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Instead he leans down to glare at my father. “Your apology better be fucking amazing, Eduardo. I wouldn’t be opposed to the idea of you getting down on your knees while you do it.”
I sigh softly, running a hand through my hair.
We have so much to work through.
* * *
My dad slamsthe door of his room shut, the sound echoing through the house as soon as we arrive home. My uncle Fredrico moves to stand in front of me, placing a hand on my shoulder.
“Try to understand where your father’s coming from, Sophia. He’s a proud man and none of this is easy for him.”
“I know,” I say. “I understand.”
“He really does have your best interests at heart.”
“I know.”
My uncle leaves, heading for his bedroom. Rico, Katerina and I take a seat in the living room. I look at my sister. She was probably blindsided by the De Luca’s request. We expected them to be asking for an apology, we didn’t think they’d ask dad to stand down.
“How do you feel?” Rico asks her, probably thinking the same thing as me.
She blows out a breath, “Honestly, I’m nervous. I don’t know if I’m ready.”
“Are you kidding me? You’ve been ready for this since you could walk. You’ll make an amazing Don,” I tell her.
“I feel bad for Papa though. I know he wants me to succeed him but I don’t think he expected to hand over the power so soon.”
“He’ll get over it,” Rico says on a laugh. “I for one can’t wait. Maybe some things will finally change around here once you’re in charge.”
Her eyes narrow, “I’m not letting anyone slack off though.”
“I wouldn’t expect you to,” Rico says soberly. “Now that I think about it, things might just be worse with you in charge.”
“Keep saying that and I’ll actually deliver on those expectations.”
We all laugh at that.
“And what about you, Soph?” Rico questions. “Ready for marriage.”
I wrinkle my nose. “Kat’s taking over a super important position as Don and I’m getting married.”
“Again, like I’ve been saying for the past 48 hours, you don’t have to do this if you don’t want to,” Katerina states.
“No, it’s fine. People get married all the time. They get married and then they have babies. I can do it too. And it’s not like I never wanted to get married. It’s the wrong timing, doesn’t mean it’s the wrong thing to do.”
“You’re nervous,” Kat guesses astutely.
“I’m not just nervous. I’m fucking terrified,” I say falling further into the couch.
“Why? Despite how unsettling he can be sometimes, Tony seems like an upstanding guy. He really stepped up today and you seemed much calmer after your conversation with him.”
“Yeah, he basically said he didn’t care about us getting married as long as I was with him.”
“Really?” Katerina squeals. “That’s so romantic.”
“Ehh, I wouldn’t say he said it in a romantic way. It was more like it was his duty and he had to do it, instead of it being because he actually wanted to be with me,” I say sadly.
My sister frowns. “He didn’t tell you he wanted to be with you? Why not? You both have feelings for each other.”
