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And, considering the appetite I'd worked up with Vito, I was all too happy to grab some food. I fixed a plate for Vito first, even cutting up his sausage links for him, and then plated my own food. When I went to take my first bite, I realized silence had fallen over the room.
I glanced up to find everyone staring at me. "What?" I hadn't eaten anything yet so I knew I didn't have anything on my face.
"Nothing." Vito bumped shoulders with me. "Eat your food before it goes cold."
Luca let out a little chuckle and then gestured to the steel carafe sitting in the middle of the table. "There's coffee if you want it."
These people were weird.
As we ate, Nico and I started talking about New York City and the places we had visited or wished to visit there. Turned out, while we lived in completely different neighborhoods, we'd actually been to a many of the same places.
I liked the man. He was timid and a little clingy with his husband, sitting very close to him and often looking at Luca as if needing his confirmation on his answer to my questions, but he seemed to have a good sense of humor and from the things we talked about, he was obviously smart.
I hated dumb people.
By the time we finished eating, I knew I liked the man and hoped that we could be friends despite being from different families. I didn't know that much about mafia life, but being enemies because of that just seemed stupid.
I wanted to say something about that, but wasn't sure I had the right to. I also wasn't sure if it would get me killed or not. Better to ask when Nico wasn't around. I didn't want to hurt him or make him upset.
That would definitely get me killed.
Luca leaned over and pressed a kiss to Nico's temple. "We've got to go talk business,cuore mio. I'll come find you when we're done. I don't want you leaving the estate today."
"Nonna and I are working in the greenhouse today," Nico stated. "We're getting everything ready for the new seeds we want to plant."
Luca's smile was indulgent as he ruffled the hair at the top of Nic's head. "Okay, you two have fun."
When Nico got up, Luca gestured to the tall silent man that had been standing near the doorway. "Go with him, Stefano. Be on your toes today. There may be trouble."
"Yes, sir." The man quickly turned and followed after Nico.
I waited until the both left before turning to look at Luca. "Nico has his own bodyguard?"
"He has several, but Stefano is his personal bodyguard," Luca replied. "I don't take any chances with Nico's safety. I already lost him twice. I refuse to lose him again."
There was a story there, but it wasn't my place to ask what it was. I liked breathing.
Luca stood and gestured to the doorway. "Why don't we go talk in my study?"
I followed Luca and Vito as they stood and walked out of the room. We headed out of the small dining room, through the massive dining room, and then down the hallway to the room we'd met in before.
Once inside, Luca waved us over to the seating area in front of the fireplace. "If you don't mind, I'm going to get Vinnie Borelli on the line with us. He may have some insight into what is going on."
"We don't mind," I replied. "Vinnie has been very helpful to us so far."
If it wasn't for Vinnie and his friends, we'd probably be dead already.
Luca dialed Vinnie and then put his phone on speaker and laid it on the coffee table between us. "Hey, Vinnie, I've got you here with Vito and Tony D'Angelo."
I smirked, liking the way that sounded.
"I'm glad you found Luca," Vinnie said. "So, can you tell me what is going on?"
"Well, we decided to get kidnapped along the way to Genoa," I quipped. "It sounded like a fun thing to do. I hear it's all the rage nowadays, especially in Italy."
I heard a couple of chuckles and one snort.
"Yes, well, it's not as exciting as it may seem," Vinnie replied. "Trust me on this."
