Page 38 of Following His Commands

“Beyond measure.” She shrugs.

“Does he have a name?”

“He does, but if I tell you, you have to promise me you won’t Google him,” she says.

“Why would I Google him? Actually, why shouldn’t I Google him?” I ask.

“I can’t tell you, but his job is… unconventional,” she says cryptically.

“What is he? A hitman?”

“Not exactly…”

“Not exactly? Are you in trouble, El? Do you need me to hide you?” I’m half joking and half serious.

“No, I’m not. It’s just… I really love him, Dani. Like head-over-heels,would take a bullet for himkind of love.”

“Let’s hope it never comes to that. We have plans to be old widows together, remember?”

“We will be the life of the nursing home.” She laughs.

The waitress comes and takes our orders. “So why did you not want to tell me?” I ask Eloise as soon as we’re alone again.

“I didn’t want to see your disappointment or have you try to talk me out of being with him.”

“If he makes you happy, and you approve of whatever it is he does, then that’s all that matters to me.”

“It’s not that I approve of his business. I just accept him for him.”

“El, what exactly does he do?” I push again.

She leans in closer. “He’s a mob boss,” she whispers.

I laugh out loud. “Oh, sure, you’ve gone and gotten yourself involved with the mob. Okay.” My laughter dies off when I look at her face and see her solemn expression. “Shit, you’re serious,” I say.

“I am,” she admits. “Fuck. Pretend you don’t know a thing. I haven’t told you anything, Dani. Promise me,” she whispers while glaring at something over my shoulder.

“Okay, my lips are sealed.”

“Ellie, I didn’t know you’d be here,” a deep voice says from behind me.

“Gio, this is my friend Dani. Dani, Gio, my…”

“Boyfriend,” the guy says, finishing her sentence while offering me his hand. “It’s a pleasure to finally meet you, Dani. I’ve heard a lot about you.”

“Hi. Wish I could say the same, but I haven’t heard a thing about you.” I smile politely and return the greeting.

“Well, I’ll leave you two to catch up,” Gio says before leaning down and kissing Eloise like no one else is watching. I clear my throat when I don’t think the two are going to stop anytime soon. Gio straightens and walks away. I watch as he exits through the door that’s labelledstaff only.

“You failed to mention he was hotter than the devil himself, El. That’s what you should have led with. God, I almost combusted on the spot just watching you two kiss,” I tell her.

“That’s 'cause you get off on watching.” She smirks.

I shrug. She’s not wrong. “Are you sure this is what you want?” I ask her.

“I want him,” she says.

“Okay.”

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