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“I think we need to take a taxi,” I said, as I stepped toward the curb Romero shook his head but I’d already raised my arm and a taxi swerved to the side and stopped beside me

Roaze on e looks “Can you please walk beside me?” I asked as alked down Greenwich Street where the restaurant was “I don’t want people to think you’re guarding me” He was probably still pissed that I’d made him take a taxi, instead of the black BMW that screamed mafia from afar

“I’ you”

I stopped until he fell into step beside me The outside of the restaurant was surrounded by wild flowers growing in terracotta pots and the inside reminded le of the waiters was tattooed, and the tables were set so closely together you could have eaten frohbor’s plate I could see why Gianna would love it

Romero’s lips twisted in obvious disapproval It was probably a bodyguard’s nightmare “Do you have a reservation?” A tall wo asked

“No” Romero narrowed his eyes as if he couldn’t believe so like that I loved it Here I wasn’t Aria, wife of Luca Vitiello “But it’s just the two of us And on’t take long,” I said politely

The woman looked between Romero and me, then smiled “You have 1 hour You are a cute couple”

She turned to lead us toward our table, which hy she didn’t see Romero’s expression “Why didn’t you correct her?” he asked quietly

“Why should I?”

“Because we aren’t a couple You are Luca’s”

“I am And I’m not”

Roain, but I could tell it uard and his boss’s wife I ate a salad with thethe people around us, while Ros I couldn’t wait to take Gianna here Sadness filled ht I had never been so lonely in my life Only two days into my new life and I really didn’t kno to survive the many thousand days that would follow “So Luca will be hoht?”

“I suppose,” Romero said evasively