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"Well, why can't I just stay with you?" They don't care about me anyways. It's not like they'd notice I was missing," she suggested, shrugging.
     "Bad idea, Anastasia. Really bad idea," Romano shook his head in protest, pulling her close once more and pushing a strand of her short hair behind her ear. "Well, why's that?" she inquired. "Because they aren't what you think they are, and it scares me to imagine what would happen if they met you," he stated firmly. His hands were everywhere as he spoke. "Oh, come on. What's so scary about that? They can't be that bad," she persisted, rolling her eyes a bit. Romano sighed and leaned up against the light pole. He started tapping his foot wile he took a moment of silence, subconsciously biting his nails as he blankly stated at the street in front of him.
     Finally, he spoke. "Anastasia, my family's in the mafia."All Rights Reserved

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