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"Cazzo," Luca exclaims, "and you proposed to her? There’s so much other pussy out there, why do you have to go after someone who belongs to another man, you—"
I whirl around, close the distance between us, and grab his collar. "She doesn’t belong to him, youcoglione." I haul him up to his feet. "She’s divorced."
"Watch it, I was only trying to be helpful." Luca scowls.
"Well, don’t.” I release him and begin to pace.
"And theCosa Nostradoesn’t believe in divorce," Massimo points out.
"Fuck that."
"What’s the problem, then? She’s not with her husband, so you can move in, can’t you?" Luca asks.
I shuffle my feet and glance to the side, then back at my brothers. "She has a daughter."
"Ah," Massimo nods, "that does complicate things."
"Cazzo, that’s messy." Luca takes a step back as if trying to distance himself from the situation.
"You’re telling me?"
"And you still want to marry her? Being divorced is one thing, but having a kid?" He shakes his head. "I mean, you’re probably better off without her."
"Luca!" Massimo and Adrian say at the same time.
"What?" He raises his hands. "I’m trying to save him from making a mistake."
"You really have no idea, do you?" I rub the back of my neck. To think, I was just like him only a few days ago, when all I’d been focused on was my role within theCosa Nostraas Capo, and of course, getting as much pussy as I could. Until I had run into her at Venom.
"The first time we met, she dumped a pint of beer on me," I murmur.
"What?" Massimo laughs.
"Now that’s something.” Adrian chuckles.
"Wish I’d been there, if only to see the look on your face," Luca adds.
"So, what did you do?" Massimo leans his bulk against the bar counter.
"I drove her home."
"Hold on. Let me get this straight. She dumped beer on you, and instead of retaliating, you dropped her back home?" Luca stares at me like I’ve grown a second head.
My neck heats. "We were at Venom; she was with Theresa. Besides, I probably deserved it." I raise a shoulder.
"Che cazzo," Luca chortles, "look at you being all honest and shit."
"Hey, I’m an honest person… Mostly."
"So, she has a child." Adrian drums his fingers on his chest. "But that’s not what’s stopping you, is it?
Goddamn, I forgot; Adrian’s also the most insightful of all of us.
"So, what’s the real issue?" Massimo strokes his chin. "It’d have to be something serious for you to be shooting at a paper target, instead of going after a live one."
I blow out a breath.
"What is it?" Luca shuffles his feet. "You’re making me nervous,fratello; why don’t you just spit out what’s on your mind?"
