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"I'm still breathing, aren't I?"
I wasn't sure if that was a reassurance or not. We'd been lucky. It was as simple as that. There was also the fact that Tony had hidden depths even I was in awe of. On the surface, he was just a punk kid from New York City. Underneath the surface, I think he had the makings of a great mafia boss.
"If you want to follow Franco, I'll arrange for a first aid kit to be delivered to your room. I'm afraid Nico and I have a prior engagement so I'll have dinner delivered to your suite, if that's acceptable."
"Yes, thank you," Tony replied. "And thank you for your assistance in this matter."
"Don't worry about it," Luca replied. "If the heads of the families worked together a little more often and became friends, there'd be a lot less trouble between us."
"You think it's that simple?" I asked.
"You were here at the conclave," Luca said. "You saw how the families from New York behaved. Four of the five families have a peace agreement between them and often work together. In my case, all five families stepped in to help me when Nico was kidnapped. Now, our husbands are all fast friends. I wouldn't dare create trouble for any of them. I like sleeping in my bed with my husband. I do not like the couch."
Tony let out a small chuckle. "You sound rather henpecked there, Luca."
I sucked in a sharp breath, sure we were seconds from dying.
Luca straightened up, stuck his nose in the air, and declared, "And I'm damn proud of it."
My jaw hit my chest.
"I'd like to meet your Nico," Tony said. "He sounds interesting."
"He's perfect," Luca stated. He clearly adored his husband. "He grew up in New York as well so you might have some things in common."
"Then I look forward to it."
Luca waved his hand toward the door. "Why don't we go and get you two settled?"
I picked my jaw up off my chest and then followed behind Luca and Tony. I wasn't sure what exactly was going on here. The two of them seem to be becoming friends.
Not sure how I felt about that.
Granted, having Luca Sabatino as a friend could only help us, just like having Vinnie Borelli as a friend could help us. It was the fallout when my uncle discovered this friendship that worried me. He was already against Vinnie simply because of who he married. He'd go through the roof over Luca and Nico.
I seriously needed to get my head examined. I was pretty sure I was going crazy because having them as friends actually sounded like a good idea to me. If there were more gay friendly people in the mafia, maybe Tony's life wouldn't hang in the balance.
Maybe I could actually have a life.
Once we reached the grand staircase, Luca gave us a small bow, which was odd.
"I'll have my butler see you to your room," he said. "I'm needed in the kitchen."
The kitchen?
He must have seen my perplexed look because he chuckled. "Today is cookie baking day and I never miss it."
Cookie baking day? He was blowing us off to bake cookies?
Was this man insane?
"Can I come out now?" someone called from the other room.
My eyebrows shot up when Luca smiled.
"You can come out,cuore mio."
A blond haired man just a couple of inches shorter than Tony walked out of the doors to our left and hurried to Luca's side. I recognized him from my previous visit.
