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Lorenzo whips his head around and stares at me. “What?”
We sail through a stop sign and a car horn blares.
Lorenzo swears and swerves around the truck he’s about to T-bone. “Why did you say that? Has Vinicius been blabbing to you or some shit?”
“What do you mean?”
He keeps shooting glances at me as we drive. It’s not until we get on the freeway and merge into traffic that he asks, “You’re saying that why?”
I smile at him. “Lorenzo, did you tell Vinicius that you love me?”
He adjusts the rearview mirror and scowls at the road ahead. We drive in silence, and then I feel Lorenzo’s hand creep into my lap and take hold of mine.
“No one’s ever said that to me before. I didn’t grow up in a house where people just said that shit to each other.”
“Well, I mean it. I love you, Lorenzo.”
He squeezes my hand tighter but his throat seems locked up tight. I don’t need him to say anything back. I just need him to believe me.
“Do you think you might get a taste for hearing me say that?” I ask.
“Don’t know. I would chuck away another knife for you, but I haven’t got any more knives.”
I draw his hand up to my mouth and kiss his fingers. “I felt it when you did that. Love. You don’t need to say it.”
“Have any of the others said that they love you?”
“Why?”
“A man likes to know.”
I laugh and squeeze his fingers. “It doesn’t matter what I’ve said to the others or what they’ve said to me. What’s happening in this car is about you and me.”
A smile drifts over his lips. “Just you and me, huh? Thank you, princess.”
As we’re about to pull into the compound, my phone rings. It’s Salvatore and I put him on speakerphone. “Hey, I’m with Lorenzo and we’re nearly back at his place. What’s up?”
Salvatore doesn’t bother to say hello and he speaks quickly. “I’m on my way to East Coldlake hospital.”
Fear shoots through me. “Why? What’s happened?”
“Ginevra’s having the baby.”
Lorenzo and I exchange glances. I don’t know about him, but I’d completely forgotten that Ginevra was due soon. I haven’t seen her since she was helping me organize my wedding to her brother. Salvatore tried to make her leave Coldlake when Nicole went missing, but she refused to travel while she was pregnant.
Lorenzo frowns. “Now? Isn’t it too soon?”
“Nearly four weeks too soon.”
“Four weeks is nothing these days,” Lorenzo assures him. “Chiara and I are on our way. Meet you there.” He puts the car into reverse and turns around, his hand cupping my headrest as he checks over his shoulder.
“Thank you, Lorenzo. Baby, can you call Vinicius and Cassius for me?”
“Of course. I’ll do that right now. See you soon, Salvatore.”
I hang up, and then call both men at the same time and tell them where to meet us. A wave of anxiety passes over me as I finish the call, and I turn to Lorenzo. “Will the baby really be all right?”
Lorenzo frowns at the road ahead. “Babies aren’t really my area of expertise, but Ginevra’s healthy. Salvatore’s never mentioned any problems with her pregnancy. We’ll know more when the baby arrives.”
