As we hear gunshots we are both startled and run back into the ballroom to see one of the not so prominent family's don with a gun pointing at Lorenzo's dad the don of the Romano mafia. Without hesitation Lorenzo reaches in his pants and pulls out a gun and shoots the man from across the room in the middle of the forehead. everyone gasps while a security team starts to clean up the body and all the blood splatter, i look at Lorenzo and see the horror in his face when he realizes that before he shot the rogue mafia leader the man shot his dad in the heart. i look away from Lorenzo when i realize i got a text saying its time to leave but i hesitate to go and leave Lorenzo alone but when i look back to where he was standing i see he disappeared.
as i make my way out back to the same black maserati that brought me to the ball i cant help but wonder if Lorenzo is okay. as we are driving home i get a text from a random number that says "sorry for disappearing on you-Lorenzo" i add him to my contacts and text back " its fine i was just worried about you" he leaves me on read and we just leave it there
i get home and shower and get into black silky lace pajamas and lay down and start reading the book i was reading at the ball, a few hours into reading my door opens and its the butler. he enters my room and say mrs Sinclair you have a man down in the lobby wanting to speak to you he says his name is Lorenzo Romano" my face turns into a surprised expression as i respond with "can you send him up to my room just leave my door open so he knows what room it is" while i wait for Lorenzo to come upstairs i cant help to wonder why he is in Florence, Italy at this hour even for him it can be dangerous and why would he choose my house to come to out of anywhere.
Lorenzo stands in the doorway and knocks on the already open door as i wave for him to come in and shut the door. he starts off by saying "i'm sorry again tesoro(darling) for disappearing on you" i respond with " don't say sorry a lot is going on for you tonight i'm sorry for your loss" i pat on the spot on the bed next to me as i start to stand up to go grab two glasses and a bottle of whiskey to drink while we talk.
we talk and drink both getting tipsy over the next few hours when we look at the clock stating that it had hit 5 am when i was supposed to be getting up for training. "shit i'm supposed to be at training in half an hour and i'm drunk my dads gonna kill me" i say in a worried tone when Lorenzo responds with "oh holy shit your right i am supposed to be at a meeting with someone in half an hour but i guess ill just move it knowing how i'm a don as of a few hours ago" i look at him with a surprised expression as he laughs as we both text my father unknowingly that we were texting the same person as we put down our phone we both end up laying down in my bed overcome by tiredness and we both go to sleep facing each other.
