Page 66 of Inherting the Mafia

"Okay, see you downstairs in twenty," Luca said before turning and walking away.

I carried the clothes Luca had given me into the bathroom and took the quickest show I remembered taking in years. I basically jumped in, ran a soapy washrag over my body real quick, and then rinsed off.

Once I climbed out and dried off, I went through the stack of clothes separating mine from clothes that would fit Tony. I lefthis in a pile on the counter and then dressed in the ones that fit me.

I walked out of the bathroom and headed straight for the bed, or rather the sexy man in the bed. I seriously didn't want to wake Tony, but Luca was right. He'd be pissed.

I sat down on the side of the bed and leaned over until I could press a kiss to Tony's forehead. He looked so sweet and innocent when he slept. He was the devil when he was awake.

"Tony, I need you to wake up for a moment."

Tony's eyelids fluttered and then slowly lifted. As soon as Tony saw me, a smile spread across his lips. "Morning."

I smiled back, liking this softer side of the man. "Morning."

Tony's brow flickered when his eyes dropped away from my face. "Why are you dressed?"

"My Uncle Carmine is here."

Tony's eyes rounded. "Oh crap."

Pretty much.

"I'll go down and deal with him," I told Tony. "I just wanted you to know where I was going."

"I'll get dressed."

Tony started to sit up, but I pushed him back down.

"I can deal with my uncle," I assured him. "You go back to sleep. You need the rest. When you wake up, there is a clean set of clothes for you on the bathroom counter."

"Are you sure?"

I smiled again, something warm igniting inside of me. "I'm sure,cara mia."

Tony settled back against the pillows. "One of these days you're going to have to tell me what that means."

"It's a term of endearment like my dear or sweetheart."

It also meant my beloved, but I wasn't ready to think about that right now, let alone tell Tony. The words had just come naturally to my lips. They felt right when referring to him.

Tony's smile grew sleepy. "Mmm, I like that."

"I'm glad." I leaned down to press another kiss to his forehead. "Go back to sleep. I'll come wake you when I'm done talking to my uncle."

I waited until his eyes closed before getting up and walking out of the room. I shut the door firmly behind me before making my way downstairs and heading for Luca's study.

I could hear the yelling before I reached the door.

I sighed as I pressed two fingers to my temple and then took a deep calming breath. One of these days my uncle was going to be the death of me. I just hoped it wasn't today.

I knocked and then opened the door, stepping inside the room. My Uncle Carmine stood toe to toe with Luca, who had his arms crossed and was staring down at him with a look of utter distain on his face.

"I demand you let me see my nephew right now!"

Luca rolled his eyes before turning to look at me. "It's too early for this shit."

"Uncle, have you lost your mind?" I snapped as I hurried over to pull Uncle Carmine away from Luca. "You don't speak to the head of another family like that."

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