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“It’s an old friend who’s in town We have a standing engageot about it But since she’s here—”

Pia’s heart sank to her toes “She? It’s a woman?”

“Si”

“Is she single?”

“Si”

It was like getting blood out of stone

“So this engagement is sort of a date?”

His silence told Pia everything she needed to know

Walk away, a part of her screa

But dear God, she’dall kinds of scenarios “If it’s a date, won’t she talk about it later? You know, to someone who knows Gio? Wait, doesn’t she know that you…you’re supposed to be engaged?”

“I’ossip now”

“And yet, she called you?”

He pushed his hand through his hair roughly, his gaze never leaving hers A sense of dread curled up in Pia’s sto? God, how she loathed her lack of sophistication

Instead of answering her, he dialed Emilio on his cell phone, ordered hi late You should be getting home”

“I don’t get it How can she want to go on a date if you’re in a relationship?”

Withto as true