we were in the hallway, I said, “I’m dating Aurora and I want everyone to know.”
“That’s wonderful,” Mom exclaimed, hugging me as if I’d won a Nobel Prize. Rory was worth so much more than the Swedish trophy.
Dad clapped my shoulder, his expression hard. “Don’t fuck this up. Finding a good woman is like winning the lottery, especially for men like us.”
“I know, Dad, don’t worry. Which is why I want to show Aurora that I’m 100 percent invested. We decided to move in together with Battista.”
“Where?” Mom asked. She was probably worried about losing her grandchild and son at once.
“Adamo’s part of the house is empty. That’s enough room for Aurora, Battista, and me.”
“And even more kids in the future,” Mom added.
