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“It seemed like the brass ring back then.”
“It’s a prestigious school,” I glance at her before I train my eyes back on the road in front of me.
New Haven, Connecticut, is teeming with activity on this early fall day.
“It is,” she agrees. “When the career counselor visited my class during my freshman year of high school, he had us fill out a questionnaire that was supposed to help us find a career path.”
“That’s a bit young to make a decision that monumental.” I chuckle. “During freshman year, I struggled to decide what pair of jeans to wear on any given day.”
Her laugh fills the air. “Same.”
I shoot her a glance. “You’ve figured out the wardrobe thing. You always look incredible, Lawton.”
She doesn’t correct me. Instead, her gaze runs over my shirt before settling on my face. “I guess you have, too.”
My brows rise with surprise. “That’s one of the greatest compliments I’ve ever received. I’m doing something right iftheGina Calvetti thinks I’m stylish.”
“Just Gina,” she whispers. “I’m just Gina to you.”
Sensing I hit a sore spot, I steal a second to look at her. “What’s going on?”
She takes one last lingering glance at the Yale campus. “Sometimes I wonder what I’m doing with my life.”
“You’re making bank.”
She laughs again, but this time, there’s no humor there. It’s a hollow sound. “I’ve made enough bank to last me a lifetime.”
I’m not surprised. With her vast number of followers, I imagine each sponsorship deal she scores is worth a great deal.
“Are you considering a career change?” I ask while keeping my eyes on the road.
“I was going to talk to Dominick about it,” she begins before she sighs. “He’s been so busy planning his wedding, and Rocco is a dad now, so I don’t want to steal his time away from his family.”
It’s no secret that Gina has looked to her brother and cousin for advice. Dominick has mentioned it a few times without going into detail about what advice she was seeking.
“I have two ears.” I tug on the lobe of my right ear. “I’ve also been known to give some solid advice to people. I do it for a living.”
“Thanks, but I’m doing great with my finances. I invest most of what I earn. I set up a trust account for Luisa after she was born. I deposited all the rent Bella had paid me when she lived with me.”
My head snaps to the side so I can look at her. “You did that for your niece?”
She glances at me. “I’ll do the same for all of my nieces and nephews. I know my siblings don’t need my help in that way, but I want to do it. It’s important to me.”
“Is someone pregnant?” I don’t want to overstep, but consider myself part of the Calvetti family. “Is it Arietta? Isabella?”
She shrugs. “Not that I know of, but Bella wants more kids. Dominick and Arietta have talked about having a baby.”
I take a second to think about that. Dominick will be a dad one day, maybe soon. It’s hard to picture that, yet at the same time, I can see how deeply he loves his fiancée.
“You’re imagining my brother as someone’s dad, aren’t you?” The question is laced with amusement. “I know you are.”
Chuckling, I nod. “He’ll make a great father, I think.”
“He will.” Her gaze moves to the cars passing us headed in the opposite direction. “His children will be so lucky.”
“Just as you’re lucky to have your mom and dad.”
“I am lucky,” she agrees. “You haven’t mentioned your mom. How is she?”
