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“I have my way, but no one will know.”
“You still plan to marry a girl?”
He casts me a sad smile. “Yes. There would be too many questions if I don’t.”
His statement hurts on so many levels. I hate he has to hide who he is. I hate the other woman who gets to have the cover of the life I wanted. I hate he can’t love me in the same way I love him.
“Would you still marry me?”
Alfonso keeps me on his muscular chest. “You deserve someone better than me, Gia. I don’t want to take that chance away from you. I love you like a sister. But I also know how you get when you have your mind made up. You’re very stubborn. If marriage is what you honestly want, then yes, I will marry you.” He sighs out, “I’m just scared that if we marry, you will hate me for it one day.”
Alfonso steps away, guilt plaguing his eyes. His truth has a steep price in the mafia world, and all I want to do is comfort him. I’ve wanted to marry Alfonso for as long as I can remember. I can’t imagine myself with anyone else. But my mind keeps circling back to his words. Would I resent him if we married?
I fight my tears, hating that I’m thinking about my world being turned upside down. It seems selfish that I’m worried about myself, when it is Alfonso who is brave enough to tell me the truth. As much as I would love to marry my best friend, I can’t. He already knew that. Alfonso knows me better than anyone. I lower myself to the ground.
“We’ll break up tonight. You’ll make a scene, and I’ll take all the blame.”
“Can’t we just tell people we broke up?” I ask, a little uneasy.
His hand cups my cheek as he comes down to my level. “No. It has to be something big enough that your father will allow you out of the marriage.”
I silently cry for the two of us. At least this way my father won’t suspect anything. I’ve always felt I was my father’s favorite. He’ll let me marry someone I love, as long as he approves. Meaning—only if they have ties in the mafia. I need to show him the advantage of the new change in plans.
