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Nothing has changed. She’s still holding my hands. But all of a sudden, I feel like she's moving away from me. Who knows what will happen when she's in New York? Perhaps all the glitter that shines in her eyes toward me will clear and she'll realize that I'm not the romantic hero she’s been wanting. Or maybe Niko will force her to stay in New York.
But her safety is more important. "I'll make the arrangements for a flight to New York."
She shakes her head. "Newark. I’ll go stay with Lucy and Donovan."
I nod. I like the idea slightly better than her staying with Niko.
She smiles, her hands cradling my face. She can see my unease, and it’s like a balm on my heart.
"I'll come back."
I kiss her and pray that it's true.
Later, when Aria is in bed, I meet with Bruno to figure out what to do about Electra.
“I can’t believe she got into the house. Aria is afraid she’ll slit her throat in her sleep.” I run my fingers through my hair in frustration. I let my dick get me into this trouble by fucking her in the first place. Now she could ruin my tentative hold on Aria.
“I’ll make sure security knows to keep her out.”
“Is she really pregnant? Who has she been fucking?”
Bruno looks down, shifts uncomfortably.
“Oh, hell… you?”
He winces. “You were in New York… the second time.”
“Could this baby be yours?”
He shrugs.
I feel a twinge of frustration at Bruno's lack of caution. Not at fucking a woman I used to fuck, but at not being more careful to avoid a pregnancy.
“In retrospect, it was probably a set up. She came on pretty strong, and well…”
I hold my hand up. “I don’t need details.” I know all about Electra’s powers of seduction. “What I need is to keep her away from Aria.”
Bruno nods solemnly, then suggests, "Maybe I should marry her."
The idea amuses me, but I can see the sincerity in his expression. The truth is, I don't want to lose my right-hand man, but getting Electra away from Aria means I may have to let him go. I have some business in the south that I could hand over to him.
“How would you feel about taking over the Gioia Tauro?” I say of our import-export business in southern Italy.
“I can see her becoming the village queen.”
He seems genuinely interested in this idea. “Do you love her?”
He shakes his head. “No, but I’ll do right by her and the child.” His lips twitch upward. “I kind of like the idea of being a dad.”
Memories of Aria holding a toddler flash through my mind, and I find myself wondering about fatherhood as well. The thought both thrills and terrifies me. I just don’t want to be Electra’s baby daddy.
I smile, seeing a new side to him. "Marrying Electra could work, although I hate to let you go."
“I’m sorry."
I wave his apology away. “I’m not upset that you slept with her. You should learn to use a condom, though.”
His cheeks flush. “It was a little?—”
