Lissy Romano

89| It's not cool.

Lissy Romano

As soon as we drove home, Giovanni's phone rang. There was some kind of work emergency, he said. But he didn't want to take me along, calling it boring, though I suspected it was more because he didn't want to involve me in the dangers of their world.

He drove me home and kissed my forehead. I waved goodbye as I walked towards the house, Jax in my arms.

Just as I reached for the front door, it swung open, and there stood Dante. I flinched slightly.

His expression was unreadable, and without a word, he walked past me. Thankfully, he didn't say anything.

I frowned but walked inside as if nothing happened. There was Davide.

"Hey," he greeted, reminding me that he thinks I tend to overreact, and honestly, I wasn't sure if I did. Maybe I did.

"Hi," I said, raising my eyebrows. I placed Jax on the floor.

"Bye," Davide said, walking toward the door.

"Bye," I murmured quietly, watching him leave. Lately, it seemed like he and Dante were spending more time together, and I couldn't help but feel like they knew something no one else did.

I walked to the living room where the twins were sitting on the couch. Enzo was messaging someone, and Matteo was watching a movie.

"Lissy, you wanna watch a movie with us?" Matteo asked when he saw me.

"It depends on the movie," I said, smiling.

"Smart. Okay. We're watching a thriller. But it's cool; you'll like it," Matteo replied.

"I don't think so," I laughed.

Jax didn't care about the movie. He just wanted to rest for a while, so he jumped on the couch and snuggled next to Matteo.

"Your little elephant's here. Come here too, angel," Matteo said, looking at me.

"He's a dog," I said with a laugh, but jumped on the couch anyway.

Enzo tucked me in with a blanket, and we watched the movie together. It wasn't bad overall, but I ended up falling asleep. I was exhausted from swimming and walking all day.

"Princess, dinner's ready," Santino's soothing voice woke me up.

I slowly sat up and looked around. It was dark outside, and I was still under the blanket in the living room. Jax was curled up next to Santino.

"I missed you," I said, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist.

"I missed you too. Did you have a great time with Giovanni?" he asked, running his hand through my hair.

"Yes, we swam in the sea, and then Giovanni bought ice cream for both of us. Jax got a pup cup. We walked through the city, and then Gio took us to the best restaurant, where I had the most delicious pasta in the whole world," I said with a smile, and Santino listened carefully.

"I'm happy you had such a great time with Giovanni, sweetheart. We'll do something like that too," he said, kissing the top of my head.