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“As long as you’re sure, Luca. If they need you, we stay.”
I shake my head and pull her into me. “Rosa, you are my life.”
CHAPTEREIGHTY-ONE
rosa
Sienna hands me a steaming mug of decaf. I helped her put Darcy and Max to bed. She has been on edge all day, waiting to hear from Maddie. Finally, at three pm we got the call. Maddie has a little baby girl, Hope. She is beautiful, with pouty lips and bright blonde, fluffy hair. The pictures that made me smile the most were the ones with Grayson holding Hope next to a smiling Maddie.
All of these men are complete softies for their wives and babies.
I know Luca will be the same one day.
The men arrive home and head straight to the office. Luca stops and gives me a kiss before heading up. A kiss that leaves me wanting more.
“Do you think they would want a coffee?” I ask Sienna. I can’t stop thinking of them sitting up there planning everything out.
She pulls her hair up into a bun and chuckles. “Scotch or Brandy maybe. Coffee, no.”
“Oh.”
Not once in all of this madness have I even touched a drop of booze. Not that I am anywhere nearcured. I know I never will be. This, though, is a massive win for me.
And I only have one person to thank for that.
Luca.
“What are you smiling about? It looks good on you,” Sienna says and sits next to me on the couch.
“Just that it’s been a long time since I craved a drink, despite all of this. I think I’m getting somewhere.”
She wraps an arm around me. “I’m happy for you. I’m glad you turned it around. Trust me, I’ve seen what that can do to a person.”
“Yeah, it was rough. Luca is the one who pushed me through this.”
“That’s one thing about Luca. When he loves, he loves so fiercely. Even if it breaks him,” she sighs.
“I won’t break him. I’ll try my best to heal him.”
On my way to bed, I stop as I walk closer to the office, hearing Luca’s voice.
“I’m not staying in this city with her, and I’m never letting her leave my side again.”
Uncle Frankie raises his voice. “So you’re going to leave us here to deal with this? Fucking bullshit. You can’t just run from your problems. Rosa is safe here. I need your help to find Eva.”
As the room comes into view, I can see the men all sit around a large table.
Their heads turn to me, they probably hate me. I swallow the lump in my throat and back away.
“I-I’m sorry. I’ll go.”
“Rosa. Wait.” Luca stands, not before throwing daggers at Uncle Frankie.
I suck in a breath as he throws his chair out of the way and beelines for me, wrapping his strong arms around me and pulling me tight.
I look up at him and smile, the first time I’ve genuinely smiled in a while. When he’s holding me, nothing else matters. I slip my left hand from around his waist and press it against his chest.
He drops a kiss to my lips. “Come with me. You need to hear this. No more secrets between us. I won't hide anything from you. Ever.”
