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“Milo!” he called out merrily, clearly acquainted with Arabella’s sidekick “Nice to see you And who is this beautiful lady you’re with? A new girlfriend?”

Milonoise, his eyes wide “U his head quickly “Sheuh, belongs to Maddux”

Arabella burst out laughing at Milo’s off-the-cuff description of her relationship with his eain she couldn’t refute that she did belong to Maddux For now

“I’m Luca Moretti,” the older h counter between thes to Maddux Wilder?”

She felt her face war comment, but Luca clearly knew Maddux well, too “Please, callthe other man’s friendly nature

“Ahhh” Luca placed his hand over his heart, his dark brown eyes sparkling “A beautiful name for such a beautiful, lovely woman”

“Husband, are you flirting with the pretty custoain?” a woman chastised as she came from a door that led to a back rooorgeous complexion, and a warm, friendly smile

“Of course I arabbed his wif

e’s hand and drew her closer “Coirlfriend, Arabella”

Sofia gasped “This is like a rare unicorn sighting We’ve never seen Maddux with a woirlfriend”

“I’h her cheeks felt a few shades hotter at all the intihtforay to describe her odd relationship with Maddux

Luca waggled a finger at her “You can’t fool us That blush on your face says so much different”

“Let’s let the girl be,” Sofia said, her tone gentle “We don’t want to scare her away now that we’ve et for you, Arabella?”

“Well, let ht was now off of her, she gazed at all the itees, sauces, ho from scratch, but all the prepared entrees looked delicious, and considering how hungry she already was, just having to warm up an authentic Italian

“I’ll take your rigatoni with the Italian s, please”