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We dip again, and I force myself to look away from the window. I mean, if this plane goes down, I certainly don’t want to have a bird's eye view of my demise! I meet Alessandro’s gaze. His lips are curved in almost a smile. I bet he’s stunning when he outright smiles.
He says, “It’s going to be okay,Dolcezza. Just a few bumps before we’re safely on the ground.”
“Since you claim to know everything about me, then you already know that my mind always jumps to the worst-case scenario.” I nod my head toward the window. “So you can guess how this is playing out in my mind.”
“Plane crash?”
“Yeah, but not before the door rips off and we’re gasping for air.” My eyes widen. “What if the oxygen masks don’t drop? Are there even oxygen masks on this thing?”
“Never had to find out,” he teases.
“You laugh, but you never know what could happen. I mean, a person doesn’t wake up and know it’s their last day. When it’s your time to go, it’s your time to go.”
“What else could go wrong on this flight so close to the airstrip?”
“Landing gear doesn’t come out.” I think. “A swarm of birds flying into the engines.”
“A swarm ofbirds?” This time he does laugh, and I was right. He’s stunning when he smiles. “And if we were flying to New York, I bet you’d imagine crash-landing in the Hudson.”
I nod. “That movie traumatized the crap out of me.”
“It’s a good thing I only employee the very best then,” he says as the jet touches down.
He has a smug look on his face, so I say, “I’m not going to mention that most accidents occur on the runway.”
He snorts but doesn’t answer. Instead, he pulls out his phone. I groan.
“Crap. I knew I forgot something.”
He meets my gaze. “What is it?”
“I don’t have my phone. I left it at the church. It was charging in the corner of the room where I got ready.”
“We can get you another one.”
“I just feel bad. I’m sure people are wondering what happened.” My eyes widen. “I’m sure my father is wondering where I’m at.”
“You are forbidden from speaking to your father.”
“Forbidden?” I sputter. “Why?”
“Do you really have to ask why?” He drops his phone in his lap, giving me his full attention. “Well, let’s start from the top of the list. One, he sold you to pay off his debts. Two, he’s a piece of shit who likes to take out his anger on those weaker than him. Three, he didn’t even try to save you at the wedding when I showed up.”
He’s making some damn good points, but I defend my father. “Your men had guns. What was he supposed to do?”
“And? Half the guests in there had guns, too. Rest assured,Dolcezza.If someone tried to take what was mine, I’d go down fighting to protect them.”
I try not to look too much into his words, because he’s not talking about me.
Is he?
I say, “Fine. I won’t reach out to him. Not because you told me I couldn’t, but because you made some valid points.”
“What I can’t figure out is why you agreed to marry Caruso to save him.”
“Is that supposed to be a question?”
He dips his head.
