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“Thank you.Yes.”Valentina sat down and then Gabriella sat next to her.“Didn’t you say you had another brother?”Valentina asked me curiously as she looked around.
“Yeah, Stefano, but he’s in the match.He’s probably getting ready.”
“Wow.Cool,” she said.“So, what happens, exactly?”
“Well, they fight, and then they have a winner.”
“And the winner gets paid big bucks,” Santino said with a grin.
“Yeah.Well, not super big bucks,” I said.“If they make it all the way to the World Championship, then that’s when the big bucks come up.Right now, we’re in the qualifying rounds.”
“Oh?”Gabriella asked.“Qualifying for what?”
“Qualifying for the World Championship,” I explained.“If Stefano wins his next few matches, he’ll get a place.And then he can compete for millions of dollars.”
“Wow.That's cool.”
Valentina nodded as well.
“Hey there, Sam.”I turned around at the voice behind me.It was Elise.
“Hey.”I gave her a quick hug.“Elise, this is Valentina and her best friend, Gabriella.This is Elise.She’s like a sister to us.”
“Hey,” Valentina said.Gabriella smiled.
“Hi.Nice to meet you.”
“How is she like a sister?”Valentina asked.“I thought you said your dad never remarried.”
“He didn’t,” I said.“But his first girlfriend after my mom left was Elise’s mom, Sienna.And well, she kind of became like our surrogate mom.”
“My mom looked after them.”She smiled.Elise held her hand up.“Nice to meet you both.”
“What do you mean your mom looked after them?”Valentina asked curiously.
“Well, Lorenzo, who’s Sam’s dad.Have you met him yet?”
“No.”Valentina shook her head.
“Well, Lorenzo’s kind of useless.So, even though he was a single dad, he still needed help.And my mom, well, she has a soft spot for him.So she’s always been there for him and the boys.We sort of grew up together.”
“Yeah, exactly.And Elise is also Stefano’s best friend.”
“Yeah.That I am,” Elise said, sighing.
“You okay, Elise?”
“Yeah.”She nodded.“I’m just nervous.I really don’t like Stefano competing in these matches.It’s dangerous.”
“Oh?”Gabriella leaned forward, her eyes wide.“How so?”
“Well, one guy got a concussion last week and …”
“Hey, Elise.”I gave her a look, and she pressed her lips together.
“Not that it’s any of my business.Stefano can do whatever he wants.”She walked over and sat next to Santino.“You guys have any more beer?”she asked, and Santino nodded.
“Here you go.”
