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It was a rhetorical question because even as he was saying it, he wasme to follow behind

"Oh, look who the fuck it is," Lucky said, turning to find Matteo walking in, sending his cousin a sal son returns," he added as Matteo approached, both of the "Babe, this is the other brother, Matteo," Lucky introduced hi my culinary skills," he added as Ro in the similarities and differences between us What conclusion she cah

"You're probably going to regret that," Matteo told Ro to the coffee tray with all of Romy's other choices

"Don't take this one," Roer on the top of one "Trust ht fruit flavor works in coffee, but they're probably the same people who put pineapples on pizza or chocolate on pretzels"

He took her advice, picking a different one up at random "You mean culinary innovators?" he asked I knew for a fact that he hated pineapple on principle, let alone on pizza, but he liked poking at peopletheir side

"Those are the people who brought us chicken and waffles potato chips," she said, gri

Matteo gave her a s?"

"Well, let's see Your brother kidnapped o I've been here since then"

Matteo shotWe'd been having silent conversations across the room from each other since childhood

He was shocked about the kidnapping He was questioning why our ed so much in so short a time He wanted to know if she was still technically a prisoner

That last one, that was a gray area

"I have to go have a sit doith our father Are you co hih I had to leave her with Lucky and his charm I didn't need Matteo there with Romy too

It shouldn't have mattered

She wasn't mine

And yet