Aere Perennius (Lombardi family book#2 / Knight family book#3)

Chapter 1

‼️‼️This is Book#2 of the Lombardi family and Book#3 of the Knight family.‼️‼️

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*** Third person ***

"Is Marco having dinner with us Jason?" Stella asked placing the lid on the pot.

"Marco has a date. He'll just drop some of my stuff off and leave."

Elena sat up straight as soon as the words left her brother's mouth.

"A date?" She asked before standing up to stand in front of his towering frame. "I want to go on the date too."

"A date is for two people, Elena." He retorted looking at his eleven years old sister.

She crossed her arms looking up at him. "Says who?"

"You can't go." Jason smiled placing a hand on top of her head.

"I'm sure Marco wouldn't mind me coming." She pouted looking at her mother. "Mom, can I go?"

Her mother shook her head. "Don't look at me little girl. Your brother's right."

She shifted on her feet. "Mom, please."

"Please what, honey? There's nothing I can do." Her mother said placing her arms on the counter and looking down at her.

"Can you ask him to take me too?" Elena asked moving closer to her mother.

Stella looked down at her daughter with a fond smile, knowing exactly why she wanted to go so bad. But she just didn't know her daughter's intentions if she gets what she wants. She was just hoping her daughter wasn't crazy enough to go just to sabotage Marco's date.

Then again, she was her husband's daughter. And sabotage wasn't something she would put past Hunter.

"You're only eleven. You're not going anywhere." Jason said.

"I wasn't talking to you. I was talking to mom." Elena said narrowing her eyes at him before looking back at her mother. "Mom please?"

"I can't do that, baby." She smiled trying to make Elena understand.

But Elena instead, turned to her brother with pleading eyes. "Can you just ask Marco, please?"

Jason stared at her for a few seconds before looking at his mother for an answer, but she just shrugged with a knowing smile before walking out of the kitchen, leaving him alone to deal with this.

So much for parental support.

He looked back at his sister who was still looking at him with her doe-like eyes.

"Why don't you ask him yourself?" Jason smirked looking down at her as she sent another glare his way.

"Jason, please." She pleaded jumping up and down. "He's going to be here soon."

"It's a date, Elena." He said walking out of the kitchen. "For two people."

"Just ask him?" She pressed following him closely.

"Elena, no."

"Why not?" She whined moving faster to walk alongside him.

They walked into the living-room and he stopped abruptly causing her to bump against his back. He turned to face her.

"Because it's a date. You have no business there." He said crossing his arms over his chest. "You don't want to get on Marco's nerves. Trust me."

She imitated his stance staring back at him. "Marco is nicer than you."