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“I figured we could spend some time here together. Plus, I won’t be coming home tonight, so this is me trying to make up for that.”
She tilts her head to the side. “Why? What’s wrong?”
“Another meeting with the Bratva to try to work out favorable terms. And after that, I need to head to one of Camila’s clubs. A capo trashed the place last night. We need to investigate which made man he works for, and then I need to deal with it. It’ll take all night.”
She frowns. “You know they’re all just a bunch of sexist, insecure men who can’t accept that a woman now holds a seat at the table over them. It’s so annoying that they’re fighting this so much.”
I made the announcement introducing Camila as a member of the table two weeks ago. Surprisingly, the men who sit there didn’t have too much of a problem with it. They all welcomed her, even Sebastian. But as expected, there’s been an uproar from the rest of the made men in the outfit who are not happy with my decision.
“Yeah, but I expected it. Don’t worry, sweetheart. I have it handled.”
“I wonder if Camila’s okay,” she murmurs. “I should call her.”
“No, you’re going to sit there and then we’re going to enjoy the movie I picked out.”
“You already picked out a movie? Which one?”
My lips twitch. “The Notebook.”
Aurora groans, her head falling into her hands. “You’re kidding,” she says, looking up at me. “So not only do I have to suffer through a movie, I have to suffer through one of the most popular romance movies of all time?”
“We’ll suffer through it together, mi vida. And what’s wrong with romance movies?” I question, genuinely curious about what her beef is with them.
“They’re unrealistic. In real life, love is never as easy as they portray it to be,” she says, her eyes meeting mine at the end of that sentence.
I hold her stare for a second before looking away. I don’t want to say something I’ll regret.
“Aurora, it’s a movie. They’re actors, and none of it is real in the first place. Now shut up and watch it with me.”
She slaps my arm for that, her eyes narrowed. Then her expression clears, and she gets that mysterious glint in her eyes that always worries me.
“Okay, fine. I’ll watch your movie if you do something for me,” she states.
“I wasn’t aware this was a negotiation.”
“Come on, Nicky. It’s important.”
I sigh. “What is it?”
“Sabrina has a new boyfriend, and I told her we’d go on a double date this weekend.”
I scoff. “Please tell me that’s a joke.”
“Nope,” she says, shaking her head. “I would have given you more time, but I’m really curious about this guy, and Sabrina wants to meet you too, so it works out.”
“All right then,” I say, nodding.
She brightens. “So you’ll go?”
“Absolutely not.”
“Come on, Nico, just do it for me. It’ll be nice. I heard her boyfriend’s a really nice guy.”
My eyes narrow. “Will you still go on the date if I refuse?”
“Sure, but then I’d just be third wheeling, which will be a little awkward,” she states.
“Not as awkward as it’s going to be with four of us there,” I mutter, already dreading it. I’m not the best at social interactions. It’s why I don’t have any friends, after all.
