In the kitchen, laughter filled the air as Miranda, Candice, Behati, Aubrey, Y/N, and Damien shared stories and jokes. The atmosphere was light, full of easy camaraderie.
"I can't believe you did that!" Miranda said, wiping tears of laughter from her eyes. "You were really brave to try it!"
Behati grinned, tossing her hair over her shoulder. "I had to! You only live once, right?"
Aubrey chimed in, "I'd never have the guts to pull that off. You're something else, Behati!"
Y/N leaned against the counter, a smile playing on her lips as she watched the group bond. "You're a natural at making friends," she teased Behati, who shrugged playfully.
"I'm just amazing like that, Right Nate?," Behati asked and Nate nodded, cuddling up to her even more ready to fall asleep, since he hadn't napped yet. Behati kept rubbing his back while she chatted with everyone, an action that didn't go unnoticed by Elizabeth and Luca who were sitting on the couch in the living room.
Luca glanced toward the kitchen, his brow furrowed. "Who's the brunette?" he asked, nodding in Behati's direction.
"That's Behati," Elizabeth replied, her tone casual, but her eyes remained fixed on the kitchen. "She's a friend of Candice's. But for some reason, I just feel like there's something off about her."
Luca raised an eyebrow, a smirk on his face. "What do you mean? Just a gut feeling?"
"Yeah, I don't know," Elizabeth admitted, shaking her head slightly. "I can't quite put my finger on it. Maybe it's just me being paranoid. But something about her doesn't sit right with me."
"Why don't you just Google her?" Luca suggested, leaning back on the couch with an amused grin. "You might find something interesting."
Elizabeth rolled her eyes but pulled out her phone, typing in Behati's name. "Fine, let's see what I can find."
As she scrolled, her heart sank when she read about Behati's past. "Okay, so she's divorced," Elizabeth said, glancing at Luca. "She used to be married to a singer."
"Not surprising," Luca replied with a shrug, still focused on the kitchen. "Every model has a fling with either an actor or singer"
Elizabeth continued scrolling, her fingers pausing as she saw another line. " she's a former Victoria's Secret model. I knew that, since she's friends with Candice."
But then she noticed a headline that caught her attention.
DAMIEN MANFREDI'S 35TH BIRTHDAY: EXTRAVAGANT, LOUD, LUXURIOUS, AND SEXY.
"Here's something," Elizabeth said, reading aloud. "Damien Manfredi, son of Senator Giuseppe Manfredi, celebrated his 35th birthday on a yacht party. The party was attended by celebrities, models, business partners, and billionaires. Among the guests, Miranda Kerr was photographed with Damien throughout the party. Another person spotted talking and laughing with the beautiful models was billionaire Y/N Falcone."
" The Falcone-Manfredi duo infamous for their parties, were spotted taking shots and chatting among the elite, however people can't help but speculate about the two women spotted with them, two beautiful brunettes [Kerr & Prinsloo] that looked to be far more than just eye candy to the two billionaires."
Elizabeth closed the website, a frown spreading across her face as she processed the information. "Behati was at Damien party," she murmured, disbelief creeping into her voice.
Luca turned to her, his expression curious. "What's wrong?"
"I just... I didn't know Y/N and Behati had met before. Y/N never mentioned that she met Behati and Miranda at Damien party"
"Maybe you're just reading too much into it," Luca said," You know how drunk Y/N and Damien get when they party together, she probably doesn't even remember Behati or Miranda."
Elizabeth nodded, but her mind was elsewhere. The laughter from the kitchen felt distant now, a sharp contrast to the unease settling in her stomach. She glanced back toward the kitchen, where Behati was animatedly chatting with Y/N and Damien, Nate fast asleep in her arms.
"Do you think I should be worried?" Elizabeth asked, her voice barely above a whisper.
Luca shrugged, " Has Y/N ever given you any reason to worry about stuff like this?"
Lizzie shook her head " No, she's always been very communicative and honest about everything."
" Has she been distant?" He asked and Lizzie shook her head again. " Not at all, she takes the kids to school, she goes to work and comes back home and showers them with attention and gifts... she helps out, She makes dinner... she makes sure everything is fine... I don't know, everything's normal, but I don't know..."
Luca frowned " Have you guys been okay?"
Lizzie nodded " we are fine, nothing changed, I mean... Y/N has brought up the fact that she feels like we lack a bit of passion but we talked about it, and we figured it out, so that's not an issue right? She wouldn't cheat... would she? And if she did, it would be highly unlikely that Candice friend would be Y/N lover, I mean... I'm just being paranoid right?"
Luca nodded " Yeah, no, I don't think Y/N would cheat, not after everything that happen in our family, I don't think Y/N would do to you what her mother did to our dad..."
Elizabeth hummed and looked at the way Y/N spoke and laughed with the group.
" maybe I'm imagining things, and Y/N is just trying to make Behati and Miranda feel welcomed. She probably genuinely forgot the fact that she had met them at the party, and I'm just letting my insecurity get the best of me."
" yeah but still, talk to her about it, see what she says, but honestly Liz, Y/N would never cheat on you or deliberately lie, she's not that kind of person she loves you." Luca said and Lizzie nodded " Yeah, she would never hurt me like that... it's all in my head."
