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Gia’s father ran Giovanni’s, but it was her brothers who managed it on a daily basis.
Gia’s eldest brother, Leo, greeted us. “Welcome to Giovanni’s. Party of three?”
That sounded good. “Yes, we are.”
We followed Leo to a table by the window.
I hoped to be a permanent party of three, with the option of having more kids in the future, but I had to bide my time. Make sure Kendall was okay with things and deal with the custody issues with Melanie. I had some work to do. I just hoped Sophie would be patient with us and give us time to figure things out.
Leo pulled out Sophie’s chair for her to sit across from Kendall and me. I bristled, wanting to be the one who had the honor.
“Your server will be with you shortly. Enjoy your meal.” Leo winked at Sophie before walking away.
“You know Leo?” My throat was tight.
“We went to school together,” Sophie said.
“I suppose we did.” I didn’t remember him being particularly flirty, though. But Sophie and I had hooked up pretty quickly. As soon as I saw her, I liked her. I was fascinated by her beautiful red hair, her freckles, and her innocence. The more I found out about her, the more I liked. I never had eyes for another woman.
My chest tightened. I’d never find anyone else who I was as attracted to as Sophie. I couldn’t screw this up.
Sophie gave me a look before turning her attention to the menu.
I focused on the options. I was acting like a jealous idiot. I was with Sophie and Kendall. There was no reason to be jealous.
Sophie mentioned the subs she thought were good, and Kendall said she’d have pizza.
We ordered a large pizza and a couple of subs to share.
“Oh, look. Drew’s here. Can I play games with him?”
I glanced over my shoulder, seeing Drew by the arcade in the back.
“Sure.”
Kendall was gone before the word left my mouth.
Sophie rested her chin in her hands. “I thought today went well.”
“It certainly could have gone worse.” I knew Kendall said she was okay with it, but I wasn’t sure she was. Didn’t all women say they were fine when they didn’t mean it?
Sophie smiled softly. “It’s a good start. It gives me hope for us.”
I reached across the table to take her hand in mine. “You were worried.”
She bit her lip. “Our relationship has always been complicated. There’s all this”—she flipped her hand in the air—“stuff that we have to deal with. My family. Yours.”
“I get it.” I wanted to say I hoped this time was different, but it wasn’t. I had a child to think about.
“I’m hopeful that we can make this work.” Sophie’s gaze was on Kendall, where she was laughing with Drew.
Wasn’t this supposed to be easy? Why was our relationship so complicated, so difficult? Fraught with so many issues? Was it a sign I shouldn’t ignore? “I talked to an attorney today about custody.”
Sophie’s hands slipped from mine. “Oh? I didn’t realize that was an issue.”
“Technically, we each have custody. It only becomes a problem if one of us stops cooperating with the other. If Melanie shows up and takes Kendall back to Indiana, I wouldn’t be able to stop her.”
Sophie swallowed and looked away from me. “You’d move with her.”
