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“Mattia!” Mattia Ramazoti was only a few years older than me, but he had a solid spot in thefamiglia. Guido, Gianni, and Giovani took him under their wings when he was only fifteen and now he was a fixer, one of the best. When he saw me, he stopped breathing.
“Ragazza, I like seeing your face you, but leave.”
“I have to see Guido.”
“You have to go, Grazia. If you turn around right now I can pretend I never saw you. Please, I don’t want to be forced to do something I would regret.” He was a friend, but he would hurt me if Guido would order it.
“I’m here, Mattia. I have to talk with Guido right now. It’s important.”
“He’s busy.”
“I always admired how loyal you are to my family, but you have to step aside. Guido’s in the office, right?”
“Don’t do it.”
“Are you going to stop me?”
“If the boss asks me to.”
“So let’s go ask him.” I walked passed him and went down the stairs going into the basement. I wasn’t allowed to come to this club for obvious reasons, but Guido brought me a couple of times to visit, so I knew my way around.
“Grazia, wait.” Mattia tried to stop me one more time before I pushed the door open.
As soon as I walked in I knew I should have listened to Mattia. Guido was there, in his chair, with his shirt opened, and with Maya – his wife – in his lap. She was kissing his neck while he was trying to push up her skirt.
“Oh, God!” I cried, covering my eyes. “Has no one in this family ever heard of a bedroom?”
They both jumped up when they saw me and I rushed to close the door.
“Grazia!” Maya squeaked happily. “Oh,mia bambina, you’re ok! I was so worried.”
She came running and I opened my arms to hug her. She held me so tight, I almost started crying.
“I’m ok.”
“Are you coming back home? It’s ok, Grazia, everything can be undone. You can come stay with us. Youshouldhave come to stay with us in the first place.”
“I missed you too, Maya. I missed all of you.” My voice shook and I cleared my throat. “That’s not why I’m here. I need to talk with Guido.” My brother was looking at me with a face carved out of stone, silent. “I wouldn’t have come if it wasn’t important.”
“Maya, pleaseAmore, give us a moment.”
“What? No! I missed her.”
“Maya.”
She rolled her eyes, unimpressed with his harshness.
“Grazia, I will be at the bar grabbing a coffee. Don’t leave without saying goodbye. We have a lot to talk about.”
“I know.” I sighed. She finally left the room. “Guido, something’s happening.”
“What the fuck is that man who has the audacity to call himself your husband thinking? What in God’s name are you doing here?”
“He doesn’t know, Guido. He will be furious with me for coming here.”
“He should!” He shouted and I answered accordingly.
“I had to come!”
