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And, sure, I had gotten the stamp of approval from Antony and Matteo, froe of the people I would now need to i as Luca and I were official

It had been a long couple of days of stress after he ca to bu theh I had made the nurses show

We had drop-ins only for a short couple ofin hushed tones on the balcony, Lucky dropping off supplies, Matteo bringing over leftovers fro or anniversary party at his party venue

Mostly, though, they gave us privacy, they gave Luca space to recover, to lay about without feeling guilty As it was, I was struggling to keep him out of a suit on the daily, I didn't need constant drop-ins that would ether

But it had been almost four full weeks

Stitches were out for both of us

And while Luca was still favoring his side where most of the bullets had struck, he was nearly back to normal

Which ood excuse when his aunt had called to insist on a big family dinner to celebrate his recovery

And to size me up

She didn't say that, but it was one of those things everyone just knew

Lucky had even sentht a dish

So I draggedtoeveryone to like it

It wasn't going to match their typical Italian cuisine, but it was my contribution A little bit of ht it was poetic in a way Even if I orried about hoell the food was traveling in the cooler in the trunk

"Are you sure I' down at my red hite polka dot slacks, my kitten heels, my white silk tank top

"Ro a hand at his body, covered in a suit like always