“Does this woman know how you feel?” Vincenzo asked.
I shook my head. “She does not. I ran out on her when she told me she loved me.”
Vincenzo sighed. “Bad move. Women don’t like that.”
I chuckled. “You’re quite right.”
“So what’s your plan? You going to admit it to her or what?”
“I suppose I need to admit it to myself before I take that step.”
“Then admit it,” he said. “It’s hard as hell, but I think it would be good for you.”
“You would not be upset?”
“I want you to be happy. I will accept it in whatever capacity it’s in because I love you.”
I smiled at his words, knowing I didn’t deserve them, but Vincenzo truly was like his mother. Always forgiving. Always such a sweet boy.
“I love you, too, Vincenzo.”
He smiled at that. “Then please, tell Matteo to stop trying to kill my family, and to let us have our girl and babies back.”
I inclined my head at him, knowing I wanted him to have these things.
“I shall.”
And that was it. The conversation turned light, and we ate with smiles on our faces.
It was the best dinner I’d had in a long time.
And for that, I was grateful.
26
KLAUS
Istared at myself in the mirror and breathed out. I looked tired despite having had some sleep. Now, it was late in the day. Rosalie had stopped texting me a few days ago.
Not that she sent many messages. Just enough for me to know she gave a damn about me.
It gutted me.
I wanted her to care about me. In fact, I craved her desire.
I wanted to go to her and tell her I was sorry if I caused her any heartache, but more importantly, I wanted to kiss her and tell her I wanted her.
I wanted her.
Badly.
Fox—Evan—told me he would be OK with it. That he needed time to address his issues and work on his relationship with her. I would grant him that.
I only needed to talk to her about it.
I’d only thought hours ago that I was going to let her go, but the thought made me sick, and only after deciding there was just no way, was I finally able to sleep.
This was a big step for me. It terrified me mostly because I didn’t even know what I felt. Whatever it was, I’d never felt it before, and it was putting a damper on things because I couldn’t eat or sleep properly.
