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“What’s there left to talk about?”

“Us This e”

I lowered my arms “You fucked a woman in front of my eyes today Do you think there’s still a chance for this e?”

“I didn’t want you to see that”

“Why? So you could cheat in peace and quiet behind my back?”

He sighed, and began unbuttoning his shirt “Let ht I shouldn’t disrespect you further by touching you like this”

I shrugged Right now I didn’t think I’d ever want hiain, no matter how many showers he took He disappeared in the bathrooainst the headboard, sheets pulled up to ed I averted my eyes when he dropped his towel and put on boxer shorts, then he slipped into bed beside ainst the headboard He didn’t try to touch me “Did you cry?” he asked in a puzzled voice

“Did you think I wouldn’t care?”

“Many wolad when their husbands use whores or take on a es If a wo affairs to satisfy his needs”

I scoffed “His needs”

“I’ood ood men in the mafia”

My eyes rested on the tattoo over his heart “I know” I sed “But you made me think that I could trust you and that you wouldn’t hurt me”

“I never hurt you”

Did he really not get it? “It hurt seeing you with her”

His expression softened “Aria, I didn’t get the feeling that you wanted to sleep with lad if I didn’t touch you”

“When did I say that?”

“When I told you I wanted you, you pulled back You looked disgusted”

“We were kissing and you said you wanted to fuck me more than any other women Of course, I pulled back I’m not some whore you can use when you feel like it You are never hoet to know you?” He looked frustrated Mafia men seemed even more clueless than nor You are the only man I kissed You knew that e married You and my father even o fros for you I wanted to take it sloanted to get to know you so I could relax, I wanted to kiss you and do other things first before we slept together”