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There was no judgement in her voice. Just an honest question.
“I don’t know,” he said. “I’ve never really thought about it. The truth is I enjoy financial strategy like my father. I just never wanted to give him the satisfaction of going into his business. My work is a way to combine it with something more honest.”
She laughed a little. “What you and Primo do isn’t honest.”
“It’s as honest as anything my father did, manipulating people and their money. As honest as half the things businesses do today.”
“I never really thought about it like that,” she said.
“What about you?” he asked, kissing her head. “What would you do if you weren’t tiptoeing around Primo?”
“I think I’d like to counsel children,” she said. “Use my degree to help kids who are as messed up as I was after my parents died.”
He tightened his arms around her. “You’d be wonderful with kids.”
He could picture it, not just Aria talking to children she didn’t know, but Aria holding the hand of a child with his wavy hair, her big eyes.
Was it a dream?
Maybe, but right now, with her in his arms, it felt almost close enough to touch.
Close enough to hurt.
